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1. ANON. Animal Management. 1908. Prepared in the Veterinary
Department, for General Staff, War Office. London: Printed under the authority of His Majesty’s Stationery
Office by Harrison and Sons, 1915. “Reprinted 1915.” 8vo., orig. red
cloth, 12pp. ads, v, 6-368, 13-19pp. ads. With four large folding
plates (approx. 54x82cm) depicting 64 different forms of grasses,
herbage and weeds in pocket at rear. Spine slightly cocked and faded,
some light wear and mottling, but still very good. Chapters include
“The points of the horse”, “Stable management, grooming, washing,
clipping, clothing, methods of securing, bedding, stable tricks and
vices” and “The mule, donkey, camel and ox”.
$65
2. ANON. Dr. A.C. Daniels’ Veterinary Medicines (running header).
Cow Comfort. Increase Your Milk Supply [with] Dr. A.C. Daniels’ Cow
Invigorator. (Boston): np, nd (190-?). 8vo., one leaf (35x19cm) printed on both
sides, folded twice, forming six separate text blocks. Cheap paper
browned as usual, wear and some small tears to outer edges, but o/w a
worthy survivor of a delicate issue. “Dr. Daniels’ Cow Invigorator
is a real Cow Medicine. Money refunded if not satisfied with results.”
Dr. Daniels’ veterinary medicines also included Louse Powder, Fever
Drops, Uderkream, and Mange Remedy.
$50
3. ANON. Feed for Greater Pork Products. Give Your Pigs a Health
Boost with the New Ful-O-Pep Hog Feeds.
Peterborough, Saskatoon: Published by the Quaker Oats Company, nd
(193-?). 8vo., original colour pictorial wrappers, (23)pp. With
illustrations. Very slight rubbing to spine otherwise fine.
Information on hog breeding, hog feeding, diseases of hogs and stock
management are interspersed with recommendations for the exclusive use
of Ful-O-Pep hog feeds.
$25
4. ANON. The Uses of Elliman’s Embrocation for Horses,
Dogs, Birds, Cattle. Slough, England: Elliman, Sons & Co, 1902. Third edition. Tall
8vo., orig. purple cloth, (192)pp. Spine faded to tan (as usual), some
light spotting on upper board but altogether a better than very good
copy. “The one aim of the Book is to treat of Ailments where
Elliman’s Embrocation can be usefully employed, and to offer other
information which may be of service.”
$125
5. AXE, J. Wortley, ed. The
Horse Its Treatment in Health and Disease. With a Complete Guide to
Breeding, Training and Management. Divisional Volume I-IX. London: The Gresham Publishing Company, 1906. In nine volumes.
Small 4to., original green cloth decorated in black and gilt. The
pagination of the nine volumes is somewhat erratic but the set is
complete. With illustrations. Volume VI features a movable
lift-the-flap colour illustration mounted inside back cover, facing
unnumbered page headed “Explanations for the model ‘The Hoof of the
Horse’”. Some light wear to spine ends but this is still a very good
set of this comprehensive work on the horse.
$650
6. BELL, George W. First Aid for Sick Animals (With
Illustrations). (Kingston: Dr. Bell Wonder Medicine Co., 1935). First edition.
8vo., orig. printed wrappers with a small pictorial decoration of the
‘Dr. Bell Wonder Medicine Co' building, 63, (1)p. With an order sheet
and announcement of the booklet laid in. With a sticker on the rear
wrapper listing suppliers in ‘Brant County' where the products can be
purchased. Cheap paper browned as usual, hole with string in the upper
left corner o/w a near fine copy. Dr. George Bell [1858-1927]
graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1880 and practiced in
the United States before settling in Kingston. He produced patent
medicines for the use in farm livestock and pet animals that were sold
under the name ‘Dr. Bell's Wonder Medicine’ and which were used as a
sort of ‘cure all' but especially in the treatment of colic and
inflammation. After his death in 1927, the patent medicine company
continued under his son's guidance, expanding from treatments for
horses, farm animals and pets to included household cleaners, as well
as medicines for human consumption. This pamphlet is devoted to the
diseases and illnesses of horses, cows and swine, and the relevant
products produced by ‘Dr. Bell's Wonder Medicine Company.'
$125
7.
BIGGLE, Jacob. Biggle Sheep Book.
Something Practical about Sheep. Philadelphia: Wilmer Atkinson Co., 1912. Second edition, fifteenth
thousand. 12mo., original teal cloth, (144)pp. With illustrations. A
few marks on lower board otherwise near fine. A pretty little book
containing a large amount of useful knowledge regarding the keeping of
sheep, their feeding and their breeding, published as part of the
“Biggle Farm Library”.
