SOURBE (T.) Traité théorique et pratique d'apiculture mobili - Lot 98

SOURBE (T.) Traité théorique et pratique d'apiculture mobiliste. Paris, A. Quantin, 1880. In-8° of [2], 221 pp. 4 fig. in the text. Demi-basane miel, spine with 4 faux-nerfs decorated with a central gilt iron, gilt title, covers cons. The title has been transcribed in ink on the cover. The copy is signed by the author. Letter from the author: "To Mr. Richard (of Cantal), former representative of the People, asking him not to forget the mobilist beekeeper in the teaching program of the League for the Development of Instruction and the Progress of Agriculture. Respectful tributes from the author. T. Sourbé, rue Monge 84. March 26, 1885." Antoine RICHARD (1802-1891), Cantal deputy from 1848 to 1851, sitting with the moderate left. Under the Second Empire, he devoted himself to agronomic studies, and helped found the Société Zoologique d'Acclimatation in 1854. He published numerous specialized articles on agriculture and horses. One wet spot.