Author: Low, David (1786-1859)
Title: Histoire Naturelle-Agricole Des Animaux Domestiques de L'Europe... Races de la Grande-Bretagne D'Après Les Tableaux Exécutés Par M. Shiles... Pour le Musée Agricole de L'Unversité D'Edimbourg. Texte de David Low... Traduit de L'Anglais Et Annoté Par M. Roger. First Edition
Description: Paris; Aux Bureaux du Moniteur de la Propriété, 1846. 4to. 22 x 29.5cm. Contemporary gilt morocco. This volume contains the 8 called-for plates of horses and 5 of pigs,; hand-colored by Hermann Eichens and others, printed by Lemercier or Lemercier, Bénard & Cie, most after drawings by William Nicholson, after paintings by William Shiels.. 2 parties en 1 volume in-4, (4) fx-titre et titre-128 pp. 8 planches lithographiées en couleurs représentant des types de chevaux anglais ; (4)-36 pp. 5 pl. litho. en couleurs représentant des cochons. Reliure de l'époque en maroquin ornée d'encadrements de filets à froid et dorés, rel. frottée, un coin ouvert, papier bruni. L'ouvrage complet doit comporter deux autres parties : le boeuf et le mouton. Réf. Mennessier de la Lance II-125................................A pioneering work on today's most important breeds of horses, cows, sheep and pigs. The work was first published in London in folio format in 1842 and was copied for the French market in quarto format. The plates form a highly valuable record of the state of animal husbandry, and include 22 images of cattle; 21 of sheep; 5 of pigs and 8 of horses. David Low, professor of Agriculture at Edinburgh University, wrote the work as a reference for those interested in the infant science of selective breeding. His worry was that the relatively simple basic concepts of matching a breed to its environment whilst improving its productivity were not understood by the majority of farmers or breeders. With the help of a government grant from Earl Spencer, Low set up the agricultural museum in Edinburgh. The artist, William Shiels of the Royal Scottish Academy, was commission. .
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Title: Histoire Naturelle-Agricole Des Animaux Domestiques de L'Europe... Races de la Grande-Bretagne D'Après Les Tableaux Exécutés Par M. Shiles... Pour le Musée Agricole de L'Unversité D'Edimbourg. Texte de David Low... Traduit de L'Anglais Et Annoté Par M. Roger. First Edition
Description: Paris; Aux Bureaux du Moniteur de la Propriété, 1846. 4to. 22 x 29.5cm. Contemporary gilt morocco. This volume contains the 8 called-for plates of horses and 5 of pigs,; hand-colored by Hermann Eichens and others, printed by Lemercier or Lemercier, Bénard & Cie, most after drawings by William Nicholson, after paintings by William Shiels.. 2 parties en 1 volume in-4, (4) fx-titre et titre-128 pp. 8 planches lithographiées en couleurs représentant des types de chevaux anglais ; (4)-36 pp. 5 pl. litho. en couleurs représentant des cochons. Reliure de l'époque en maroquin ornée d'encadrements de filets à froid et dorés, rel. frottée, un coin ouvert, papier bruni. L'ouvrage complet doit comporter deux autres parties : le boeuf et le mouton. Réf. Mennessier de la Lance II-125................................A pioneering work on today's most important breeds of horses, cows, sheep and pigs. The work was first published in London in folio format in 1842 and was copied for the French market in quarto format. The plates form a highly valuable record of the state of animal husbandry, and include 22 images of cattle; 21 of sheep; 5 of pigs and 8 of horses. David Low, professor of Agriculture at Edinburgh University, wrote the work as a reference for those interested in the infant science of selective breeding. His worry was that the relatively simple basic concepts of matching a breed to its environment whilst improving its productivity were not understood by the majority of farmers or breeders. With the help of a government grant from Earl Spencer, Low set up the agricultural museum in Edinburgh. The artist, William Shiels of the Royal Scottish Academy, was commission. .
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Price: US$ 1450.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-5899
- Book number: 51-5899
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