Agriculture & Farming
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1943 Rural Estate Management A Compendium at The Service of Agricultural LandownersLondon: 1953A signed, second edition copy of this agricultural work on estate management. -
1885 Tree GossipLondon: 1885A very scarce first edition of Francis George Heath's entertaining guide to trees and the natural work.
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1844 Farming For LadiesLondon: 1844A very scarce first edition of this nineteenth century educational and intriguing guide on farming for women.
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1846 Blights of the Wheat and Their Remedies Our Song BirdsLondon: 1846Two natural history work published by the Religious Tract Society bound in one, discussing birds of Britain and common wheat diseases.
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1952 Farmer's Progress a Guide to FarmingLondon: 1952A lovely copy of George Henderson's extensive guide to farming, illustrated throughout, in the scarce dustwrapper.
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1927 The Food of Some British Wild BirdsYork: 1924-1927A finely bound, early edition of Walter E Collinge's study in economic ornithology. It is to this work he explores the food of some British wild birds.
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1857 Hints to Young Barbados-PlantersBarbados: 1857A vanishingly scarce first edition of this compelling treatise on agriculture in Barbados, which is known for being prominently focussed on sugar. Written by the plantation owner Robert Reece.
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Elements of Agricultural Chemistry in a Course of LecturesLondon: 1827A smart copy of the fourth edition of Humphry Davy's lectures on agricultural chemistry, illustrated with ten folding plates.
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A Treatise Concerning the Manner of Fallowing of Ground Raising of Grass-Seeds…Edinburgh: 1724The first edition of this scarce work regarding husbandry, fallowing and grass-seeds. A fascinating insight into eighteenth century agriculture, and one of the earliest Scottish works on flax and hemp.
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1829 The Farmer's Guide and Agriculturist's Companion A Taylor Second Edition DairyEdinburgh: 1829The second edition of this useful agricultural guide to book-keeping, crops, cattle and more. An enlarged edition of this title, which was first published in 1827. sdgssgsgsgsgdsgsgsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgdsgd
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1823 Natural and Chymical Treatise on Agriculture Gyllenborg Pilkinton Very ScarceBanbury: 1823A 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.
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1894 Light Horses Breeds and Management 2nd Ed Live Stock Handbooks IllustratedLondon: 1894A second edition copy of this fascinating work on the breeding and management of horses; copiously illustrated throughout.
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1931 Thomas Tusser His Good Points of Husbandry Dorothy Hartley IllustratedLondon: 1931A facsimile of Thomas Tusser's important poem on agriculture in Tudor England, edited by Dorothy Hartley illustrated throughout.
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1759 A Practical Treatise of Husbandry M Duamel Du Monceau Illustrated PlatesLondon: 1759The first English edition of Duhamel du Monceau's treatise on husbandry. Illustrated, with six plates.
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c1880 Modern Practical Farriery Miles Herring Lupton Coloured IllustratedLondon: c1880An unusually attractive copy of this copiously illustrated copy of this fascinating study of modern veterinary practices, primarily focusing on the management of horses.
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1925 Farm Implements and Machinery J. R. Bond John Russell Illustrated ScarceLondon: 1925A very scarce copy of J. R. Bond's work on the machinery used in farm processes, illustrated profusely throughout.
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1938 The Open Fields Orwin First Edition Signed Uncommon Folding Maps IllustratedOxford: 1938A fascinating study of historical husbandry by Charles Stewart Orwin and Christabel Susan Lowry Orwin.
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c1880 Skeavington's Modern Farriery John Sherer Illustrated Very ScarceLondon: c1880A very scarce edition of this fascinating study of modern veterinary practices, primarily focusing on the management of horses.
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1910 Text-Book of Egyptian Agriculture G P Foaden F Fletcher Volume II OnlyCairo: 1910The first edition of this scarce work on Egyptian Agriculture. Written and published during the British occupation of Egypt, this work is penned by a selection of scholars regarding crop growing in Egypt.
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1801 An Account of the Mode of Draining Land J Elkington Second Ed J JohnstoneLondon: 1801An informative account of the reformatory methods of land-draining by agriculturalist Joseph Elkington. Profusely illustrated with bright folding plans of various drainage methods, this work preserves the innovative methods Elkington developed.
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1943 4vol Story of the Countryside Village Market Town Farms Fields FarmyardLondon: 1943A charming four volume set of 'The Story of the Countryside', published by the Oxford University Press and the 'National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs'.
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1927 Bypaths in Downland Barclay Wills Illustrated First Edition UncommonLondon: 1927A first edition of Barclay Wills's 'Bypaths in Downland'.
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1787-1796 6vols Marshalls The Rural Economy Gloucestershire The West and NorfolkLondon: 1787-1796Six volumes of William Marshall's Rural Economy.
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1895-1926 REPORTS AGRICULTURE Credit Germany IrelandLondon: 1895-1926An interesting collection of reports and records concerning agriculture and agricultural credit.
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1893 The Complete Grazier Cattle-Breeders Assistant W Youatt W Fream 13th EdLondon: 1893An impressively large copy of this exhaustive Victorian guide to the keeping of cattle.
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1907 Farming W M Tod Lucy Kemp-Welch Illus Manuring Cattle HorsesLondon: 1907An informative guide to the basics of agriculture and farming livestock, with accompanying illustrations throughout.
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1878 William Lobe Hand Lexicon Gesammten Landwirthschaft German AgricultureBerlin : 1878A scarce edition of this German language book by Dr. William Lobe.
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1844 Report from the Select Committee on Tobacco Trade Evidence MapLondon: 1844A detailed report on the findings of the committee formed to investigate changes in the laws surrounding the tobacco trade.
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1908 12vol The Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agriculture Robert Wright PlatesLondon : 1908A complete and comprehensive agricultural encyclopaedia, edited by Professor R. Patrick Wright.
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1935-61 14vol English Guernsey Society Cattle Herd Book Agricultural RecordsLondon: 1935-61Fourteen herd books of the English Guernsey Cattle Society, detailing the breeding activities of the Guernsey herds in the UK between 1935 and 1961.
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1883 Encyclopaedia of Agriculture JC Loudon Illustrated Branston Eighth EditionLondon: 1883An exhaustive agricultural encyclopaedia by John Claudius Loudon.
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1918 The Soil Scientific Study of the Growth of Crops by A D Hall IllustratedLondon : 1918A book on the science of soil for farmers and gardeners.
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1962 Artificial Fertilization Apples Masters Thesis T De Witt West IllustratedN/A: 1962A university thesis into the viability of the artificial fertilization of apples on a large scale, conducted at Risby Farm, Suffolk.
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1940 The English Guernsey Cattle Society Herd Book Robert F Ling LVILondon : 1940A record of the English Guernsey Cattle Society, detailing the breeding activities of the Guernsey herds in the UK in 1940.
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c1910 Chambers and Co Alpha Cakes Scarce EditionLondon : c1910A product catalogue for Chambers and Co Alpha Cakes.
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1860 The American Cotton Spinner and Managers and Carders Guide Robert H BairdBoston : 1860A useful guide to cotton spinning.