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Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Charles Dilly and J. Phillips, 1787-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Fine modern quarter leather over marbled boards by Bernard Middleton. xxxix, [1], 51 pp, hand-colored engraved frontis of Beta hybrida. Occasional marginal soiling and spotting, minor toning. Frontis cropped. Contemporary signature of Wm. Farquhar, M.D., on title; Kenneth Garth Huston bookplate. <br><br>v Third edition of a translation by John Coakley Lettsom originally published the same year. Lettsom helped to introduce the mangel wurzel in Great Britain and actively promoted its cultivation. "He grew the seed himself and imported a large quantity, which he distributed to farmers and others in Britain as well as in Europe, America, and the West Indies" (ODNB). Henrey 556 (also II, 297-98); Fussell II, p. 130; Perkins 374 (2nd ed) Mangels were used extensively as fodder for livestock. They are mentioned frequently in George Orwell's Animal Farm.

London: Printed for Charles Dilly, 1787. xxxix, [1], 51pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured engraved plate. Uncut, stitched, as issued, in original publisher's blue paper wrappers. Without spine panel, lightly marked, a trifle spotted. The third edition, printed in the same year as the first, of this translation into English of the agronomist Abbe de Commerell's (d. 1799) monograph on the propagation and benefits of the Mangelwurzel, a variety of edible root vegetable predominantly used as fodder for domesticated livestock. The translator, physician John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815), was first made ware of the pamphlet by Sir Richard Jebb (bap. 1729, d. 1787) in 1786 and immediately began importing and growing large quantities of seed which he distributed to farmers in Britain, Europe, America, and the West Indies. This third edition is notable for the inclusion of a hand-coloured engraved plate depicting the root not present in earlier printings. ESTC N30320.. Third edition. 8vo.

One hand-colored engraved plate. xix, 51 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed marbled boards (some foxing), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: C. Dilly & J. Phillips, 1787. "Second edition" (but see below) of this translation of Commerell's work on the mangel wurzel, an uncommon beet developed in the 18th century as a fodder crop for livestock and, when harvested young, an excellent source of nutrition for humans. Commerell (d. 1799), chaplain to the Princess of Lowenstein in the German Lorraine and a member of the Société d'Agriculture de Paris, was interested in husbandry and wrote a monograph in French on the mangel wurzel. Lettsom (1744-1815), physician, philanthropist, and champion of improving projects, was much involved in the introduction of the mangel wurzel in Britain. When seeds of this vegetable were distributed to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Lettsom received some, sowed them… Read More