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The New American Orchardist, Or An Account Of The Most Valuable Varieties Of Fruit, of all Climates, Adapted to Cultivation in the United States; with Their History, Modes of Culture, Management, Use &c., with an Appendix of Vegtables, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, the Agricultural Resources of America, and on Silk.
by Kenrick, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Company. Good+. 1848. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Lacks rear free end-paper. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Leather, gilt spine, all edges marbled, 450p., index. **Hedrick: "A valuable contribution because of its full descriptions of many new fruits. " .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58601
- Title
- The New American Orchardist, Or An Account Of The Most Valuable Varieties Of Fruit, of all Climates, Adapted to Cultivation in the United States; with Their History, Modes of Culture, Management, Use &c., with an Appendix of Vegtables, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, the Agricultural Resources of America, and on Silk.
- Author
- Kenrick, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Publisher
- Otis, Broaders, & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- Farm, Fruit, Silk, American Imprint
- Bookseller catalogs
- Agriculture;
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Janet & Henry Hurley
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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