ESSAYS AND NOTES ON HUSBANDRY AND RURAL AFFAIRS

J. B. Bordley

Verlag: printed by Budd and Bartram for Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia, 1799

Beschreibung

viii, [1]-591, [1]-7, [8]. Lacking plate I and only a fragment of folding plate II is present; full bound in contemporary sheep with title label present; wear to the extremities including the corners; front free endpaper has been partially tipped down; contemporary owner names and more modern bookplates on the preliminary leaves; foxed and toned to varying degrees; one signature is slightly pulled, but still held in by the sewing; 3 pages with contemporary owner corrections based on the errata page; 2 leaves with closed tears; lacking rear free endpaper and a portion of the last page of the index, 2Q4; else a sound copy of a very scarce title unfortunately lacking a couple plates. A Maryland planter, Bordley was instrumental in the formation of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. His contributions to colonial agriculture were significant and this present work is the most extensive on the subject, covering theory of crop rotation to infrastructure. ~~ (Sabin 6414; Evans 35216). Good+ binding. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 254686

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Titel: ESSAYS AND NOTES ON HUSBANDRY AND RURAL ...

Verlag: printed by Budd and Bartram for Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1799

Einband: Full Leather

Zustand: Good+ binding

Auflage: First Edition.