London: Saunders, Otley and Company, 1861. Cloth Hard Cover. Small Octavo. . errata, 292p. A remarkable little book aimed specifically at the "Gentleman farmer" (or one who sought to rise to that status). After giving a history of English (and Colonial) farming, In the case of the latter, the one..... More
Tucson, Arizona; (2005): University of Arizona Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 197pp. illustrated by photograph. Index. This work gives the most up to date information on the anthropological, historical, political, agricultural and nutritional aspects of chia. Bound in green cloth lettered in gilt. A fine copy... More
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo (7¾" - 9¾" tall). 1443 pp. index at end of volume II. More
Dordrecht and Boston and London: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1986. First Edition. Octavo. 186p. text in English. A scarce work on problems of increased fertilizer consumption, irrigation and the consequences of this procedure. Bound in white paper covered boards lettered and decorated in green, spine lettering green. A near fine copy..... More
Ames, IA; (1999): Iowa State University Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 420pp. A collection of articles and essays on important topics of world hunger, sustainable agriculture and food production in the 21st century. References. Bound in green clorh lettered and stamped in gilt, spine lettring gilt. A fine copy..... More
Oklahoma City: Western Heritage Books, 1983. First Edition. Octavo-oblong. 112 pages, inscribed by her in the year of publication to Shirley and Dan Gruber who were new leaders of the Flying Farmers. Illustrated with black and white photographic images. The flying farmers took ranch management to a new level. Their..... More
Madison, Wis. Soil Science Society of America, 1985. First Edition. Octavo. 533pp., index, equations, charts, graphs and tables. Soil erosion and crop productivity, historical perspective of soil erosion in the United States pertaining to the economic, social and farming perspective. The effects of wind and water and more. Bound in..... More
London: Printed for John Osborn and Tho/ Longman, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, 1731. Small Octavo. Third edition. iv, iv-[viii], 236 pages, vi (index). page 181misnumbered 180. An interesting 18th Century look at the care and the various kinds of nourishment were given horses. Gibson notes that the barley in..... More
Eschborn: Office Allemand De La Cooperation Technique, 1976. First Edition. Octavo. 139 pp. illustrated in color, in 7 parts with title page to each part. 35, 25, 27, 29, 45, 29, and 67 pages. Bound in stiff color pictorial paper wraps, some of the clear coating lifting at the rear..... More
Privately Printed, 1920. Octavo. 101 pages. A philosophy of art that deals with the richness of what landscape means. Beginning with William Keith, the author deals with the role of feeling fancy and spirit as he acquired his collection of those who were masters of landscape painting. The fourteen artists..... More
London; (1980): Northgate Publishing Co. First Edition. Quarto. 409 pp. with a foreword by Isabel A. Pelly, illustrated with photographic images and line drawings of various tractors and steam engine ploughs. John Flowler was from a family of strict Quakers. He has a vision and was inspired to devote his..... More
Chicago: Coronet, 1937. 6 pages mimeographed, sent from Coronet Magazine (originally published June 1937) in original mailing envelope from Coronet. Accompanied with A.B. Lee's, Houses of Earth; an illustrated booklet on how to build rammed earth houses. 32 page booklet expands on Coronet article. Article was sent to William B...... More
New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1903. First Edition. Octavo. . 421 pp. The story of a fictitious narrative of a "deal" in the Chicago wheat pit. This was going to be part of a trilogy; The first was The Octopus, a Story of California and the third The Wolf..... More
Chicago: Privately Printed, 1921. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to only 100 copies. Two page pamphlet(one leaf folded), the governors' tribute to corn with compliments of J. Christian Bay who was a Danish American writer and chief librarian with John Crerar Library, among many other achievements including leading authority of rare..... More
Uppsala: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1978. Octavo. 37pp. Introduction includes features of the biology of the potato cyst-nematode, known distribution, utilization of pant resistance and detection of nematode pathotypes. Bound in orange printed wraps, pencil notes to upper edge of front wrap, Near fine. More
New York; (2007): Haworth Press. First Edition. Octavo. 329p. index, bibliography, glossary. Calvin Qualset, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis says "I recommend the book to students, teachers, breeders, geneticists and anyone interested in the development of historical and future aspects of agriculture. The definitive study in a very small..... More
Washington, D. C.; (2000): American Chemical Society. First Edition. Octavo. 396pp. ACS Symposium 751 proceedings. Collected papers on case studies in major river drainage around the United States. Each article with figures and references. Bound in olive green pictorial paper covered boards with photographic image of crops, lettering white, one..... More
Tours: Arrault et Cic, Maitres Imprimeurs, 1936. Small Quarto. Text in French. 361 pp. illustrated with photographic images, textual drawings and maps with 2 folding maps at the rear. A detailed geographical study that explores the human interaction with the environment and economic conditions of Central Syria, and economics and..... More
(Beijing, China; 2004): China Agricultural University Press. First Edition. Quarto. xviii, 383pp.Inscribed by the author T.C. Tso and with a letter from the author laid in. Collected papers on forecasting the role of agriculture in China's future. Each article had figures and references. Bound in green cloth lettered in gilt..... More