Systema Agriculturae; The Mystery Of Husbandry Discovred.. Treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sortes of gardens. with an account of instruments and engines .to which by WORLIDGE, JOHN - 1687

Paperback. Good.

Sherwin & Freutel, 1970. Paperback. Good.

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Sherwin & Freutel. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

London, T Dring et al, 1675. later edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Second edition, 1675, 2nd edition, engraved frontispiece and printed "Explanation of the Frontispiece" preceding printed general title page, woodcut illustrations, additional printed title pages for 'Kalendarium Rusticum' & 'Dictionarum Rusticum', [36], 324, [4]pp, folio, handsomely rebound blind tooled & panelled calf c. 1790, with replacement endpapers. Internally a little soiled but generally in crisp condition. Armorial bookplates of George Paterson of Castle Huntly (1734–1813), and William Allen Potter to front pastedown, ownership signature of Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (1605-1675), English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, to verso of title page. The first book published by Worlidge, one of the first British Agriculturists to discuss the importance of farming as an industry, this being one of the earliest works to consider the crop of turnips. He also pre-dates Tull's seed… Read More

London.: T. Dring,, c. 1675.. A very good copy.. Edition: Second edition., Binding: Contemporary full calf rebacked expertly in 6 compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four. , Notes: “Systema Agriculturae or the Mystery of Husbandry discovered was first published in 1669, and went through a number of editions (1675, 1681, 1687, 1716) before it was supplanted in popular favor by the numerous agricultural reference books which are a feature of the eighteenth century. He appears to have carefully studied the writings of his predecessors, Fitzherbert, Sir Richard Weston, Robert Child, Walter Blith, Gabriel Plattes, Sir Hugh Plat, and the anonymous writers whose works were published by Samuel Hartlib. His system of husbandry may be regarded as gathering into a focus the scattered information published during the period of the Commonwealth” (National Biography)., Size: Tall 4to., Illustration: With the frontispiece and in-text illustrations., References: Wing W-3599., Pages: P. (1),… Read More