$65
8. BURPEE, W. Atlee. The Poultry Yard: How to
Furnish and Manage It. A treatise for the amateur poultry breeder and
farmer on the management of poultry and the merits of the different
breeds. Philadelphia: W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 1894. Twelfth edition
(copyright 1893). Tall 8vo., green cloth decorated in black and gilt,
96pp. Illustrated. Some wear to spine ends, some faint marking to the
rear boards o/w a better than very good copy. A pencilled note on
front e/paper reads “Oct 5 1903 28 Chickens”. W. Atlee Burpee was
the founder of the Burpee seed empire, though his first love was
poultry. “In presenting this edition of the Poultry Yard to our
patrons and readers we have endeavored to make a number of valuable
additions, especially in the art of caponizing, which is becoming so
popular in this country.” A set of caponizing instruments is
advertised for sale on p. 95.
$175
9. CLATER, Francis. Every Man
His Own Cattle Doctor: Containing the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
of All the Diseases Incident to Oxen, Sheep, and Swine; And a Sketch
of the Anatomy and Physiology of Neat Cattle. Edited, revised, and
almost rewritten by William Youatt, with numerous additions, embracing
an essay on the Use of Oxen, and the Improvement in the Breed of
Sheep, &c. by J.S. Skinner. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1844. First US edition. 8vo.,
cont. half leather, marbled boards, leather spine label, 251pp. With
some illustrations in the text. Binding rubbed and worn, spine
chipped, o/w a better than good but not very good copy. The preface
states that “improvements in the veterinary have kept pace with the
progress of other useful arts, until it has reached, in practice, a
high degree of certainty, and of honour as an intellectual profession”
and that the book has been compiled “not by ignorant cow-leeches, and
made up of nostrums to be administered without judgment or discretion,
but embodying the mature results of careful and scientific research.”
$200
10. COMYNS-LEWIS, R. “The
Feathered World” Year Book for 1923. London: “The Feathered World”, 1923. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth backed
pictorial paper boards, 578pp. with numerous illustrations. Some light
wear to upper board, creasing to spine, head and foot slightly frayed,
otherwise a very good copy. “An interesting encyclopedia of
information for Poultry and Pigeon Keepers”.
$35
11.DAY, George
E. Productive Swine Husbandry.
Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company, (1913). 8vo., original
pictorial tan cloth, 330pp. With illustrations, including a frontis in
colour. One small spot on an otherwise lovely upper board, trace of
rubbing to head and foot of spine, altogether a near fine copy.
Published as part of the series “Lippincott’s Farm Manuals”, the
inscription indicates that this book was given as the first prize in
the “Canadian Countryman Essay Competition” for 1916. Divided into
seven parts, the book covers “Principles of Swine Breeding”, “Feeding
and Management”, “Marketing and Curing”, and “Buildings, Sanitation
and Disease”, among others.
$125
12. DEAN, Henry H. Canadian
Dairying. With illustrations. Toronto: William Briggs, 1903. 8vo., orig. green cloth with gilt
ornament on upper board, 260pp. With illustrations. Name and address
on front e/paper otherwise fine. Divided into two parts: “Farm
Dairying” and “Co-operative Dairying”. “The Author trusts that the
Agricultural Colleges and Dairy Schools will find in ‘Canadian
Dairying’ a reliable and suitable textbook for the use of students. He
also hopes that the man on the farm, the maker in the factory, the
manager of the factory, the cheese and the butter buyer, and all those
interested in the welfare of dairying in Canada, will find in the work
many useful and valuable lessons.”
$100
13.
DELISSER, Geo. P. Delisser’s Horseman’s Guide. Comprising the laws on
warranty, and the rules in purchasing and selling horses, with the
decisions and reports of various courts in Europe and the United
States. … also a valuable Table of each and every bone in the
structure of the Horse. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, (1875). 8vo., orig. green cloth with
gilt ornament on upper board, 90pp. with 6pp. ads. Titlepage partially
detached, light wear and chipping to head and foot of spine, but still
near fine.
$125
14. (DE LAVAL). The De Laval
Handbook of Milking. Peterborough: The De Laval Company Limited, nd (194-?). 8vo.,
orig. red pictorial wrappers, 34pp. double columns. Illustrated. Spine
slightly rubbed, hole punched in upper left corner for hanging
purposes, chipped at same corner, some wear to upper wrapper o/w a
better than very good copy of a useful reference tool: “Today,
however, the modern milking machine is universally regarded as a
better, cleaner way of milking cows.”
$25
15.
(DE LAVAL). Facts – Figures and Records for Fast and Uniform Milking
Prove the Superiority of De Laval Milkers. (Peterborough): The De Laval Company Limited, nd (194-?). 8vo.,
orig. printed wrappers, (44)pp. double columns. Illustrated. Cheap
paper browned, upper right corner chipped, some creasing and wear to
wrappers but o/w a better than very good copy of a delicate item.
