♦ Essays on the cultivation of corn and sweet potato. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné, 1807. In-12, long-grained Empire green morocco, gilt scrolls and fillet, mention To His Excellency General Duroc Grand Marshal of the Palace gilt on four lines on the first board, gold-stamped figure above, smooth spine decorated, inner scroll, lining and endpapers of pink tabis, gilt edges (Period binding).
First edition, decorated with a woodcut plate representing a granary for the conservation of corn cobs.
It does not seem to be listed in agronomic and gastronomic bibliographies.
The author, from Ville-sur-Arce, was administrator of the parks, gardens and nurseries of the imperial palaces.
Copy of a present offered to General Duroc (1772-1813), appointed marshal of the Palace, specially in charge of watching over Napoleon's safety, hence his nickname of Napoleon's shadow. Aide-de-camp to General Bonaparte in Italy, he participated in all the battles of the Empire: Marengo, Austerlitz, Friedland, Essling, Wagram, the Russian campaign. In 1807 he was made Duke of Friuli. Throughout his career, he was in charge of important diplomatic missions.
From the libraries of Anatole de Montaiglon (ex-libris and figure) and Ph.-L. Bordes de Fortage.
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