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Clarke (Cuthbert) The True Theory and Practice of Husbandry: Deduced from Philosophical Researches, and Experience. To which is annexed... A Compendium of Mechanics: Calculated to assist The Husbandman, first edition, 5 engraved folding plates (with light offsetting), occasional light browning, ownership inscription in pencil of Edward Thomas Browne, nineteenth century speckled calf, gilt, spine gilt in compartments, upper cover detached, [Fussell p.111], printed for the author, 1777 § Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) Of Husbandry. In Twelve Books: and his Book concerning Trees, contemporary calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed and scuffed, [British Bee Books 98], for A.Millar, 1745 § Lisle (Edward) Observations in Husbandry, engraved portrait frontispiece, errata f. at end, contemporary speckled calf, covers scratched, [Fussell I p.94-95], Printed by J. Hughs, 1757; and 8 others, husbandry, 4to (11)

Hunter (Alexander) Georgical Essays, first collected edition, final advertisement f., 3 folding engraved plates, contemporary half calf, joints cracked, a little worn, [Fussell p.92], York, by A.Ward, 1777 § Bell (Benjamin) Essays on Agriculture, With a Plan for the Speedy and General Improvement of Land in Great Britain, title browned, contemporary half calf, joints cracked, spine worn, rubbed, [Fussell p.46], Edinburgh, for Bell & Bradfute, 1802 § Grisenthwaite (W.) A New Theory of Agriculture in Which the Nature of Soils, Crops and Manures is Explained, ink inscription to title verso, original boards, upper cover detached, wear to spine, [Fussell p.119], Wells, Printed and sold by H.Neville, 1819 § Finlayson (John) The British Farmer; to which is added the Ploughman's Guide, 7 engraved plates, offsetting, original boards, lacking spine, upper cover becoming loose, [Fussell p.131], Smith, Elder and Co., 1825; and 14 others, husbandry, 8vo (18)

Butel-Dumont (G.M.) Recherches Historiques et Critiques sur l'Administration Publique et Privee des terres chez les Romains, first edition, Edward Gibbon's copy with his small book label to front pastedown, Paris, Chez la Veuve Duchesne, 1779 § [Ballon (Gilles) et Garnier] Nouvelle Instruction Facile pour la Culture des Figuiers, woodcut device on title, Paris, Chez Charles de Sercy, 1692 § Soumille (Abbe) Description du Semoir-a-Bras de Languedoc, woodcut illustrations, Avignon, Chez Jacques Garrigan, 1762 § Gentil (F.) and L. Liger. Le Jardinier Solitaire, second edition, folding engraved plate, Paris, 1705 § Rapin (Rene) Hortorum libri IV, engraved frontispiece by Prevost, Paris, J. Barbou, 1780; and 8 others, all in French and in contemporary calf or sheep bindings, 8vo and 12mo (13)

Ingenhousz (John) Experiments upon Vegetables, Discovering their Great Power of Purifying the Common Air in the Sun-shine, and of Injuring it in the Shade and at Night, first English edition, folding engraved plate at end after index, slightly foxed and browned, contemporary calf-backed boards, joints weak, extensively rubbed, small tear in board at head, spine worn and split, [Garrison & Morton 103; Grolier 55; Henrey 866; Norman 1141], 8vo, P. Elmsly and H. Payhne, 1779.⁂ "Ingen-Housz showed that the green parts of plants, when exposed to light, fix the free carbon dioxide of the atmosphere, but that in darkness plants have no such power. Thus he proved that animal life is dependent ultimately on plant life, a discovery of fundamental importance in the economy of the world of living things." - Garrison & Morton.

Corn Prices.- Bald (Alexander) The Farmer and Corn-Dealer's Assistant, or, the Knowledge of Weights and Measures made easy, by a Variety of Tables, first edition, 7 folding tables at end, slightly foxed and browned, contemporary calf, gilt, gilt spine, green morocco label, Edinburgh, W. Anderson, C. Elliot and others, 1780; and 10 others, Corn Prices and dealing, 8vo (11).

Bees.- Keys (John) The Practical Bee-Master..., first edition, folding engraved plate (offsettting to plate and facing title), with Postscript/errata leaf at end, E2 with paper flaw hole to outer margin, later half calf, by J.Larkin, spine gilt, uncut, for the author, [1780]; The Ancient Bee-Master's Farewell, first edition, lacking half-title, with 2 engraved plates, light foxing, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, upper cover detached, spine worn at head, 1796 § Thorley (John) An Enquiry into the Nature, Order and Government of Bees, second edition, engraved frontispiece and plate, browned, some leaves loose, contemporary calf, red roan label, by J.Waugh, 1765 § Wildman (Daniel) A Complete Guide for the Management of Bees, sixteenth edition, 2 folding engraved plates, a little water-stained, library cloth, for the Author, 1802, [British Bee Books 135, 154, 97 & 125]; and 19 others, bees and other insects, 8vo et infra (23)

Scotland.- Observations upon the Cultivation of Flax and Flax-seed in Scotland, 32pp., first edition, Archibald Grant's copy with his ink signature at head of title and his bookplate, title lightly soiled, small stain to final leaf, later morocco-backed marbled boards by Edmond & Spark of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, for C.Elliot, 1781 § [?Grant (Archibald)] A Dissertation on the Chief Obstacles to the Improvement of Land, first edition, title and final leaf soiled, light browning, library cloth, [Fussell I p.35; Kress 5845], Aberdeen, by Francis Douglas [& others], 1760, 8vo (2)⁂ Archibald Grant (1696-1778) was the owner of Monymusk estate in Banffshire. He had a wealth of experience in farming and land reclamation, supported the making of linen and other manufactures, and introduced English agricultural practices such as leaving land fallow and crop rotation. The first is rare: ESTC lists only 3 UK locations including Rothamsted (not in BL) and 3 in America.

