[Vineyard] [Viticulture] Collection of 6 bound in-8 or in-12 - Lot 135

[Vineyard] [Viticulture] Collection of 6 bound in-8 or in-12 volumes: 1/ BLONDEAU (Ch.). Lettres sur la viticulture et la vinification. Villefranche, Pinet-Bussy, 1873. Modern marbled boards, leather title-piece, upper cover preserved. (1) f., II, 325 pp. Covers worn, scattered foxing. Separate first edition of these Lettres originally published in the Journal de Villefranche. The author was a member of the Association pour l'avancement des Sciences. 2/ GUYOT (Docteur Jules). Vine Culture and Vinification. Second edition. Paris, Maison Rustique, 1861. Contemporary half basane. (2) ff., VIII, 418 pp. Scattered foxing. From the Pierre Orsi library with ex libris vignette. 3/ VIALA (Pierre). Les maladies de la Vigne. Second edition. Montpellier, Camille Coulet & Paris, Delahaye et Lecrosnier, 1887. Contemporary half basane. 462 pp, (1) f. 5 chromolithograph plates and 200 figures in the text. The author will remain famous for his work on Ampelography published in collaboration with Victor 180654 in 1901. From the Pierre Orsi library with ex libris vignette. 4/ [BOURGEOIS (A.)]. Tours in April, May and June 1842 in the vineyards of Beaujolais and Mâconnais to observe the European moth and make some local remarks. Lyon, imp. Dumoulin, Ronet et Sibuet, 1842. Half vellum post. 47 pp. Paper browned, traces of moisture. Extremely rare first edition. 5/ PULLIAT (Victor). Descriptions and synonymies of a thousand varieties of Vines grown in the collection of M.V. Pulliat in Chiroubles (Rhône). Lyon, impr. Bourgeon, s.d. (ca. 1860/1870). Banded half-chagrin. 44 pp. Ampelography text by Victor Pulliat (1827-1896), a major figure in viticultural studies in the XIXᵉ century. In it, the author draws up a descriptive and comparative repertory of the very many vine varieties grown in his Chiroubles collection, with particularly useful work on synonymies (regional names, variant appellations, equivalences). 6/ Congrès National Viticole de Mâcon. Compte-rendu in extenso des travaux du Congrès (20 - 23 octobre 1887). Paris, Masson & Mâcon, Belhomme, 1888. Contemporary half basane. XX, 606 pp, (1) f. 3 folding plates.