REMY (Jules). Mushrooms and truffles. In-12, brown half-maroquin, gilt head, untrimmed. Paris, Librairie agricole de la Maison rustique, 1861. In-12, polished red half-chagrin, gilt fleuron in the entre-nerfs, marbled edges (Atelier Laurenchet). First edition, illustrated with 12 colour plates, each showing one or two views of a species. The first part describes edible mushrooms, their cultivation and preservation, mushroom-based dishes and less common mushrooms. The second deals with poisonous mushrooms and their remedies. The third deals with truffles: their natural history, truffle fields, truffle recipes and how to preserve them. The last leaf listing the plates is complete. Some foxing. Vicaire, 737. - Bitting, 393.