75/2450 Stevens, K. and Libaut, J. De Veltbouw ofte Lant winninghe: Inhoudende eene rechte bestellinge eenes hofs te bouwen. Enlarged ed. by M. Sibezius Silesius. Amst., C. Claesz, 1604, (2),259,(13)p., woodcut title and 24 woodcut ills. (incl. 4 geometrical figures), contemp. vellum w. ties, large 4to.

- Sm. annots. on lower pastedowns; owner's entry by ''Laurens van Driel, 1634'' on upper pastedown, sm. other owner's entry on title-p.; ±15 lvs. w. crude repairs in corner/ margin; occas. (sl.) waterstained. Rebound w. the use of the orig. vellum; poor binding.

= Charles Estienne's (i.e. Kaerle Stevens') popular work on agriculture Praedium Rusticum, first published in 1554 and translated into the French and enlarged by Libaut in 1564. It is a veritable encyclopedia of country living, with sections on i.a. orchards, fruit and hunting. Charles Estienne belonged to the famous dynasty of Parisian printers. Very rare. Bibl. Belgica II, p.1057-1058; cf. Hunt 69 (1st Latin ed. and French and Engl. translations). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CVI.