Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1873, thick in-8°, 26 x 17,5 cm, frontispiece + viii + double-page map of France + 584 pp with numerous ills. in the text and some plates hors-texte (some double page), contemporary red half morocco, marbled endpapers. Extensive description of the results of 12 simultaneous regional competitions to honour the most modern or efficient agricultural exploitation. This well illustrated study offers a very good insight in the agricultural situation in France in the mid-19th century.
Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1872, thick in-8°, 26 x 17,5 cm, frontispiece + xiv + double-page map of France + 654 pp with numerous ills. in the text and some plates hors-texte (some double page), contemporary half leather, marbled endpapers. Leather of the binding with a used appearence, flyleaves browned, interior fine. Extensive description of the results of 12 simultaneous regional competitions to honour the most modern or efficient agricultural exploitation. This well illustrated study offers a very good insight in the agricultural situation in France in the mid-19th century. Text in French. Livre en français.