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1770 A Six Months Tour through the North of EnglandLondon: 1770The scarce four volume first edition of Arthur Young's illustrated guide to farming and agriculture in the North of England.
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1891 Flowers of The EngadineWinchester : 1891A scarce, first edition of this delightful study of flowers from the Swiss Alps, with over two hundred colour plates by Evelyn D. Heathcote.
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1905 2vol Wild Flowers Month by Month in Their Natural HauntsLondon: 1905A smart first edition set of this illustrate guide to wild flowers over the course of the year.
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1899 A Farmer's Year Being His Commonplace Book for 1898London: 1899A first edition of this illustrated work on a year of farming from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard.
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1899 A Farmer's Year Being His Commonplace Book for 1898London: 1899A smart first edition of this illustrated work on a year of farming from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard.
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1931 Historic Farms of South AfricaLondon: 1931The first edition of this illustrated historical study on South African farms and their produce by Dorothea Fairbridge.
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1886 The Book of Duck DecoysLondon: 1886A first edition of Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey's study of the construction, management and history of duck decoys, with colourful illustrations to accompany the text.
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c1810 Meteorological and Miscellaneous TractsCardiff: c1810The very scarce first edition of this collection of tracts about meteorology, gardening and farming, by Col. James Capper.
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1883 The Practical Management of Fisheries: A Book for Proprietors and KeepersLondon: 1883A first edition of this detailed handbook for the management of fisheries.
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1972 Flora Neotropica Monograph No. 9 ChrysobalanaceaeNew York: 1972A scarce first edition of Ghillean Prance's illustrated botanical study, published as part of the Flora Neotropica series of monographs.
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1972 Flora Neotropica Monograph No. 9 ChrysobalanaceaeNew York: 1972A scarce first edition of Ghillean Prance's illustrated study of the chrysobalanaceae family of flowering plants.
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1946-1981 13vols The New Naturalist LibraryLondon: 1946-1981Thirteen bright volumes from the New Naturalist Library, with the original dust wrappers.
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1951-1999 The New Naturalist: A Survey of British and Irish Natural HistoryLondon: 1951-1999A wonderfully illustrated collection of first and early editions from The New Naturalist Survey of British and Irish Natural History series, in the original, colourful dust wrappers.
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1864 Wayside WeedsLondon: 1864A very scarce, first edition of this illustrated study of wild plants found on the wayside, by Spencer Thomson.
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1911 A Fauna of the Tweed AreaEdinburgh: 1911The first edition of this illustrated guide to the fauna of the Tweed area of Scotland.
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1950 Orchids Their Description and CultivationLondon: 1950A beautifully illustrated study of the orchid, written by English botanist Charles H. Curtis.
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1853 The Poultry BookLondon: 1853A scarce first edition copy of this interesting work on the care of poultry, beautifully illustrated with twenty-two vivid chromolithograph plates.
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1682 The Anatomy of Plants[London]: 1682The very scarce first collected edition of Nehemiah Grew's important work on plant anatomy, lacking all eighty-three engraved plates.
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1947 A Text Book of Punjab AgricultureLahore : 1947The first edition of this scarce work on Punjab agriculture by Sir William Roberts and S. B. S. Katar Singh, with maps and diagrams.
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1906 Recreations of a NaturalistLondon: 1906A scarce first edition of this charming work on nature, by English naturalist and ornithologist, James Edmund Harting.
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1910 Alpine Flowers and GardensLondon: 1910A wonderfully illustrated description of Alpine flowers and gardens.
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1905 2vol The Apples of New YorkAlbany: 1905A first edition of this horticultural study into the growth of apples in New York, presented by S. A. Beach to Ellison Orr.
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1804-1805 Two Tracts. The Uses of Clay Marl, as Manure; The Uses of Agricultural SaltsYork: 1804-1805The first edition thus of this publication of two agricultural tracts by James Cochrane, discussing agricultural salts, and the use of clay marl as manure.
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1760 A Treatise of Husbandry on the Improvement of Dry and Barren LandsLondon: 1760The very scarce first edition of Thomas Hitt's mid eighteenth century agricultural work.
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1801 National Irrigation, or the Various Methods of Watering MeadowsLondon: 1801The first edition of this very scarce, illustrated guide to the irrigation of meadows.
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1757 The Principles of Agriculture and VegetationEdinburgh: 1757The very scarce first edition, second issue of this celebrated agricultural treatise by Scottish physician Francis Home.
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1818 A Treatise on Soils and ManuresLondon: 1818The first edition of this very scarce early nineteenth century on the use of soil and manure in agriculture.
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1918 The Land: A PleaLondon: 1918In this first edition, James Galsworthy argues in favour of reorganising the way Britain uses its Land.
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1887-1888 Notes sur les Vignes Americaines, Serie II and IIIParis; Bordeaux: 1887-1888The second and third series of French botanist Alexis Millardet's scarce discussion of American vines.
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1942 In the Heart of the CountryLondon: 1942A very smart first edition of this charming work on the countryside by Bates.
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1889 Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard JeffriesLondon: 1889A scarce limited edition of this collection of the last essays of Richard Jefferies.
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1947-1949 2vol Our Bird Book & Both Sides of the RoadLondon: 1947-1949Two very smart scarce first editions from Rogerson and Tunnicliffe, with colour illustrations.
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1939 Men and the FieldsLondon: 1939A first edition copy of this work by Adrian Bell, describing rural life before modern agriculture, with drawings and lithographs by John Nash.
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1878 The Corn and Cattle Producing Districts of FranceLondon: 1878In this scarce volume, George Richardson offers an account of French corn and cattle farming. This copy was previously owned by George Warde Norman, who was the Director of the Bank of England in the 19th century.
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1898 Travels in the Coastlands of British East AfricaLondon: 1898A first edition work detailing William Fitzgerald's travels in British East Africa, with folding maps and illustrations.
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1794 General View of the Agriculture in Berkshire, the County of Berwick, & East LothianLondon: 1794Three scarce illustrated agricultural works from the late 18th century regarding Berkshire, East Lothian, and Berwick, handsomely bound together in half calf.