NO RESERVE Agriculture & Veterinary.- Boutrolle (J. G.) Le parfait bouvier, ou, Instruction concernant la connoissance des boeufs & vaches ... On y a joint deux petits traités pour les moutons & porcs, 2 parts in 1 (second part paginated separately), title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking approbation ff. at end, G7&8 upper corners torn, not affecting text, Rouen, Widow & J.J. Besonge, 1766 bound after [Rose (Louis)] La Bonne fermière, third edition, half-title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, 3pp. approbation at end, [cf. Cagle 411 & Livres en bouche 159], Lille, J.B. Henry, 1769, together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or staining, mostly lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red and black morocco labels, corners worn, rubbed, 12mo

⁂ The second mentioned was one of the first French works to note the valuable contribution of women farmworkers.