Search Results: Agriculture from Black Cat Hill Books

Fort Collins, CO American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists, 1952. Hardcover Very Good: shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; faint indications of exposure to moisture at the top and bottom corners of the rear panel; faint soiling to the dull yellow cloth over boards; a touch of smudging to the bottom edge of the text block. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A lightly used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several very minor, unobtrusive flaws. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.8 inches). xii, 809 pages. Reinforced Binding. Language: English. Weight: 3 pounds, 10.5 ounces. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY Orchard Books, 1991. Hardcover First Edition (1991), unstated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, in accordance with Orchard Books' customary practice. First Edition (1991), unstated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, in accordance with Orchard Books' customary practice. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest spine lean; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single, unobtrusive flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only the faintest smudging to the open-weave paper of the panels; the price is intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a… Read More

Montague, CA Backwoods Home Magazine, 1997. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a inch-and-a-half hairline fracture at the rear panel, near the rear hinge; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches). 379pp. Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1920. Hardcover Second Edition [1920], Revised & Enlarged. Second Edition [1920], Revised & Enlarged. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; faint soiling. Binding square and secure; text clean. Ownership notation at front pastedown end paper in pen and again at the rear pasted down end paper in pencil. Small notation in pencil also at the front paste down. The pages are ever-so-slightly tanned, due to agiing, though the paper quality is quite high. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xviii + 483pp. 16 Photographic Plates and numerous Black & White drawings throughout text. Revised and Arranged by the Editor, who was Professor of Animal Industry in the University of Pennsylvania. Edited and with a Preface by L.H. Bailey. The First Edition was published in 1916. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Frutigen, Germany Ritchard/Schmocker, 1980. Hardcover Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use. Just a touch of wear to the extremities; former owner's gift inscription at front free endpaper. Binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 125pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white: "mit 7 Farbildern und 150 Zeichnungen". Hardback: Pictorial Paper on Boards. Ringgenberg is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Ringgenberg, the municipality also includes the village of Goldswil. Ringgenberg is located on the northern shores of Lake Brienz. It has a small church that was built on the ruins of a castle in the 17th century.

New York, NY John Wiley & Sons, 1941. Hardcover Third Edition (1941), Fifth Printing Thus (1947). Good+: shows light shelving wear to the lower extremities and mild rubbing to the panels; faint but pervasive soiling to same, with a couple of faint wrinkles to the fabric of the front panel (these do not appear to be due to breakdown of the underlying board; probably a production flaw); former owner's name at the front free endpaper; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A solid working copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Sturdy, and quite presentable. Production values are hight: printed on slick paper. Sturdily bound. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.65 x 5.75 x 0.8 inches). ix, 404 pages, including Bibliography, Appendices and Index. Profusely illustrated with photographs, floor plans,… Read More

London, UK Chapman & Hall: Blackie Academic and Professional, 1998. Hardcover Second Edition (1998). First published in 1994. Second Edition (1998). Fine: flawless; the binding is square and perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Appears unread. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.3 x 1.25 inches). xvi, 429 pages. Profusely illustrated with graphs, charts, and tables. Indexed. Language: English. Weight: 34 ounces. First published in 1994. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. 

White River Junction, VT Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1998. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 231pp. Illustrated by Antonin Kratochvil. Hardback with DJ.

White River Junction, VT Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1998. Hardcover First Edition (1998); Third Printing. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows slight spine lean; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.35 x 6.3 x 1 inches). 231 pages. Illustrated by Antonin Kratochvil. Language: English. Weight: 19 ounces. First Edition (1998); Third Printing. Hardback with DJ. Gaviotas is an ecovillage located in the Llanos of the Colombian department of Vichada. It was founded… Read More

Rochester, VT Park Street Press, 2001. Paperback Second Edition (2001), Revised & Enlarged. Second Edition (2001), Revised & Enlarged. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.65 inches). xiii, 206 pages. Language: English. Weight: 13.4 ounces. Foreward by Ralph Nader. Trade Paperback. 

