ESSAYS ON HUSBANDRY
Walter Harte, Second Edition, 1770
Essay I. A general introduction, showing, that agriculture is the basis and support of all flourishing communities; - the antient and present state of that useful art; - agriculture, manufactures, trade, and commerce justly harmonized; - of the right cultivation of our colonies; - together with the defects, omissions, and possible improvements in English husbandry. Essay II. An account of some experiments tending to improve the Culture of Lucerne by Transplantation . . . To which is prefixed, an Epistle dedicatory in verse. The second edition, corrected and enlarged. London: W. Frederick, at Bath; W. Johnston, 1770. 8vo, 5 engraved plates, 25 woodcuts in the text, including the final leaf of advertisements. Red label on spine with gilt trim. Some flaking and wear on boards with partial crack; slight yellowing throughout text with occasional pencil parentheses in margin. Tape repair on page iv. Signed by hand and stamp, John Hamilton 1875.
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