Essays on Husbandry. Essay I. A General Introduction; shewing that agriculture is the basis and support of all flourishing communities; - the antient and present state of that useful art; - agriculture, manufactures, trade, and commerce justly harmonized; - of the right cultivation of our colonies; - together with the defects, omissions, and possible improvements in English husbandry. Essay II. An account of some experiments tending to improve the culture of lucerne by transplantation: being the first experiments of the kind hitherto made and published in England: from whence it appears, that lucerne is an article of great importance in English husbandry. The whole illustrated with copper-plates and representations cut on wood.

(HARTE, Walter)

Verlag: (Printed for W. Frederick in Bath), and sold by J. Hinton. 1764, 1764

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xviii, [2] errata, [2] directions to the book-binder, 213 [1], 232pp, 5 engr. plates, numerous woodcuts in text. 8vo. Small tear repaired at head of titlepage not affecting text. Full contemp. calf, raised & double gilt banded spine, red morocco label. v.g. ESTC T96316. First Edition. Harte, 1709-1774, poet & historian, an Oxford don & friend of Alexander Pope. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 42748

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Titel: Essays on Husbandry. Essay I. A General ...

Verlag: (Printed for W. Frederick in Bath), and sold by J. Hinton. 1764

Erscheinungsdatum: 1764

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage