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19287459Sacramento: California State Printing Office 1928. Oblong booklet stapled in wrappers 15 x 24 cm. 119 pages. Text printed vertically while the covers are displayed horizontally. Second printing; the original was issued in 1927 and it was issued almost every year until 1935. More than eighty California seafood varieties listed in alphabetical order with recipes for each. Some wear to edges and bit of soil to a few leaves; generally near very good in attractive color printed wrappers. OCLC locates five copies of this second printing and nine of the first of 1927. California State Printing Office unknown books
19152982Rome: International Institute of Agriculture 1915. Octavo 24 pages. First edition. United States.; 63d Cong. 3d sess. 1914-1915. Some light edgewear to printed wrappers otherwise very good. International Institute of Agriculture unknown books
18182013Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner 1818. 8vo. 10 xx 3 x-xxxv 4 vi-xl 41-45 1 lii 4 332 i.e. 334 pp.; 4 plts.; illus. <br><br>Collected writings on topics associated with farming and rural life including the making of cider; the volume commences with an address by Richard Peters then the Society's president. The plates show two different ploughs Bennet's machine and a straw cutter with the in-text woodcuts depicting wire fences economical kitchens and various important pieces of equipment; the title-page bears an engraving of the Society's plough and rising sun emblem as well. The first volume in this series appeared in 1808 with the present volume making its first appearance in 1815 and subsequently meriting this second printing. All but disbound preserving original gilt-stamped calf spine cracked and rubbed lacking covers. Front free endpaper separating. Pages browned and moderately spotted some leaves more darkly than others. Benjamin Warner unknown books
1818507Philadelphia: Pr. by Order of the Society 1818. 12mo. 14 pp. <br><br>The Society's goals were the encouragement and protection of agriculture in Pennsylvania. These aims were to be accomplished via legislation encouraging opening of new lands and by offering premiums and prizes. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 45299. Removed from a nonce volume and all leaves now loose; in need of binding or sewing. Six-digit number stamped on title-page; old library stamp on same. A fair copy. Pr. by Order of the Society unknown books
19231082Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1923. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 563 1 pp. Profusely illustrated with 50 plates and 24 text figures. Original green cloth blocked in black with illustration of a bull's head on front cover. ¶ Strange U.S. Government production illustrating -- with alarming realism -- the diseases of cattle. This is the finest copy we have ever seen unmarked and clearly unread. Contains highly curious illustrations some in color created by a now-forgotten U.S. Government artist. It would appear that fine copies of this book are now scarce. Must be seen to be fully appreciated. U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover books
191620860Minneapolis: Thompson Yards Inc 1916. Broadside 20.75 x 9.75 inches. Old folding creases a few short closed tears at margins; very good. Minneapolis-based company Thompson Yards tells farmers that diversification in agriculture is the road to wealth -- urging them to buy silos on credit on the grounds that they can't go wrong if they raise cattle while growing alfalfa and a variety of grain crops. In the 1880s and 1890s the Dakotas had been widely promoted by land agents as ideal for growing wheat and many had settled there convinced their fortunes would be made by the crop. But Dakota farmers had suffered greatly when their wheat crops were devastated by disease "black rust" or excessive heat. While this broadside may read as an advertiser's hype which it is it was not entirely wrong - in the first decades of the twentieth centuries Dakota farmers had success growing oats corn barley rye flax sugar beets sunflowers potatoes and other crops. With demand high from the Allies during the start of World War I such crops did briefly lead to wealth. But farmers also borrowed heavily as they rushed to expand and many could not repay their debts when demand declined after the war and drought conditions returned. Thompson Yards, Inc unknown books
1872720Chicago: Geo. W. Rust & Co 1872. Good. Four issues. Vol. 1 No. 3 & 7; Vol. 3 No. 8 & 10. Some wear at spines and edges. One issue a bit gnawed at lower corner slightly affecting text. Four early issues of this Chicago periodical dedicated to developments and issues in stock raising nationwide with much content on Western ranching. Geo. W. Rust & Co unknown books
18671145Case Lockwood and Co. Hartford 1867. 1st. Hardcover. 1867 1st edition of the VERY FIRST annual report issued by the Connecticut Board of Agriculture. A VG copy in its original brown cloth. Gilt-stamped on front panel and spine. A bit of fading along the spine and minor spotting along bottom edges of the front panel. Octavo 243 pgs. <br/><br/> Case, Lockwood and Co., Hartford hardcover books
