Mode Draining Land System Practised by Johnstone John (42 results)

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Half Leather. Condition: Fair. Third Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. 212pp + 19 fold-out plates. Cover poor around spine but content still well bound & internal paper hinges unbroken (it has been rebound using original boards & spine at some time). Interior in nice clean condition with some age staining to plates. One plate has wear down a fold which had not been folded correctly but the majority are good. (see pics). No names or inscriptions.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

19 folding engraved plates. 8vo, pp. xvi:164, contemporary full tan calf, narrow gilt rule to sides. Binding very rubbed, spine darkened, crazing to surface of boards, short crack to upper hinge, joints very firm however. Some foxing and browning to text & plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. printed by Mundell and Son, xv [1] 182 [1] [1]pp, half title, 16 engraved plates (2 folding), plate 14 browned and frayed (not affecting image) with a repaired tear, plate 1 very light stain, modern quarter cloth, uncut, ink signature on half title, wide margined copy, 4to (22.5x28.5cm), ESTC T116079.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. printed by Mundell and Son, xv [1] 182 [2]pp, half title, 16 engraved plates (2 folding), plate 14 browned (as usual), contemporary quarter sheep over marbled boards (rubbed, lacking leather corner pieces), red morocco spine label, very clean copy, contemporary engraved bookplate (John McDowall of Logan) on front pastedown), ink inscription ("Board of Agriculture to Col. Macdowall") at the top of the title page, 4to (27x21cm), ESTC T116079.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 4th Edition. London: B. & R. Crosby & Co., 1814. 4th edition, corrected and enlarged. xvi+211[1]p. Publisher's 2-page list of books inserted between pp.xiv and xv, and another list of books is included on p. 212. 19 folding plates. Internally very good, with no foxing. Bound in quarter leather over marbled boards very rubbed and worn; bottom inch of spine missing, and small losses at head of spine and corners; edges of spine starting to split.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fourth Edition. Described as a Corrected and Enlarged edition. Lacking dust wrapper, Boards are significantly rubbed and stained, titles to spine almost totally missing. A paper title plate has been stuck on the front board. Hinges are firm, no inscriptions noted. Illustrations including fold outs all appear to be present overall in good condition internally although quite worn. There is a stain to the bottom corner of a number of pages towards the rear but text is still quite legible. Happy to supply photos on request.

Second edition, corrected and enlarged, 8vo, xvi, 164pp., 19 folding engraved plates, later blue buckram, uncut. From the Lawes Library, Rothamstead.

Third edition, corrected and enlarged, 8vo, xvi, 211, [1]pp., with 4 pages of adverts before title page, 19 folding engraved plates, some light spotting and browning to plates, original boards, rebacked, uncut.

Hardback. Condition: G++. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dw. 2nd Edition. Half title present. 164 pages. 19 folding plates (Plate 19 heavily dust marked on back). Fitted with new endpapers and rebound some years ago in a shiny brown leatherette? Now quite clean and tight but some dust marks to edges.Spine worn and minor splitting. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 174. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1841 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 174.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 232. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1801 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 232.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 204. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1801 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume c.1 Language: English Pages: 204 Volume c.1.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 244. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1814 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume c.1 Language: English Pages: 244 Volume c.1.

Paperback. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). An informative account of the reformatory methods of land-draining by agriculturalist Joseph Elkington. Profusely illustrated with bright folding plans of various drainage methods, this work preserves the innovative methods Elkington developed. The second edition of this work, which was published so that Elkington's knowledge was not lost due to his due health. To the preface it is noted 'Mr Elkington's health being extremely precarious, there was a risk that the public might lose the benefit of the knowledge he had acquired. by the experience of above thirty years' To 'prevent so unfortunate a circumstance' the Board of Agriculture sent the Edinburgh land surveyor, and author of this work, John Johnstone, to study Elkington. The intention of this work is to furnish the reader with satisfactory information upon the subject of this art and will sufficiently explain the various modes of draining land. Collated, complete, with nineteen engraved plates and four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. An informative insight into nineteenth century pedology and land draining. In paper covered boards. Contemporaneously rebound, with the original puncture marks to pages. Externally, rubbed to spine. Loss to the paper covered spine. Patches of further rubbing to the extremities which have suffered minor losses. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are generally bright, plates are very bright. Offsetting to the final leaf 'conclusion'. The occasional light spots to pages. Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. London: Printed for B & R Crosby & Co.,1814, Fourth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. Original boards with later paper spine, paper hand written title label, 19 folding plates at the rear of the volume. Pagination: xvi, 211pp, 1pp of adverts, 19 folding plates at the rear. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 9 ¼ inches tall (23.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition paper spine with hand written paper label. Joints good condition sound. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition stiff card boards, marked and worn. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, tanned, all untrimmed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition some foxing and marks, especially to the folding plates. Binding good condition in original repaired condition. See above and photos.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Title continues: "Together with observations on hollow and surface draining in general. The whole illustrated by explanatory engravings." Quarter leather with marbled boards. gilt title on label to spine. Owner's bookplate to the inside board. Scarce First Edition. 16 engraved plates (2 folding) - Complete. The binding (later re-back) has been done a little tight, so there is some breaking to the first gather. One of the plates has scuffing to the surface (not particularly noticeable). One leaf of "Conclusion." xv, 182 pp. Large 4to. 270 by 220mm (10¾ by 8¾ inches). Johnstone (d. 1838), an Edinburgh surveyor, was promised a grant of £1000 by the recently formed Board of Agriculture to provide a detailed and accurate account of the system of land drainage developed by Joseph Elkington (d. 1806), a farmer in Warwickshire and designer of land drainage systems. Elkington was known to be in poor health, and it was feared that knowledge of his innovations might perish with him. "About 1763 Elkington inherited a farm at Princethorpe, where some years later he discovered, at Long Harold Pits along a geological fault, the method of land drainage for which he is remembered. He discovered by accident, after losing more than 800 sheep to liver rot, how some strata were porous and pervious to water while others were not, and that he could locate the former with the auger used in exploring for marl and coal."-ODNB.

Drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture, by John Johnstone, Land-Surveyor. With Nineteen Plates. London : J. Taylor, 1841. A new edition. Octavo, green cloth, lightly marked, with paper title label to spine, contemporary gift inscription in pencil to endpaper, name torn from head of title page, pp. xiv; 118; 19 folding engraved plates (a couple of short tears; [16 - publisher's catalogue), light occasional foxing to the plates. An important early work on land surveying, first published in 1797. This copy, inscribed 'To John Meredith from C. Day' was sourced from a collection outside Launceston, Tasmania, and may have been used to prepare farmland in the region.

Brown card cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in Good condition. The lower board has been subject to burning, the impact of which has caused some loss and fragility to two sections of the fore edge, the rear ep and the fore edge of the last 20 pages but with deceasing effect. There is only a very limited impact on the text. Illustrations bright with some minor offsetting. 270mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). 181pp. 14 fold out engravings. '. Together with observations on hollow and surface draining in general.

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