Search Results: Farming and Agriculture from Minotavros Books

London: His Majesty's Stationary Office at Oxford University Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Blue wrappers, 126pp. Illustrated with 15pp photographic plates and 2 color foldout maps. Boards a bit faded, worn but in fact near fine. Discusses the joint Anglo-American effort in 1942 to supply countries in the Middle East with essential items needed for their livelihood to survive during war time.

Madison, Wisconsin: H.L. Russell, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. tan cloth. vi, 304 pp. B&W illustration in text. Rubbed to extremities, pink scuffs to front board. Ink ownership inscription and stamps to endpapers.

Hansport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, 1980. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo (tall). Original pictorial card wraps. 85 p.p. A few ink marks to front cover. The story of the apple industry in Nova Scotia and the families immediately involved.

New York: Collins Design, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lewis, Matthew. 12" x 10" First edition, first printing stated. Oblong. Thick stamped paper board over brown cloth spine. With green sleeve wrapper. Near fine overall. A stunning look at some of the most forward-thinking ecolodges in the world's most exotic destinations. Featuring more than 300 full-colour photographs, detailed architectural sketches, and a rating system specially developed by ecolodge and ecotourism expert Hitesh Mehta, this book is the definitve word on what makes an ecolodge truly authentic.

Saskatoon: Prairie Books, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Wm. W. Perehudoff. 8vo. Fifth printing. Orig. orange cloth, 248pp. Illustrated with line-drawings. Signed on title-page by author. Bookplate on front pastedown, light rubbing to cloth and extremities o/w near fine in d/w. Stories of Canadian cattle men on the frontier.

Ottawa: Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists, 1939. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. December 1939. Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. Original green pictorial wraps, stapled and glued binding. 101 pp., [x]. B&W photos and illustrations in-text. Sunning and damp staining to spine, staples rusted. Damp stain to tail edge at gutter at front. This issue of the CSTA Review is designed to acquaint agriculturalists and other interested parties throughout Canada with the activities of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act.

Toronto: William Briggs, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 18mo. Orig. teal cloth. viii, 9-260 pp. Frontis. plus B&W illustration in text. Light chafing to extremities. Ink ownership inscriptions. Interior age toned. One instance of pencil marginalia.

New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [xv] 375 p.p. [1]. B&W illustrations, reproductions and photos throughout. Binding of green cloth gilt lettered with small gilt design on front. Small stain to front of jacket. Light foxing to text block edges but interior clean. A Social History of Late Imperial China and a frontier family's rise to local eminence, from its pioneer days in 18th century Taiwan through its attainment of gentry status a century later. A most unusual book.

Prince Albert, Sask: The Herald Job Pprint, 1930. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to. Original wrappers, title lettered in blue inside gilt border, [4] pp. Program and list of Community Songs lettered in blue. Light rubbing to extremities, some light sunning and foxing to wrappers, otherwise near fine. Robert Weir (1882-1939) served as Federal Minister of Agriculture during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl.

New York: Sterling Publishing Co, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo (large). Original red boards. Title with colour vignette of a cow mounted to front board in slim silver boarder. 256 p.p. Illustrated throughout by Jane Laurie, showing types and cuts of various meats. Offers a history of meat and farming, and includes recipes for Lamb, Pork, and Beef. A great collection for connoisseur's and foodies. Light rubbing to tips, edges. Otherwise a fine copy.

London: C. Clement, 1822. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stereotype edition. Orig. grey paper boards, printed paper spine label. 207 pp., iv (index). Wear to extremities, spine label rubbed, spine chipped, bruise to fore edge of rear board. One inch tear to lower margin of p. 21. Very good.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1919. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [xi] 472 p.p. Original green cloth with gilt titling on spine and bline tooled panel and device to boards. Scuffs to boards, bumping to cornes, rubbing to spine ends. Bookplate and ink ownership inscription of Paul W. Gregory, Bussey Institution of Harvard University. B&W/colour illustrations and one foldout table. Text clean.

Allahabad: The Pioneer Press, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Scarce 1st edition. Quarter brown cloth, tan paper boards, B&W pictorial onlay. xii, 171 pp. [1] B&W fold-out plate. Rubbing to cloth, wear to corners, some staining to boards. Handwritten recipes to front endpapers.

London: Oxford University Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. black cloth. 236 pp. B&W map. Spine tilted and sunned, corners bumped.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Rural Text-Book Series. Orig. green cloth. xxiv, 434 pp. [14] B&W plates, illustrations in text. Spine tilted, chafing to extremities, damp staining to boards, spotting to spine. Interior clean.

Toronto: Lovell & Gibson, 1857. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full red cloth. viii, 9-139 pp. B&W illustrations. Bruising, rubbing and a few spots of wear to extremities. Light general soiling, some cockling and small damp stains to rear board. Some light spots of soiling and foxing to interior.

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of the Harvard University Press, 1961. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The John Harvard Library. Republished from the J.W. Campbell 1832 edition with the editor's introduction and facsimile title page of original. Orig. maroon cloth. xxxv, 199 pp. Very light rubbing to spine foot. Dust jacket is price clipped, sunned to spine and edges, rubbed to extremities, small chips to spine head, short tear to head of rear cover.

Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech, 1777. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Rebound with smooth brown calf over marbled boards, xxxii, 413pp. Illustrated with [19] b/w engraved plates. Light foxing, dampstain on upper fore-edge, title page paper repair to lower margin [text unaffected] and small bookseller stamp on upper tp, o/w a very good copy with striking engravings. Dr. James Anderson [1739-1808] was a Scottish naturalist, farmer, scientist and lawyer. In this second volume of his essays, he discusses plants and their relationship to animals for food and nutrients, distinguishing certain animal breeds from others, and peculiarities in climate.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1935. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Oblong. Pictorial paper boards. 64 pp. B&W photographs. Boards rubbed and age toned. Foxing to edges of text block and gutters of endpapers. Marker scribble to last page.

Toronto: Belford Bros, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo. Orig. brown publisher's cloth, beveled edges. 154 pp., ads, [8] B&W plates + illustrations in text. Some staining and rubbing to cloth, rubbing and wear to extremities, cockling to cloth at rear board. Gold ownership stamp to ffep. Light foxing and soiling to interior.