1914281944Richmond Va.: Dept. of Agriculture and Immigration 1914. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Promotional booklet for Virginia issued by the Department of Agriculture and Industrial Resources; 103 numbered pages with black and white photographs throughout some of which are unusual: the state's limestone-grinding plant near Staunton; the trunk factory in Petersburg; agricultural class in the high school in Harrisonburg; and the like. With frontispiece of a shiny red apple which has bled a small amount to the facing page. Front pastedown has a small amount of separation. Pictorial paper-covered boards backed in green cloth; oblong small quarto. Very Good binding. Dept. of Agriculture and Immigration unknown books
180036157Boston: Young and Minns 1800. 29 3 blanks pp. Disbound widely scattered foxing. Except as noted Very Good. <br/><br/> Fifty inquiries are propounded by the Trustees of the Society "with a view to collect the most accurate Information on the principal Branches of Agriculture as now practiced and thus be enabled to propagate the knowledge of whatever shall be found useful; and to open more wide the way to future improvements." <br/> As ESTC notes "Only the odd pages are numbered. The even-numbered pages are blank." <br/>Rink 1134. Evans 37935. ESTC W20529. Young and Minns unknown books
181229598Philadelphia: Printed by Lydia R. Bailey 1812. 15 1 blank pp uncut untrimmed. Original plain blue wrappers reinforced with archival tape at spine stitched. Lightly tanned a few very small spots. Very Good.<br/><br/> Its officers Richard Peters was President members and laws are printed.<br/>Rink 1021. Printed by Lydia R. Bailey unknown books
179826309Boston: Young & Minns 1798. Stitched self-wrappers. 8vo. 25pp. Age darkened with soiling throughout. Some loss to corners of title page not affecting text; small duplicate institutional stamp on verso of title page. A tender copy. Evans 34084. <br/><br/> Young & Minns unknown books
4504JOHN Q.A. BALLOU. Ballou was a noted Californian arborist. Born in New England Ballou eventually settled in San Jose where he became known for cultivating fruit trees in particular. unknown books
190457195Buenos Aires: np 1904. Second edition "Latest Data". Tan textured paperwraps short tears along spine at head and foot of joints; chipping to spine ends. 8vo.; 136 4 pp. Folding map tipped in to rear wrapper. Illustrated with photos charts and 4 additional folding maps. Small previous owner's name stamp on front wrapper. A very good copy. <br/><br/> np paperback books
1856231278London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1856. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Previous owner's name date written on fep. No pencil or ink markings in text. A few pages un-cut. Green embossed cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Spine rebacked. Light to moderate edgewear to boards. Mylar cut to protect boards. Very Good binding. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans unknown books
2543London: Mark Baskett January 10th 1765. . Folio disbound first title still conjugate gutter showing evidence of previous binding. Second title third leaf detached; gutter showing evidence of previous binding The passage of these acts was probably spurred by an the likelihood of an outbreak of cattle plague on the British mainland which actually did occur in later in 1765. London: Mark Baskett, January 10th 1765. unknown books
1838506Philadelphia: Gedruckt bey Edmund Y. Schelly 1838. 12mo. 180 x 105 mm. 7 x 4 ¼ inches. 103 pp. One woodcut illustration of a "silk reel" in the text. Publisher's leather spine over printed boards cut of the silk reel printed on rear cover. Paper stock toned with age showing some tide marks otherwise a very good copy. First German language edition of this standard work on growing silk and mulberries originally published in Boston in 1835. The business of growing mulberries was one of the boom crops in American agriculture during the 1830s and Pennsylvania was one of the centers for its cultivation. "In the mid-1830s a new species of mulberry tree was introduced into America that purportedly grew much faster and could feed significantly more silkworms than the native species. This gave rise to a brief silk craze with increased widespread attempts at domestic silk cultivation and much financial speculation in the industry." For an interesting insight into the mulberry craze see the archive of William and Jacob Schoener at the Library of Congress where documents show how the family invested heavily in the crop. American imprints 51116. Philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/silk. Gedruckt bey Edmund Y. Schelly unknown books
1930WRCAM56278Austin 1930. 502pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Minor chipping and some soiling to wrappers. Text evenly toned. Very good. A scarce illustrated promotional pamphlet advertising the products and services of a long-running nursery and landscape architecture firm in Austin Texas. The text is illustrated with photographs of the company at work their fruits flowers trees and planting & pruning services. Four generations of the men of the Ramsey family are represented with photographic portraits on the inside front wrapper. The last leaf is a blank order form for products from the catalogue. A smattering of copies appear in OCLC under a few different accession numbers. unknown books
