The Whole Art of Husbandry, Or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land ...

by J.M., Esq. F.R.S. by John Mortimer

$1,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

Contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece. Provenance: Admiral George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk armorial bookplate Rare first edition of an influential early 18th century work on husbandry, orchards, cider, fish ponds, and the culture of silkworms. Mortimer's The Whole Art of Husbandry forms a landmark in English agricultural literature, and largely influenced husbandry in the 18th century. The writer, an English merchant

• Binding: Leather

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