Rural Affairs: A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Tastes, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes, Volume III
by Thomas, J. J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Albany, NY: Luther Tucker and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned.. 1898. Later Printing. Hardcover. xiii, 340pp. 440 engravings. Burgundy cloth with gilt design of basket filled with fruits and vegetables stamped on front boards. Titled in gilt on spine. Great compendium of information about agriculture, landscaping, rural architecture, animal husbandry, insect pests, etc. Extra illustrated title page notes that this volume covers 1861-63. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49495
- Title
- Rural Affairs: A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Tastes, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes, Volume III
- Author
- Thomas, J. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Luther Tucker and Son
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AGRICULTURE, 19th Century Farming
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Art and Science of Country Living; Botany and Gardening;
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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