A compleat body of husbandry : containing rules for performing, in the most profitable manner, the whole business of the farmer and country gentleman, in cultivating, planting, and stocking of land : in judging of the several kinds of seeds, and of manures, and in the management of arable and pasture grounds : together with the most approved methods of practice in the several branches of husbandry ... : to which is annexed the whole management of the orchard, the brewhouse, and the dairy /
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton in Gray's-Inn; J. Hodges on London-Bridge; T. Trye near Gray's-Inn Gate; and S. Crowder and H. Woodgate in Pater-Noster Row,
MDCCLVI [1756]
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| Item Description: | "Published by his Majesty's royal licence and authority." Originally issued weekly in 61 numbers from June 28, 1755, to August 21, 1756 (cf. ESTC). Signatures: [a]-c² B-5I-8U². Two supplementary leaves (one concerning floods and one concerning hedge fences) inserted in different places in various copies (cf. ESTC). These insertions can change the pagination. Some plates in UW copy are hand-tinted. Sometimes attributed to John Hill, M.D. Publisher's advertisements on last page. |
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| Physical Description: | iv, [8], 719, [1] pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 43 cm (fol.) |