TAFEU!; Receipt to manufacture 1 cart load of Dodge Hayward's Land Dressing, worm and insect killer.
Mast Yard, NH: Hayward, (ca 1870). Single leaf. More
Agriculture
FAIR & EXHIBITION; September 27th,1861.
(24 x 17 in). Matted in a contemporary frame. Some wear but a very good example, with a list of premiums, rules and regulations, etc., within a decorative border. Nice Massachusetts display piece. More
ASPECTS OF GARDENING IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Lenox MA: 1976. 8vo, pp. 98. Paper wraps, spiral bound. Color illustration applied to front, map on rear well worn. Cover slightly soiled, and rear badly scuffed, o/w VG. More
HOW TO GROW CARROTS
Amherst MA: U. Mass. Extension Service, 1927. Revised edn. 8vo, One sheet.. Paper. [Extension Leaflet 61.] Holes punched at left side, o/w VG. More
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS
ca.1870. 12mo, pp. [8]. A pamphlet, slightly wrinkled, stain in one corner, but VG. Includes directions for cultivation of the seeds. More
TREES OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES; Their study, description and determination for the use of schools and private students
NY: American Book, (1892). Small 8vo, pp. 224. Illustrated with drawings of leaves and seeds. Includes identification keys for each species. Ex llibrary, little foxing toward ends., o/w VG. More
FIGURES POUR L'ALMANACH DU BON JARDINIER; Representant les Ustensiles les plus generalement employs dans la culture des Jardines: ... Ouvrage utile a toutes les personnes qui, possedant Le Bon Jardinier ...
Paris: Audot, (1817?). Second edition, corrected and augmentes with 5 additional illustrations. 12mo, pp. 37 pages of letter press and illustrated with 30 fine hand colored plates, each with multiple images. Untrimmed and bound in contemporary boards, roan spine label, some minor shelf wear, soiling and foxing. (Small paper wear..... More
FIELD NOTES ON APPLE CULTURE; Illustrated
NY: Orange Judd, 1909. reprint. 8vo, pp. 190 + adv.Name on end paper. A very good clean copy. Bailey, the noted professor at Cornell, More
HOME STORAGE OF VEGETABLES
Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, (1921). Reprint of 1917 edition. 8vo, pp. 22. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Paper wraps. [Farmers' bulletin 879.] Cover soiled and spotted, wraps slightly divided at bottom, holes punched at left edge, o/w VG. More
THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN
Washington, DC: U.S. Goverment Printing Office, 1917. 8vo, pp. 47. Illustrated with drawings and tables. Paper wraps. Cover chipped and a bit worn, holes punched at left side, o/w VG. More
THE LANDSCAPE OF HARMONY; two essays on wilderness & community ... with an introduction to the writings of Wendell Berry by Michale Hamburger & a checklist of Wendell Berry books.
[London]: Five Seasons Press, 1987. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 80. Bound in printed wraps, a near fine copy. Issued in an edition of 1000 copies. For copyright reasons, this book was not sold in the US. Freedman A66. This contains two essays: "Preserving Wilderness" and "Does Community Have Value", reprinted..... More
A CONTINUOUS HARMONY, essays cultural and agricultural.
NY: Harcourt, (1972). First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 182. VG in little wrinkled and worn dj, name on e.p. Freedman A19A. 8 essays. More
THE GIFT OF GOOD LAND,; further essays cultural and agricultural.