Parmentier (Antoine) Recherches sur les Vegetaux Nourrissans, first edition, folding engraved plate, Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1781; bound with Discours Prononces a l'Ouverture de l'Ecole Gratuite de Boulangerie [by Parmentier & Cadet de Vaux], half-title, Paris, Ph.-D. Pierres, 1780, 2 works in 1, contemporary calf-backed boards, worn, 8vo

Priestley (Joseph) Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air, 3 vol., vol.1 third edition, vol.2 second edition, vol.3 first edition, half-title to vol.2 only, vol.2 catalogue at end ?bound in at end of vol.3, J. Johnson, 1781-1776-1777 with Philosophical Empiricism: containing Remarks on a Charge of Plagiarism respecting Dr. H--s, interspersed with Various Observations relating to Different Kinds of Air, bound at end of vol.1, J.Johnson, 1775, together 2 works in 3 vol., 6 engraved plates, 3 folding, light offsetting, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, 8vo.⁂ An attractive set of this important work, Priestley's numerous experiments lead to the discovery of oxygen and some of its properties.

Potatoes.- Raley (William) A Practical Essay on the Management of Potatoes, first edition, title soiled, leaves reinforced at inner margin, modern cloth, [ESTC lists 6 copies only including this and the RASE copy (sold in 2014), only one in N.America], Printed for Mess. Richardson and Urquhart...W. Tesseyman and R. Spence, 1782 § Kirkpatrick (Hezekiah) An Account of the Manner in which Potatoes are cultivated and preserved, first edition, manuscript correction to leaf following title and erratum slip pasted to foot of final leaf, modern cloth, [Henrey 899; Perkins 935], Warrington, Printed by W. Eyres, 1796 § Maunsell (Rev. William) Letters...on the Culture of the Potatoes from the Shoots, first edition, half-title, folding table, modern cloth, Dublin, Printed by William Sleater, 1794 § Report of the Committee of the Board of Agriculture...concerning the Culture and Use of Potatoes, first edition, half-title, 7 engraved plates, some folding, some light browning and offsetting, later half calf, scuffed, [Goldsmiths' 16233; Perkins 192; Henrey 460], 1795 § [Bligh (Reginald)] A Case of Extreme, and unparalleled Hardship: containing Considerations on a Verdict, that Potatoes and Turnips are Hay and Corn, first edition, title soiled, later morocco-backed boards, Printed for the Author, 1799, 4to and 8vo (5)

Fruit-Trees.- Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) Traité des Arbres Fruitiers..., second edition, half-title in vol.1, 175 engraved plates, all but 4 printed on blue paper, an excellent clean copy in contemporary tree sheep, spines gilt in compartments with red roan labels, rubbed, a little worn in patches and to head of spines, [Nissen BBI 550, calling for 181 plates], 8vo, Paris, to be sold in Brussels, J.L. de Boubers, 1782.⁂ The first 8vo edition; the number of plates seems to vary.

Machinery.- Bailey (Alexander Mabyn) One Hundred and Six Copper Plates of Mechanical Machines, and Implements of Husbandry...illustrated by a Particular Description of each Instrument, and an Account of the several Discoveries and Improvements in Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanics, Chemistry and the Polite Arts..., 2 vol. in 1, woodcut head-pieces, 106 engraved plates (those in vol.2 with aquatint), a few folding, some offsetting, some occasional light foxing, contemporary diced russia, gilt, covers detached, [cf. Fussell p.99 and Perkins 87], folio, for Benjamin White, 1782.⁂ A scarce reissue of the first edition of 1776-79 of this work published by The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Here the plates re-engraved and depicting newly-invented machines including ploughs, windmills, spinning wheels, pumps, carriages, stoves, harpoons and time-pieces.Provenance: Emo Park Library (bookplate).

Hanway (Jonas) Proposal for County Naval Free-Schools to be built on Waste Lands, giving such effectual Instructions to Poor Boys, as may nurse them for the Sea Service, teaching them also to cultivate the Earth, first edition, 2 engraved titles, first with vignette, 9 folding engraved plates, 48pp. engraved music, some offsetting of plates, uncut in original boards with original engraved presentation label to upper cover, worn, lacking backstrip, upper cover detached, folio, [1783].⁂ Hanway founded the Marine Society in 1756 and this work, as is evident from the title, proposes educating poor boys in both rural affairs and seamanship.

Photosynthesis.- Sénébier (Jean) Recherches sur l'Influence de la Lumiere Solaire Pour metamorphoser l'air fixe en air pur par la vegetation, first edition, contemporary mottled sheep, spine gilt with red morocco label, a few scuffs but generally excellent, Geneva, Chez Barthelemi Chirol, 1783.⁂ "Sénébier published several works dealing with photosynthesis. He showed that leaves in water, in the absence of light, do not allow the air they contain to escape, that the quantity of air produced is proportional to the light intensity (except during the first few hours), and that all the green parts of plants, not only the leaves, furnish air. Sénébier proved by experiments with the nitric oxide eudiometer that the bubbles emitted under the influence of light consist of oxygen (dephlogisticated air) and he proved that the leaves perform their function also when they are isolated from the plant. Sénébier's experiments were repeated and confirmed by Ingen Housz." (Partington III pp. 280/283).

