John L. Hayes

Sheep Husbandry in the South

Boston, John Wilson and Son, 1878. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet on Sheep Husbandry in the South by John L. Hayes. A scarce pamphlet. John L. Hayes was the secretary of The National Association of Wool Manufacturers. Includes chapters on Kentucky sheep and the angora goat.This has been reprinted from the Bulletin of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers. The volume explores sheep husbandry in the Southern Sates of American, detailing the climate, health of the sheep in the South, culture, grasses and resources. In the original paper wraps. Externally, worn with the front wrap detached and creasing to the spine. Previous owner pencil inscriptions to the title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: 860B19

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Sheep Husbandry in the South John L. Hayes sheep farming John L. Hayes None

Professor G. Henslow

Floral Rambles in Highways and Byways by Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, M.A. F.L. S. , F.G. S. , Etc. With Thirty-Two Coloured Plates and One Hundred Black and White Illustrations

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this scarce work from Professor G. Henslow. Complete with 32 colour plates. A scarce first edition of Professor George Henslow"s "Floral Rambles in Highways and Byways". Henslow was an Anglican curate, botanist, and author. Containing 32 colour plates, collated, and one hundred in-text illustrations. Including two pages of publisher"s advertisements to the rear.Previous owner has signed in ink 'F.W. Littlewood' to recto of front endpaper.  In original publisher"s full cloth binding, with gilt decoration and title to the front board and spine. Externally, smart. Some light edgewear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Previous owners" ink signature on recto of front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Some very light spotting to a few centre pages. Otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 813C31

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Botany Illustrated Colour Plates Illustrated Not Stated

C. Hillyard

Practical Farming and Grazing; with Observations on the Breeding and Feeding of Sheep and Cattle; and Tables to Compute by Measurement the Weight of Cattle: On the Beneficial Effects Likely to Arise to Agriculture from Railroads; on the Working of the New Poor Laws, on Rents, Tithes, and Corn Laws; on the Cultivation of Waste Land; on the Rural Population of This Country, and on Improvements Commenced in the Cultivation of Land in Ireland.

Northampton, T. E. Dicey, 1840. Cloth. A smart third edition of this detailed agricultural study of Ireland. Third edition. With an illustrated frontispiece. A detailed agricultural study for improvements to the cultivation of land in Ireland, with commentary on the effects of the railroads on agriculture, the working of new laws, cultivation of waste land, and observations on the breeding and feeding of cattle and sheep. Written by C. Hillyard, the President of the Northamptonshire Farming and Grazing Society. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 884T73

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Hillyard Practical Farming Grazing Practical Not Stated

Thomas Hitt

A Treatise of Husbandry on the Improvement of Dry and Barren Lands

London, For the author, by J. Richardson, 1760 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Thomas Hitt's mid eighteenth century agricultural work. Illustrated with an engraved plate to the rear. The blank part of the folding plate has been excised, not affecting the illustration. Collated, complete.Author Thomas Hitt in this work explains that uncultivated land in England could be put to better use if producing corn crops. Arranged in three parts, he explains the advantages of converting uncultivated regions into pasture and tillage, methods of fencing off fields and of tilling and manuring land cheaply, and how to prepare land for crops.Hitt spent the majority of his life as chief gardener at the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire homes of the Duke of Rutland.With the stamp of the Lawes Agricultural Trust to the front pastedown. ESTC Citation No. T51627. Leaf A8 contains errata on recto and publisher's advertisement to verso.A smart copy of a very scarce work. Rebound in half calf, with cloth covered boards and endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to back strip - most concentrated to head and tail - and board perimeters, otherwise externally excellent. Stamp to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Significant spotting to title page, with further instances of light spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 861F59

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: animal husbandry thomas hitt agriculture farming thomas hitt Not Stated

John Hollinshead

Hints to Country Gentlemen and Farmers on the Importance of Using Salt As General Manure

Blackburn, Hemingway and Crook, 1800 . Hardback. The second edition of John Hollinshead's very scarce treatise on the use of salt in manure. The second edition of this very scarce work.In his brief treatise, the author explains that 'salt, upon trial, will be found to be the cheapest, best, and most durable manure ever yet made use of&apos. He provides information on the cost of salt - 'salt (free from duty) may be purchased at the rate of four-pence per bushel' - and calculations on the cost to a farmer of using salt for a field. In an appendix to the rear, John Hollinshead provides information on experiments and notices on the use of salt as manure that 'have come to our notice since the pamphlet was finished&apos.With blind stamps to tail of title page and following two leaves.An excellent copy of a very scarce early nineteenth century agricultural discussion. Rebound in marbled paper covered boards, with endpapers renewed. Fading to spine, with a bump to back strip tail. Otherwise, externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Blind stamp to tail of title page and following two leaves. Handling marks and minor discolouration of first and final leaf. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 861F57

