ROBIN (Taurin-Théodore). - Lot 346

ROBIN (Taurin-Théodore). Guide théorique et pratique des cultivateurs ou enseignement clair et précis de la science agricole moderne à Saint Pierre le Moutier chez l'auteur et à Nevers, chez M. Ducourthial commis principal des contributions indirects. In-8 in half red chagrin, decorated smooth spine, first plate cold-stamped with the name of the Gouteron de Nevers pension of VII, (1), 312 pages. First edition of this very complete guide for new farmers, detailing the organization of an estate: general principles of rural economics, farm accounting, construction, sharecropping, etc.; the moral aspect: the need to encourage farmers, thoughts on food consumption and the development of agriculture; and the practical aspects of the activity: methods for harvesting or mowing wheat, requirements for a stable, plowing the land, etc. Dull corners.