Pamphlets.- Kyle (Thomas) A Treatise on the Management of Peach and Nectarine Trees, first edition, half-title, [Henrey 916], Edinburgh, for the Author, 1783 bound with Le Brocq (Philip) A Description, with Notes, of Certain Methods of Planting, Training and Managing all kinds of Fruit-Trees, Vines & C., lacking half-title and advertisement f., [Henrey 951], for the Author, 1786 and Howlett (Rev. John) Enquiry into the Influence which Enclosures have had upon the Population of this Kingdom, second edition, folding table, for W. Richardson, 1786 and Howlett (Rev. John) Enclosures, A Cause of improved Agriculture, of Plenty and Cheapness of Provisions, of Population, and of both private and national Wealth, [Goldsmiths 13342], for W.Richardson, 1787 and Commerell (Abbé de) An Account of the Culture and Use of the Mangel Wurzel, second edition, engraved hand-coloured plate, preface to the third edition bound in, [Goldsmiths, 13333; Henrey 555], for Charles Dilly, 1787 and An Argumentative Appeal... on the Modes of Raising Money for the Improvement of Church Lands, errata slip laid down to H2 verso, for B. White and Son et al., 1788, together 6 works in 1 vol., occasional light foxing, contemporary calf-backed boards, rubbed, 8vo.

America.- Smyth (John Ferdinand Dalziel) A Tour in the United States of America: containing an Account of the present Situation of that Country; the Population, Agriculture, Commerce, Customs, and General Officers in the America Army and ...a Description of the Indian Nations, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, list of subscribers, vol.2 misbound with a1 & 2 after 2G1 and a3 & 4 after 2G3, armorial bookplate to pastedowns, contemporary half calf, vo.2 spine chipped at head, some light rubbing and scuffing, [Sabin 85254], 8vo, G. Robinson, J. Robson and J. Sewell, 1784.⁂ A lively account of revolutionary-era America. Smyth was a loyalist and lost his property during the war, this work was partly intended to ingratiate him to the British government by disparaging the achievements of the Americans.

Beer.- Richardson (John) Statistical Estimates of the Materials of Brewing, Or A treatise on the Application and Use of the Saccharometer; An Instrument Constructed for the Purposes of Regulating to Advantage the Oeconomy of the Brewhouse; and of Establishing the Means of Producing Uniform Strength in Malt-Liquors, first edition, engraved folding frontispiece, signed by the author at foot of postscript as issued, S4 with a few small holes affecting some letters, for G.Robinson, 1784 bound with Poole (T.) A Treatise on Strong Beer, Ale & c. Fully Explaining the art of brewing in the best manner, half-title, some very light spotting, for the Author. By R. Ayre, 1783, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate, contemporary half calf, [neither in Simon, Bitting or Cagle], 8vo.⁂ Provenance: Earl of Portarlington (bookplate).

Dairy.- Twamley (Josiah) Dairying Exemplified, or the Business of Cheese-Making: Laid Down from Approved Rules, Collected from the Most Experienced Dairy-Women, of Several Counties, first edition, lacking half-title, ink ownership inscription to title, first gathering inner margin damp-stained, library cloth, Warwick, for the Author by J.Sharp, 1784; [Another copy], second edition, lacking half-title, occasional spotted, library cloth, Warwick, for the Author by J.Sharp, 1787; and another by the same, 8vo (3)

Bees.- Harasti (Gaetano) Catechismo sulla più Utile Educazione delle Api nel Gran-Ducato di Toscano, first edition, engraved device on title, woodcut illustrations, water-staining to first few leaves, foxed, original wrappers, uncut, rubbed and stained, [Walker Catalogue p.126], Florence, Gaetano Cambiagi, 1785 § Alamanni (Luigi) & Giovanni Rucellai. La Coltivazione...e Le Api, edited by Ruberto Titi, engraved portrait and title vignette, some foxing, last few leaves of index torn with slight loss, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, a little worn, upper cover detached, [Walker Catalogue p.126], Padua, G.Comino, 1718 § Savani (Luigi) Modo Pratico per Conservare le Api..., lacking half-title, with errata leaf and 4 folding engraved plates at end, library cloth, uncut, Milan, 1811, 8vo & 4to (3)⁂ Alamanni and Rucellai's works are both imitations of Virgil's Georgics.

[Cacherano di Bricherasio (Giovanni Francesco)] De' Mezzi per Introdurre, ed assicurare stabilmente la Coltivazione e la Popolazione nell'Agro Romano, first edition, folding table, 2 folding engraved plans, attractive contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, slight worming to spine, Rome, Barbiellini alla Minerva, 1785 § Doria (Luigi) Istituzioni Georgiche per la Coltivazione de' Grani..., second edition, engraved vignette title and 5 plates, 3 folding, some browning, contemporary half sheep, spine gilt, Rome, G.Puccinelli, 1799, rubbed; and 2 others, 8vo (4)

Livestock.- Culley (George) Observations on Live Stock, first edition, half-title, final errata leaf, with 5 later steel-engraved plates depicting 12 different livestock bound in at end, modern cloth, 8vo, Printed for G.G.J. & J. Robinson, 1786.⁂ Rare at auction. Culley was a Northumberland farmer and a breed of cattle was named after him.

