Incunable of French lithography] Charles Philibert LASTEYRIE DU SAILLANT, Collection de machines, instruments, ustensiles, constructions, appareils, etc., employés dans l'économie rurale, domestique et industrielle, Paris, l'auteur ["De l'établissement lithographique du comte de Lasteyrie], 1820 [1821] 2 t. in 1 vol. in-4°: title, 46 f. of text and table, 100 pl. [pl.6 of the "irrigation" part has not appeared]; title, 45 f. of text and table, 100 pl. 2 cm repair at the top of the title page, small marginal wetness affecting some twenty leaves at the end of the 2nd volume. Binding rebacked, brown calf spine replaced, part of title page retained. Rare incunabulum on lithography, by one of France's pioneers in the field. A very complete and well-illustrated work that covers not only rural architecture, but also a whole range of features such as hedges and fences, as well as the tools and practices used for various types of field work.