Ellis's Husbandry, abridged and methodized : comprehending the most useful articles of practical agriculture : in two volumes.
Jonathan A. Hill, bookseller, description: First edition of this abridgement of the author's most important book, "The Modern Husbandman," which appeared in installments, ending in 1744. Ellis (ca. 1700-58), agriculturalist and writer, made his name through his early works. He and Jet...
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London :
printed for W. Nicoll, at No. 51, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and G. Robinson, at No. 25, in Pater-noster-Row,
MDCCLXXII [1772]
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| Summary: | Jonathan A. Hill, bookseller, description: First edition of this abridgement of the author's most important book, "The Modern Husbandman," which appeared in installments, ending in 1744. Ellis (ca. 1700-58), agriculturalist and writer, made his name through his early works. He and Jethro Tull were the two dominant figures in the development of new farming techniques in England during the first half of the 18th century. Fussell, II, pp. 6-14. "Farmers in all parts of the country asked him to visit and report on their farms. He travelled over the country giving advice and observing different farming methods. He added to his income by travelling as an agent for seeds and farming implements." - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Fine set and quite scarce. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Lalor Gregg with his signature on both titles. |
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| Item Description: | Engraved frontispiece illustration of the "The wheel double plow of Hartford Shire invented & first tryed in Jan. 1732-3" in volume 1. Includes index (final 39 unnumbered pages in volume 2). Signatures: volume 1: A⁸ a² B-2K⁸ 2L²; volume 2: pi² B-2N⁸ 2O². |
| Physical Description: | 2 volumes (xvi, 516 pages, 1 unnumbered plate ; 5 unnumbered pages, 528 pages, 39 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (engraving) ; 22 cm |