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A New and Complete System of Practical Husbandry: Vol. I
John Mills
1762
R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, S. Crowder, T. Longman, J. Coote, J. Hinxman, W. Nicoll, and S. Davis. : London
8.5" by 5"
[2], xxii, 483pp.
SUMMARY
The first volume of John Mill's informative guide to husbandry and the improvement of one's estate, the first edition, illustrated with eight folding plates and a frontispiece.
First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition.
Volume one only of a five volume set.
Bound in full calf.
A very scarce work written by English editor, translator and author on agriculture, John Mills.
A new and complete system of practical husbandry, containing the author's observations and own experiences of farming and running a country gentleman's estate. Mills was a warm advocate of small farming, using this work to highlight various ways to improve this practice.
Illustrated with eight folding plates and a frontispiece.
Collated, complete.
CONDITION
Bound in full calf. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to leather, heavier to joints, causing front joint to crack. A little loss to the leather at the extremities. Hinges are strained, but holding generally firm. A few spots and the odd ink mark to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few spots, mainly to the first few pages.
Overall Condition: Good Only
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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