GENCÉ, Comtesse de. Encyclopédie de la vie pratique. Published in Paris by Librairie Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1925. In 3 volumes of In octavo / In-8 format. Green half-chagrin. Spines decorated with triple fillets, author, title and tomaison gilt. 897 pp. and XXI; from 881 to 1770 pp. and X; 1771 to 2687 and XV pages, numerous plates and figures in black in the text. Spine faded, rubbed, covers worn. Complete 3-volume first edition of this encyclopedia containing many simple and useful tips for everyday life, embellished with numerous black engraved sketches and drawings in the text and photogravure plates out of the text. The work covers not only home economics (housing, food, hygiene), but also social relations, ornaments of the mind, entertainment, games, sports, as well as rustic life, farming and animal husbandry. A solid copy of this encyclopedia containing all the secrets of an easy and pleasant life.