Lettres ecrites d'italie en 1812 et 13, a m. charles pictet, l'un des reedacteurs de la Bibliotheeque britannique.
Paris.
Chez J. J. Paschoud, 1816.
8vo.
In two volumes. [3], 6-238; [3], 6-238pp, [2]. Without half-titles. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces. Extremities rubbed.
An early edition of the letters of leading Swiss agronomist Frederic Lullin de Chateauvieux (1772-1841) to diplomat Charles Pictet (1755-1824) regarding Italian agriculture and rural economy in the early nineteenth-century, first published in 1815 under the title Lettres sur l'agriculture de l'Italie.
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref: 28103
