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A PRACTICAL TREATISE OF HUSBANDRY

A PRACTICAL TREATISE OF HUSBANDRY by (AGRICULTURE - 18TH CENTURY). DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, [HENRI-LOUIS]

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
A PRACTICAL TREATISE OF HUSBANDRY
Author
(AGRICULTURE - 18TH CENTURY). DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, [HENRI-LOUIS]
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1759. First Edition in English. 268 x 210 mm. (10 1/2 x 8 1/4"). xxiv, 491, [9] pp. (the last ads). Translated and edited by John Mills. Contemporary sprinkled calf, raised bands, rebacked with brown morocco, original tan morocco title label (restorations to corners). With a folding diagram for barley planting, and six copper engravings of farm equipment (ploughs, seed drills, etc.), four of them folding. Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Sir George Shuckburgh, Bart., and ex-libris of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt. Fussell II, 48-49; Hunt 564 (this copy). ◆Extremities a bit rubbed, corners bumped, but A FINE COPY INTERNALLY, quite clean, fresh, and wide margined, in a solid, serviceable binding. This is the Hunt copy of an influential work by the French polymath whom Raphael calls "one of the outstanding botanists of the 18th century" in the fields of plant physiology and agriculture. A physician, naval engineer, and botanist, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700-82) gave up on formal university training to take lodgings near the Botanical Gardens, where he pursued his own plan of learning from the director and from other distinguished persons who gathered there. After inheriting his father's estate, he set up a model farm on the property to test various theories and methods of agriculture. According to Fussell, Duhamel was a proponent of Jethro Tull's "drill husbandry" method of cultivating seeds planted in rows by machine, the technique that formed the basis of modern agricultural practice. "He carried out extensive and probably costly experiments and demonstrated the financial advantages and increased physical volume of yield the system provided. This book no doubt played a large part in stimulating interest in the drill husbandry." Hunt notes that the present work was "apparently collected from several publications by Duhamel . . . with the addition of observations and experiments by other French and English writers" by translator and editor John Mills, (ca. 1717 - ca. 1794). The present item was once owned by one of the greatest botanical book collectors of modern times, Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt (1882-1963). According to the Hunt Institute website, "at the age of 15, Rachel received her first rare book, Leonard Meager's 'The English Gardener' (1670), from a family member. Given her interest in plants, gardens, books and history, this book planted the seed[!] for a lifelong appreciation of reading and collecting books about botany, gardens and other plant-related topics." In addition to assembling an outstanding book collection, Hunt was a respected bookbinder who studied with Cobden-Sanderson's pupil Euphemia Bakewell and operated the Lehcar (Rachel spelled backwards) Bindery out of her family home. She was a founding member of the Hroswitha Club for women bibliophiles, which has since merged with the formerly all-male Grolier Club. Another previous owner, Sir George Shuckburgh, sixth baronet (1751-1804), was a prominent mathematician who was awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal for his work to establish the standard length of a yard..
LATE 19th-CENTURY "W.W. KEEN SURGICAL SOCIETY" MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE

LATE 19th-CENTURY "W.W. KEEN SURGICAL SOCIETY" MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE

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LATE 19th-CENTURY "W.W. KEEN SURGICAL SOCIETY" MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Philadelphia. Large and decorative membership certificate from the W. W. Keen Surgical Society of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. The document recognizes Samuel Melvin Hauck for his professional fitness and ability and grants him membership in the society. The certificate bears a prominent embossed seal and features elaborate period typography typical of late 19th-century academic and medical documents. Signed by multiple individuals but all signatures have faded and most are illegible. In Good condition with moderate toning, fold lines, evidence of extended exposure to moisture, and general age wear. Shelved at Rockville Room J (MW Shelf). The society was named for Dr. William Williams Keen (1837-1932), one of the most important American surgeons of the era and a pioneering neurosurgeon associated with Jefferson Medical College. Keen served as president of the American Medical Association and was a prominent figure in American surgical education. 1409765. Special Collections - Upstairs.
The Infant's Daily Sacrifice. A book of short hymns for children. [By Cousin Clara.]

The Infant's Daily Sacrifice. A book of short hymns for children. [By Cousin Clara.]

