Marperger, Paul Jacob. Useful and fun plantation tract. Title, 6 Bl., 246 (recte 296) pp., 4 Bl. Register. With gestures. Frontispiece of M(elchior) B(odenehr). 21 x 16,5 cm. Parchment band d. Zt. (ringly flaky, slightly tanned, parchment impact in front wavy). Dresden, Selbstverlag and J. ==References== Büttner, 1722. The well-known German cameralist P. J. In the first part, Marperger deals with the need to cultivate foreign and foreign plants in Germany, the establishment of Commerzkollegien to improve economic development, practical questions of agriculture, farmers' rules and literature of agriculture and economy. Part 2 contains an alphabetical list of plants, in which many non-domestic plants are also described. Marperger (1656-1730) was "for a long time regarded as a mere 'manual writer' (Roscher), ... because of the modernity of many of his proposals for economic and social reform in recent times gained renown" (NDB 16, p. 234f.). – Edges partially small water rims. – Pre-bound: the careful hat-wirthschaffts-Verwaltungsverwalter, who thoroughly shows what throughout the year, Sowol In Wirthschaffts-Rechnungen, As in Hauß-Wesen and Acker-Bau to take care ... Besides well-accompanied cattle-horse-artzeneyes and service-haust-means provided. 3 Bl., 666 pp., 15 Bl. (last blank). With gestures. Frontispiece. Leipzig, M. Rohrlach, 1725. Second (?) edition of the extensive volume of domestic paternal literature, which deals with all aspects of good economic management, including the Urbarium in Part 1 (early form of a land register and description of the legal relations between landlords and subjects). Part 2 deals with field and horticulture, bee and livestock farming, daily routine throughout the year, the pharmacopoeias and contains chapters on Vienna and beer brewery. The first edition was published in 1712 (but its foreword also refers to a "new edition"). From the possession of the well-known lawyer Justus Henning Böhmer (1674-1749) from Halle. Mirror with its gest. Exlibris with motto "Iuste Honeste Benigne", by Georg Daniel Heumann, Göttingen (1691-1759; between 1740 and 1751 university engraver in Göttingen). Ad I: VD18 11552840. Thinhead 2660, 51. Goldsmiths' Cress 06099.3. Wimmer-Lauterbach 238 (with fig.). Ad 2: White 3637. See Wimmer-Lauterbach 260 and Böning-Siegert 139 and 206 (Issues 1746 and 1751). To the Exlibris: Valter: Works of art in small format (2014) 60f. (with 2 illustrations) and Virtual copper engraving cabinet. Warnecke: German bookmark (1890) No. 225 (probably wrongly attributed it to Böhmer's son Georg Ludwig Böhger (1715-1797).