Markhams Farewell to hvsbandry : or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as best grounds whatsoever
by MARKHAM, Gervase
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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1656 Gervase Markham Farewell to Husbandry Agriculture FARMING Garden Rice Wheat
Gervase Markham is one of the most prolific and well-known 17th-century authors of husbandry and jockey athletics. His book 'Farewell to Husbandry' is a rare work of agricultural history, focusing on the preservations and planting of grains and seeds. Other important topics include:
· Preparing and grooming farmland
· Techniques in plowing
· Rice and wheat harvesting
· Farm tools
Item number: #16344
Price: $750
MARKHAM, Gervase
Markhams Farewell to hvsbandry : or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as best grounds whatsoever
London : Printed by W. Wilson, for E. Brewster and George Sawbridge, 1656.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [6], 126, [4]
· References: Wing S 3650
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.75in X 6in (19.5cm x 15cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16344
- Title
- Markhams Farewell to hvsbandry : or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as best grounds whatsoever
- Author
- MARKHAM, Gervase
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Wilson, for E. Brewster and George Sawbridge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1656
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1656 Gervase Markham Farewell to Husbandry Agriculture FARMING Garden Rice Wheatrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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