Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, Containing Communications on Various Subjects in Husbandry and Rural Affairs Vol. I

Verlag: Johnson & Warner, 1815

Beschreibung

Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, Containing Communications on Various Subjects in Husbandry and Rural Affairs Vol. I, Published by Johnson & Warner, Philadelphia, 1815, 331 pp, appendix 38 pp plus folding plate, two engraved plates, A Statistical Account of the Schuylkill Permanent Bridge, Communicated to the Philadelphia Society of Agriculture, 1806, Published by Johnson & Warner, Philadelphia, 1815, 88 pp, full original leather, 9 x 5.5 , 8vo. In good condition. Two volumes in one. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing along corners and edges. Corners rubbed to board with peeling to edges. Joints tender with light cracking and bottom. Minor imperfections to surface of leather. Spine remains attractive, gilt bands and numerical stamp are bright and clean. End papers toned with moderate foxing free of ownership. Internally good with light toning and moderate foxing throughout. Folding chart in good working order. Binding intact. Free of known marginalia. Please see photos. Both works in this book are quite scarce. The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture is the oldest and most historical agricultural society in the United States. It was organized in 1785 and 23 of the leading merchants, businessmen and land-owners in Philadelphia. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers COLN1815FKML

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Titel: Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for ...

Verlag: Johnson & Warner

Erscheinungsdatum: 1815

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

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