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[London: Prospect Books, 1983. Duodecimo (17.7 x 10.5 cm.), xii, 216 pages. Illustrated with decorative head- and tail-pieces. Index. All edges gilt. FACSIMILE EDITION of the 1744 original published in London, Printed for R. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall ; And sold by M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster Row. The title continues: Part I: Shewing the best and most approved Methods of raising and bringing to the greatest Perfection all the Products of the Kitchen-Garden; with a Kalendar shewing the different Products of each Month and the Business proper to be done in it; Part II: Containing a large Collection of Receipts for dressing all Sorts of Kitchen Stuff, so as to afford a great Variety of cheap, healthful; and palatable Dishes. An anonymous 18th-century manual with advice for the reader on growing, cooking, and storing vegetables, and with an emphasis on seasonality. The work is frequently cited as an early vegetarian cookbook, though Arnold Oxford reminds us this "is not a vegetarian hand-book, as…
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Adam's Luxury and Eve's Cookery; or the Kitchen-Garden Display'd. In Two Parts. To which is added the Physical Virtues of every Herb and Root. [Facsimile re-issue]
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Advertising booklet
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New London, CT: Quinnipiac Fertilizer Co, 1884. Duodecimo, 40 pages. Advertising booklet for Quinnipiac Fish and Phosphate fertilizer, containing predominantly testimonials from growers about the value of using this product. Also contains a seven page list of farmers, organized by town, with the recommendation that you ask them yourself. With a tiny chip to the fore edge of the rust colored wrappers, and a tiny damp stain to the foot of the spine. Otherwise a fine copy.
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Agricultural Chemistry, a Reference Text. Volume One: Principles of Agricultural Chemistry, & Volume Two: Practical Applications of Agricultural Chemistry
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Toronto/New York/London: Van Nostrand Company, 1951. Two volumes. Quartos, 812 & 588 pages. FIRST EDITION. The standard textbook of agricultural chemistry in the years following the end of World War II, and the massive expansion of the use of chemicals in farming. Frear championed pesticides and other chemicals in all aspects of agriculture, and was early to claim that without pesticides man would be doomed to starvation. Fine in publisher's black cloth.
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The American Bee Keeper's Manual: being a practical treatise on the history and domestic economy of the honey-bee, embracing a full illustration of the whole subject, with the most approved methods of managing this insect through every branch of its culture, the result of many years' experience
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New York: C.M. Saxton, 1851. Octavo (19 x 13.5 cm.), 349, [10] pages. Illustrated with wood engravings in the text. Index. Publisher's advertisements. In later editions, a publisher's glossary was appended at the rear, but not in this issue. Stated "Fourth Edition". A beekeeping manual, "being a Practical Treatise on the history and domestic economy of the honey-bee embracing a full illustration of the whole subject, with the most approved methods of managing this insect through every branch of its culture, the result of many years' experience." Some pages stained; otherwise internally quite good. In publisher's blind and gilt-decorated brown boards; some light wear to edges. Near very good. Pasted-in to the free front endpaper is a slip of blue paper with an ownership signature, "David Darrow's Book, West Eaton, 1856". David Darrow (1782-1870) was one of the founding fathers of West Eaton, a small town in Madison County, New York. [OCLC locates six copies of this fourth edition].
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The American Vine-Dresser's Guide. New and revised edition
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New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1872. Octavo (18 x 12.5 cm.), 123 pages. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Facing English and French texts. Third edition, an early facsimile of the original G.&C. Carwill edition of 1827. In 1829, Cargill issued a slightly expanded edition with some changes to the translation. Loubat was among the first to recognize the potential of American soil for quality wine grapes. He claims to have planted as many as eleven hundred vines in New Jersey and Long Island, all imported from his father's nurseries in the Gironde and Lot. His Long Island nursery was along the banks of the East River, on what is now the Brooklyn waterfront. The vines were dug out and - according to Pinney - "the vineyard property was sold for building lots". Lower corner of free front end paper chipped, otherwise internally very good. With some wear to the head and foot of the spine and the spine faded; in lavender pebbled cloth, the title brightly gilt-stamped. [Gabler 28040].
