(ARDENE J P de R d') Abrégé des Instructions sur le Jardinage, qui font partie de l'Année Champêtre.
Avignon & Marseille, J. Mossy, 1767. 12mo: engraved vignette on title-page, contemporary calf, worn but sound. Piece cut from upper margin of title-page. Only edition of this useful handbook prepared by Ardene from his three-volume Année Champêtre, devoted to the cultivation of vegetables. The instructions for each month are, like all the author's works, based on his observations made in his own garden.
£175
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