Varlo (Charles) The Essence of Agriculture; being, A Regular System of Husbandry . . . suited to the Climate of Ireland . . . With the Author's Twelve Months Tour thro' America: likewise How to raise the valuable Crops: of Tobacco, India-corn and Siberian Barley, first edition, folding table, contemporary speckled calf, faded at spine and head of upper cover, [Fussell p.91; Goldsmiths 13169; Sabin 98632], 8vo, printed for the author, 1786.⁂ Rare at auction, we can trace only 2 copies in the last 50 years. "This book I have not seen. I had a chance to buy it and failed to take it!" - Fussell.

Japan.- Miyazaki (Yasusada) Nogyo-Zensho, 11 vol., second edition, numerous woodblock illustrations, some double-page, original wrappers, stitched as issued, some stitching broken, 8vo, [Kyoto, 1787].⁂ A very good copy of the second edition of the first Japanese publication on agriculture, which originally appeared in 1696. Loosely inserted letter from Professor Tamiguchi of the Kagoshima Imperial College of Agriculture and Forestry addressed to Dr. Russell at Rothamsted and presenting this set following his visit there in 1922. "It was indeed a great pleasure to look round so famous experiment fields and well equiped laboatiry and the library contains many very rare books in your management."

America.- Crevecoeur (Hector Saint-John de) Lettres d'un Cultivateur Americain, 3 vol., third French edition, engraved vignette titles, frontispiece to vol.1, 5 folding maps and 3 plates (1 folding), some foxing, contemporary French mottled calf, spines gilt, spine ends chipped, [Sabin 17495; Howes C883], Paris, Chez Cuchet, 1787.⁂ Third and best edition of this important work which Howes describes as follows: "Description of American life of great influence in attracting European immigration in the post-revolutionary period. As literature unexcelled by any American work of the eighteenth century." The author, a native of Normandy, went to the British colonies at the age of sixteen and having settled himself on a farm near the frontier became one of the first victims of the War of Independence when Indian allies of the British set fire to and destroyed his property. This edition is the first in any language to include the third volume.

Subscriber's copy.- Winter (George) A Compendious System of Husbandry. Containing the Chemical, Philosophical, and Mechanical Elements of Agriculture, first edition, engraved plate, list of subscribers, lacking front free endpaper, original boards, ink inscription to upper cover 'The Worshipfull Geo. Daubenny Esq., Mayor of the City of Bristol' (one of the subscribers), upper cover detached, some wear to spine, [Fussell pp.131 & 132; Perkins 1934], 8vo, Bristol, by W.Routh, 1787.

Fruit.- Abercrombie (John) The Hot House Gardener on the General Culture of the Pine-Apple, and Methods of Forcing Early Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines..., first edition, 5 hand-coloured engraved plates printed in sanguine, advertisement leaf at end, light offsetting, frontispiece of pineapple with scattered spotting, original marbled boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked but lacking backstrip, [Henrey 402; Hunt 700], 8vo, John Stockdale, 1789.⁂ The fine plates depict a Sugar Loaf pineapple, a bunch of Muscat grapes, peach & nectarine, cantaloupe melon, and cherry & strawberry.

Grasses.- Swayne (G.) Gramina Pascua: or, A Collection of Specimens of the Common Pasture Grasses, first edition, 19 actual specimens of grasses each with printed titles in Latin and English, tissue guards, errata slip, uncut in original boards, covers worn and stained, folio, Bristol, Printed for the Author, by S. Bonner, 1790.⁂ One of apparently only 200 copies printed - the grass samples were picked and prepared by three of the author's daughters.

Vines.- Speechly (William) A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine...together with New Hints on the Formation of Vineyards in England, first edition, half-title, list of subscribers, 5 engraved plates, 3 folding, 2 with letterpress explanatory leaf, plates foxed and offset, a few leaves torn at outer margin (2 repaired), contemporary tree calf, rubbed and scuffed, spine cracked and worn at head and foot, lacking label, York, for the Author, by G.Peacock [etc.], 1790; A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine...[with] A Treatise on the Culture of the Pine-Apple and the Management of the Hot-House, third edition, 10 engraved plates only (of 11, lacking plate V in second part), a few annotations and markings, plates foxed and stained, lower hinge broken, contemporary half calf, spine worn and defective, 1821; Practical Hints in Domestic Rural Economy, first edition, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece (foxed and offset), modern cloth, 1820, 4to & 8vo (3)

[Rodriguez (Bernardo)] Catalogo de Algunos Autores Espagnoles que han escrito de Veterinaria, de Equitacion, y de Agricultura, first edition, a few ink annotations, modern calf, longitudinal morocco spine label, inner gilt dentelles, small 4to, Madrid, en la Imprenta de Joseph Herrera, 1790.⁂ Scarce bibliographical work with only one appearance at auction that we can trace.

Botany.- Sowerby (James) and James Edward Smith. English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, vol.1-22 only (of 36), first edition, c.2444 hand-coloured engraved plates, vol. VII 1f, of text cut out and loose, vol. X last f. of text torn in margin, some foxing and browning, contemporary straight-grained morocco, gilt, 2 morocco labels on spines, spines a little dulled, , [Nissen BBI 2225], 8vo, 1790-1806; sold not subject to return.

