Agriculture - Forestry
19 items found
[Tobacco]
Premier Congrès Scientifique Internationale du Tabac / First International Scientific Tobacco Congress. Paris - Bergerac Septembre 1955.
Paris, CORESTA,1956. Two volumes in three. Large 8vo (25.5 x 17.8 cm). Two full colour frontispieces (mounted), lxxx, 803; 10 pp. numerous text figures, 15 plates. Original uniform printed cloth (both main volumes), and blind blue wrappers (CORESTA list of founders, members, programs and statutes). Marbled endpapers.
Read moreThaer, A. [D.] (ed.)
Annalen des Ackerbaues herausgegeben von Albrecht Thaer. [AND] Annalen der Fortschritte der Landwirthschaft in Theorie und Praxis herausgegeben von Albrecht Thaer. [Together in 16 volumes].
Berlin, Realschulbuchhandlung [and Rücker und Reimer], 1805-1812. 16 volumes in 16. Small 8vo (16.7 x 10.2 cm). 12,573 pp.; 29 folding tables, ten folding plates, six folding maps. Original uniform half calf over tree-calf resembling paper boards. Spines with gilt ornamental bands, red morocco label with gilt title and green oval morocco label with gilt ornamental border and gilt volume number. All edges red.
Read morePrain, D.
The species of Dalbergia of South-Eastern Asia.
Calcutta, Bengal Secretariat Press [for the Royal Botanical Garden, Calcutta], 1904. Folio (37.0 x 29.0 cm). 120 pp.; 91 lithographed plates. Original portfolio with black half cloth over printed boards. Handwritten label on the spine.
Read morePitasch, J. [AND] J. Zenker
Landwirtschaftliche Tafeln. XII. Forstwirtschaft (Holzzucht). [AND] XIII. Forstwirtschaft (Forstbenützung).
Wien, Anton Hartinger & Sohn, 1867-1869. Two very large, oblong folded, chromithographed sheets, (58.7 x 71.3 cm each) in uniform printed pockets (20.5 x 12 cm each).
Read moreMunting, A.
Naauwkeurige beschryving der aardgewassen, waar in de veelerley aart en bijzondere eigenschappen der boomen, heesters, kruyden, bloemen, met haare vrugten, zaden, wortelen en bollen, neevens derzelver waare voort-teeling, gelukkige aanwinning, en heylzaame genees-krachten, na een veel-jarige oeffening en eigen ondervinding, in drie onderscheide boeken, naauwkeuriglijk beschreeven worden; foor den heer Abraham Munting, In zijn leeven, hoogleraar der genees- en kruydkunde in de vermaarde Akademie te Groeningen. Nu eerst nieuwelijks uitgegeeven, en met meer dan 250 afbeeldingen, all naer 't leeven geteekend en konstiglijk in 't koper gesneeden, vercierd. Met nodige registers verrijkt. [Nauwkeurige beschryving der aard-gewassen].
Leiden, Pieter van der Aa, and Utrecht, François Halma, 1696. Folio (39.5 x 25.4 cm). Half title [ Aardgewassen], engraved frontispiece title [ Aard-Gewassen] with full page allegorical engraving Rerum Magistra by Goeree and engraved by I. Baptist; second title page with full title in red and black, and engraved vignette Cultior his vita est, half title to second part; 563 pp. [(xxxiv), 465 (with 930 numbered columns), (lxiv)]; 245 engraved plates (on 243 sheets). Chapters with beautiful large, engraved allegorical head and tail pieces. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum. Spine with seven raised bands and burgundy morocco label with intrinsic gilt borders and gilt title. Front and rear with blind-ruled borders and center arabesque.
Read moreMonzen, K. and others
Saito Ho-On Kai. (The Saito Gratitude Foundation) Monographs 1 - 5. [AND] Reprints.
Sendai, The General Department of Scientific research Saito Ho-On Kai, 1927-1931. Two volumes in two. 4to (25.3 x 18.5 cm). Numerous pages and illustrations. Uniform blue grained half linen over marbled boards. Spines with gilt titles.
Read moreLiron d'Airoles, J. de
Album de la Civélière, contenant les figures et descriptions des principales introductions agrico-horticoles qui y on été faites depuis l’année 1851. [Royal dedication copy].
Bruxelles, F. Parent, 1855. Large 4to (36.5 x 28.0 cm). Half-title, letterpress title with woodcut floral vignette; additional pictorial lithographed title with woodcut vignette on verso; dedication leaf by the author to the Comte de Chambord; ix, 64 pp.; 28 hand-coloured lithographed plates with explanatory text. Original printed wrappers, loosely inserted into a contemporary - custom made - dark blue pebbled morocco portfolio. "Spine" with five raised bands and gilt title; front (upper) board with gilt title. Iridescent silky paper on pastedowns.
Read moreLatreille, P. A.
Tableau encyclopédique et methodique des trois regnes de la nature. Insectes.
Paris, Agasse, 1818. Folio (28.5 x 21.4 cm). 165 engraved plates (numbered 1-165). Contemporary full tree calf. Boards with gilt-ruled borders, spine with rich Louis XVI-style gilt-ornamented red and green morocco labels. Marbled endpapers.
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