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The Infant's Daily Sacrifice. A book of short hymns for children. [By Cousin Clara.]
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1830 First edition. Nineteenth century reddish-brown half calf over marbled boards. . Sixteenmo. With a lithograph frontispiece and twenty-one plates. Joints somewhat tender and some rubbing to calf. Twentieth century armorial bookplate to front pastedown, 1960 ink signature to recto of front flyleaf, and 1871 ink signature to verso of front flyleaf. A few plates neatly reinforced on versos. Light occasional dust soiling. A very good, very clean copy of a scarce work. In the introductory "Address to Parents," the author explains that the present work combines beauty and lightheartedness with religious education and encourages children to engage with the aesthetic and literary elements of the verse. "Coldness and gloom, and restraint, and severity, are not the characteristics of our blessed Lord's testament to his followers," she writes (p. viii). She goes on to explain that "infancy is not the season wherein to put away 'childish things'…cold formality is almost as repugnant to the spirit of the gospel…as it is utterly distasteful to the buoyancy of a child's unbroken spirit," (p. viii).
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THE BARBAROUS BRITISHERS by ( Allen, Grant ) Trail, H. D.

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Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY
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THE BARBAROUS BRITISHERS
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( Allen, Grant ) Trail, H. D.
Seller
THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
THE BARBAROUS BRITISHERS, John Lane, 1896, first edition, some light wear to the head of the spine, else a vg copy in wraps as issued. A man from the 25th century visits Victorian England. A parody of the publishers own Key- note series on Grant Allen's THE BRITISH BARBARIANS & THE WOMAN WHO DID. Most uncommon.
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RALPH WALKER, ARCHITECT OF VOORHEES GMELIN; WALKER VOORHEES WALKER FOLEY; SMITH VOORHEES WALKER SMITH & SMITH.

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RALPH WALKER, ARCHITECT OF VOORHEES GMELIN; WALKER VOORHEES WALKER FOLEY; SMITH VOORHEES WALKER SMITH & SMITH.
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. Ltd. ed. to 1000 copies. Small folio.
The Maritime Law of Europe. Translated from the French. 2 Vols

The Maritime Law of Europe. Translated from the French. 2 Vols by Azuni, M.D.A.; William Johnson (translator)

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The Maritime Law of Europe. Translated from the French. 2 Vols
Author
Azuni, M.D.A.; William Johnson (translator)
Seller
The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
ISBN
9781584776512
Description
2014. ISBN-13: 9781584776512; ISBN-10: 158477651X. Azuni, D[omenico] A[lberto] [1749-1827]. The Maritime Law of Europe. Translated from the French [by William Johnson]. Originally published: New York: Printed by George Forman for I. Riley & Co., 1806. 2 Volumes. xxxii, 424; viii, 430, [1] pp. Reprinted 2006, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776512. ISBN-10: 158477651X. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint of the sole American edition and only edition in the English language. This systematic work on the maritime law of Europe, of great influence on the prize laws relating to the legality of the capture of goods and vessels at sea, as well as for the analysis of Rhodian laws and the Consolato del Mare. D.A. Azuni was an Italian jurist and a writer on mercantile law who later became a French citizen and then president of the appeal court at Genoa and judge of the Commercial Court at Cagliari. First published in Italian in 1795-6 (Sistema universale dei principii del diritto marittimo dell'Europa) Azuni's treatise "relates rather to maritime international law, properly so called, than to private maritime jurisprudence... It points out what is always of the highest importance to the diligent inquirer after truth, the sources of information upon maritime jurisprudence... The English translation from the French, by William Johnson is excellent, and his notes show a familiarity and accurate acquaintance with legal and classical antiquities.": Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 82.
Robin Redbreast Series. Fireside Primer

Robin Redbreast Series. Fireside Primer

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Robin Redbreast Series. Fireside Primer
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Co., n.d.. Paperback. Very Good. Illustrated wraps, printed in red and black; with illustrations in color throughout. N.d., mid-19th century. Spine reinforced with paper tape; contemporary ownership signature, in a child's hand, "Henry" on front cover (with addition "from Dr. Green"; text block little wrinkled.
Anecdotes of the American Indians

Anecdotes of the American Indians by [Alexander V. Blake, Publisher]

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Title
Anecdotes of the American Indians
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[Alexander V. Blake, Publisher]
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Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
New York: Published by Alexander V. Blake, 1844. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo (6.5" x 4"). [2], 252 pages. Frontispiece engraved portrait of Osceola, engraved half title page, and illustrations in text. Dark brown cloth hardcover with title in gilt on the front cover and spine. Cloth is chipped on the edges. Edge wear to cloth head and base of spine. Toning to the contents.
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Utlandska Malningar - Ny Reviderad Upplaga / Foreign Paintings - Newly Revised Edition

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Title
Utlandska Malningar - Ny Reviderad Upplaga / Foreign Paintings - Newly Revised Edition
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very good, clean and tight; only slight general wear
Description
Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1949. Hardbound. Very good, clean and tight; only slight general wear. Terra-cotta cloth with gold insignia on cover; 179 pp. with bw illustrations throughout. Text in Swedish, German, English, French; works arranged by nationality of artists. The holdings of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. A very nice book, especially considering its age.

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