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HARRIS ON THE PIG. BREEDING, REARING, MANAGEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENT. By Joseph Harris, Moreton Farm, Rochester, N.Y. Illustrated.
by Harris, Joseph
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
New York: Orange Judd and Company, (1870)., (1870).. Good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green pictorial cloth with the image of a pig stamped in gilt on the front cover and titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed, bumped & soiled. 250 pages & 2 pages of ads, with 15 full-page & 38 textual illustrations, including architectural plans. The hinges are cracked and the chipped front endpaper is nearly detached. A discreet "Western Methodist" bookseller's label is mounted at the top of the front pastedown. A few pages are lightly soiled and there is a tiny tear to the top edge of the ad leaf. Good.
First edition.
"Joseph Harris came from England where he had trained in experimental farming. He settled on a farm in the town of Gates, west of Rochester, New York in 1849. Harris bought the Genesee Farmer from James Vick in 1856 and had a widely popular column called 'Walks and Talks on the Farm' in which he publicized the results from his experimental / seed farm. In 1863, Harris bought the 141-acre farm in Gates and named it Moreton Farm. In December 1865, Harris sold Genesee Farmer to Orange Judd & Company of New York, who merged it with the American Agriculturist. Harris continued his column. In 1879, he opened the Harris Seed Co. at Moreton Farm, published a 44-page catalog and sent out 30,000 copies. A year later he built his first seed house." - from an article published by the Victory Horticultural Library.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98427
- Title
- HARRIS ON THE PIG. BREEDING, REARING, MANAGEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENT. By Joseph Harris, Moreton Farm, Rochester, N.Y. Illustrated.
- Author
- Harris, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Orange Judd and Company, (1870).
- Date Published
- (1870).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AGRICULTURE; JOSEPH HARRIS; HARRIS ON THE PIG. BREEDING, REARING, MANAGEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENT; WALKS AND TALKS ON THE FARM; MORETON FARM; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; PIGS; HARRIS SEED COMPANY; ROCHESTER NEW YORK; ILLUSTRATED; ARCHITECTURAL PLANS; FIRST EDITION; NAT
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Soiled
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
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