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8vo. (205 x 127 mm) xvi, 401, [3] pp. 2 folding tables, 2 folding plates. Occasional light foxing. Early quarter brown crushed morocco over green marbled boards, gilt-stamped rules and title on spine; corners bumped, some edge wear. Very good. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH, augmented with many notes by Fontaneilles, of Dandolo's Art of Rearing Silkworms, obtaining the greatest quantity of mulberry leaves, and the best number possible of premium quality cocoons. Dandolo, an Italian chemist and agriculturist, was made governor of Dalmatia by Napoleon and helped improve conditions in that country by draining the pestilential swamps and introducing improved methods of agriculture. BM Readex, Vol. 6, p. 915 (16th ed.); Bradley Ill, p.373.