Skip to content

No image available
No image available

A Compleat Body of Husbandry; Containing Rules for Performing, in the Most Profitable Manner, the Whole Business of the Farmer and Country Gentleman in Cultivating, Planting, and Stocking of Land; in Judging of the Several Kinds of Seeds, of Manures &c Contemporary full paneled leather, worn especially on spine & edges, joints cracked through with covers holding by strings, -

by HALE, Thomas;

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first

Description

London, T., Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756, First edition. . contemporary full paneled leather, worn especially on spine & edges, joints cracked through with covers holding by strings, front blank endpaper chipped, old damp stain to gutter and fore-edge of first 50 pages, text block solid, contents very good. . folio [42 x 26 cm]; xii, 719, [i, publisher's ads] pp, copper engraved frontis plus 12 copper-engraved plates, one of which is double-page, engraved headpieces, tailpieces and other illustrations. . The title, a minor essay in itself, goes on to mention crops, breeding and preserving cattle, curing their diseases, managing the orchard, the brewhouse and the dairy. The plates include farming implements, plants, plans, buildings and one of a dung pit. Most plates have several figures. Fussell p. 37. Later editions had fewer plates. Macdonald 210 mentions only the Dublin edition of 1757 in two volumes which had only 5 plates and the London 1758 edition. A detailed and early agricultural work covering all aspects of the subject. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
Used: See description
NZ$720.83
NZ$31.56 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 8 to 21 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Horizon Books (Ontario, Canada)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

About Horizon Books Ontario, Canada

Specializing in: Asia, Africa, America, Europe, Pacific Travel, Polar Travels, Botany, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscaping, Natural History, Ornithology, Plant Hunting, Scientific Instruments, History Of Science & Technology, Travel, Voyages, Exploration, Expeditions, Rare & Out-Of-Print
Biblio member since 2003
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

We buy and sell rare and out-of-print books related to Travel & Exploration, Gardening and Natural History. We are always interested in purchasing libraries, collections and individual books of merit in our specialties. We have been selling books on the Internet since 1993. We also sell antique prints - please email us for our current web page with images of each print and map. BROWSE OUR BOOKS FROM THE LISTS DIRECTLY BELOW, or search by author, title, keyword.

Terms of Sale:

All books are as described with any major defects noted. If you have any questions about condition or need a picture of any book, please email us directly. Prices in US funds, shipping/insurance extra, we ship world-wide & securely wrap and pack all books. There is no handling charge and shipping is at cost. We ship by post office, UPS, FedEx, etc. Payment by US check on US bank, US international money order, VISA & MasterCard [please give your card billing address if paying by cc], or wire transfer to our bank (a US$20. bank charge). Cheques from Canadian banks accepted at the current rate of exchange. GST charged to Canadian addresses. All customer information is fully secure & confidential. We specialize in rare & out-of-print Travel & Exploraton, Gardening, Natural History books. All books are guaranteed and returnable within 7 days of receipt with prior notice, and returned in same condition as sent.

Browse books from Horizon Books

Categories

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.