The American Agriculturist, for the Farm Garden & Household, 1875, Vol. XXXIV, Numbers 1 through 12
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good + condition
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1875. Hardcover. Good + condition. The volume of 12 complete numbers includes a series of articles by the architect S. B. Reed, of Corona, New York, with the following titles, " A House Costing $1,500 to $2,000"; "A Farm House Costing $2,800" (p. 372); "A Farm House Costing $3,000" (p.415); and "A Brick House Costing $4,000" (p.453) .
Other articles pertain to a wide range of subjects such as "Valentine's Morning" (p.67), baseball ("About Ball Covering", p27), "Standard Architectural Books for Carpenters and Builders" (p397), an advertisement with charming illustration for a toy set called C. M. Crandall's Menagerie of Animals (p.443), and instruction on fowl shooting, "The Winged Duck Game" (p.457-458).
Large 4to, 476pp, b&w illus throughout. Dark red library binding with gilt title on spine. Pages evenly toned; slight staining to pages 473 through 476; a little insect activity at the very top edge of the last pages not affecting text.
Other articles pertain to a wide range of subjects such as "Valentine's Morning" (p.67), baseball ("About Ball Covering", p27), "Standard Architectural Books for Carpenters and Builders" (p397), an advertisement with charming illustration for a toy set called C. M. Crandall's Menagerie of Animals (p.443), and instruction on fowl shooting, "The Winged Duck Game" (p.457-458).
Large 4to, 476pp, b&w illus throughout. Dark red library binding with gilt title on spine. Pages evenly toned; slight staining to pages 473 through 476; a little insect activity at the very top edge of the last pages not affecting text.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11586
- Title
- The American Agriculturist, for the Farm Garden & Household, 1875, Vol. XXXIV, Numbers 1 through 12
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good + condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Orange Judd Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1875
- Bookseller catalogs
- AMERICANA; ARCHITECTURE; AGRICULTURE;
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Garrison, New York
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