La nouvelle maison rustique, ou Économie générale de tous les biens de campagne [...]. Troisième édition, revûë, corrigée, augmentée, mise en meilleur ordre, et enrichie de figures en taille-douce.

2 vol. 4to: front.-[24]-782, [16]-736 pp.; 29 pl. (foxing, numerous on some parts of vol. II, vol. I: pp. 325-328 strongly torn without loss, some pp. slightly browned, hole in p. 665).

Cont. calf, gilt decorated spine on raised bands, red edges (some small wears).

Third edition, but first under the title "La nouvelle maison rustique", of the famous popular 18th-c. encyclopaedic and practical work of the French agronomist Liger (1658-1717), originally published in 1700 as "Oeconomie générale de la campagne". Illustrated with 1 frontispiece, 29 pl., of which 2 folding, 2 full-page woodcuts and ills in the text. Vol. I is dedicated to domestic animals (poultry breeding, cattle, horses, sheeps incl. beekeeping, silkworms) and agricultural works (wine- and corn growing, forestry...), vol. II to vegetable & fruit gardens, hunting, bird-catching, fishing and cookery (jams, liquors, making of beer and wine, and "useful secrets"). Ref. Vicaire, Gastr. 521 (28 pl.). - Thiébaud 596 (10, 17 pl). - Not in Brunet (other ed.), Oberlé, Biblioth. bachique and Fastes (id.).