“For more than 25 years De Laval Milkers have been providing dairymen
with the best, fastest and cleanest milking.”
$50
16.
FOY, Frank. Poultry and Squabs for Profit. Clinton, Iowa: The Original Frank Foy, (1919). Tall 8vo., orig.
colour pictorial wrappers, (97)pp. Profusely illustrated, including
several in colour. Two tiny chips to spine o/w fine. “The question
most often put to me is: ‘Can I make a living from keeping poultry?’
The answer to this depends somewhat on several conditions. Poultry
keeping like any other business requires attention. I do not want any
one to think Poultry is a business that takes care of itself. It
requires intelligent and regular attention the same as any other
business.”
$150
17. (GARDO). Veterinary Guide.
Waterloo, PQ: Gardo Products Ltd., nd (195-?). “Cat. 467.” 8vo.,
orig. colour pictorial wrappers, 74pp. Illustrated. Slight wear and
creasing to wrappers o/w a bright, better than very good catalogue of
a well-known Canadian veterinary supply business. “Gardo Products
Ltd. is one of Canada’s principal manufacturers of veterinary
medicines with over thirty-five years of achievement behind it. During
this lengthy period we have constantly experimented step by step with
the newest scientific developments and today bring you the most modern
treatments at reasonable prices.”
$50
18. INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD CO. International
Illustrated Stock Book. Minneapolis and Toronto: International Stock Food Co., (190-?)
Tall 8vo., orig. colour pictorial wrappers, 160pp. Profusely
illustrated. Rear wrapper wanting, upper wrapper detaching at upper
left corner, spine ends chipped, discoloration from staples, but on
the whole a nice copy of a very comprehensive publication. The
stock book is divided into six sections: Horses, “Milk or Beef”,
“Profit in Hogs”, “Food or Fleece”, “Veterinary Department” and “Money
in Poultry”.
$50
19. INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD CO. International Live
Stock Book.
Toronto: International Stock Food Co. Limited, nd (193-?). Tall 8vo.,
orig. pictorial wrappers with a picture of a bull’s head on the upper
wrapper, 32pp. With illustrations. A few spots to upper wrapper but
otherwise near fine. The words “Read Carefully” have been inscribed
in a fine hand in pencil on the upper wrapper. The booklet is largely
concerned with advertising International products: “We certify that
the following mentioned products are absolutely 100% PURE, free from
all noxious and injurious drugs and contain only the necessary and
proper ingredients that experience and the teachings of science
advocate and recommend.”
$125
20. INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD CO. Practical Pointers for
Farmers and Stock Owners (cover-title). Toronto: International Stock Food Co., (1916). Small narrow 8vo.,
orig. pictorial wrappers, 96pp. Some rubbing to spine, small stain on
upper wrapper, top right corner of upper wrapper missing, o/w very
good. Blank memorandum pages are included in pagination and
interspersed with advertisements for International Stock Food
products, testimonials from grateful Canadian farmers, useful “Live
Stock Facts”, first aid hints, and the like.
$45
21. INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD CO. To Make the Most of
Your Live Stock Use INTERNATIONAL Specifics and Tonics. They Are
Giving Splendid Satisfaction to Thousands of Live Stock Owners All
Over Canada. (Toronto: International Stock Food Co. Ltd., nd [193-?]) One leaf
stiff cardboard (14x18cm) printed on both sides. The recto features a
revolving wheel as part of a breeding chart; the verso, headed “Use
This Space for Your Recording”, gives the user a place to record the
name of the animal, the date bred, and the date due. Several lines
have been filled in with light pencil, one entry dated 28 May 1935.
Some browning is to be expected, crease to lower third of card, small
ink scribble on recto, but a surprising survival of a rare Canadian
movable.
$75
22. JACOBS, P.H. How to Make
Poultry Pay. Secrets of the Business Fully Explained … Toronto: Frederick D. Goodchild, 1907. 8vo., orig. pictorial
wrappers, (175)pp. with 3 pp. ads. With illustrations. Cheap paper
browned, small insect hole penetrating pp. 99-163 but with no loss of
text, spine and wrappers soiled and chipped and a bit worn, a good
copy only. “Containing descriptions of the different varieties of
fowl, with complete instructions for raising all kinds of poultry,
curing diseases, caponizing, artificial incubation, etc., etc.”
$25
23. JEWETT, Henry C. 1891. The
Jewett Farm, Jewettville, Erie Co., N.Y. Standard-Bred Trotting
Horses. … Buffalo: Printing House of James D. Warren’s Sons, 1891. Tall
8vo., orig. blue wrappers, 146pp. Some wear and creasing to
extremities, edges a bit soiled, o/w a good copy. An account of the
Jewett horses, their pedigrees, and the terms and prices of breeding.
