Author: Gustaf Adolf Gyllenborg; W. Pilkinton (ed.)
Title: A Natural and Chymical Treatise of Agriculture
Description: Banbury, Published by Subscription; Printed by J. Rusher, 1823. Cloth. A handsome and very scarce copy of this selection of extracts on agriculture from the works of Gustaf Adolf Gyllenborg; edited with additions by William Pilkinton. Gustaf Adolf Gyllenborg was a Swedish Count and assessor in the National College of Commerce, who wrote many notable works on agriculture and its development specifically in relation to chemistry. This work contains the Count's array of 'Chymical Works on Agriculture', with descriptions of his in-depth experiments on vegetables, seeds and vegetation, manure. soil and more. A third edition copy, 'published by subscription&apos. With a list of subscriber's following the preface. Rebound in an attractive half cloth binding over marbled paper boards, with a black crushed morocco spine label. Featuring a bookplate of a 'William Blake' tipped to the front pastedown, and a bookplate of a 'J. Hainstock Anderson' to the second free-endpaper. Rebound in a half cloth binding over marbled paper boards. Externally excellent, with minor shelfwear to extremities. Slight rubbing and loss to upper extremity of boards. Slight rubbing to boards. Hinges reinforced. Prior owner's bookplate and bookseller's label tipped to front pastedown. Prior owner's bookplate tipped to second free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned, with only the odd light spot to the occasional page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Gyllenborg Pilkinton Blake Anderson Pilkinton Agriculture None


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