The Farmer's Assistant; Being a Digest of All That Relates to Agriculture, and the Conducting of Rural Affairs; Alphabetically Aranged, and Adapted for the United States by John Nicholson (Creator) - 2012-08-01

Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner, 1820. Hardcover. Second edition, corrected and enlarged, very good- in the original leather. Some writing on pastedowns and facing pages. Front endpaper and one or two pages at rear are missing (the last page is the index through "L"). The leather is worn, especially at the top corner of the rear board, but the title is still legible on the spine. Interior pages are stiff with dampstaining sporadically throughout, but are readable and well bound (no loose signatures, etc.).

Published by Benjamin Warner and sold at his Bookstores, in Philadelphia and Richmond, Virginia. William Dickson, Printer, Lancaster, PA, 1820. Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. hardcover. Good. Octavo, full calf, 468 pages. Covers have some scuffing, corners worn. Foxing throughout text. 110504A

Albany: Henry C. Southwick & T. C. Fay. Fair. 1815. Full-Leather. Intact but binding very loose and torn at base of spine. .

Philadelphia: Warner. 1820. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. Spine shabby and lacking label, front board holding by cords, lacks last leaf of index, text block solid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Leaather, 468p., index. **American Imprint #2531. .

Albany: Printed By H. C. Southwick. 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown stain on top third of the first half of the book, does not affect text or legibility; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 327p., errata, lacks list of subscribers. **American Imprint #32356. **Rebound in attractive polished tan calf binding with gilt spine title .

1820. NICHOLSON, John. THE FARMER'S ASSISTANT; BEING A DIGEST OF ALL THAT RELATES TO AGRICULTURE, AND THE CONDUCTING OF RURAL AFFAIRS; ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED, AND ADAPTED FOR THE UNITED STATES. Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner, printed by William Dickson, 1820. 468 pp. Small 4to., 7 7/8 inches tall, original calf with gilt spine rules and gilt black leather spine label. Boards worn at corners, edges, spine slightly cracked with small chip at heel. Ex-library with usual markings. Moderate to heavy foxing in the text. Complete, including Appendix and Errata page. Good.

Albany: Printed By H. C. Southwick. Good+. 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacks bottom halfinch of spine, spine gilt faint, light toning throughout with occasional moderate foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Contemporary calf, gilt spine ornamentation, all blalnks are present, 336, [2]p. **American Imprint #32356. "Jacob Barth, Book..." .

Albany, NY: H. C. Southwick. Full leather with red title plate and decorations on spine. Some dampstaining and heavy foxing, Good. Jacob Schultz has signed the book twice in ink, dating the first October 26th, 1814. Schultz is included in the list of subscribers. From the library of Harry J. Carman, former Dean of Columbia College and Chair of the History Department, but without any indication to that effect. Carman was a historian of agriculture. Carman Hall at Columbia University was named after him. . Good. Leather. First Edition. 1814.