The silk grower and farmer's manual. Volume 1, nos. 1 - 12

by Ward Cheney, of Burlington Brothers, N. J.

$850 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Philadelphia: published by Charles Alexander, July 1838 - June, 1839. 8vo, pp. 286; a few illustrations; old boards, shaken, preliminary leaves loose, moderate staining; complete, and otherwise good. American Imprints 48829. Quite scarce: only 6 more issues were published. Publication ceased with the December issue of 1839. This was the copy of one of the brothers, Frank Cheney of South Manchester, Connecticut, with his ownership signature on the flyleaf, as

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