An index gives the name of each horse and divides them by category:
Stallions, Brood Mares, Mares in Training, Fillies, and Geldings.
$75
24. JONES, Mrs. E.M. (Eliza Maria). Dairying for Profit;
or, The Poor Man’s Cow.
Montreal: John Lovell & Son, 1894. Tall 8vo., orig. printed wrappers,
69pp. Frontispiece illustration. Cheap paper browned, verso of frontis
stained (faintly visible on frontis image), frontis has chipped lower
corner, wrappers are soiled with chipping to the spine and lower
corner, however, this is still a good copy of a scarce and cheaply
produced pamphlet. The lower wrapper states that this issue is a
“special edition for distribution by the Ontario Department of
Agriculture”. Voila notes an 1892 edition with slightly different
information on the wrappers and a preface dated 1892, which is 66
pages in length; our edition is copyright 1893 with the preface dated
1893, though the titlepage bears the date 1894. Eliza Jones
(1838-1902) revolutionized butter-making in Ontario with her carefully
selected herd of Jersey cows. Her book Dairying for Profit was an
immediate success and in 1897 she was hailed as “the best known
dairywoman on the continent”.
$150
25.
MAGNER, D. The Farmer’s Encyclopaedia: A Hand-Book of General
Information. A complete book of reference on the horse, his education,
shoeing, diseases, the farm, dairying, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry,
bee-keeping, home medicine, the secrets of good cooking, invalid
cookery. Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, 1898. Later edition. Tall thick
8vo., orig. green cloth, 16, xvi, (639)pp. With illustrations. Spine
ends and outer hinges slightly rubbed, a few spots on upper and lower
boards, o/w a better than very good copy.
$150
26.
MAGNER, D. Magner’s Standard Horse and Stock Book. A Complete
Pictorial Encyclopedia of Practical Reference for Horse and Stock
Owners, Comprising All Secrets of Taming, Controlling and Educating
Unbroken and Vicious Horses, With the Details of Breaking Up All
Habits to Which Horses are Subject; Their Abuses, Diseases and
Remedies. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1913. Small thick 4to.,
orig. brown cloth, 1181pp. With illustrations. Inner rear hinge
cracked, wear and fraying to foot of spine, small tears to head of
spine, some spots on upper board, on the whole a good copy. “Full
descriptions and illustrations of the various breeds of cattle; sheep
raising; swine and their diseases; the poultry interest; the dog and
his ailments; bee culture; fruit culture; grafting; insects injurious
to fruit, etc.; and a plea for birds.”
$185
27.
MANNING, J. Russell. The Illustrated Stock Doctor and Live-Stock
Encyclopaedia, Including Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Poultry … to
which has been added, A Complete History of Bees. Guelph, Ontario: World Publishing Co., 1881. Small thick 4to.,
orig. decorated rust cloth gilt, xviii, 19, 33-1082, 8pp. ads. With
illustrations, some coloured, and two large folding plates (horse’s
teeth and cattle teeth). Inner hinges cracked, head and foot of spine
bumped, rubbing to spine, o/w very good. “The effort has been to
produce a systematic work, giving the known facts and principles of
the art of handling, improving, breeding, care and management of
domestic animals in health, the causes which produce disease, and how
to avoid them; how to know disease, and what to do.”
$350
28. (NASCO). Pocket Tape for Estimating Live Weight of
Cow.
Fort Atkinson, WI: NASCO, Inc., nd (194-?-196-?). A measuring tape
approx. nine feet in length, sewn on upper edge, with inches on one
side and cattle weights on the other: “To estimate weight place tape
around the cow’s body directly back of front legs or heart girth. The
tape reading will give the estimated weight in pounds.” A fine example
– this tape is clean and bright, and likely has never seen a cow.
$35
29. PEARSON et al. U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry. Special Report
on Diseases of the Horse. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1907. Revised edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, 608pp. With illustrations, some in
colour. Some minor wear to foot of spine, a few spots on upper board
o/w near fine. A highly detailed account of horse diseases and
other health issues, some illustrated in lurid colour.
$185
30. PRATT FOOD CO. Pratts
Almanac and Handbook of General Information 1916. Toronto: Pratt Food Co., (1915). On upper wrapper: “Get your
Pratts from R.J. Cox, St. John N.B.” 8vo., orig. pictorial wrappers,
(64)pp. Illustrated. Some rubbing to spine, hole (with cord) punched
in upper left corner for hanging purposes, o/w a better than very good
copy. Charts of the months, eclipses, phases of the moon and “fixed
and movable festivals” are interspersed with helpful information
(“Some Horse Don’ts”) and advertisements for the various products of
the Pratt Food Co., including Pratts Poultry Regulator, Pratts
Powdered Lice Killer, and Pratts Peerless Hoof Ointment.
