Trattato del Taglio de gl' Alberi Fruttiferi del su Monsu. della Quintinye

by Jean de La Quintinie, Quintinye

$750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition in Italian. Engraved frontispiece and 11 folding plates. 16 , 228, 4 pp. 8vo. Contemporary calf, quite worn. Item #329388 Jean de la Quintinie 1626-1688 was a lawyer who took up the study of horticulture after a trip to Italy. This is the first edition in Italian, translated from the original French, of his work on the pruning and cultivation of fruit trees.

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