Agriculture & Farming
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1884 Ranch NotesLondon: 1884An interesting account of a ranchers experience cattle-herding in the United States.
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1864 The Complete Grazier and Farmer and Cattle-Breeder's AssistantLondon: 1864Large farming volume by William Youatt, lavishly illustrated.
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1950 Wheat and ChaffLondon: 1950A first edition of this collection of Street's broadcast speeches on agriculture and the countryside, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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c1891 How to Keep Laying Hens and to Rear ChickensLondon: c1891A very scarce work on keeping and rearing chickens, from the Victorian era.
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c1800 Dairy Farming being the Theory, Practice and Methods of DairyingLondon : c1800An extensive volume on the theory, practice and methods of dairy farming, with colour plates.
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1794 General View of the County Of CornwallLondon: 1794The first edition of this scarce study of late eighteenth century agriculture in Cornwall, with discussion also of mines and soil type.
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1802 A Complete Treatise of Land Surveying, By the Chain, Cross, and Offset Staffs OnlyLondon: 1802The very scarce second edition of this interesting volume on land surveying and agriculture, complete with many folding plates.
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1843 The Nature and Property of SoilsLondon: 1843A beautifully bound, fourth edition copy of John Morton's work on soil.
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1771 The Farmer's Tour Through the East of EnglandLondon; Salisbury; Edinburgh: 1771The first edition of Arthur Young's influential travel survey of agriculture across the east counties of England, complete with many folding plates.
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1769 Modern Eden: or the Gardener's Universal GuideLondon: 1769An excellent copy of the very scarce second edition of Rutter and Carter's impressive guide to garden management.
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1798 A Complete Treatise of Land Surveying, By the Chain, Cross, and Offset Staffs OnlyLondon: 1798The first edition of this very scarce treatise on land surveying by William Davis, complete with folding plates.
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1839 Scenes of Commerce, By Land and SeaLondon: 1839A heavily illustrated work discussing the various prominent trades of England in the nineteenth century.
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1764 Essays on HusbandryLondon: 1764The first edition of Walter Harte's illustrated agricultural essays.
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1861 The British FernsLondon: 1861A beautiful first edition hand-coloured study of British ferns by Sir William Jackson Hooker, illustrated throughout by Walter Fitch.
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1830-1831 The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society DelineatedChiswick; London: 1830-1831The first edition of zoologist Edward Turner Bennet's two volume illustrated study of birds and quadrupeds, in a bright Morrell binding.
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2009 Thirty-Five HarvestsUK: 2009The very scarce first edition, first printing of this farming book by Oliver Walston, signed and inscribed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. -
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1988 OutburstsIpswich: 1988The first edition, first printing of this collection of essays on farming, signed and inscribed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. -
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1940 Extracts from The Diary Of A Hunting FarmerNot Stated: 1940A signed copy of Pyne's very scarce memoirs of his hunting experiences. -
1835-1839 The Farmer's Magazine Eight VolumesLondon: 1835-1839The first editions of these six-monthly periodicals about farming and agriculture from the nineteenth century with illustrations and monochrome plates.
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1839 Scenes of Commerce, by Land and SeaLondon: 1839A decorative full calf copy of this fascinating work by Rev. Isaac Taylor, featuring 66 beautiful engraved plates.
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1983 The ABC and XYZ of Bee CultureMedina: 1983A lovely copy of this encyclopaedia dedicated to apiculture by A. I. Root.
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1888 Rabbits for Profit and Rabbits for PowderLondon: 1888A very scarce second edition of this work on the various uses of rabbits.
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1883 The Horse, In the Stable and The FieldLondon : 1883An interesting 1883 copy of The Horse, In the Stable and The Field, with illustrations throughout.
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1985 The English Countryman; The English Countrywoman; The Farmer's ToolsLondon: 1985Three lovely copies of G. E. Fussell's farming volumes, complete with unclipped dust wrappers.
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1894 English Farming and Why I Turned It UpLondon: 1894The first edition of crime fiction author Ernest Bramah's humorous autobiographical account of his farming adventures in his youth.
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1849-61 Farmer's Magazine from the Second and Third SeriesLondon: 1849-61Seventeen volumes of the 'Farmer's Magazine', an illustrated nineteenth century agriculture periodical, uniformly bound in half calf.
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1931 Five Hundred Points of Good HusbandryLondon: 1931A limited edition copy of Thomas Tusser's sixteenth century work on husbandry, handsomely bound in full morocco by Bain and Company.
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1927 The Farmers' Trek Book: A Souvenir of South African and Rhodesian Farmers in Great Britain and on the Continent During the Summer of 1927London: 1927A very scarce illustrated informational work on the South African agricultural tour of Great Britain during the summer of 1927.
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1802 2Vols in 1 Rural Recreations and Elements of BotanyLondon: 1802The first edition of these two illustrated works concerned with plant life and agriculture; 'Rural Recreations, Or Modern Farmer's Calendar' and R. Hall's 'The Elements of Botany'.
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1815 The Gentleman FarmerEdinburgh: 1815The sixth edition of Lord Kames' popular guide for the 'Gentleman Farmer'. Illustrated with three plates, and featuring chapters on crop rotation and soil fertility.
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1775 Rural Improvements: Or, Essays on the Most Rational Methods of Improving EstatesLondon: 1775The scarce first edition Joseph Wimpey's guide to the management of land. With discussions of the political state of England at the time, foreign trade, and the poor.
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1868 Handy Book of the Flower-GardenEdinburgh and London: 1868The first edition of this guide to the year round management of the flower garden, illustrated with seven folding plates.
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1879 Familiar Garden FlowersLondon: 1879Illustrated with forty chromolithograph plates, this is the first edition of the first series of this delightful study of the garden flowers of England.
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1912 Bacteria as Friends and Foes of the Dairy FarmerLondon: 1912A scarce, early twentieth-century work on bacteria and its uses in agriculture, handsomely bound in full calf prize binding.
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1915 Floral Rambles in Highways and BywaysLondon: 1915A beautifully illustrated edition of this scarce work from Professor G. Henslow. Complete with 32 colour plates.
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1948 Chronicles of the Hedges and Other EssaysLondon: 1948A wonderfully illustrated first edition of John Richard Jefferies’ ‘Chronicles of the Hedges and Other Essays’, in unclipped dust wrapper.