ARBORICULTURE - DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis)... Lot 7

[ARBORICULTURE] - DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis) - Traité des arbres fruitiers; contenant leur figure, leur description, leur culture, & [] - Paris; Saillant, Desaint, 1768 - 1 volume In-folio (out of 2, here volume II only) - 118 plates engraved out of text (out of 180) for peach trees, plum trees, pear trees, raspberry trees and grapevines according to drawings by Claude Aubriet, Madelaine Basseporte and Leberriays, engraved by Baron, Haussard, Herisset, Martinet, Milsan, Tardieu, etc. - Some scattered foxing and yellowing - Binding of the period in blond speckled calf (some scratches and epidermal marks on the boards, dull corners, partial cracks in the spine, 1 small angular loss on the first board) - Spine with ornate nerves (headbands faded) - Missing title-piece, brown morocco cover - Triple gilt fillets framing the boards - Inner lace - Gilt edges - First edition.