Seasons of Sand
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 236 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993). First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
AGRICULTURE
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
Economic Man in Sha Tin; Vegetable Gardeners in a Hong Kong Vallet.
London: Curzon, 1980. 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 Useful Arts Employed in the Production of Food
London: John W. Parker, 1850. Illustrated with numerous b/w plates and in-text figures. 184 pages. Slim 12mo, original blind-stamped blue cloth with decorative gilt spine (somewhat rubbed and faded but still very good(+) -- sturdy and attractive. London: John W. Parker, 1850. Second edition. Scarce. Inked ownership information of A. Wilkins, along with a charming full-page message penned by him on preliminary page. 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
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
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
Autographed Manuscript Signed
Geneva, NY: 1823. Original detailed autographed manuscript signed, folio, 10 pages (front and back), 13 x 8 inches, Geneva, New York, May 20, 1823 -- an extensive draft describing an invention that was called "a machine for hulking and cleaning clover seed," a device that was granted a patent by the United States Government on March 18, 1824. Burrall explains in detail that his innovation is unique because previous models wasted much of the seed, worked slowly, and ran at..... 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
The Mycenaean World
Cambridge: University Press, 1976. Illustrated in black and white. xvii, 201 pages. Tall 8vo, brown boards, d.w. (small closed tear and chip at upper edge, toned at rear). Cambridge: University Press, (1976). Some neat pencil marginalia. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. 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
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
The Chayote: A Tropical Vegetable.
Washington DC: Government Printing Ofice, 1901. 31 pages, 8 full page black & white plates, grey printed wrappers. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Botany. Bulletin No. 28.), 1901. Fine. 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
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.; With a brief Description of every Article of Human Food Sold Therein, The Introduction of Cattle in America...
New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. Volume I (Volume II was never published.). 621 pages, 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Burt Franklin, (1969). A fine copy. Facsimile of the New York, 1862 edition. More
They Would Rule The Valley.
illus. 8vo, cloth. San Francisco, 1947. Study of the impact of the Central Valley Project in relation to water usage. More
Coimbatore Canes in Cultivation.
New Delhi: Indian Central Sugarcane Committee, 1956. Their Morphological Descriptions and Agricultural Characteristics. Profusely illustrated, 136pp., 4to, green cloth; (light wear, staining to cover, corners bumped). New Delhi: The Indian Central Sugarcane Committee, 1956. Second Edition. More
The Economic Development of Tanganyika.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1961. Pull-out maps, charts. 548pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Baltimore: John Hopkins UP, (1961). More
Fruit Tramps: A Family of Migrant Farmworkers
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1989. Frontispiece, numerous black & white photographic illustrations. xix + 58 pages of text, otherwise unpaginated. Slim 4to, mottled gray cloth with black lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1989). A scarce first edition, signed by A.D. Coleman at the title page. Coleman's title page inscription reads, "A.D. Coleman, New York, February 1998" More
Memorable Days in America: Being a Journal of a Tour to the United States, Principally Undertaken to Ascertain,
London: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1823. by Positive Evidence, the Condition and Probable Prospects of British Emigrants; Including Accounts of Mr. Birbeck's Settlement in the Illinois. Frontis. xvi, 488pp. 8vo, modern full calf, red leather label, margins uncut, lacks 6 pages of publisher's ads at end, light wear to spine ends and edges of corners, ex-lib, scattered light foxing including Frontis., top margin of preface is repaired with tape. London: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1823. First Edition William..... More
Prospector, Cowhand and Sodbuster; Historic Places associated with the Mining, Ranching, and Farming Frontiers in the Trans-Mississippi West.
color Frontis., b/w illus. 8vo, cloth. Washington, 1967. National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, vol. XI. More