Russia
KUNNEN, N[icolas]-P[ierre].
Voyage Agricole en Russie pendant l'annee 1885.
Joseph Beffort, Luxembourg, 1886. 8vo (23.8 x 16.2 cm). vii-143 pp. with 23 mounted albumen prints; light spotting, particularly to plate margins. Original olive cloth, front cover lettered in gilt; slightly rubbed.
VERY GOOD COPY OF THE ONLY EDITION OF AN UNUSUAL AND RARE WORK: no copy could be located in the main public institutions in the Americas and Europe, except two in Luxembourg, both in the Bibliotheque Nationale. The photographs mostly depict horses, cows, bulls, etc. in their rural setting and with their own names, often accompanied by local peasants. The author was a professor at the agricultural school at Ettelbruck and edited local periodicals. He focuses in this early work on management techniques on various farms and draws conclusions towards a great need for capital investment and for an increased government support of Russian agricultural schools.
Price: £ 850
US Dollar Price: $ 1690
Stock Number: 39940