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The Complete Grazier: or, Gentleman and Farmer's Directory. Containing the best instructions for buying, breeding and feeding cattle, sheep and hogs, and for suckling lambs. A description of the particular symptoms, commonly attending the various distempe
by Written by a Country Gentleman, and originally designed for private use
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Opposite Burlington House, in Picadilly, London: J. Almon, 1767. Second edition. 12mo, two-page publisher's list, half-title, title page, xii, 252, slight age-toning but exceptionally clean and tight internally, endpapers unevenly browned, full contemporary calf, spine with raised bands and morocco label, joints cracking but firm, upper cover with a long scuff-mark, but still a good copy with a pleasant patina. SCARCE. [With the "bear" bookplate of Joseph Berens]. . Second edition. Full-Leather. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015005
- Title
- The Complete Grazier: or, Gentleman and Farmer's Directory. Containing the best instructions for buying, breeding and feeding cattle, sheep and hogs, and for suckling lambs. A description of the particular symptoms, commonly attending the various distempe
- Author
- Written by a Country Gentleman, and originally designed for private use
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- J. Almon
- Place of Publication
- Opposite Burlington House, in Picadilly, London
- Date Published
- 1767
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Agriculture; Early works;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
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