Scotland.- Naismith (John) Thoughts on Various Objects of Industry produced in Scotland, first edition, library cloth, for the Author, 1790 § [Lindsay (Patrick)] The Interest of Scotland Considered with regard to its Police in Imploying of the Poor, its Agriculture, its Trade, its Manufactures, and Fisheries, first edition, engraved title-vignette and coat-of-arms at head of dedication, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf, spine gilt, rubbed, spine ends chipped, R. Fleming and Company, 1733 § Douglas (Thomas, 5th Earl of Selkirk) Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a view of the causes and probably consequences of Emigration, second edition, contemporary half sraight-grain morocco, slightly rubbed, 1806, Edinburgh; and 3 others, Scotland, 8vo et infra (6)

Ireland.- Essays on Agriculture and Planting, founded on Experiments made in Ireland. By a Country Gentleman, first edition, lacking half-title, contemporary ink inscription to title, some light soiling, short tear to foot of E1, contemporary half calf, rubbed, gouge to lower cover, spine a little worn and chipped at foot with splits to joints, 8vo, Dublin, by Gaisberry and Campbell, for William Jones, 1790.⁂ Rare: ESTC lists only 4 UK locations (not including this copy), 4 Irish and 4 American. We have been unable to find any auction record.

Bees.- Della Rocca (Abbé) Traité Complet sur les Abeilles..., 3 vol., first edition, with half-title in vol.3 only (as called for), 5 folding engraved plates, errata at end of vol.2 & 3, light foxing, contemporary sheep-backed boards, spines gilt with red roan labels, vellum tips, rubbed, [Blackmer 1437; Walker Catalogue p.99], 8vo, Paris, Bleuet, 1790.⁂ Containing a detailed description of bee-keeping on the island of Syros in the Aegean including an account of an attack of Foul Brood.

Gardens.- [Girardin (Stanislas, Comte de)] Promenades ou Itinéraire des Jardins de Chantilly, first edition, folding engraved plan, 20 etchings with roulette work by Mérigot, tissue guards, foxing to text but plates clean, pencil inscription "A very rare book F.H. Cripps Day" to front free endpaper and with his bookplate, later half calf, slightly rubbed, [Berlin Kat. 3477; Hunt 718], 8vo, Paris, Desenne, 1791.⁂ Guide to the gardens at Chantilly with fine plates depicting the French picturesque style including pavilions, grottoes and a Chinese kiosk.

Scotland.- Sinclair (Sir John) The Statistical Account of Scotland, 21 vol., first edition, half-titles, engraved plates, some folding, folding tables including table of mortality, some foxing or offsetting, front free endpapers loose, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, red roan labels, vellum tips, rubbed, a few spine ends chipped, one vol. rebacked, 8vo, Edinburgh, William Creech, 1791; sold not subject to return⁂ Sinclair (1754-1835) was the founder and first President of the Board of Trade.

Maize.- Zecchini (P.I.) De Grano Turcico libri tres, first edition, half-title and dedication leaf, title with engraved vignette, 3 engraved plates, errata leaf at end, contemporary half calf, 4to, Bologna, Ex Typographia Laelii a Vulpo, 1791.⁂ Rare work on maize with attractive plates, in fine condition.

Botany.- Buffon (G.L.M.L., Comte de) Buffon's Natural History Abridged..., 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, titles and plates, some folding, handsome contemporary calf, red morocco labels, 1792 § Martyn (Thomas) Flora Rustica, 4 vol. in 2, hand-coloured engraved plates by Frederick P.Nodder (lacking 8 plates), some light spoting, library cloth, 1792-1794 § White (Rev. Gilbert) A Naturalist's Calendar..., first edition, hand-coloured engraved plate (slighlty cropped at foot), light spotting, later half calf, spine gilt, 1795 § Orfila (M.P.) A General System of Toixcology, or, a Treatise on Poisons, 2 vol. in 4, lightly browned, original boards, uncut, vol.1 part 1 old cloth reback, spines worn, 1815-17 § Thomson (A.T.) The London Dispensatory, contemporary parchment, 1837 § Stillingfleet (Benjamin) Literary Life and Select Works, 2 vol. in 3, engraved portrait (foxed) and 17 hand-coloured plates of grasses, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., others uncut, 1811 § Parkinson (John) Paradisi in sole, paradisus terrestris...1629, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, paper spine label scuffed, 1904, rubbed; and 8 others, natural history, 8vo et infra (21)

Linen.- Trecco (Giovanni Battista) Coltivatione e Governo del Lino Marzuolo..., first edition, engraved title with vignette, engraved arms on dedication and 12 folding engraved plates of growing & harvesting flax and linen-production, title lightly soiled, modern cloth, uncut, Vicenza, Domenico Bardella, 1792 § Re (Filippo) Del Cotone e delle avvertenze per ben coltivarlo, second edition, half-title, 2 folding engraved plates, foxing to text, library cloth, Milan, 1811 § Harasti (P. Gaetano) Della Più Utile Coltivazione e Manipolazione del Lino..., engraved title-vignette, with final blank, original limp boards, spine lettered in manuscript, lightly soiled, Vicenza, 1783, v.s. (3)

Gardens.- Steele (Richard) An Essay Upon Gardening, containing a Catalogue of Exotic Plants for the Stoves and Green-houses of the British Gardens, first edition, half-title, list of subscribers,with additional leaf of subscribers and author's apology for errors, 3 folding engraved plates, each with letterpress explanatory leaf, errata leaf at end, light foxing to plates and a few leaves, library buckram, [Henrey 1384], 4to, York, for the Author by G.Peacock, 1793.

