John a warder ed (1 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVineyard Culture Improved and Cheapened
Alphonse Du Breuil; John A. Warder [ed.]; E. and C. Parker [trans.]
Verlag: Robert Clarke & Co, Cincinnati, 1867
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes KönigreichRooke Books PBFA
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Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 474,16
EUR 22,13 VersandVersand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The very scarce first English language edition of Alphonse Du Breuil's influential viticulture manual, which aimed to make advanced European grape-growing techniques accessible to Americans. A very scarce first English language edition, translated from the original French by E. and C. Pa…rker.With vignette illustrations throughout.Du Breuil, a leading French agronomist, emphasises practical and scientific methods for vineyard management, including training systems, pruning strategies, and sap flow control to optimize vine health and fruit production. These practices were designed to improve grape quality while reducing labour and material costs, making viticulture more accessible to small-scale farmers.With six pages of advertisements to the rear.Former owner's stamp to front pastedown.Warder's edition adapts De Breuil's ideas to suit North American climates and grape varieties. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with minor losses of cloth in these regions. Tail of front hinge starting, with board firmly held. Stamp to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound, but with advertisement leaves to the rear detached and loosely inserted. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
