Georgick Papers for 1809, Consisting of Letters and Extracts Communicated to the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.
Boston: Russell & Cutler, 1809. 1 engr. plate. 91pp. 8vo, sewn. Boston: Russell & Cutler, 1809. More
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Economic Man in Sha Tin; Vegetable Gardeners in a Hong Kong Vallet.
Slim 8vo, printed wrappers. (London): Curzon Press, (1980). Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies Monograph Series, No. 43. More
Creatures of Empire; How Domestic Animals Transformed Early America
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. (New York): Oxford University Press, 2004. More
The Egyptian Peasant.
Translated by John Alden Williams; foreword by Chester Bowles, introduction by Morroe Berger. 12mo, bds, d.w. Boston, (1963). More
History of Agriculture in the Northern United States, 1620-1860
New York: Peter Smith, 1941. Many maps, a few folding, Illus. 512pp. 8vo, green cloth, spine lightly dampstained, back corner bumped. New York: Peter Smith, 1941. More
French Rural History; An Essay on its Basic Characteristics.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1966). vg. More
A Summary View of the Courses of Crops, in the Husbandry of England & Maryland; with A Comparison of their Products; and A System of Improved Courses, Proposed for Farms in America.
Philadelphia: Charles Cist, 1784. Short square 4to. 22pp. pamphlet, unbound (removed). Housed in a folding red cloth sleeve within a gilt decorated morocco- backed slipcase. Philadelphia: Charles Cist, 1784. First edition. Vertical crease and some age-toning, else near fine. Scarce. One of the earliest attempts to introduce scientific agriculture in America. More
Seafarm; The Story of Aquaculture.
131 illustrations, 54 in color, 236pp, 4to, cloth; large ink stamp on front flyleaf. N.Y.: Abrams, 1980. Very good in very good dust jacket. More
Folk-Say IV; The Land is Ours.
University of Oklahoma, 1932. 8vo, cloth, d.w. University of Oklahoma Press, 1932. First Edition. vg. More
Painters and Peasants in the Nineteenth Century
New York: Skira, 1983. 110 color illustrations, 54 in black and white. 167pp., 4to, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed, tear at head of spine. New York: Skira, (1983). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
This Was Wheat Farming; A Pictorial History of the Farmers of the Northwest who grow the Nation's Bread.
many illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Bonanza, n.d. vg. More
The Transformation of the Chinese Earth.
Aspects of the Evaluation of the Chinese Earth from Earliest Times to Mao Tse- tung. Illus. Maps, 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1970). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Economic Nationalism and the Farmer
Ames: Collegiate Press, 1938. 232 pages, 8vo, red cloth (one dig to lower bottom edge of front cover). Ames: Collegiate Press, 1938. A near fine copy. More
The Prehistory of the Tehuacan Valley. Volume One: Environment and Subsistence
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967. Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. rubbed on spine ends. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1967). Very good. More
Grapes and Grape Vines of Calirnornia; Published Under the Auspices of the California State Vinicultural Association
New York: Harcourt, 1981. 10 full-page color plates, from the original water-color drawings of Hannah Millard. Introduction by Kevin Starr, historical notes by Leon D. Adams. Unpaginated, folio, burgundy cloth with mounted title front cover, printed mylar dust wrapper; very minor fading to bottom edge of cloth. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1981). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Facsimile reprint of the San Francisco: Edward Bosqui & Co., 1877 edition. More
Projet d'Association Agricole pour la Californie, 1851
Washington: Institute Francais de Washington, 1940. Map. 22pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., small dampstain to front and back wrapper and the center bottom margins of pages throughout. (Washington: Institute Francais de Washington, 1940). First Separate Edition Reprinted form the Bulletin de L'Institut Francais de Washington, Numero Douze. Decembre 1939. More
Plantation Life on the Mississippi.
New Orleans: Pelican, 1952. Illustrated. 212 pages, 8vo, pale green cloth, edges sunned and a bit worn at extremities. New Orleans: Pelican, (1952). First edition. A very good(-) solid copy. Inscribed by the author on half title, along with previous owner's ink-stamped address. More
Pioneer Cattleman in Montana; The Story of the Circle C Ranch
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1968. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1968). Fine. More
Nicaragua: What Difference Could a Revolution Make? Food and Farming in the New Nicaragua.
map. 8vo, pr. wrs. N.Y.: Grove Press, (1986). vg. More
Les Profits Champetres
Paris: Chavane, 1965. Preface by Maruice Genevoix. 12 full-page color plates. 81 pages, 4to, loose as issued in printed, decorative flexible boards, red cloth-moire clamshell box; minor edgewear to box. Paris: Chavane, (1965). Overall, a near fine copy. More
The Life and Times of Hon. William Jarvis, of Weathersfield, Vermont. By His Daughter
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1869. Frontis. xii, 451pp. 12mo, contemporary 3/4 brown morocco, morocco lightly worn, edges of boards worn, front flyleaf expertly repaired, small newspaper article and plate of the Pepperell House mounted on last two blank pages. New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1869. First Edition Presentation copy from the author to her daughter. William Jarvis, a merchant from Boston, was United States Consul to Portugal from 1802 to 1811. His daughter writes extensively on his time in..... More
Change in Agriculture: The Northern United States, 1820-1870
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. A few text Illus. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. More
Old Cottages and Farmhouses in Surrey
London: Batsford, 1908. 100 black-and-white photographic plates by W. Galsworthy Davie, plus text illustrations. Introduction and sketches by W. Curtis Green. xiv + 69pp., large 8vo, decorative green cloth; scattered foxing throughout, spine faded, corners bumped, spine ends chipped and with 2 small punctures in spine. London: B. T. Batsford, 1908. A very good(_) copy. More
The Economic Development of Uganda: Report of a Mission Organized by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development at the Request of the Government of Uganda.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1962. Illustrated with maps and charts. 475pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; small ownership signature on front panel. Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, (1962). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Market Book: Containing a Historical Account of the Public Markets in the Cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. With a brief Description of every Article of Human Food Sold Therein, The Introduction of Cattle in America... Volume I, (all published). 621pp. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Burt Franklin, (1969). Facsimile of the New York, 1862 edition. More