Noisette, Louis Claude.

first edition, 3 volumes bound in one, 4to (306 x 220mm.), half-title, 90 hand-coloured engraved plates, one folding, contemporary morocco-backed paper-covered boards, flat spine lettered in gilt, a few leaves browned

Nissen BBI 1450; An Oak Spring Pomona 43

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Le Jardin fruitier, issued in fifteen parts between 1813 and 1821, is devoted to the cultivation and training of fruit trees with advice on planting seeds, grafting, and the training and shaping trees for the most productive results. With the exception of the quince, nut, and grape plates, the unsigned fruit plates are in the main copied from those in Duhamel's Traité des arbres fruitiers (1768) after drawings by René Le Berryais, Magdeleine Basseporte, and Claude Aubriet. The adaptations are frequently reversed and printed four to a page. Nissen attributes Pancrace Bessa to the drawings in the first edition of Noisette's work, but Raphael, in An Oak Spring Pomona, conjectures that he was more likely responsible for adapting the Duhamel drawings.