An Essay on the Origin and Operation of the Dry Rot, with a view to it's prevention or cure. To which are annexed, suggestions on the cultivation of forest trees, and an abstract of the several forest laws from the reign of Canute to the present Time
by McWilliam, Robert
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About This Item
London: J. Taylor , 1818. Hardback, full calf. 28 x 22.5cm. xx, 420pp. Complete with three engraved plates. Later replacement spine. Ex- Royal Agricultural Society of England library with usual library markings. First and last few pages a little foxed, otherwise a pretty clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.
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- Title
- An Essay on the Origin and Operation of the Dry Rot, with a view to it's prevention or cure. To which are annexed, suggestions on the cultivation of forest trees, and an abstract of the several forest laws from the reign of Canute to the present Time
- Author
- McWilliam, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Taylor
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
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