Search Results: Agriculture from D & E Lake Ltd. (ABAC, ILAB)

London: Printed For Longman, Brown, Green, And Longmans, 1844., 1844. 8vo. pp. viii, 336 + 32 pages of ads. engraved partially coloured frontis. plan. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (covers spotted & bit frayed, scattered pencil scoring). Sixth Edition, Enlarged & Corrected. Goldsmiths' 33625. cfKress C.2010. cfSweet & Maxwell II 23.. Hardcover.

London: William Cobbett, 1831., 1831. 12mo. unpaginated. [pp. c200]. 12pp. of ads bound in at end. original quarter cloth (spine label chipped, upper cover stained, light foxing to endpapers, internally fine). Pearl 115n. Goldsmiths' 26703. cfKress C.839.. Hardcover.

London: Printed for W.Frederick in Bath, and sold by J.Hinton, W.Johnston, T.Field. 1764., 1764. 2 Parts in 1. 8vo. pp. xviii, [2 leaves], 213; 232. 5 engraved plates by W.Hibbart after drawings by himself, Du Pratz, & Richéli. numerous woodcut text illus. later tree calf, rebacked & recornered preserving spine label. First Edition. Harte's Essays cover all aspects of farming and agriculture and display a broad knowledge of the literature on the subject, both contemporary and classical, English and foreign. There is extensive discussion of trade and commerce, and of improvements to be made in cultivation in the North American colonies, particularly in England's new colonial acquisitions of Canada and Florida. The whole of the second part is devoted to the cultivation of lucerne by transplantation. Both the man and his work were warmly admired by Samuel Johnson and Lord Chesterfield, as well as by Arthur Young, who remarked of him that "His conversation on the subject of husbandry is as full of… Read More

Edinburgh: Printed By John Moir For Arch.Constable, Cross., 1801-05., 1801. Volumes I-VI. 8vo. 2 engraved portraits (incl. frontis. in Vol. III), 1 engraved plate, 4 engraved plans, & 2 text illus. 2 folding tables. contemporary sprinkled calf (worn & rubbed, 6 covers detached, spine labels chipped or wanting, small plain paper label, on front covers, institutional bookplate & small rubberstamp on titles, outer blank margin of last leaf in Vol. I defective, outer margin of 1 folding table tatty, occasional dampstaining in Vols. III-IV - mainly confined to margins). Second Edition of Vols. I-II; First Editions of Vols. III-VI. A further twenty volumes were published..

Rutland [Vt.]: Printed By William Fay, 1825., 1825. 12mo. pp. xii, [13]-215, [1]postscript. contemporary marbled calf (front cover detached). First Edition. Including separate sections on the cultivation of crops such as rye and Indian corn, on the rearing of livestock, and on making and improving cider.. F.

London: Printed For Richard Phillips; Sold By Faulder & Son., 1804., 1804. 8vo. pp. xix, 236, 2(ads), [blank leaf], 16(ads). with half-title. folding hand-coloured engraved map (frontis.) & 9 engraved plates (2 folding). modern half calf (some light foxing to title & plates, marginal dampstaining to last 2 leaves of ads, Young's name printed in ink on title). First Edition, variant issue. One of the 'county surveys' compiled by Young following his appointment as secretary in 1793 to Pitt's newly created Board of Agriculture. One of the most prolific of England's agricultural writers, Young produced a staggering sum of some two hundred and fifty volumes. He pioneered the application of statistical method to the study of all phases of agricultural production and costs of production, gathering the information for his investigations and gaining first-hand experience through extensive tours conducted in England, Ireland and France. The scientific reform introduced by Young… Read More

Paris: Deterville & Desray, An VI - 1798., 1798. 3 Volumes. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., xvi, 889; 2 p.l., v, [1], 899; 2 p.l., xii, 1006. with half-titles. 60 engraved plates (29 folding). contemporary mottled sheep, gilt backs (covers abraded & stained in spots, scattered light foxing & browning). First Bastien Edition, entirely revised and enlarged, of this rural and domestic encyclopedia. The work has its origins in Charles Estienne's Praedium Rusticum (1554), the French version of which was edited and seen through the press by Jean Liébault in 1564 under the title L'Agriculture et Maison Rustique. Numerous editions, revisions, and updates followed, with French horticulturalist Louis Liger's two-volume modernized version, Oeconomie Générale de la Compagne, ou Nouvelle Maison Rustique, first appearing in 1700. Bastien has here completely revised and rearranged the text, and made copious additions in terms of both text and illustrations. The work includes sections on… Read More

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1848., 1848. 8vo. pp. xlviii, 518, [2]ads. 7 engraved plates (incl. frontis. portrait of the author). A nice copy in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (spine sunned, light foxing to plate margins & neighbouring leaves). Inscribed on behalf of the author’s daughter on half-title. Third Edition. With a memoir of the Author, and his last additions and improvements. Steuart developed a particular method for transporting and transplanting large ornamental trees, which was used successfully throughout Great Britain although it proved to be impractical in America because of the climate. Sir Walter Scott enthusiastically reviewed the present work in the Quarterly when it was first published in 1828, and noted in his journal: "Sir Henry is a sad coxcomb, and lifted beyond the solid earth by the effect of his book’s success. But the book well deserves it." cfRaphael, An Oak Spring Sylva, 44.. Signed by Author(s). Soft cover.

London & New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1869. First Edition. One of a number of works based on the authorís twenty-five years of practical experience at Tiptree Heath, one of the least productive districts in Essex. His great success was due to his introduction of deep drainage and application of steam power. 8vo. pp. xii, 132. with half-title & tipped-in errata. original cloth (spine faded & frayed at ends, library bookplate & label on lower spine)