Rural Economy for Cottage Farmers & Gardeners, Martin Doyle — 1st Edition

by Martin Doyle

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First edition

Publication: London, Groombridge & Sons, 1850 Formatting: 12mo, pagination unverified. Condition Report: Good. The publisher's original printed boards present with expected edge-wear, surface rubbing, and chipping to the spine extremities, which is entirely typical for economical mid-nineteenth-century bindings of this nature. Despite this exterior weathering, the boards remain firmly attached and the text block is securely bound. Internally, the pages are mildly toned with occasional scattered foxing, yet they remain supple and highly legible. The preliminary leaves feature standard mid-nineteenth-century ownership signatures and a gift inscription in both ink and pencil, which provide a factual record of the volume's early provenance without detracting from its structural integrity. Catalogue Note: This true first edition was issued as Volume 1 of Groombridge & Sons' 'The Economic Library,' a Victorian publishing initiative aimed at disseminating practical domestic and agricultural knowledge. While later Routledge editions [such as the 1857 reprint] occasionally surface, this initial Groombridge imprint is exceptionally scarce on the open market, particularly when retaining its original publisher's boards. Martin Doyle was the pseudonym of the Reverend William Hickey, a philanthropic Irish clergyman and prolific agricultural writer who promoted progressive farming methods to alleviate rural poverty. This specific volume compiles his most useful treatises previously serialis

• Publisher: Groombridge & Sons
• Year: 1850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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