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Observations on the reclamation of waste lands and their cultivation by croft husbandry considered with a view to the productive employment of destitute labourers, paupers, and criminals
by Dr William Pulteney Alison
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1850. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Slim 8vo, iv + pp88. Hardcover no dust jacket. Rebound in black cloth with gilt titles to spine in near fine condition. Inside inscribed to top of title page "with Dr Alisons comp" however this does not after research seem to be authors. All pages with full marbled edge in very good clean condition. An excellent copy of a very scarce book.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000837
- Title
- Observations on the reclamation of waste lands and their cultivation by croft husbandry considered with a view to the productive employment of destitute labourers, paupers, and criminals
- Author
- Dr William Pulteney Alison
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- science and medicine / topography / mums
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Cloth
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