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American Silk Growers' Guide or The Art of Raising the Mulberry and Silk, and the system of successive crops in each season. Second edition, revised and enlarged
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Boston: Weeks, Jordan & Co., 121 Washington Street; [D.H. Ela, printer, no. 19 Washington Street], 1839. Octavo (18 x 11.5 cm.), viii, 167, [1] pages. Bibliographical references and publisher's advertisement at rear. Second edition, enlarged and improved; following the first of 1835. This second edition contains a lengthy new preface by the author, outlining the author's observations about improvements in the American silk industry since the book was first made available. Some darkening to endpapers, otherwise very clean. Original textured brown cloth, gilt-titled on the front board. Fine. Early, bold ownership signature "Hugh C. Robertson, East Boston" to free front endpaper. [OCLC locates fifty-one copies].
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The American Vine-Dresser's Guide. New and Revised Edition
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New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1872. Octavo (18 x 12.5 cm.), 123 pages. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Facing English and French texts. Third edition, an early facsimile of the original G.&C. Carwill edition of 1827. In 1829, Cargill issued a slightly expanded edition with some changes in the translation. Loubat was among the first to recognize the potential of American soil for quality wine grapes. He claims to have planted as many as eleven hundred vines in New Jersey and Long Island, all imported from his father's nurseries in the Gironde and Lot. His Long Island nursery was along the banks of the East River, on what is now the Brooklyn waterfront. The vines were dug out and - according to Pinney - "the vineyard property was sold for building lots". Internally fine, but with some wear to the head and foot of the spine, and the spine faded; in somewhat spotty lavender pebbled cloth, the title brightly gilt-stamped. [Gabler 28040].
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The American Grape Grower's Guide: Intended Especially For The American Climate. Being A Practical Treatise On The Cultivation Of The Grape-Vine In Each Department Of Hot House, Cold Grapery, Retarding House, And Outdoor Culture
by Chorlton, William
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New York: Orange Judd & Company, 1852. Octavo (19 x 12.5 cm.), xii, 11-204, [8] pages. Advertisements. Illustrated. Stated "Second Edition" (see second preface, pp. x-xii); copyright and issued in the same year by C.M. Saxton, though all copies of 1852 issues we have seen contain the Preface to the Second Edition and the overlapping pagination. "Chorlton's guides to cultivation of European grapes under glass were based on his experience as gardener to J.C. Green, Esq. of Staten Island. Chorlton gives a long list of European grapes suitable for indoor cultivation and suggests the American varieties isabella, catawba, diana and concord for outdoors. This was a very popular treatise and there were numerous subsequent and revised editions." In publisher's gilt-titled, burgundy cloth, with a bit of edgewear; otherwise fine. A handsome copy, and scarce thus. Small ink ownership signature to preliminary blank. [Gabler G15820; Noling, page 105 (later edition)].
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Amministrazione d[e]l' Mag[nifi]co Antonio Ciotti Fattore d[e]l' Nob[il]e Signore Fausto Ugurgeri alla Tenuta di Seggiano p[er] l'annata decorsa dal p[ri]mo 8bre 1793 al 30 Settembre 1794. [= Administration of the Magistrate Antonio Ciotti, farm manager of the noble lord Fausto Ugurgeri for the Estate of Seggiano for the year from 1 October 1793 to 30 September 1794.] [Cover title]; Visita, o Contazione del Bestiame dei Poderi della Tenuta di Seggiano per l'Annata 1794, qual Contazione serve di Stilcontro per quella da Farsi nella Futura Annata 1795. [= Inspection Report, or Account of the Livestock of the Farms of the Seggiano Estate for the year 1794, which Account serves as the Basis for what to do in the Future year 1795.] [Title on first gathering]
by [Ciotti, Antonio, Fattore (agricultural manager); Ugurgeri, Fausto, Signore (roughly equivalent to Lord of the Manor in Britain)]
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[Seggiano, Italy, 1793. Manuscript codex (32 x 22.5 cm.) in several hands; various paginations in 24 gatherings of unequal lengths, including additionally several miscellaneous receipts, all indicating a retrospective assemblage, headed by a summary report as reflected by the title on the first gathering; bound in vellum and tied with cords. ~ A reference account book for the crop year October 1793-September 1794 (two instances of the date 1792 may be errors) made for an agricultural estate in the Tuscan municipality Seggiano, near Siena, south of Florence. It was prepared in advance of a detailed examination or inspection, presumably commissioned by the lord of the estate, Fausto Ugurgeri (originally Ugurgieri della Berardenga), of a Siennese family well known in the area from the 9th to the 19th century. The compiler declares himself on the cover as Antonio Ciotti, likely the agricultural manager of the estate, though he may also have held some public administrative office. (Italian fattore,…