1818269155Hartford: Printed for Hudson and Co. and Cooke and Hale 1818. First American Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. An attractive copy of the First American Edition of this agricultural treastise by a prominent Scots politician and agricultural writer. With two plates of a Hereford Cow and a Hereford Bull and six additional plates. The front board of this mottled calf binding has been discreetly reattached; morocco title label to the spine. Shaw and Shoemaker 45720. Very Good binding. Printed for Hudson and Co. and Cooke and Hale unknown books
188120560Sacramento: State Office 1881. 72 pp illustrated with small wood engravings in original lavender printed wrappers. Some chipping to spine old tears and tape repairs to back wrapper else very good. Matthew Cooke was in the business of manufacturing fruit boxes in the 1870s when California's apple crop was devastated by Codlin moths. He began studying entomology to find defense against the moths and ensure the security of his business and quickly became an expert on a range of pests affecting California's fruit crops. He was appointed Chief Executive Horticultural Officer of California in 1881. This report prepared at the request of the State Board of Horticultural Commissioners describes the life cycles of the major insects damaging fruit crops moths scale insects mites caterpillars borers aphids etc. and recommends remedies for dealing with each. It also includes the text of new legislation intended to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the State of California. State Office unknown books
1936886Dallas 1936. Very good. Four items including two folding pamphlets one typed letter signed and an envelope. Light wear and tanning. Interesting and colorful promotional material for Rock Island Plow Company of Dallas and Oklahoma. A large folding poster printed in red and yellow depicts the two most popular plow models "built especially for Texas soils" on one side of the sheet and on the other a third illustration of a plow with promotional text. A second folding pamphlet comprises a small illustrated catalog with additional models modifications and specifications. The advertisements were sent to the Smith-Moore-Williams Co. of Bonham Texas with a typed letter signed and dated September 1936 exhorting them to post the ads in their store and including a wholesale price list. A stamped return envelope for potential orders is also optimistically included. Very attractive agricultural promotionals though one wonders what the market was for plows in North Texas and Oklahoma at the height of the Dust Bowl. unknown books
19212222331<p>First edition. Thin octavo. Original red cloth with black lettering. No dust jacket. This scarce supplement which was prepared to list all cattle brands recorded with the State of California between 1918 and January 1921 with a detailed index. Good few stains. 135 pages.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>G. H. Hecke Director. James B. Newsom Secretary.</b></p><p><b>Tipped in is a 1 page TLS June 14 1949 from E. Clyde Harris to Pasadena bookseller Charles P. Yale stating the book is out of print.</b></p><p><b>Provenance: Collection of Rosario Curletti Santa Barbara.</b></p><p><b>Not located in Rampaging Herd.</b></p> California State Printing Office hardcover books
1255424 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. unknown books
1872WRCAM46409N.p. but possibly St. Louis 1872. Broadside 10 1/2 x 8 inches. Single horizontal crease flattened. Near fine. Broadside promoting the agricultural production of hemp for the use of making sails and rope for the Navy. Marsh cites importation statistics from 1871 noting that over $4000000 in hemp was imported that year. He declares that to resume our place as a naval power "we must produce within ourselves all the material required for building and rigging as well as arming and manning ships of war." An internal textual reference to hemp growing in Missouri suggests this broadside may have been printed there. unknown books
181120221London: B. Crosby and Co 1811. Second Edition. Boards. Very Good. Second Edition. 8vo. pp. ii frontis xxxii 33-376 377-382 2 ads; contemporary half-calf and marbled paper boards; black morocco spine label gilt; spine somewhat dulled and darkened; board marbling rubbed all edges marbled; frontispiece foxed; scattered foxing; still very good. Boards. Because this title had real utilitarian value it is seldom found in good condition. Second edition of this popular work which went through more than twelve editions. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece. Descriptive text with 137 recipes for treating cattle diseases and disorders. The author published a similar and even more popular book for horse ailments. B. Crosby and Co unknown books