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: manure soil fertiliser farming soil john hollinshead None

Francis Home

The Principles of Agriculture and Vegetation

Edinburgh, G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, 1757 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition, second issue of this celebrated agricultural treatise by Scottish physician Francis Home. An early and ground-breaking work on agricultural plant science, in a half calf binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.The author, the first Professor of Materia Medica at the University of Edinburgh, was known to make the first attempt to vaccinate against measles, and conducted experiments relating to chemistry and fertilizers, examining various types of soils and plants.Including discussion of black, clay, sandy and chalky soil, quick-lime, dunghills, types of animal manure, ploughing and plant diseases.ESTC Citation No. T55411. Page 134 miss-numbered 314, as called for. A reissue of the sheets of the 1756 edition, with a new title page.This work received a gold medal from the Edinburgh Society. Rebound in a half calf signed binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, with marbled paper covered boards, and endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent, with some fading and rubbing to the centre of boards. Binder's stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with some handling marks to title page, and instances of light spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 861F56

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: sangorski and sutcliffe farming agriculture francis home farming None

[Thomas Hartwell Horne]

The Complete Grazier; or, Farmer&Apos;S and Cattle-Breeder and Dealer&Apos;S Assistant

London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1816. Hardback. An expansive reference work on the raising and care of cattle and other farm animals, an illustrated work by Thomas Hartwell Horne. The expanded and revised fourth edition.An extensive study on agriculture and farming, providing a wealth of information for farmers, breeders, and dealers. Including essential information on the different breeds of cattle and sheep reared in Britain, the feeding and fattening of cattle, proper farm offices for the animals, ploughs, soils and grasses, as well as a number of appendices on dogs, horses, poultry, wool, and bees.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, four plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.By Thomas Hartwell Horne, a theologian and librarian who wrote on a vast number of subjects.Eight pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, front board is held by two cords only. Spine is a little age-toned with cracks to the paper, and tears, loss, and lifting to the head. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only the occasional spot. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: 900P5

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: The Complete Grazier; or, Farmer's and Cattle-Breeder and Dealer's Assistant farming complete grazier cattle farming thomas hartwell horne Not Stated

W. Jacob

An Inquiry Into the Causes of Agricultural Distress

London, Not Stated, 1817. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce reprint of W. Jacob's important essay regarding agricultural distress. An economical work, exploring prices of corn, land and other farmed produce.Published two years following the introduction of the Corn Laws, which saw trade restriction upon corn and imported foodstuffs in order to favour British producers.Written by William Jacob (c1761-1851), an English merchant, parliamentarian and public official. He advocated for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and was a farmer later in life. A scarce pamphlet on agricultural distress. Unbound. Generally smart, with some edgewear. Firmly bound, with occasional spots, including a dark spot which is present through the text. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 781R45

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Agriculture Agricultural Distress History of Agriculture W Jacob Agricultural Distress None

Dr Th. Dietrich und Dr J. Konig

Zusammensetzung Und Verdaulichkeit Der Futtermittel

Berlin, Julius Springer, 1891. Leather. A scarce copy of this agricultural work on animal feed from T. Dietrich and J. Konig. A scarce copy of this agricultural work on animal feed from T. Dietrich and J. Konig. In German. Second enlarged edition. Consisting of tables of data on the properties of different feed such as chaff, potatoes, pea husks, peanut shells and much more. With details of their composition and digestibility. Complete in two volumes. In full calf bindings with gilt lettering to the front boards. Externally, rubbed, with some marks and wear to the extremities. Front joint of volume II starting slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, aside from some foxing to the first few pages and some scattered institutional ink stamping throughout. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: FGN22-B-9

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: German agriculture farming vegetables agriculture Not stated

