BIBLIOTHEQUE UNIVERSELLE Agriculture (1817; Vol. 2, No. 1 - No.12)
by Maurice, Frédéric-Guillaume, editor
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Geneve: De L'Imprim De La Bibliotheque Universelle. Very Good+. 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean marbled boards over brown leather spine with & gilt lettering & decoration. Text tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with 1 fold out plate & 2 fold-out tables + charts & lists. French text. A rare spot of foxing. Created in 1776 as the "Bibliothèque Britannique", it was intended to provide the scholars and men of letters of Europe with French excerpts of scientific and literary publications from the British Isles. In 1816, after the fall of Napoleon, the periodical became the "Bibliothèque Universelle" & added this specialty journal focused on Anglo-French connections in agriculture. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8252
- Title
- BIBLIOTHEQUE UNIVERSELLE Agriculture (1817; Vol. 2, No. 1 - No.12)
- Author
- Maurice, Frédéric-Guillaume, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- De L'Imprim De La Bibliotheque Universelle
- Place of Publication
- Geneve
- Date Published
- 1817
- Keywords
- Agriculture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Agriculture;
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Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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- Good+
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- Marbled boards
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Spine
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