[Agriculture] [ROZIER (abbé François). Nouveau cours complet - Lot 134

[Agriculture] [ROZIER (abbé François). Nouveau cours complet d'agriculture théorique et pratique, contenant la grande et la petite culture, l'économie rurale et domestique, la médecine vétérinaire, etc. ou Dictionnaire raisonné et universel d'agriculture. Paris, Deterville, 1809. 13 volumes in-8, 19th-century half-basane, smooth spine decorated. 60 plates showing spades, wheelbarrows, tree pruning, beehives, plows, wine distillers, flax weavers, olive harvesters, oil mills, orangeries, potato cutters, wine presses, greenhouse plans... Reissue of this work by Lyon agronomist Rozier (1734-1793), professor at the Veterinary School created by Bourgelat, founder of the botanical garden in Lyon, director from 1771 of the scientific journal Observations sur la Physique, l'Histoire naturelle et sur les Arts et Métiers. He became Director of the Lyon School of Agriculture in 1786. A fine copy.