1775 Liger Rustic House Bees Beekeeping Hunting Wine Cuisine Rustique Falconry

1775 Liger Rustic House Bees Beekeeping Hunting Wine Cuisine Rustique Falconry

Louis Liger was a prominent 17^th-century French writer known for his works on flora and fauna. He is chiefly remembered for his major work ‘Nouvelle Maison Rustique,’ or ‘The New Rustic House.’ Originally titled ‘General Economics of Country Goods,’ this work went through dozens of editions and reissues following its initial release in 1700. This work covers all aspects of rural life in an encyclopedic form including hunting, gardening, fishing, falconry, wine making, beer brewing, cooking, and bee keeping.

This two-volume 1775 edition is filled with 38 fascinating full-page and folding plates alongside 32 in-text woodcut engravings.

Item number: #14487

Price: $1095

LIGER, Louis

La nouvelle maison rustique : ou Économie générale de tous les biens de campagne ; l̀a maniere de les entretenir & de les multiplier ; donnée ci-devant au public

Paris : chez la Veuve Desaint, 1775.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

o   Vol. I – [4], iv, [4], 916

• 16 engraved plates
• 8 in-text woodcuts

o   Vol. II – [6], 918, [2]

• 22 engraved plates
• 24 in-text woodcuts
• Provenance: Bookplate – Château de Bourdeille

o   The Château de Bourdeilles is a castle located in the commune of Bourdeilles in the Dordogne département in southwestern France. Since 1919, the château has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture

• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~10.25in X 8in (26cm x 20cm)

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