Weather.- Dalton (John) Meteorological Observations and Essays, first edition, list of subscribers, illustrations, ink ownership stamp to head of title, later morocco-backed boards, [Norman 574], for T.Ostell, 1793 § Capper (Colonel James) Meteorological and miscellaneous tracts applicable to navigation, gardening and farming with calendars of flora for Greece, France, England and Sweden, half-title, 3 folding tables, contemporary cloth-backed boards, spine faded, rubbed, Cardiff, [1810] § Robertson (Henry) A General View of the Natural History of the Atmosphere, 2 vol., presentation inscriptions 'from the author' to Samuel Fothergill Lettsom to verso of titles, half-titles, bookplates of Lettsom, contemporary calf-backed boards, spines chipped, vol.2 with loss to foot, Edinburgh, 1808; and 4 others on the weather, 8vo (8)

Humboldt (Alexander von) Aphorismen aus der chemischen Physiologie der Pflanzen, first German edition, translated by Goffhelf Fischer, light browning, contemporary boards, Leipzig, Voss & Co., 1794; and another with introduction by Humboldt, 8vo (2)

County Agriculture.- Vancouver (Charles) General View of the Agriculture in the County of Cambridge, first edition, folding engraved map, later endpapers, library boards, Printed by W. Smith, 1794 § Cooke (George Alexander) Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of York..., 4 engraved folding maps, contemporary tree calf, upper cover detaching, gilt spine, red morocco label, rubbed, [c. 1805]; and c. 90 others, County Agriculture, v.s., v.d. (c. 90).

Bees.- Bonner (James) A New Plan for Speedily Increasing the Number of Bee-Hives in Scotland..., first edition, issue with "4s. 6d." at foot of title, half-title, list of subscribers, advertisement/errata leaf at end, a couple of small stains, S1 torn at foot but no loss, 2H3 & 4 slightly defective at fore-edge not affecting text, bookplate of Thomas Macknight of Ratho Castle, contemporary half calf, rubbed, upper cover detached,[British Bee Books 151], 8vo, Edinburgh, J. Moir, 1795.⁂ "Bonner who was Bee-Master at Auchencrow, near Berwick-on-Tweed, was the most able and the best known of Scottish bee-men." British Bee Books

Scotland.- Sinclair (Sir John) General View of the Agriculture of the Northern Counties and Islands of Scotland, first edition, printed on pale blue paper, 2 hand-coloured engraved plates, one folding, folding engraved plate of John Mackenzie's new mode of fallowing (browned), 1795 bound with Heron (Robert) General View of the Natural Circumstances of...Hebudae or Hebrides, Edinburgh, 1794, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary half calf § General Report of the Agricultural State, and Political Circumstances of Scotland, 5 vol. including 2 vol. Appendix, half-titles, hand-coloured double-page engraved map, folding engraved plates, book-label of Selkirk Library, contemporary half calf, one cover detached, Edinburgh, 1814; Essays on Miscellaneous Subjects, presentation copy from the author to the Earl of Moira inscribed at head of title, original boards, uncut, 1802; The Code of Agriculture, engraved portrait, original boards, uncut, 1817; An Account of the Systems of Husbandry adopted in the more improved districts of Scotland, half-title, modern morocco-backed boards preserving paper from original boards, uncut, Edinburgh, 1812 § Greg (Thomas) A Letter to Sir John Sinclair..., 22pp., 2 engraved plates, library calf-backed cloth, 1809 § Robinson (John) Letter to Sir John Sinclair..., half-title, library cloth, 1794, first editions, many with engraved plates, many folding, some foxing or soiling, rubbed or worn; and 15 others by or concerning the same, 4to & 8vo (26)

Marshall (William) The Rural Economy of the West of England, 2 vol., first edition, folding engraved map, contemporary sprinkled calf by Smith of Bedford with his ticket, vol.2 foot of spine chipped, Printed for G. Nicol &c., 1796; Minutes, Experiments, Observations, and general Remarks, on Agriculture, in the Southern Counties, 2 vol., double-page engraved map and 5 double-page plates, contemporary sprinkled calf (uniform with previous work, all 4 vol. with bookplate of Francis, Duke of Bedford, Oakley House), head of spine vol.2 nicked, 1799; and 5 others by Marshall, 8vo (9)

Vergilius Maro (Publius).- Foresi (Bastiano) Libra chiamato Ambitione, collation: a4 b-l8 m6, 89 leaves (of 90, lacking final blank), text in single column, 24 lines, type 112R, initial spaces with guide-letters, some staining, early 19th century tree sheep, gilt spine in compartments and with red and green leather labels, 8vo (204 x 128mm.), [Florence], [Antonio di Bartolommeo Miscomini], [c.1481-1484 or 1489-1491]. ⁂ Rare first edition of this poem extolling the virtues of Virgilian pastoral philosophy, as found in his Georgica. It takes the form of a dialogue between a narrator and an allegorical figure named Ambitione, who tries to persuade the former to remain in Florence and to join in the political life of the city. The narrator, however, forewarned by Virgil against the schemes of Ambitione, declines and decides to devote himself to agriculture, whose rules he then begins to outline, which leads directly into Foresi's paraphrase of the Georgica. Foresi was a close friend of Marsilio Ficino. Provenance: 'June 1816 D's sale at Evans, £4. 8s', probably R.H. Evans of Pall Mall (ink inscription to head of front free endpaper).Rothamsted acquisition date 1917Literature: ISTC if00243000; HCR 7231; GW 10173; BMC VI 644; IGI 4015; Goff F-243; Copinger Incunabula Virgiliana, 156; Mambelli 951.

