Maison Rustique

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Maison Rustique, or, The Countrey Farme. Compyled in the French tongue by Charles Stevens, and John Liebault and Translated into English by Richard Surflet. Now Newly Reviewed, Corrected and Augmented, with Divers Large Additions Out of the Works of Serres his Agriculture, Vinet his Maison Champestre, French, Albyterio in Spanish, Grilli in Italian, and other authors, and the Husbandrie of France, Italie, and Spaine reconciled and made to agree with ours here in England by Geruase Markham. London: Printed by Adam Islip for John Bill, 1616. Full leather, re-backed in modern tan calf with what looks like original leather laid on original bound boards, thus bumped and rubbed to corners and edges. Pastedowns now removed probably at time of re-backing, pre-lim part missing and creased with family note written in the 17th century judging by dates. Rear endpaper also has notes probably contemporary with book. Internally book is tight and generally. [18] 732pp plus 15 pp of The Table Of The Matters (index), plus 3pp of A Table of the principle things newly added to this volume (index of additions) plus4 pages of A Table of the Diseases and remedies Described in the Seven Bookes of the Farme-House. Illustrated with over 30 engraved drawings. No frontis but remains of a missing page which indicated it may have had one once. Enriched by historated capitals. Originally published as a collection of Estienne's works under title Praedium rusticum (Paris 1554). Translated into French and enlarged by Estienne. Edited and published immediately after Estiennes death by Jean Liebault under title L'Agriculture et Maison Rustique. Surflet's English translation first issued 1600. Immensely popular, the work was translated into English, German, Dutch, Italian and Scandinavian languages. It is a veritable encyclopedia of country living, a guidebook to running a country estate, with large sections on orchards and fruit. Includes a section on distillation with 6 drawings of stills. Now extremely rare

Ref 100355: £2000.00

 

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