Modern Improvements in Agriculture

Forbes

Published by T. Evans, London, 1784

About this Item

21 x 13 cm. Octavo. vii 654 (2) Bound in 3/4 brown leather with marble boards. 4 copper plates, 3 of which are fold-out. A new edition complete in one volume. Chiping to the corners fo the title page. Previous owner's name on title page. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. There is staining to the edges of some of the pages. Some edgewear to the boards. Binding is tight. Full title page continues: "Containing the principles of tillage and vegetation, and Present Practice of the msot skillful husbandmen, in the culture of corn and pulse, and of the graffes, Plants, and Roots for feeding Cattle: And a comparative View of their Uses and Advantages, from authentic Experiments made byt many ingenious Persons, particularly in Britain and Ireland. Liekwise The most approved Methods of Watering Land, Draining, and other valuable Improvements. Illustrated with copper-plates and descriptions of several new instruments; one a horse-hoe invented by the author, of very general use for hoeing all crops planted in Rows, with wide or narrow spaces.". Seller Inventory # 56839

Bibliographic Details

Title: Modern Improvements in Agriculture

Publisher: T. Evans, London

Publication Date: 1784

Binding: 3/4 Leather

Condition: Good+

Edition: New Edition.