The Cannock Agricultural Co. Limited 1885 Special Manures

Cannock, The Cannock Agricultural Co. 1885. Brochure/Pamphlet. A vanishingly scarce catalogue from Cannock Agricultural Co, advertising "special manures" among other products. A vanishingly scarce catalogue from the Cannock Agricultural Co. Limited. Only one record of a similar work published by this company held by the RHS Libraries, dated 1970. In the publisher's printed wraps. Among the products listed here include "special manures" such as blood and bone manure, together with a analysis of their phosphates. Also mentioned is an extract from the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society (1884) of a farm prize competition using the company's manure. With a handful of charming engravings illustrating the text. In the publisher's printed wraps. Externally, with browning to the string binding and a few spots and marks to the wrap. With a minor chip to the front cover and general instances of wear surrounding the string. Internally, firmly bound. With light spotting to the pages and contemporary ink marks made to the first two pages. A strip of coloured residue present to page 3. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 959Y44

Catalogue: Agriculture & Farming

Keywords: The Cannock Agricultural Co. Limited 1885 Catalogue Agriculture Reference Very Scarce Agriculture Not Stated

Final Report of Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Subject of Agricultural Depression

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office; Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce report on the depression of British agriculture during the later Victorian period. The first edition of this very scarce work.Original wraps are bound in.Illustrated with one colour map.The final report of the Royal Commission of Agriculture, exploring the depression of British agriculture which lasted around 1873 to 1896; though British agriculture improved by 1896, the industry did not fully recover until after the Second World War.The Royal Commission on the Depressed Condition of the Agricultural Interests was established by Benjamin Disraeli's government, and led to the establishment of the Board of Agriculture in 1889.Institutional label of the University College of North Wales to the front paste down, and to the verso of the front wrap. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart, with a few light marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Bookplate and stamp to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Bookplate to the verso of the front wrap, and stamps to the title page and front wrap. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 962P38

Catalogue: Agriculture & Farming

Keywords: Final Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Subject of Agricultural Depression agriculture agricultural depression long depression agriculture Not Stated

The Labourers&Apos; Friend Magazine

London, T. C. Savill, 1834-35. Cloth. A two year run of the very scarce magazine produced by the Labourer's Friend Society. A very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece.A complete two year run of 'The Labourers' Friend Magazine', containing a total of twenty-four issues for January to December 1834, and January to December 1835, being No. XXXIV Vol III to No. LVII Vol IV. No divisional title pages or contents page for the 1834 issues, though they are present to 1835.'The Labourers' Friend Magazine' was the magazine of the Labourers Friend Society, Society founded in 1830 by Lord Shaftesbury, publishing this magazine from 1831 to around 1884. This magazine explored a wide array of agricultural subjects, advising on recent legal developments, such as the Corn Laws, as well as offering advice on crops and land for the labouring classes.Also including 'Useful Hints for the Labourer' Numbers XI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXX, XXXIII, XXXV, XXXVII, XXXIX, XL, XLI, XLII, XLIV, XLV, and XLVII. The final nineteen pages contains "Contributors to the Labourers' Friend Society". In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Minor marks to the cloth. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small tears to the joints, heavier to the head of the front joint. Front hinge is tender. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Prize inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with scattered spots. Puncture marks to the gutter. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 959P17

Catalogue: Agriculture & Farming

Keywords: The Labourers' Friend Magazine labourers friend society agriculture cottage husbandry labourers friend society Not Stated