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1927réf. 50178Berkeley: University of California Printing Office 1927. First Edition. Octavo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed thick paper wrappers; 46pp. Brief pencil notation to front wrapper; old ink pressure stamp to rear wrapper "Library of the San Francisco College For Women"; marginal soil and toning; Very Good and sound. A publication of the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station. University of California Printing Office unknown books
réf. 4504JOHN Q.A. BALLOU. Ballou was a noted Californian arborist. Born in New England Ballou eventually settled in San Jose where he became known for cultivating fruit trees in particular. unknown books
1813réf. 347091813. 8pp. Disbound. Final leaf nearly detached and lacking lower margin removing a contemporary manuscript annotation. Other scattered manuscript annotations. Some tanning and dampstaining. Good. A pamphlet printing of an essay on sheep breeding. Specifically addresses best practices for the treatment of the ram that also appeared in Samuel Latham Mitchill's The Medical Respository in 1813. Not in OCLC. unknown books
1800réf. 36157Boston: Young and Minns 1800. 29 3 blanks pp. Disbound widely scattered foxing. Except as noted Very Good. Fifty inquiries are propounded by the Trustees of the Society "with a view to collect the most accurate Information on the principal Branches of Agriculture as now practiced and thus be enabled to propagate the knowledge of whatever shall be found useful; and to open more wide the way to future improvements." As ESTC notes "Only the odd pages are numbered. The even-numbered pages are blank." Rink 1134. Evans 37935. ESTC W20529. Young and Minns unknown books
1923réf. 1082Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1923. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 563 1 pp. Profusely illustrated with 50 plates and 24 text figures. Original green cloth blocked in black with illustration of a bull's head on front cover. ¶ Strange U.S. Government production illustrating -- with alarming realism -- the diseases of cattle. This is the finest copy we have ever seen unmarked and clearly unread. Contains highly curious illustrations some in color created by a now-forgotten U.S. Government artist. It would appear that fine copies of this book are now scarce. Must be seen to be fully appreciated. U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1812réf. 29598Philadelphia: Printed by Lydia R. Bailey 1812. 15 1 blank pp uncut untrimmed. Original plain blue wrappers reinforced with archival tape at spine stitched. Lightly tanned a few very small spots. Very Good. Its officers Richard Peters was President members and laws are printed. Rink 1021. Printed by Lydia R. Bailey unknown books
1777réf. 29105Philadelphia: Printed by Robert Bell. 1777. 6 159 1 pp plus folding plate outer blank corner torn. Pages 97-104 misnumbered 79-86 as issued. Printed on pale blue paper. Lacking the half title disbound with some loosening. Else Very Good. Several of these "Essays are translated from a Periodical Work published at Paris under the Title of Journal Oeconomique the Translation being undertaken By Doctor Tobias Smollett an Author of great Reputation." This is the book's first edition and the only printing recorded on OCLC. The title describes the subjects covered: cultivating raising and dressing flax and hemp; paper making; bleaching linen; "An account of the Nettle Thread;" "A remedy against Rottenness in Sheep"; protecting plants "from the ravages of the game and insects that feed upon them." FIRST EDITION. Evans 15597. Rink 1097. Sabin 78985. Hildeburn 3631. NAIP w003401 9. Printed, by Robert Bell... unknown books
1801réf. 8781Boston: Young and Minns 1801. 93 2pp. Disbound light foxing Very Good. The Papers include a letter from Joseph Cooper of New Jersey "of the utmost importance" according to the Trustees. on feed for corn wheat rye. With a list of Members of the Society. FIRST EDITI0N. Rink 1136 6. AI 906 911 3. Young and Minns unknown books
1866réf. 176321866. 39th Cong. 1st Sess. SMD72. 1866. 8pp disbound. Very Good. unknown books
1803réf. 8782Boston: Young and Minns 1803. 93 2pp. Disbound light foxing Very Good. The Papers are on a variety of useful developments in agriculture. With a list of Members of the Society. FIRST EDITI0N. Rink 1143 4. AI 4617. Young and Minns unknown books
1881réf. 14670Washington 1881. 46th Cong. 3d Sess. SED 27. Disbound 153pp. Very Good. unknown books
1876réf. 12209Philadelphia 1876. 24mo. 10 13 1 pp. Original printed wrappers front wrap torn at top stitched. Else Very Good. Adopting the By-Laws of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. With detailed explanation of the organization's hierarchy purposes constitution. FIRST EDITION. IV Turnbull 55. unknown books
1896réf. 13813Washington 1896. 127pp Disbound light wear. Very Good. unknown books
1915réf. 2982Rome: International Institute of Agriculture 1915. Octavo 24 pages. First edition. United States.; 63d Cong. 3d sess. 1914-1915. Some light edgewear to printed wrappers otherwise very good. International Institute of Agriculture unknown books
1894réf. 2877Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1894. Octavo 31 pages. First edition. The author lays out his theory of cooking loosely based on the Norwegian Cooking Box and that applies mostly low heat to slowly cook foods with what the author claims is minimal waste of food heat and fuel. Toward the end the New England clambake is described as an example of the application of low heat. Small chips to head and foot of wrapper's spine otherwise fine. Government Printing Office unknown books