Corn Laws.- Dirom (Alexander) An Inquiry into the Corn Laws and Corn Trade of Great Britain, and their Influence on the Prosperity of the Kingdom, first edition, half-title (slightly creased), errata at end, slightly browned, contemporary half calf, slightly rubbed, gilt spine, morocco label on spine, Edinburgh, William Creech, G. Nicoll and J. Sewell, 1796; and 8 others, Corn Laws, 4to & 8vo (9).

Labour and the poor.- Davies (David) The Case of Labourers in Husbandry Stated and Considered, 3 parts in 1 vol., first Dublin edition, half-title, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, loss to head of spine, [Goldsmiths 16797], for P.Byrne, 1796 § Curwen (J.) Hints on Agricultural Subjects and on the Best Means of Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes, second edition, half-title, tinted aquatint plate, 4 engraved plates (a little browned), 4 folding tables, light damp-staining to title, original boards, rebacked, rubbed and stained, [Fussell p. 72], 1809 § Useful and Practical Observations on Agriculture. With some Essays annexed, on Inclosures, the Improvement of the Country, and the poor, ink inscription to title, contemporary calf, joints cracked but holding firm, T.Lowndes and Son, 1783; and 2 others, similar, 8vo (5)

Cattle.- Downing (J.) A Treatise on the Disorders incident to Horned Cattle, first edition, half-title, list of subscribers, errata leaf at end, subscriber John Pitt's copy, contemporary half calf, [ESTC T174013 locates only 5 copies of this issue, not in BL, 1 in USA], Stourbridge and London, T. Hurst, Longman and Rees, and Rivington, 1797 § Flemyng (Malcolm) A Proposal In order to diminish the Progress of the Distemper amongst the Horned Cattle, supported by Facts, second edition, modern half calf, Printed for S. Bladon, 1755 § Essay (An), occasioned by the Contagious Distemper Still raging among the Cattle...the supposed Efficacy of Jesuit's Bark...by Way of Cure and Prevention, half-title, modern cloth, Printed for...J. Rivington...C. Hitch, and M. Cooper, 1748 § Topham (Thomas) A New Compendious System on Several Diseases incident to Cattle, first edition, list of subscribers, some foxing and browning, contemporary sheep, covers detached, York, 1787 § Rowlin (Joshua) The Complete Cow-Doctor, light browning, uncut in original wrappers, spine worn, Glasgow, 1794; and 3 others on diseases and disorders in Cattle, 8vo (8)

Malton (James) An Essay on British Cottage Architecture, first edition, half-title, 21 aquatint plates and plans, 15 hand-coloured or partly so, most printed in blue or sepia, 4pp. advertisements at end, half-title and title spotted, some light foxing or marginal soiling to plates, later half blue morocco, a little rubbed, [Abbey Life 34, uncoloured copy; Millard 42; cf.Berlin Kat. 2309, 1804 edition], 4to, Hookham & Carpenter, 1798.

Shakespeare.- Masuccio Salernitano. Novella di Marioto Senese, 4 leaves, woodcut vignette on recto of first leaf, one decorated initial, upper margin trimmed, some browning and foxing, 19th-century red boards, spine slightly rubbed, title lettered in gilt on front cover, red edges, 8vo (142 x 95mm.), Italy, n.p., n.d.⁂ Exceedingly rare separate edition of the 33rd tale from a masterpiece of Italian popular literature, the Novellino by Masuccio Salernitano (1410-1475), first published in 1476. This undated edition is recorded in only two Italian institutional libraries, the Angelo Mai Library in Bergamo, and the National Library in Florence. The tale narrates in Italian vernacular the unfortunate story of the lovers Mariotto Mignanelli and Ganozza Saraceni from two warring Sienese families. Owing to the basic elements of the plot (the rivalry of the families, the clandestine marriage of the protagonists, the role played by a friar, the apparent death of Ganozza, and a misunderstanding which leads to the tragic death of both lovers) Masuccio's novel is considered one of the sources of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.The text is set in roman type, but curiously the printer used an italic font on the last page.Rothamsted acquisition date not noted.Literature: Sander 4381; J.L. Levenson, "Romeo and Juliet before Shakespeare", Studies in Philology 81 (1984), pp. 325-347; Romeo and Juliet before Shakespeare: Four Early Stories of Star-Crossed Love... Translated, with an introduction and notes, by N. Prunster, Toronto 2000.

