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
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
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