[Rarebooks] FS: 18th c. work on the cultivation of silkworms and the origin of honey

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(NATURAL HISTORY) Sauvages de la Croix, Pierre Augustin Boissier de. 
MEMOIRES SUR L’EDUCATION DES VERS IN SOIE. Divises en Trois Parties, 
avec un Traite sur la Culture des Muriers, & un sur l’Origine du Miel. 
Nimes: Chez Gaud, Libraire. 1763. First edition. 3 works bound in 2 
(the first work in 3 parts), all with their own title pages. 
xvi,132,(4); 148,(2);(2),192,(2)pp. Plus the second work, “De la 
Culture des Muriers.” 128pp. Plus the third work, “Observations sur 
Origine du Miel.” 38pp. Plus a bibliography of books relating to silk 
culture. 8pp. (all as published). Modern marbled boards with brown 
morocco spine labels. First title page of each volume lightly browned 
at edges & with a small library stamp that is over stamped 
“Withdrawn.”   $475.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first work deals with the cultivation of silk worms, the second 
with their food source (mulberry trees), and the third is a lengthy 
essay on the origins of honey.

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