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The Anatomy of Dessert
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London: Dulau & Company, Ltd, 1929. Octavo (21.5 x 15 cm.), vii, [1], 133, [3] pages. Frontispiece. Top edge gilt. FIRST EDITION, limited to one thousand copies, each signed by the author (this is no. 848). A great classic of food writing, and an important book for all interested in northern tree fruits and berries. Also contains sections on nuts and grapes. The book is a learned recitation of the qualities, distinctions, difficulties, and histories of specific varieties, presented by a student of fine fruit with a refined palate and a gift for the pen. "In the vast literature which deals with food and its appreciation I have searched for thirty years to find a precedent for a book devoted to the dessert. The great classic authors of France have left it untouched, nor can I find in any language a treatise on this crucial subject, which may so easily make or mar a well-planned meal" (page v). This cataloguer must admit that Bunyard has provided guidance in his own selection of fruit trees to…
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The Anatomy of Dessert
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London: Dulau & Company, Ltd, 1929. Octavo (21.5 x 15 cm.), vii, [1], 133, [3] pages. Illustrated Frontispiece. Top edge gilt. FIRST EDITION, limited to one thousand copies, each SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (this is no. 978). A great classic of food writing, and an important book for all interested in northern tree fruits and berries. Also contains sections on nuts and grapes. The book is a learned recitation of the qualities, distinctions, difficulties, and histories of specific varieties, presented by a student of fine fruit with a refined palate and a gift for the pen. "In the vast literature which deals with food and its appreciation I have searched for thirty years to find a precedent for a book devoted to the dessert. The great classic authors of France have left it untouched, nor can I find in any language a treatise on this crucial subject, which may so easily make or mar a well-planned meal" (page v). This cataloguer must admit that Bunyard has provided guidance in his own selection of fruit trees…
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Bacon Pigs in Canada. Notes on Breeding, Feeding, and Managing Swine with reports of Some Experiments
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Ottawa: Central Experimental Farm/Department of Agriculture, 1905. Bulletin no. 51 from Canada's Central Experimental Farm. Octavo, 61 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. A short but thorough examination of many aspects of bacon pig production, including a section on wintering and varieties of grain used for wintering. Movable enclosures, similar to our 'pig tractor' of today are discussed as well. With some light edgewear to the printed wrappers, and a few internal pages quite soiled. Still a serviceable, and not unattractive copy of this scarce pork booklet.
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Bee Venom Therapy. Bee Venom, Its Nature, and Its Effect on Arthritic and Rheumatoid Conditions
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Osage, Iowa: L.A. Doyle, 1981. Octavo, 238 pages Facsimile of the original 1935 edition, with the addition of a new foreword by Charles Mraz, owner of Champlain Valley Apiaries, world-renowned beekeeper, and founding member of the American Apitherapy Society. Fine in publisher's blue cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. Inscribed by the author to New England beekeeper William Petch, and with a typed letter, signed laid-in.
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Bees, Pigeons, Rabbits, and the Canary Bird, Familiarly Described: Their Habits, Propensities, and Dispositions Explained; Mode of Treatment in Health and Disease Plainly Laid Down; and the Whole Adapted As a Text-Book for the Young Student, with An..
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New-York: Wiley and Putnam; J.P. Wright, Printer, 18 New Street, 1842. Small octavo (11 x 15 cm.), viii, 164 pages. Illustrated with four small black and white in-text drawings. Presumed FIRST & ONLY AMERICAN EDITION. Originally published in Glasgow by W.R. M'Phun. A thorough presentation on the art of rearing bees, pigeons, rabbits and canaries, based on the author's experience, followed by the Appendix, set in a smaller typeface, with brief information on keeping the mockingbird, robin, indigo bird (blue linnet), the American yellow-bird (gold finch? ) and purple finch (linnet). Internally, hinges just starting; light foxing throughout. In publisher's blind-stamped, decorated cloth, gilt-titled on spine. Bit of wear to the extremities of the cloth. Scarce. Near very good. [OCLC locates twelve copies (and three copies of the Glasgow printing of 1840].
