Lot 120

Parmentier, Antoine-Augustin

Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
£419
Description
Le maïs ou blé de Turquie, apprécié sous tous ses rapports... Nouvelle édition, revue et corrigée. Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1812, half-title, [Oberlé 816]; Neufchâteau, François de comte. Supplément au mémoire de M. Parmentier sur le maïs (ou plutot maïz). Paris: Madame Huzard, 1817. First edition, 2 works in one volume, 8vo (196 x 122mm.), modern calf-backed boards, some spotting
Footnote
Note: Second, enlarged edition of Parmentier's work on maize, published for the market as the first edition had been so scarce.
