The Art of Hatching and Bringing up Domestick Fowls,

by means of artificial heat by Réné A. F. de Réaumur

$500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First English Edition. Engraved headpieces and 15 folding engraved plates. viii, 470, 2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth-century half calf and marbled paper boards, spine tooled in blind, red morocco lettering piece. Minor scuffing. Minor foxing. Casey Wood 530. Item #323770 An important early work on artificial incubation, using manure beds “hot-beds” or a baker’s oven.

• Binding: Leather

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