The complete family-piece: and, country gentleman, and farmer's best guide. In three parts. Part I containing ... above one thousand well-experienced practical family-receipts in physick and surgery; cookery, pastry and confectionery ... Part II containing full instructions to be observed in hunting, coursing, setting and shooting; with an account of the several kinds of dogs ... fishing ... A full and complete Kalendar ... with the produce ... in every month of the year. Part III containing Practical rules, and methods, for the improving of land, and managing a farm ...: With a complete alphabetical index to each part.
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London: Printed for C. Rivington; S. Birt; T. Longman; C. Hitch; and J. Clarke, , 1741.. 1741 12mo. xii, 4, 526, [62]p. Third edition. Period style blind panelled calf (not recent). The spine gilt between the raised bands, with a contrasting label. Neat conservation repairs to the first 4 leaves, not affecting the text. Old free endpaper preserved with the early signature of Mary Ann Taylor and a previous owner's name crossed through.
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- The complete family-piece: and, country gentleman, and farmer's best guide. In three parts. Part I containing ... above one thousand well-experienced practical family-receipts in physick and surgery; cookery, pastry and confectionery ... Part II containing full instructions to be observed in hunting, coursing, setting and shooting; with an account of the several kinds of dogs ... fishing ... A full and complete Kalendar ... with the produce ... in every month of the year. Part III containing Practical rules, and methods, for the improving of land, and managing a farm ...
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- complete family-piece
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- Used
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- Hardcover
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- London: Printed for C. Rivington; S. Birt; T. Longman; C. Hitch; and J. Clarke,
- Date Published
- 1741.
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