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ESSAYS ON HUSBANDRY, Walter Harte
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.
PRICE: $195
THE MONTESSORI METHOD, Maria Montessori
Scientific pedagogy as applied to child education in "the children's houses" with additions and revisions by the author. By Maria Montessori. Translated from the Italian by Anne E. George with 32 illustrations from photographs. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1912, 8vo. 377 pp. Second edition, very good condition, tight, blue cloth binding.
PRICE: $110
THE BOTANIC GARDEN. A POEM IN TWO PARTS
Erasmus Darwin, New York: T. & J. Swords, 1807
Second American Edition. Two volumes in one, 278 pp, 144 pp. 8vo. The first part is entitled: The Economy of Vegetation; the second: The Loves of the Plants. Original full calf leather, red label on spine with gilt trim. Extra illustrated with 22 plates. Includes the four Portland Vase plates and the Fertilization of Egypt plate. One folding plate. Internally light to moderate foxing throughout text with heavy offsetting from the plates. Pages free from chips or tears. A nice tight copy. Some scuffing to cover and pealing at edges. Stamped John Hamilton on front board and handwritten signature on title page.
PRICE: $275