$65
31. PURINA. Profitable
Feeding. Woodstock, Toronto, Montreal: Purina Mills, nd (193?-194-?). Tall
8vo., orig. pictorial wrappers, (49)pp. With illustrations. Hole
punched in upper left corner for hanging purposes, as issued, short
tear in spine, creases to some corners, spine slightly rubbed, o/w a
better than very good though not quite near fine copy. The booklet
advertises itself as part of a “War-Time Program for the Canadian
Farmer” among its farming tips and advertisements for Purina products.
$50
32. SANDERS, Alvin Howard. At
the Sign of the Stock Yard Inn. … Chicago: Breeder’s Gazette Print, 1915. 8vo., publisher’s half
leather green cloth, 322pp. Illustrated, including a frontis in
colour. Name on front e/paper, inner rear hinge cracked, otherwise a
near fine copy. Stories of famous cattle are interspersed with stories
of famous breeders and stockmen, and members of the Saddle and Sirloin
Club.
$75
33.
SMITH, Howard R. Profitable Stock Feeding. A Book for the Farmer. St. Paul, MN: Published by the Author, 1919. Sixteenth edition.
8vo., orig. brown cloth, 420pp. With illustrations. Some light rubbing
to spine and upper board but a better than very good copy. “Adapted
as a Text in a large number of the Universities, Agricultural Colleges
and High Schools in the United States.”
$65
34. WALLACE, Robert and J.A.
Scott Watson. Farm Live Stock of Great Britain. Edinburgh – London: Oliver and Boyd, 1923. Fifth edition, revised
and enlarged. Tall thick 8vo., orig. red cloth, 868pp. With
illustrations. Spot on upper board, spine ends very slightly rubbed
o/w near fine. Chapters on the various forms of cattle, horses,
pigs, and sheep are followed by an exhaustive series of appendices
covering such issues as “Fecundity of Mules”, “Endurance Tests of Arab
Horses”, and “The Dunley Self-Acting Dry Pig-Feeder”.
$400
35.
(WINNIPEG VETERINARY BREEDERS SUPPLY). Veterinary, Stockmen and
Surgical Supplies.
Winnipeg, MN: Winnipeg Veterinary Breeders Supply Co. Ltd., 1929.
Small 4to., orig. red pictorial wrappers, 23pp. Illustrated. Cheap
paper browned, vertical crease from folding, lower wrapper stained and
torn o/w a good only copy of a fragile item.
$35
36.
(WINNIPEG VETERINARY BREEDERS SUPPLY). Veterinary, Stockmen and
Surgical Supplies.
Winnipeg, MN: Winnipeg Veterinary Breeders Supply Co. Ltd., 1930.
Small 4to., orig. colour pictorial wrappers, 23pp. Illustrated. Cheap
paper browned, vertical crease from folding, scotch tape repair on
upper wrapper o/w a good only copy of a fragile item.
$35
37. YOUATT, William. Cattle;
Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. London: Robert Baldwin, 1856. New edition. Tall 8vo., orig. olive
cloth, 600pp. Lacking the front free endpaper, some foxing, some
signatures sprung, spine faded to tan, wear to head and foot, upper
board soiled, a good copy only. “Published under the
superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.”
$125
AGRICULTURE
38. ANON. Tobacco Culture. Practical Details, from the
Selection and Preparation of the Seed and Crop to Harvesting, Curing
and Marketing the Crop. … Also, Notes on the Tobacco Worm. New York: Orange Judd, 1884. Revised and enlarged edition. 8vo.,
orig. printed wrappers, 50pp. With illustrations. Some nibbling to
upper right corner with no loss of text, chipping to spine, a couple
of small tears to upper wrapper, a very good copy of an interesting
publication featuring essays by tobacco growers.
$125
39. ANON. Modern Gardening with Iron Age Tools. Grenloch, NJ: Bateman Manufacturing Co.; Toronto, ON: The
Bateman-Wilkinson Co., nd (194-?). Small 4to., orig. colour-printed
pictorial wrappers, (21)pp. Profusely illustrated. Crease with rubbing
at centre of upper wrapper (where pamphlet has been folded in half
vertically) o/w fine. In 1912 the American company Bateman
Manufacturing acquired two Canadian companies, the Wilkinson Plow
Company and the Toronto Pressed Steel Company, and continued to
operate them as the Bateman-Wilkinson Company. “Iron Age Tools are
used by men, women and children. Everyone finds them easy to push and
fast, thorough workers.”
$135
40. ANON. National Farm Buildings. Including many modern homes for
farm families. NP: (National Plan Service, inc., c1948). 4to., orig.
colour-printed pictorial wrappers, 32pp. Profusely illustrated in
black and white and colour. Spine rubbed and worn, crease to lower
right corner of upper wrapper o/w about fine. A rubberstamp on rear
inner wrapper bears the name of Edmonton businessman Harry Loder,
whose company supplied plans and plan books for farm buildings. The
pamphlet features designs for dairy barns.
