Farming

United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Excellent copy, clean and tight. B & W pictorial wraps, ix + 266 pp. + 2 fold-out maps, one in color + 27 of 27 soil survey sheets, loose; Index to map units, References, Glossary. In original mailing folder which is in very good condition with some wear, wrinkling on flap. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 10 oz. Inventory No: 003769. . more information

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Hilliard, Gray, and Co, Boston, 1835. First American Edition. Full-Leather. Good+/None Issued. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First American Edition, translated from the Second French Edition. Full tan leather, gilt decoration and label on spine, xl + 365 pp., Index, an exhaustive treatment of chemistry as related to farming, including nourishment of plants, soil improvement, crop rotation, manure, preservation of animal & vegetable substances, milk & its products, fermentation, distillation, cultivation of wood, cultivation of beet root and more. Leather is scuffed, corners and spine ends bumped, previous owner's names on front free end paper and front flyleaf, end papers foxed, scattered very light foxing throughout (many pages not foxed), pages 319 - 321 have a large crease at top corner and more foxing than is seen in rest of book, small creases at bottom of several pages; some period ink notations of figures on pages 352-353 where it appears someone translated francs into dollars. Otherwise, a clean copy, no writing or marks (except as noted), and binding sound. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 8 oz. Inventory No: 004734. . more information

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University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, U.S.A, 1993. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illustrator: Sherer, Stan. Size: Oblong 4to. B & W pictorial wraps, 134 pp., b & w photographs. An excellent clean, tight copy, with one corner very slightly turned up, front cover. Illustrator: Sherer, Stan. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. ISBN: 0870237918 Inventory No: 003474. . more information

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the Goodhue County historical Society; Wings/Hands & Co. , Zumbrota, Minnesota, 1985. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Signed by Authors. Size: Small 4to. This copy is signed by both authors on the title page, and is inscribed to Nicholas Vrooman's sister Julianna. Wraps illustrated with a black-and-white photograph, front and rear free endpapers are transparent with a repeating milk cow design, VIII 87 pages, Resources, illustrated extensively with black-and-white photographs. From the Forward: "One of the oldest ongoing social gatherings in Goodhue County is the annual fair. For more than 120 years, this vessel has brought together those variously involved in the county's agricultural sector. This study of the county fair offers a novel and important approach to one facet of agricultural life. Historically, the fair has reflected, and in many ways stimulated, changes in agriculture. It has reflected, as well, the social values of the larger rural community. The history of the fair is indeed the history of a rural agricultural society, for it represents a continuous record of change." Some wear at spine ends, corners, along the edges of spine, some light scratching/scuffing, small section of wear a top edge of front cover; otherwise, a nice copy, clean, no writing or marks, and the binding is sound. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 0 lbs 12 oz. Signed by Authors. Inventory No: 006468. . more information

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Charles Scribner, New York, 1863. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None Issued. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Deep purple or possibly brown cloth, gilt stamped on cover and spine, brown endpapers, teg, tinted pages, viii + 319 pp., title in red & black. Spine faded, cocked a little, corners and spine ends showing a little wear. Interior clean and tight. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Inventory No: 002235. . more information

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C. M. Saxton & Company, Agricultural Book Publishers , New York, 1855. Hard Cover. Good/None Issued. Signed by Author. Size: Small 8vo. Inscribed to a previous owner "With the compliments of the Author" on the front free end paper; brown gilt & blind stamped cloth with illustration in gilt on spine, 190 pp. + [1 pp. advert], Index, illustrated with line drawings in text. Covers drainage, principles and systems, deep drainage, surface drainage, directions for construction of drainage, tools, & materials. Corners and spine ends bumped, short tear in cloth at head spine, spine faded, rear free end paper torn out, light to moderate foxing throughout; otherwise clean, no writing or marks and binding tight. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Signed by Author. Inventory No: 004731. . more information

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Whitworth Bros, Cleveland and New York, 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red boards with black lettering and borders on cover, gilt on spine. Corners bumped, spine ends bumped, covers soiled, inner hinge cracked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Inventory No: 000491. . more information

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Luther Tucker & Son, Albany, 1869. Hard Cover. Good+/None Issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt illustrated reddish brown cloth, 336 pp., 400 engravings, Index. Corners and spine ends bumped, covers stained/scuffed. Interior is clean and binding tight. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Inventory No: 004480. . more information

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G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1926. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped cover & spine, frontispiece, illustrated with black & white photographs, 78 pages. Owner's name label front endpaper, remnant of a small paper label on spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Inventory No: 001727. . more information

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No Publisher Stated, None Stated, 1871. Hard Cover. Good/None Issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A treatise on soil enrichment using manure by an unknown author, no publisher, no date: "Corrects the Condition of the Soil, and thereby exterminates foul weeds and noxious worms, by equalizing any excess or lack of elementary parts. The natural consequence: wild herbage and insects disappear, and the soil is restored to its original fruitfulness." Green leatherette, 37 pp. Front cover spotted, spine ends and corners worn a little, book is shaken. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Inventory No: 002913. . more information

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United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service., Washington, D.C, 1975. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial wraps, 149 pp., lots of fold-outs, 2 maps in pocket back of book, Glossary, Literature Cited. Light soil on wraps, a damp stain on back cover - does not affect maps; otherwise, interior clean, no writing or marks, maps in very nice condition, binding sound. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 0 oz. Inventory No: 003719. . more information

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