The Field Book of Manures; or, the American Muck Book by Browne, D. J

New York: A.O. Moore, 1858. Illustrated with a number of engravings, Index, 422 pp., publisher’s catalogue. The book treats of the “nature, properties, sources, history, and operations of all the principal fertilizers and manures in common use, with specific directions for their preparation, preservation, and application to the soil and to crops.” In half-leather, plain brown cloth, gilt lettering, marbled edges, the plate of the Illinois District School Library. Leather spine rubbed and becoming fragile at the front hinge, but still a generally tight, clean copy. A very good copy