$125
41. ANON. Report on the Present State of the Agriculture of
Scotland, Arranged under the Auspices of the Highland and Agricultural
Society. To be presented at the International Agricultural Congress at
Paris in June 1878.
Edinburgh: Neill and Company, 1878. Tall 8vo., original blue cloth,
(viii), 247pp. Rear inner hinge cracked, brief note at the top of the
preface, a touch of rubbing to spine ends otherwise a fine copy.
$200
42. ANON. Unadilla Silos. Keep Silage Prime Regardless of Clime.
Unadilla, NY: Unadilla Silo Co., (1925). Slim oblong 4to., orig.
colour pictorial wrappers, 32pp. With illustrations. Slight rubbing to
edges of upper wrapper o/w near fine. Descriptions of Unadilla
silos, “a dependable aid in the profitable management of any stock or
dairy farm”, are interspersed with testimonials from happy farmers.
$225
43. BEECHER, Henry Ward. Plain and Pleasant Talk about Fruits,
Flowers and Farming. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. First edition. 8vo., orig. brown
cloth, viii, (9)-420pp. Some wear to the top of the spine but o/w a
near fine copy. “A seedsman’s list, a nurseryman’s catalogue, are
more fascinating to us than any story.”
$125
44. (BENTALL COMPANY). Catalogue
of Food Preparing Machinery, &c. manufactured by E.H. Bentall & Co.,
Heybridge, Maldon, Essex. Heybridge: E.H. Bentall & Co., (1906). Number 1046, October 1906.
Small oblong 8vo., orig. embossed wrappers, 44pp. With illustrations.
Very slight creasing to upper wrapper o/w fine. A detailed catalogue
of farming equipment, with specifications, measurements, and prices
listed alongside black-and-white illustrations. “Sold by A.D.
Brewer & Sons, Truro & Grampound Road”. The company was founded around
1795 by a Heybridge farmer, William Bentall, who created his own
plough design, the Goldhanger, named after the village where he
farmed. In 1806 he went on to introduce the first steam-powered
threshing machine, alongside other farm implements of his own
manufacture. The Bentall firm celebrated its 150th anniversary in
1955.
$225
45. BLAKE, John L. The
Farmer’s Every-Day Book; or, Sketches of Social Life in the Country:
with the Popular Elements of Practical and Theoretical Agriculture,
and Twelve Hundred Laconics and Apothegms Relating to Ethics,
Religion, and General Literature; Also, Five Hundred Receipts of
Hygeian, Domestic, and Rural Economy. Auburn, NY: Derby, Miller and Company, 1851. Tall thick 8vo.,
orig. publisher’s leather boards with pictorial gilt and lettering on
spine, xii, 654, 2pp. ads. With illustrations. Name on verso of
frontis, foxing throughout, spine and upper board faded, o/w very
good. “No family should be without a book of the character of the
one here presented to the public. It would be most extraordinary, if
the cost of it were not saved many times over to the possessor of it.”
$350
46. CANADIAN EXPLOSIVES LIMITED. Explosives for the Farm.
Montreal: Canadian Explosives Limited, (1917). Tall 8vo., orig.
pictorial wrappers, (36)pp. Illustrated with photos and diagrams. Some
rubbing to spine and wear to upper wrapper, some light soiling o/w a
better than very good copy of an unusual survival. “The purpose of
this pamphlet is to explain and illustrate a few of the many ways in
which high explosives can be profitably used on the farm.” Voila shows
one location only.
$175
47. CARD, Fred W. Bush-fruits.
A Horticultural Monograph of Raspberries, Blackberries, Dewberries,
Currants, Gooseberries, and Other Shrub-Like Fruits. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. Fifth edition. "The Rural
Science Series " so stated on upper cover. With some
illustrations. 8vo., orig. decorated olive cloth, xii, 537. Name on
front e/paper, spine slightly rubbed, faint dampstain on lower board
and pages
o/w very nice copy. “The domestication of the bush-fruits is one of
the most recent developments of American horticulture, and the subject
is all the more interesting because all the important types, excluding
the currant, are evolutions from the species of our own woods.”
$65
48.
(CASE). Case Hillside Combine.
Racine, WI: J.I. Case T.M. Co. Inc., nd (193-?). Small 4to., orig.
pictorial wrappers, 15pp. With illustrations. Spine rubbed, horizontal
crease from mailing, address on lower wrapper o/w a very good copy of
an advertising pamphlet: “The Case combine saves time, labor and
grain”.
$55
49.
CHAPMAN, Frank Mackenzie, ed. Farmer’s Magazine. Vol. V, no. 3,
February 1913.
