Rural Affairs: A Practical And Copiously Illustrated Register Of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes - Vol.VII by Thomas, J.J - 1875

Luther Tucker & Son, Albany, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. Volume 2 only, covering the years 1858-1860. Black cloth, no dj. Vg condition. Ex-library copy rebound in sturdy buckram, interior lightly stamped, spine label neatly removed. Contents clean, no marking or writing. 332 pp., many illustrations.

Albany: Luther Tucker & Son. Fair. 1886. Hardcover. Bindilng shabby, scattered light stains or foxing. ; 12mo; 336 pages; Cloth gilt, illustrated with 440 engravings. **Volume 1, covers 1855-57. .

Penns Creek: Keene Publications, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 336 pages. Previous owners brief notes in ink on rear endpaper. Black & white illustrations. Clean, tight copy. Record # 610268

Luther Tucker & Son, 1873-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Volume 3 only, 1868 edition. Brown cloth cover with decoration in blind and gilt shows minor wear, tear, rubibng, and fading. Pages are tanned and clean.

Albany NY: Luther Tucker & Son, 1866. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Hardcover, spine ends worn. 12mo; 338 pages. Brown cloth with gilt stamping, fading to spine, tiny holes to cloth along spine, illustrated with 400 engravings. Volume 4 only, covers 1864-5-6.Covers all aspects of agriculture and rural life. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf otherwise clean internally. Record # 410660

Albany: Luther Tucker & Son. Good+. 1886. Hardcover. 12mo; 336 pages; Cloth gilt, illustrated with 440 engravings. **Volume 3, covers 1861-1863. .

Albany, NY: Luther Tucker and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned, tear to front free endpaper.. 1898. Later Printing. Hardcover. xvi, 336pp. 440 engravings. Burgundy cloth with gilt design of basket filled with fruits and vegetables stamped on front boards. Titled in gilt on spine. Great compendium of information about agriculture, landscaping, rural architecture, animal husbandry, insect pests, etc. Extra illustrated title page notes that this volume covers 1855-57. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Albany, NY: Luther Tucker and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned.. 1898. Later Printing. Hardcover. xiii, 340pp. 440 engravings. Burgundy cloth with gilt design of basket filled with fruits and vegetables stamped on front boards. Titled in gilt on spine. Great compendium of information about agriculture, landscaping, rural architecture, animal husbandry, insect pests, etc. Extra illustrated title page notes that this volume covers 1861-63. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Albany, NY: Luther Tucker and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookworm holes on lower edge of front cover.. 1893. Later Printing. Hardcover. Xii, 358pp. 382 engravings. Burgundy cloth with gilt design of basket filled with fruits and vegetables stamped on front boards. Titled in gilt on spine. Great compendium of information about agriculture, landscaping, rural architecture, animal husbandry, insect pests, etc. Extra illustrated title page notes that this volume covers 1879-81. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Albany, New York: Luther Tucker & Son, 1860. Engraved title page reads: Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs, for 1858-9-16, With 450 Engravings. Annual publication (this book contains three years of issues) geared to the Victorian 'gentleman farmer', with a lot of practical advice for any farming enterprise, but with emphasis on aesthetics, expensive machinery, and growing attractive gardens - a bit of a fantasy book for city-dwellers dreaming of a romantic country home. Includes lots of engravings of machinery and crops, garden plans, farm animals, barns, and greenhouses. Brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, 332 pages. Fair condition, covers rubbed with heavy wear to corners and spine ends, old hinge repairs with clear flexible tape, text block sound but not tight, pencil diagrams on rear free endpapers, pages clean with occasional light finger soil, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.