The gentleman's, traveller's, husbandman's and gardener's pocket-companion; or, Best family-book now extant. : Containing the following most useful pieces. I. The compleat vermin-killer, shewing a ready way to destroy all sorts of vermin. II. The traveller's pocket farrier, or directions for the proper management of a horse on a journey, &c. III. The poor man's physician, being several excellent receipts for the cure of most disorders. IV. The gardener's kalendar. V. The Sussex shepherd's rules for judging of the weather. VI. The gardener's pocket book, or country gentleman's recreation, being the kitchen, fruit, and flower garden display'd, in alphabetical order. VII. Many curious hints towards the improvement of trees, fruits, and flowers. And many other secrets of art and nature.
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| Item Description: | Signatures: A-G⁶ ²A² ²B⁴ ²C-F⁶. Inserted advertising leaf between A1 and A2 with title page of The Vermin-killer on recto and advertisement for The Gardener's pocket-book for seeds and roots on verso. The words "I. The compleat vermin-killer, ... trees, fruits and flowers." in title are printed in two columns and divided by a double rule. Below imprint: The Vermin-killer may be had alone, Price 6d. stitch'd; as may also, the Gardener's pocket-book, at 6d. Probable date of publication from advertisement following page 28 [i.e. 82]: "By the King's authority. On Saturday, February 23, 1754, will be published ..." 'The gardener's pocket-book; or, country gentleman's recreation' has a separate title page with imprint: London: printed for W. Owen, at Homer's-Head, near Temple-Bar; and R. Goadby, at Sherborne. Publisher's advertisements: leaf G6 (preceding title page for The gardener's pocket-book) and last [5] pages. Misprints: in the first section, 28 for 82 (G5 verso); in the second section, 27 for 17 (C3 recto), 88 for 28 (D2 verso), F3 marked as second F2. |
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| Physical Description: | [2], [2], [3]-28, that is, 82 pages, [2], iv, [5]-55 pages, [5] pages ; 17 cm. |