Apr 12, 2012 - Sale 2275

Sale 2275 - Lot 61

Price Realized: $ 720
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
[LA COURT VAN DER VOORT, PIETER DE.] Les Agremens de la Campagne, ou Remarques Particulieres sur la Construction des Maisons de Campagne plus ou moins Magnifiques; des Jardins de Plaisance, & des Plantages. 15 engraved plates, all but one folding. xxiv, [8], 412, [32] pages. 4to, contemporary vellum with blind-stamped arabesque centerpiece on covers, rebacked, with morocco lettering piece, covers slightly soiled and warped; minor paper corrosion in blank lower outer corners, contents otherwise generally clean. Leiden: Samuel Luchtmans et Fils, 1750

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first edition in french of a guide to managing a country estate dedicated to fruit cultivation, describing contemporary Dutch practices for growing a wide variety of fruits and nuts. The original edition in Dutch appeared in 1737. See Henrey II, 478.