Author: [POMIER, L.]
Title: L' Art De Cultiver Les Muriers Blancs D'Elever Les Vers A Soye , Et De Tirer La Soye De Cocons
Description: Paris, Veuve Lottin & J.H.Buttard. 1757, 2-nd Ed. Full Calf, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, XXIV-256 PP. 6 folding engraved plates. Fine contemporary mottled calf, spine with raised bands, richly gilt red Morocco title piece. Edges painted red. A highly interesting treatise on the [European] silk production and culture. Illustrated with 6 fine engraved folding prints.Here in the enlarged, second edition. See; Kress 5384 ( for the first edition of 1754). Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Silk. Silk Fabrication


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