Published Societe Belge de Libraire, Brussels, 1892, 1st edition. Red cloth spine, paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine, no dustwrapper. 7.75ins x 5.75ins, patterned endpapers, 170p including 50 full page drawings of pears. Also drawings of tree shapes, espaliers, buds, etc. Text in French. Small paper sticker with number to front cover. Two small oval stamps of a previous owner to half title and title page. Spine rather darkened and the lettering a little hard to read. Although reprinted as a paperback in 2022, it is scarce as first edition hardback. G+ nr VG