Toronto: The MacLean Publishing Company, 1913. Tall 8vo., orig. colour
pictorial wrappers, 160pp. Illustrated. Upper wrapper semi-detached,
edges chipped and worn, spine chipped at head and foot, o/w a good
copy of a fragile item. Articles include “Cost of Electricity to
the Farmer”, “Distributing Copenhagen’s Milk”, and “How Apples Won
$4,000”.
$25
50. CANADIAN INDUSTRIES
LIMITED. C-I-L Fertilizers for Higher Yields and Better Quality. Halifax, (etc.): Canadian Industries Limited, nd (194-?). Tall
slim 8vo., orig. pictorial wrappers, 15pp. Fine. Different kinds of
fertilizer are discussed, as is wartime farming: “Agriculture, the
Basis of Canada’s Prosperity in Times of Peace, is her Strong Asset in
Times of War”.
$45
51. CLAPPERTON, James.
Instructions for the Small Farmers of Ireland, on the Cropping and
Culture of their Farms. Recommended by the Royal Agricultural
Improvement Society of Ireland.
Dublin: William Curry, Jun., and Co., 1847. 8vo., orig. self wrappers,
(36)pp. Some chipping and cracking to spine o/w a sound copy of an
interesting pamphlet, written during the early years of the potato
famine. Works advertised on the back cover include Short Hints to
the Small Farmers in Ireland, on the question, What Shall We
Substitute for the Potato? and The Difficulty Met: or a Cheap, Sure,
and Effectual Substitute for the Lost Potato Crop.
$150
52.(DE LAVAL). De
Laval Handy Reference Year Book [for] 1947. Peterborough: The De
Laval Company Limited, 1947. Tall 8vo., orig. colour pictorial
wrappers, 48pp. With illustrations. Cheap paper browned, hole punched
in upper left corner for hanging purposes, as issued, a near fine copy
of a farm essential. The cover advertises “Almanac – Weather
Predictions” in addition to “Farm, Dairy and Household Information”.
$65
53.(DE LAVAL). De
Laval Handy Reference Year Book [for] 1949. Peterborough: The De
Laval Company Limited, 1949. Tall 8vo., orig. colour pictorial
wrappers, 48pp. With illustrations. Cheap paper browned, hole (with
string) punched in upper left corner for hanging purposes, as issued,
wrappers soiled with scotch tape repair at bottom left, but a nice
copy with a charmingly illustrated cover. The cover advertises
“Almanac – Weather Predictions” in addition to “Farm, Dairy and
Household Information”.
$45
54. (DeKALB). Acres of Gold.
DeKalb Hybrid Varieties.
Chatham, ON: DeKalb Hybrid Corn, Ltd., 1943. Small 4to., orig. colour
pictorial wrappers, (26)pp. including folding plate at p. 11.
Profusely illustrated in colour. Lower right corner damaged at p. 7
with a bit of loss of text (binding flaw), marks from staple at top
upper wrapper o/w a very good copy of a colourful corn catalogue.
$45
55.
(DOMINION SEED HOUSE). Seed and Nursery Book. No. 36. Georgetown, ON: Dominion Seed House, nd (1936). 8vo., orig.
pictorial wrappers, 142pp. Profusely illustrated, including
illustrations in colour. Laid in are two order forms for products and
a printed envelope for reply. Tiny nick at base of spine o/w about
fine. The “Dominion” petunia is featured on the front cover.
$35
56. (DOMINION SEED HOUSE).
Seed and Nursery Book. (Georgetown, ON): Dominion Seed House, 1941. 8vo., orig. pictorial
wrappers, 118pp. Profusely illustrated including illustrations in
colour. Binding error has caused the cover to be stapled lower and
when trimmed “Dominion Seed House” has been cut in half. “7 Superb
Vegetables” featured on front cover.
$35
57. (FORD MOTOR COMPANY).
Dirty Work. (England: Ford Motor Company, nd). Small 8vo., orig. pictorial
wrappers, 15pp. With illustrations. Fine. A humorous look at
tractor maintenance: “This booklet is mainly concerned with the
fuel-injection system on your new diesel tractor and whilst it is
illustrated in a light-hearted manner, it is intended to point the way
to long and trouble-free operation.” “The new Fordson Major” is
advertised on the lower wrapper.
$35
58. FORSYTH, Robert. The
Principles and Practice of Agriculture, Systematically Explained, in
Two Volumes …
Edinburgh: A. Bell, 1804. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., orig.
full calf, xiv, (ii), 592; (ii), 575pp. With a frontis in each volume,
21 plates (including one folding plate). Vol. I has charring with loss
to the upper boards and loss of paper but no loss of text, outer hinge
cracked, chipping to head and foot of spine; volume II has charring
affecting upper board, but with no loss of text, outer hinge cracked;
on the whole this is a sound copy of a comprehensive treatise.
