La Théorie et la pratique du jardinage, où l'on traite à fond des beaux jardins apellés communément les jardins de propreté [...] avec la manière de dresser un terrain [...].

4to: [12]-208 pp.; 32 pls (the 4 geometrical plates bound in 1 fold. pl., several marg. wormholes reaching bottom of plates, many modern ms. marg. notes).

Contemp. calf, blind tooling on spine with raised bands, red edges (wear, lack of skin repaired, wormholes, etc.).

First edition of the Dutch counterfeiting (1st orig. ed.: Paris, 1709) of this influential treatise on garden architecture and horticulture by the French author Dezallier d'Argenville (1680-1765). Complete with 32 folding plates depicting ground plans of gardens, pumps, fountains, cascades, porches, stairs, etc. Some woodcuts in text, title printed in red & black. Ref. Ganay 45. Prov. Dr. báró Döry Lajos (modern stamp). The main field of research of this Hungarian agronomist and professor (1904-1977) was agrotechnology and the rationalization of grass seed cultivation. His research was published in many books.