1898réf. 2602Washington: Government Printing Office 1898. Octavo 240 pages. With 2 large folding color maps. First edition. Previous owner's ink stamp to endpapers and to versos of maps. A thorough overview of the beet-sugar industry with reports from various agricultural stations and details on the regional status of beet farming and processing. Some staining to front panel of blue cloth-covered boards. Otherwise very good or better. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1927réf. 2075Washington D.C.: Goverment Printing Office 1927. Octavo 86 pages. First edition. A collection of some of the most popular recipes from the radio show "Housekeeper's Chat" a USDA program that ran from October 1926 through June 1927. Some light soiling throughout but still generally very good. In publisher's printed green wrappers. not in Cagle. Goverment Printing Office unknown books
1955réf. 57709Other: Other. Very Good. 1955. Softcover. United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service: ELMORE COUNTY ALABAMA SOIL SURVEY & MAPS 1955; 116 PAGE BOOKLET WITH LARGE COLOR MAP IN 9 SHEETS 9 sections PLUS A LEGEND SHEET folded to fit in a 10" x 7" cardboard and cloth holder. The original case has the stamp of a depository library but there are no other stamps or marks - contents are fresh and crisp - as new. . Other paperback books
1921réf. 2222331First edition. Thin octavo. Original red cloth with black lettering. No dust jacket. This scarce supplement which was prepared to list all cattle brands recorded with the State of California between 1918 and January 1921 with a detailed index. Good few stains. 135 pages. G. H. Hecke Director. James B. Newsom Secretary. Tipped in is a 1 page TLS June 14 1949 from E. Clyde Harris to Pasadena bookseller Charles P. Yale stating the book is out of print. Provenance: Collection of Rosario Curletti Santa Barbara. Not located in Rampaging Herd. California State Printing Office hardcover books
1818réf. 269155Hartford: Printed for Hudson and Co. and Cooke and Hale 1818. First American Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. An attractive copy of the First American Edition of this agricultural treastise by a prominent Scots politician and agricultural writer. With two plates of a Hereford Cow and a Hereford Bull and six additional plates. The front board of this mottled calf binding has been discreetly reattached; morocco title label to the spine. Shaw and Shoemaker 45720. Very Good binding. Printed for Hudson and Co. and Cooke and Hale unknown books
1830réf. 35701Washington D.C.: Duff Green 1830. Small 8vo. 88 pp. Is composed of essays and letters by Du Ponceau and d'Homerque on American silk with directions to farmers for raising silk worms. Important early work on sericulture in the U.S. Wood-engraved illustration. House document United States. Congress. House 21st Congress 1st session no. 126. Removed from a nonce volume. Foxing. Duff Green] unknown books
1830réf. 35700Washington D.C.: Duff Green 1830. Small 8vo. 19 1 pp. This report consists mainly of a letter dated Philadelphia Feb. 23 1830 written by Peter S. Du Ponceau 1760-1844 on behalf of John D'Homergue a native of France regarding establishing a silk industry in the United States. House document United States. Congress. House 21st Congress 1st session no. 289. Removed from a nonce volume. Foxing. Duff Green] unknown books
1818réf. 2013Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner 1818. 8vo. 10 xx 3 x-xxxv 4 vi-xl 41-45 1 lii 4 332 i.e. 334 pp.; 4 plts.; illus. Collected writings on topics associated with farming and rural life including the making of cider; the volume commences with an address by Richard Peters then the Society's president. The plates show two different ploughs Bennet's machine and a straw cutter with the in-text woodcuts depicting wire fences economical kitchens and various important pieces of equipment; the title-page bears an engraving of the Society's plough and rising sun emblem as well. The first volume in this series appeared in 1808 with the present volume making its first appearance in 1815 and subsequently meriting this second printing. All but disbound preserving original gilt-stamped calf spine cracked and rubbed lacking covers. Front free endpaper separating. Pages browned and moderately spotted some leaves more darkly than others. Benjamin Warner unknown books
1832réf. 18228Washington 1832. 8vo. 15 pp. Decription of a plan to introduce the silk industry in America including the establishment of a school of instruction. Consists of the Committee on Agriculture's report and two letters of Peter S. Du Ponceau addressed to the Chairman of the Committee and the Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively. Government document: 22d Congress 1st Session. Rep. No. 222. Ho. of Reps. Provenance: First page with inked signature of Henry D. Gilpin here "H.D. Gilpin" the U.S. Attorney General who argued the Amistad case. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good. unknown books
1818réf. 507Philadelphia: Pr. by Order of the Society 1818. 12mo. 14 pp. The Society's goals were the encouragement and protection of agriculture in Pennsylvania. These aims were to be accomplished via legislation encouraging opening of new lands and by offering premiums and prizes. Shaw & Shoemaker 45299. Removed from a nonce volume and all leaves now loose; in need of binding or sewing. Six-digit number stamped on title-page; old library stamp on same. A fair copy. Pr. by Order of the Society unknown books
