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An Address to Farmers on the Following Interesting Subjects: ... To Which is Added an Appendix , Containing the Most Approved Methods for the Management and Improvement of Tillage, Mowing and Pasture Lands; and for the Practice of the Art of Husbandry...
by Dabney, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Salem [Massachusetts]: John Dabney, 1796. First edition, 1796. Scarce. Advice for late 18th century farmers on a variety of subject including: the character of a farmer, importance of manure, labor, exchanging work, nurseries, orchards, cyder, keeping a day-book, contracting debts, clothing and diet, engaging in lawsuits, good neighbourhood, and education. The appendix is an alphabetical collection of advice on a wide variety of practical farming subjects. 20th century tan leather binding in smooth calf with gilt spine lettering, renewed endpapers, 6.5" tall, 64 pages plus errata page. Covers very good with little wear, text block sound, lower and outer margins trimmed quite closely but without loss of text, page age-toned throughout with some slightly darker dampstaining to the upper corner throughout, text readily legible, name of Prosper Rudd on title page, no other markings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035249
- Title
- An Address to Farmers on the Following Interesting Subjects: ... To Which is Added an Appendix , Containing the Most Approved Methods for the Management and Improvement of Tillage, Mowing and Pasture Lands; and for the Practice of the Art of Husbandry...
- Author
- Dabney, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Dabney
- Place of Publication
- Salem [Massachusetts]
- Date Published
- 1796
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS AGRICULTURE FARMING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science, Medicine & Nature; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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