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1981. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 281. Fine in dj. Freedman A42b. Scarce. A collection of 24 new essays. More
GARDEN FLOWERS YOU CAN GROW
Des Moines, IA: Meredith, 1980. First Edition. Small 4to, pp. 288. Illustrated in color and black and white. Cover little worn, o/w VG. Gardening instructions, with descriptions, cultural notes and illustrations for the flowers. More
OUR FORGOTTEN PAST; Seven centuries of life on the land
London: Thames and Hudson, (1982). First American edn. 4to, pp. 240. With 256 illustrations, 54 in color. Articles by various authors on aspects of peasant life. A nice copy in slightly scuffed and chipped dj. More
SUCCESSFUL FLOWER GARDENING
San Ramon CA: Chevron Chemical Co., (1990). Second printing. 4to, pp. 352. Index. Copiously illustrated in color. Illustrated paper over boards. Near fine in scuffed dj. Heavy. A tour of 8 private flower gardens and one display garden, with a garden encyclopedia describing over 500 species of flowering plants, with..... More
TRAVELING WITH THE BIRDS; A book on bird migration
Chicago: Donohue, (1933). Walter Alois Weber. First Edition. 4to, pp. 64. Paper over boards. Illustrated in color. Cover worn at edges and spine, hinge tender, o/w VG. More
THE ART AND CRAFT OF GROWING ORCHIDS
NY: Putnam's, (1976). First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 126. Illustrated with photographs, 16 in color. Little staining on edges and foxing at ends, o/w VG. More
ENQUIRIES TOUCHING THE DIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND RELIGIONS THROUGH THE CHIEF PARTS OF THE WORLD.; written by ... sometime Professor of Astronomy in Gresham College in London
London: Samuel Mearne John Martyn and Henry Herringman, 1674. First issued in quarto in 1614. 8vo, pp xxxii, 252, iv . Bound in later scuffed smooth calf with modest blind stamping A very good copy Wing B4378; Sabin 7732. This is a world-wide survey and contains chapters on America, Antartica..... More
ORCHIDS FOR AMATEURS; edited by A.J. Macself
London: W.H. & L. Collingridge, 1950. 8vo, pp. 137. Illustrated with black and white photos. Slight foxing throughout, o/w VG. More
HOW TO GROW WILDFLOWERS AND WILD SHRUBS AND TREES IN YOUR OWN GARDEN
NY: Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Square 8vo, pp. 294, v. Illustrated with 24 pp. of colored photographs and 32 line drawings. VG in little chipped and faded dj. More
THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE AND WINE-MAKING;; with an appendix containing directions for the cultivation of the strawberry by N[icholas] Longworth.
Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys, 1856. Fifth edition. 8vo, pp. 142. Bound in publisher's drab, blind stamped cloth, lacks the front end paper, some foxed, a very good tight copy. See Gabler 32240. One of the early books on grape culture and winemaking resulting largely from the success of Nicholas Longworth..... More
THE FARMER'S COMPANION;; or, essays on the principles and practice of American husbandry. With the address prepared to be delivered before the Agricultural and Horticultural Societies of New Haven, Ct. and an appendix. To which is prefixed, A Eulogy of the life and character of Judge Buel by Amos Dean.
NY: Harper, 1858. 6th edn, revised and enlarged. 8vo, pp. 336. In publisher's cloth, Library book plate. A nice copy. Buel was first secretary of the NY State Agricultural Society and editor of The Cultivator. He ran a farm west of Albany and worked for the establishment of a state..... More
J. H. BUMP'S ATMOSPHERIC ATTEMPERING CHURN.; The subscriber calls the attention of dairymen and all other persons interested in the art of butter making, to this improved atmospheric churn, patented by James H. Bump, of Morris, Otsego County, New-York, the 26th October 1858 . Morris
Morris, NY: A. S. Avery, (ca 1860). (24 x 18 in) Printed in large letters inside a decorative border. Includes a description of the product as well as tributes from contented users. Little soiled, water stain to one side, tear to a lower corner not affecting any text. Framed behind..... More
J. H. BUMP'S ATMOSPHERIC ATTEMPERING CHURN.; The subscriber calls the attention of dairymen and all other persons interested in the art of butter making, to this improved atmospheric churn, patented by James H. Bump, of Morris, Otsego County, New-York, the 26th October 1858 . Morris
Morris, NY: A. S. Avery, (ca 1860). (24 x 18 in) Printed in large letters inside a decorative border. Includes a description of the product as well as tributes from contented users. Gallery mounted on still backing. Well designed, a nice piece for display. More