M. Lapostille

Experiences Sur la Maladie Du Bled Noir

Amiens, J. Bapt, 1787. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce French work on Black point, a disease affecting what, barley, and rye. A very scarce pamphlet from late Eighteenth Century France. Written by Benign Francois Louis Bertier de Sauvigny, a French politician who oversaw many unpopular agricultural reforms before his execution in 1789, the volume details an disease affecting corn in the commune of Gambais, outside Paris. This volume is especially notable due to the charges levelled against de Sauvigny which led to his hanging by revolutionaries, which included him diverting grain away from starving citizens, thus perhaps bringing into question the legitimacy of the claims made here. Publisher's information established from a copy held in the The Bibliothèque nationale de France. In a string binding with contemporary paper wraps. Externally, smart. A little bumped to the extremities with some light handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 862N52

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Experiences Sur La Maladie Du Bled Noir Lapostille Very Scarce Agronomy Lapostille None

Clare Leighton

The Farmer&Apos;S Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry

London, Collins, 1934. Cloth. A signed copy of Clare Leighton's best known work, with twelve full page illustrations. A lovely signed copy of Clare Leighton's best known and first work, The Farmer's Year. With twelve full page illustrations by Leighton, collated and complete. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. In this attractive volume, Leighton complements each engraving with a description of contemporary English agricultural life. The pencil inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper reads, 'To Barbara From Daddy. February 28, 1955&apos. Beneath it to the left, Clare Leighton has inscribed in ink, 'And to Barbara, on first meeting her, this book from so long ago: in friendship from Clare Leighton&apos. Found in the price-clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, in the price clipped dust wrapper. Externally rather smart. Very lightly rubbed to the boards and the spine, with some discolouration of the the cloth towards the top and bottom edges of the boards. Lightly bumped to the head of the spine, more so to the tail which has lost a little cloth. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Clare Leighton. Very Good/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 854N37

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Clare Leighton The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry Signed Dustwrapper The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry Clare Leighton

I.C.S Reference Library

I C S Reference Library a Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of the International Correspondence Schools and Containing in Permanent Form the Instruction Papers, Examination Questions and Keys Used in Their Various Courses

Scranton, International Textbook Company, 1912. Leather. A textbook produced by the I.C.S reference library. This work was formed for the students of the International Correspondence Schools. This particular issue has the following sections: Principles of Animal Feeding Principles of Animal Breeding Dairy Barns and Equipment Breeds of Dairy Cattle Dairy-Cattle Management Milk Farm Butter Making Beef and Dual Purpose Cattle Illustrated throughout with numerous drawings and diagrams. In a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. A Few marks to boards. Patches of rubbing elsewhere to board. Shelf stamp to the title page, 2596 5F. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: LTH3-F-29

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Farming Agriculture Animals Livestock Agriculture Cattle None

Robert F. Ling

The English Guernsey Cattle Society&Apos;S Herd Book

London , The English Guernsey Cattle Society, 1940. Cloth. A record of the English Guernsey Cattle Society, detailing the breeding activities of the Guernsey herds in the UK in 1940. With one photographic plate. In a brown cloth binding. Externally, smart, though with some marks and some slight bumping. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a few instances of foxing. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN31-F-5

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Cattle Guernsey Herd Book Guernsey None

Dr. William Lobe

Hand-Lexikon Der Gasammten Lanwirthschaft

Berlin , Hugo Voigt, 1878. Cloth. A scarce edition of this German language book by Dr. William Lobe. Concerning the lexicon of agriculture and agriculture's impact on economy and science, the book makes for an interesting insight into 19th Century rural Germany. In decorative cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally sound with some marking to the boards and wear to extremities and backstrip. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and generally bright and clean, aside from some foxing to endpages. The pages are also irregularly cut in one section Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: FGN10-H-9

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: Dr. William Lobe Agriculture Germany Agriculture None

J. C. Loudon

An Encyclopaedia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Laying out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and of the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1883. Cloth. An exhaustive agricultural encyclopaedia by John Claudius Loudon. "With upwards of twelve hundred engravings on wood, by Branston." Sections include 'History of Agriculture', 'Of Earth and Soils' and 'Fences used in Agriculture.' With a neat ink inscription to upper title page, reading 'James Watson, Swannington Court, Norfolk.' Eighth edition. In a full cloth binding with gilt titled spine. Externally, generally smart with some marks and light rubbing in places. Minor wear to extremities and backstrip. Internally, remarkably firmly bound for its age and size. Light spotting to first and last few pages, otherwise very bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN33-I-5

Katalog: Agriculture & Farming

Sonstige Stichworte: John Claudius Loudon Branston Agriculture Farming Branston None