Olives--

Sieuve, L. Mémoire et journal d'observations et d'expériences sur les moyens de garantir les olives de la piquure [sic] des insectes. Nouvelle méthode pour en extraire une huile plus abondante et plus fine, par l'invention d'un moulin domestique. Paris: Michel Lambert, 1769, first edition, 8vo, 3 folding engraved plates, modern limp vellum--Coelho de Seabra Silva Telles, V. Memoria sobre o methodo de curar a ferrugem das oliveiras. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 1792, 8vo, half-title, one folding engraved plate, modern wrappers, unopened, a few light damp-stains--Bella, J.A. dalla. Memorias e observaçoes sobre o modo de aperfeiçoar a manufactura do aziete de oliveira em Portugal. Lisbon: Officina da Academia Real das Sciencias, 1784, 4to, one folding engraved plate, modern morocco-backed boards, uncut; Ibid. Memoria sobre a cultura da oliveiras em Portugal. Coimbra: Real officina typografica da Universidade, 1786, 4to, half-title, contemporary half calf, binding worn (4)

Hroar Dege (lot 386)

Condition is described in the body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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