Pamphlets.- Pallett (T.) Hints on Inclosing, Agriculture, Stewardships, and Tithes, engraved folding plate, Hartford, T.Simson, 1798 bound with Parker (T.N.) A Statement of the Law of Tithes, Patent Office Library ink stamp, Oswestry, 1813 and Pettman (William) A Letter to Arthur Young... on the Situation of the Growers of Corn, Canterbury, 1815 and Poppy (Charles) Practical Hints on Burning Clay... and on the Employment of the Poor, woodcut illustrations, Ipswich and London, 1830 and Rocque (Bartholomew) A Practical Treatise of Cultivating Lucern, half-title, [Golsmiths 9665; Henrey 1275], Printed for and Sold by the Author, 1761 and Sibson (Francis)An Essay on the Nature and Causes of the Failure of the Potato Crop, Edinburgh, 1834 and Skurray (Charles Thomas) Observations on the Importance of Promoting the Culture of Summer Wheat, 1813 and Wilkinson (John)Remarks on the Improvement of Cattle & c., third edition, title a little soiled, Nottingham, 1820, together 8 works in 1 vol., library cloth, 8vo.⁂ The first with only the Cambridge and Southampton copies on COPAC, no copies on ESTC.

Marshall (William) Minutes of Agriculture, made on a Farm of 300 Acres of Various Soils, near Croydon, Surrey, 4 engraved plates, contemporary reversed calf, upper joint and spine ends a little worn, 1798; Experiments and Observations concerning Agriculture and the Weather, engraved map, Index leaf at end, library cloth, 1779; The Rural Economy of the Midland Counties..., 2 vol., folding engraved map, bookplate of Francis, Duke of Bedford, contemporary calf, 1790; another edition, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, contemporary half calf, Dublin, 1793; Planting and Rural Ornament, 2 vol., second edition, half-titles, bookplate of Francis, Duke of Bedford, contemporary calf, by Smith of Bedford, 1796; Agriculture-Pratique des Différentes Parties de l'Angleterre, 5 vol., half-titles, original boards, uncut, manuscript labels, spines browned, Paris, 1803, the first three first editions, occasional spotting or browning, rubbed; and 9 others by the same, 4to & 8vo (22)

Humboldt (Alexander von) Versuche uber die chemische Zerlegung des Luftkreises, first edition, 4 folding tables and 2 folding engraved plates, small stain to first 2 leaves, modern half calf, Brunswick, Friedrich Vieweg, 1799.⁂ "Deals with the composition of air and different gases and contains important eudiometrical observations, including description of Tralles' barometer" (Honeyman catalogue lot 1713)

Darwin (Erasmus) Phytologia, or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening, first edition, 12 engraved plates, 2 folding, nos. 1-9 with letterpress descriptions, light spotting and offsetting to plates, library cloth, [Henrey 615], J. Johnson, 1800; The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society: A Poem, with Philosophical Notes, first edition, half-title, stipple-engraved frontispiece and 3 plates after Fuseli, plates a little spotted, bookplate of Walter Frank Perkins, contemporary cloth-backed boards, spine ends and corners bumped, 1803, 4to (2)

Price of wheat in war.- Brand (John) A Determination of the Average Depression of the Price of Wheat in War, first edition, ?lacks half-title and final blank, slightly browned, later endpapers, modern library cloth, 8vo, F. and C. Rivington, 1800.⁂ "The near famine conditions of the years 1799-1800 prompted Brand to respond to a burgeoning public discourse with A determination of the average depression of the price of wheat in war below that of the preceding peace (1800). This argued and attempted to demonstrate by statistical evidence that grain prices in fact tended to be lower under conditions of war than during peacetime." - Oxford DNB.

Herbal.- Turner (William) [A New Herball], part 1 only, collation: A6 B8 C-O6 P8 (lacking title and rest of sig. A supplied in facsimile), printed entirely in black letter, numerous woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, many large and decorative, a few illustrations with partial yellow hand-colouring, trimmed with occasional loss of text, corner of B1 missing with slight loss of text, some staining and worming (the latter mostly marginal), ink annotations, 18th century sheep, rebacked and corners repaired, [STC 24365; Henrey 366; Hunt 65], folio, [By Steven Mierdman], [1551].⁂ A major portion of the first part of an early edition of the first English herbal. A second part was published in Cologne in 1562 and a third also in Cologne in 1568.Provenance: John Powell (ink inscription on penultimate leaf, dated 1631, the annotations probably in his hand); Sam Ashbey (large and flamboyant ink inscription on front endpaper, probably 18th century). Rothamsted acquisition date not noted.

Smith (Adam).- [Young (Sir William, second baronet, colonial governor and politician, 1749-1815)] Corn Trade. An Examination of Certain Commercial Principles, in their Application to Agriculture and the Corn Trade, As laid down in the Fourth Book of Mr. Adam Smith's Treatise on the Wealth of Nations, first edition, 32pp. [2], 2pp. of advertisements at end, title a little soiled, slightly browned, stitched as issued, edges uncut, [ESTC lists 5 copies in the UK (including this copy) and 4 in America], 8vo, John Stockdale, 1800.⁂ "In February 1800 it was the scarcity of bread that exercised... [Young]... and he published a pamphlet on the corn trade, proposing the 'revival of the statutes against forestalling'." - The History of Parliament.

[Lawrence (John)] The New Farmer's Calendar; or, Monthly Remembrancer, first edition, folding engraved frontispiece, slightly browned, new endpapers, modern library cloth, C . Whittingham, 1800; and 8 others, editions of Arthur Young's Farmer's Calendar, 8vo (9).

Rey de Planazu (F.L.) Oeuvres d'Agriculture et d'Economie Rurale, half-title, engraved frontispiece, 3 folding tables, 29 hand-coloured engraved plates, uncut, modern cloth, Paris, Chez la Veuve de l'Auteur, 1801; and a poor copy of the 1787 (first) edition, 4to (2)