Jokioinin, Finland Agricultural Research Center of Finland, 1996. Paperback Faint crinkliness along the top edge of the text pages due to exposure to moisture (though no overt dampstaining). Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels; former owner's small initials and date at the upper inside front cover; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the wrapper covers. Free of any creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 9.85 x 7 x 0.35 inches). 164 pages. Liberally illustrated with graphs, tables and numerous maps, some in color. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Proceedings from an International Symposium… Read More

Sacramento, CA Office of Appropriate Technology, State of California , 1982. Paperback First Edition (1982), unstated. First Edition (1982), unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: a hint of shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the text block; the very faintest soiling to the open-weave paper of the rear panel; a very faint crease to the rear panel at the upper staple; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor unobtrusive imperfections only. Appears unopened and unread. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.25 inches). 55 pages. Liberally illustrated with vintage… Read More

Humane Society of the United States and The Humane Sustainable Agriculture of the International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, 1993. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of a crease to the backstrip and the mildest rubbing to the panels.The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, bookplates, or labels. Virtually 'As New', and could easily pass as New. 4to. (11 x 8.5 x 0.95 inches). iv, 368 pages. Weight: 2 pounds, 4.4 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. 

London, UK Chapman & Hall: Blackie Academic and Professional, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Edition (1995), so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows slight spine lean, else flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Appears unread. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only mild rubbing; else flawless; unclipped. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.35 x 0.7 inches). xiii, 166 pages. Profusely illustrated with graphs, charts, and tables. Indexed. Language: English. Weight: 17.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ.… Read More

New York, NY VCH Publishers, 1987. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: two tiny, faint soil marks at the upper fore-edge; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 486pp. irst Ed, unstated. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. This comprehensive, up-to-date text and reference book covers all the important aspects of cereal grains: their production, marketing, structure, composition, quality, evaluation, storage, processing, and utilization. The book discusses all major and significant elements of theory and practice concerning cereal grains and products. The coverage is broad with specific descriptions of selected, typical, major cereals. A selective bibliography cites classical articles and the most important recent works in the field.

Atlanta, GA Turner Publishing, Inc. , 1993. Hardcover First Ed; First Impression. First Ed; First Impression. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows faintest indications of shelving along bottom edge; binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows price intact; mylar-protected. Remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 163pp. Hardback with DJ.

Croydon, UK British Crop Protection Council Publications, 1979. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Very Good: moderate wear to extremities; rubbing to panels; a few flecks of foxing at top edge of page block and at the fore-edge; “AES Library” written in red marker at front and rear pastedowns; binding square and secure; text clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 693pp. First Ed, unstated. British Crop Protection Council Publications, Nigel Scopes, Editor, with the assistance of Michael Ledieu. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Boston, MA Farm-Poultry Publishing Company, 1910. Hardcover Fifth Edition. Good: Shows significant indications of use. Binding shows slight spine lean; moderate wear to extremities and a little heavier at the lower corner tips which are beginning to fray; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing; the titles at the backstrip are rubbed and now are legible only with difficulty; faint thumbing at the fore-edge. Binding remains secure, though the rear hinge has a one-inch section which is starting to split; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 272pp. Fully Illustrated Edition. Completely Indexed for the Convenience of Busy People. Farm Poultry Series, No. 5. Fifth Edition. First Published in 1899. Brown Cloth over Boards with Black Designs at the front panel and Silver Titles at the front panel and the backstrip. Profusely illustrated with drawings and designs in black & white, including drawings and photographs of various… Read More

Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, UK Longman Scientific & Technical, 1994. Textbook Binding First Edition (1994), so stated. First Edition (1994), so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels and a bit of a scuff at the head of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of very minor, unobtrusive flaws only. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.7 x 7.45 x 0.7 inches). 350 pages. Language: English. Weight: 27.6 ounces. Academic Press Paperback.

Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, 1993. Hardcover First Edition [1993]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; stained indentations toward the lower corner of the rear panel, else 'As New'. The binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 410 pp. Cream leatherette with Gilt titles at front panel and back strip. First Edition [1993]; First Printing indicated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Corn is one of the world's most economically important crops. Specialty Corns discusses the genetic variation inherently present in corn, genetic materials available, breeding methods, and special problems associated with the development of specialty corns. The book describes how genetic mutants of corn can be used to modify corn starch for alternative uses of corn. It explains that modifications of starch can be made for expanded industrial… Read More