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Various Authors. *Bibliothèque physico-économique, instructive et amusante*, Year 1787, or 6th Year [-Year 1789, or 8th Year] [-Year 1790, or 9th Year]. Paris, Buisson, 1787–1790. 6 tomes in 6 volumes, in-12 format, marbled sheepskin, smooth spines, title labels in red marbling, volume numbers in gold, red edges (uniform binding of the period). Leather worn and missing in places. An interesting encyclopedic periodical from the late 18th century, dedicated to the dissemination of practical and scientific knowledge: agriculture, home economics, botany, medicine, physics, mechanics, inventions, and technical processes. This journal, published beginning in 1782, devotes significant space to agriculture, new machinery, veterinary medicine, gastronomy, and wine. It notably features contributions by Parmentier. Complete sets are rare. The illustrations consist of 13 fold-out plates: 5 for 1787, 5 for 1789, and 3 for 1790.
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