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Bees. Their Habits, Management and Treatment. A new edition, with illustrations. From the series: Books for the Country
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London: George Routledge & Sons; [printed by] Wyman & Sons, 1863. Small octavo (17 x 10.5 cm.), [3], 114, [12] pages. Illustrated with frontispiece, "The Aviary", and black & white illustrations in the text. Publisher's advertisements at rear. Both Harding and Richardson indicate that several issues of this "new edition" follows the stated second edition, and thus our date range. Later printings have various different paginations. "Rev. John Wood was a popular lecturer on many subjects and wrote many books on natural history" (Harding). Some wear to edges of a few leaves; foxing to endpapers and preliminaries. In black-titled and -decorated orange cloth, with publisher's advertisement on the rear board; cloth somewhat soiled and mottled but still legible. Good only. [OCLC locates eighteen copies of various early printings; Harding, British Bee Books 278; Walker, Catalogue of Bee Books, page78].
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The Berry-pickers, Operetta in two acts for young people. Illustrative of incidents in country life. Written by W.H. Putnam; composed by E.H. Bailey
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Boston: White, Smith & Co, 1883. Quarto in wrappers (26 x 18 cm.), 104 pages. FIRST & ONLY EDITION of this vocal score with piano accompaniment. An ad appearing in the March 1884 issue of the publisher's Folio Magazine described The Berry-Pickers as a "new and original operetta in two art--, adapted to the use of young people, and designed to illustrate scenes in country life" (page 142). A later issue of the same periodical indicates "The Berry Pickers was produced for the first time entire at Union Hall, Boston, January 30, before a large and enthusiastic audience. The presentation of the operetta was a most gratifying surprise to all who witnessed it. The delight caused by many of the numbers can hardly be over-rated, and the fact that many of them were re-demanded proves the success of the work." Adding that the "costumes can be made with very little expense" (page 113). Spine cocked; bit of spotting to upper right corner of a few leaves. Publisher's wrappers decorated in brown, burgundy and…
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Best Dairy and Farm Books
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Manchester, NH, 1885. Quarto-sized sewn scrapbook (29 x 18.5 cm.), 36 pages. A neatly assembled scrapbook of clippings mostly related to rural life and dairying in particular. Based on the typography of the clippings, they are sourced from just a few newspapers. Subjects include: "The Flavor of Eggs", "Fish Ponds", "Canned Food", "German Hot Beds", "Sheep as Renovators", and more. A fair number of articles are on apples and cider, including: "How to Gather Cider Apples", "Bottling Cider", "The Northern Spy as a 'Keeping' Apple", "Apples and Cider", and "The Market Apples of New England". The whole is neatly assembled, and a rather nice book object. General wear and soiling, otherwise very good.
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Biggle Berry Book; Small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Illustrated
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Philadelphia: Wilmer Atkinson Company, 1913. Biggle Farm Library Number Two. Duodecimo (14 x 9.5 cm.), 144 pages. Illustrated in black & white and color. Index. Stated fifth edition, but evident second edition, second printing; originally issued in 1894. A basic and popular introduction to growing berries, including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, currants, gooseberries, grapes and other small fruits. Light age-toning to the interior; in blue cloth, titled and decorated in red and black. Near fine.
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The Book of Ensilage; or, the New Dispensation for Farmers. Published by the Author
by Bailey, John M.
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Billerica, Mass: Published by the Author, 1880. Octavo (24.5 x 15.5 cm.), 202, [26] pages. Advertisements. Illustrated. Errata slip. FIRST EDITION. The first American book on silos and ensilage, from the owner of Winning Farm in Billerica, Mass, and Virginia Stock Farm in Sussex County, Virginia. Original burgundy cloth, blind-decorated and gilt-titled. Near fine.
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Cardamoms in Ceylon: With the Compliments of the Growers. [Cover title; caption title: Cardamoms. (Elettaria Cardamomum)]
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[Colombo: Cave & Co., Printers, 1910. Oblong booklet (18 x 14 cm.), [16] pages. Text illustrations from black-and-white photographs. FIRST & ONLY EDITION. A promotional pamphlet published by the cardamom growers of Ceylon, with information on cardamom cultivation, cardamom use in cooking, medicine and perfume, and trade statistics. The tentative date is derived from statistical data for 1909 contained in the text. Original pictorial self-wrappers. Some soil and discoloration to wrapper margins, light additional wear, else very good. Unrecorded. [OCLC locates no copies].
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