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New York : George H. Doran, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean orange cloth boards with black decorative title box on cover, black lettering on spine. Tiny spots of wear to spine ends. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Decorated endpapers; previous owner custom bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Frontispiece illustration. No statement of edition. Pages and edges are clean and bright. 247 pages. .

Old Greenwich, Connecticut: Devin-Adair Company, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Printing.. Clean hardcover book in original dust jacket. Clean bright yellow cloth boards with dark green lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Brief Christmas inscription on front pastedown beneath jacket flap. Illustrated with drawings by Frank Norris Todd. 48 pages with Index. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light soiling, no chips, a few short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Everything the backyard beekeeper needs to know by one of America's foremost beemen. Includes Appendix with other recommended books and journals for the beekeeper..

New York: MacMillan, 1954. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: MacMillan, 1954. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean black cloth boards with orange and white lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name neatly stamped on front free and fixed endpaper. 257 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket with price intact, hint of fading to spine, slight wear at top of spine, several short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Agriculture..

New York : Harper, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean ivory boards with burgundy spine, white lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 370 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, this book makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet. It is a story of a year in which the author and her family made every attempt to feed themselves animals and vegetables whose provenance they really knew. .

Woodstock, Vermont: Countryman Press, 1976. Book. Very Good+. Paperback. Fifth Printing.. Clean trade paperback - size approx. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Clean illustrated cover. No creasing or chipping. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Illustrated throughout with drawings. 264 pages with index..

Addison, New York: Scott Ouderkirk / Mary Alice Press, 2007. Book. Illus. by Scott Ouderkirk, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Stated first edition, No. 63 from Limited Edition of 275, SIGNED by author/illustrator. Unique binding - burlap covered boards with window on front cover showing barn on title page. Stain to lower margin of title page, all else clean. SIGNED "S. Ouderkirk" with a small facial sketch on title page. Endpapers decorated with barn scenes. A book dedicated to the preservation of old barns, with beautiful sketches throughout of iconic old barns..

Ithaca, New York / London: Cornell University Press / Comstock Publishing, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover book (third printing of the first edition) in clean original dust jacket - now in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Clean orange cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean black endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs and drawings. 295 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket has a little wear at top spine edge with closed tear there; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. .

New York: Macmillan, 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Macmillan, 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good/no dust jacket . Scarce first edition. Decorated American trade binding - green cloth boards with assorted poultry decorating cover in white and red (chickens, ducks, turkeys), white lettering. White lettering and small white decoration on spine. Very light soiling; surface wear to corners, no fraying. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean. No edge markings. Previous owner name and date ( Dec. 25th, 1912) on half title page. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 450 pages with index..

Atomium Books, 1991. Book. Illus. by Eric Sander, Photographer. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Stated First U.S. Edition in unclipped original dust jacket. Large format - size approx. 9-3/4" x 13". Clean black cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear; slight fading along bottom front board edge. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, with clean decorated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Insight into the lives of the wine growers and makers of the Napa Valley, with photographs by Eric Sander taken at the 97 wineries included in this book..

New York: Free Press, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing.. New York: Free Press, 1983. First Edition, Second Printing. Fine/Fine. Very clean maroon cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 317 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The rural Chinese at home, at school and at work--the author uncovers the darker side of Chinese society. 8 vo. China..

Smithtown, NY: Exposition Press, 1982. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Smithtown, NY: Exposition Press, 1982. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Stated First Edition, in original unclipped jacket, with review sheet laid in. Clean yellow cloth boards with crisp black lettering on spine. Very light bumping to spine corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 146 pgs. Review sheet laid in. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight fading to spine and margins of back panel, short closed tears. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A serio-comic account of a "gentleman farmer's" tribulations in the countryside of Australia..

New York: McGraw Hill, 1926. Book. Illus. by With Illustrations, Photographs, and Diagrams. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: McGraw Hill, 1926. First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. With Illustrations, Photographs, and Diagrams. Clean brown cloth boards with gilt lettering in dark brown title box on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Previous owner's name penned on sticker at top edge of front fixed endpaper. Pages are clean and bright; no writing or marks. Many illustrations, photographs and diagrams. 582 pgs. with index. 8 Vo. Horticulture..

New York: North Point Press, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: North Point Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Fine First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. As-new condition. Clean beige boards with beige cloth spine, gold metallic lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 191 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Granddaughter of immigrant New England farmers whose way of life she memorialized to much acclaim in her first two books, the author explores the place of the family farm as it has evolved from the Pilgrims' brutal progress at Plymouth to the modern world, where much of our food is produced by industrial agriculture while the small farm is both marginalized and romanticized. A moving, graceful elegy for the American farm by way of narrating… Read More

New York: Schoken Books, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Schoken Books, 1979. Stated First Edition . Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition (and first printing with full number line) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Very clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with 18 photographs. 194 pages with index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The Nearings began their story and message of an alternative life style in the book "Living the Good Life". Here they continue their story with practical knowledge of 50 years of experience. This book covers the 25 years since 1952, during which time they have been homesteading in Maine. Here are the details of growing and storing one's own food, of retoring the soil by the… Read More

Garden City, New York: Anchor Books (Anchor Press / Doubleday ), 1976. Book. Illus. by Leona Walden, Illustrator. Very Good+. Paperback. First Edition, First Printing.. Garden City, New York: Anchor Books (Anchor Press / Doubleday ), 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+. Leona Walden, Illustrator. Large trade paperback (size approx. 8-1/4" x 11"). Clean cover, one very small corner crease, no chipping or soiling. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated by Leona Walden. Photographs by Sally Bailey. 381 pages with index. "How to negotiate a land purchase, dig a well, grow vegetables organically, build a fence and shed, deliver a goat, spin yarn and raise a flock of good egg-laying hens, all at the least possible expense and with minimum reliance on outside and professional help." This practical, step-by-step book covers it all!.

Danville, Illinois: The Interstate, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Clean third edition hardcover book in very nice dust jacket. Yellow-gold cloth boards with illustration on cover (man sitting at desk watching cattle prices rise), black and red lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, charts. 246 pages with index. Dust jacket is unchipped, clean, enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A practical, down-to-earth book by an investment counselor highly qualified in this field. Itis aguide for the cattle investor, for the commercial beef breeder, and for students planning to enter this field. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Book. Illus. by Kathleen Kolb-Fisher, Illustrator. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Kathleen Kolb-Fisher, Illustrator. Very clean green boards with green cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 279 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. As new, gift quality. Life on a 350-acre New England dairy farm that has been in the family for many generations. 8vo. Agriculture..

Emmaus, PA: Organic Gardening Book. Fine. Soft cover. Emmaus, PA: Fine. Very clean beige wraps with black lettering and small illustration on cover. No creasing or wear. Pages are clean and bright. 96 pgs. The Gardeners' Book Club, Series 3, Number 2..

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1947. Book. Illus. by Fred Dreher, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 1947. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Fred Dreher, Illustrator. Gray cloth boards with green lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Slight moisture stain at top edges of front and rear board, but no mustiness or odor. No bumping, fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. 106 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, small chips at top and bottom of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Agriculture..

Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean hardcover book and dust jacket (jacket now enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Clean yellow-beige paper-covered boards with black lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 386 pages with Index. Clean jacket has shallow chipping at top spine edge, a few tiny closed edge tears. A complete basic guidebook that will be used again and again by anyone who owns draft horses or mules..