“Agriculture differs from gardening in this respect, that the gardener
is chiefly occupied in rearing small quantities of the nicer and more
delicate vegetables, which are rather viewed as objects of luxury than
as articles of food; whereas the agriculturist labours upon a larger
scale, with a view to supply himself and his countrymen with the
necessaries of life.”
$300
59.
GOFF, Emmet S., and D.D. Mayne. First Principles of Agriculture.
Introduction by W.D. Hoard.
New York: American Book Company, (1904). 8vo., orig. decorated tan
cloth, 272pp. With illustrations. Spine and rear board somewhat soiled
o/w a nice copy of a popular textbook. “The introduction of the
study of the Principles of Agriculture in the rural schools proposes
to make the farm the center of interest and to make all its
industries, its economies, and its science the subject of thought and
study.”
$75
60.
HEDRICK, U.P. (et al). The Cherries of New York … Report of the
New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the year 1914, II.
Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1915. (State of New York – Department of
Agriculture Twenty-second Annual Report – Vol. 2 – Part II). First
edition. 4to, orig. green cloth, xii, 371. With illustrations (all
plates present). Some minor foxing to some plates o/w a fine copy of
an impressive book. $500
61. HEDRICK, U.P. (et al). The
Peaches of New York … Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment
Station for the year 1916, II. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1917. (State of New York – Department
of Agriculture Twenty-fourth Annual Report – Vol. 2 – Part II). First
edition. 4to., orig. green cloth, xiii, 541pp. With illustrations (all
plates present). Foxing at upper edge of frontis and titlepage, very
slight wear to head and foot of spine o/w a near fine copy of an
impressive book.
$450
62. (INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
COMPANY OF AMERICA). More than just a mower. Chicago, IL: International Harvester Company of America, nd. 8vo.,
orig. colour pictorial wrappers, 24pp. Illustrated with photographs.
Wrappers soiled but still very good. “The purpose of this book is to enumerate and point
out the many improvements embodied in the No. 6 McCormick-Deering
mower ... Basically, the better McCormick-Deering is made up
throughout of improved units – and these units are made of better
material by new and improved manufacturing methods. Each improved
unit, and the new processes of manufacturing, are described in this
book.”
$45
63. (JOHN DEERE). Better
Farming. Moline, IL: John Deere, (190-?) Printed on cover is information
for the Ames Implement & Seed Co., Boston, Massachusetts. We assume
John Deere distributed these catalogues to the various vendors of
their equipment and added their information. Tall 8vo., orig. colour
pictorial wrappers, 80pp. Profusely illustrated. Spine rubbed, a touch
of wear to top edge of wrappers, hole (with string) punched in upper
left corner for hanging purposes, as issued, o/w a near fine copy.
Advertisements for John Deere farm implements, wagons and buggies are
interspersed with plowing and planting instructions. “Goods stamped
with the John Deere trade-mark are backed by a house whose success has
been the result of years experience in producing and perfecting farm
implements that are durable and serviceable.”
$175
64. (JOHN DEERE). Power
Farming with Greater Profit. Faster, Easier and Lower-Cost Farming
with John Deere Tractors and Equipment. Moline, IL: John Deere, (1937). Slim 4to., original yellow
pictorial wrappers, 112pp. With illustrations. Near fine. Published
to mark the hundredth anniversary of the steel plow designed by John
Deere in 1837, this booklet gives the history of the John Deere
company along with descriptions of various tractors, plows, combines
and other farm equipment.
$85
65. JOHNSON, Samuel W. How
Crops Grow. A Treatise on the Chemical Composition, Structure and Life
of the Plant, For Students of Agriculture. With Numerous Illustrations
and Tables of Analyses. New York: Orange Judd Company, (1890). 8vo., orig. rust cloth, vi,
(418)pp. Outer hinges rubbed with some holes, spine ends rubbed but
o/w a very good copy. Intended as a companion volume to the
author’s other work, How Crops Feed.
$30
66. KELLOGG. Kellogg’s Great
Crops of Strawberries and How to Grow Them (cover-title). (Three Rivers, MI: R.M. Kellogg Company, 1926). Tall 8vo., orig.
colour pictorial wrappers, 26pp. plus blank order form. Laid in at
order blank is a self-addressed envelope. Profusely illustrated in
both black and white and colour. Pencil scribbles on upper and lower
wrappers do little to detract from the gorgeous colour illustrations.
Some wear and creasing to spine, staples rusted, o/w a better than
very good but not quite near fine copy of a attractively illustrated
catalogue. Strawberry plants advertised include the “Kellogg’s
Beauty”, the “Marvel”, the “Big Late” and the “Mastodon”.
$45
67. LIEBIG, Baron von. Letters
on Modern Agriculture. Edited by John Blyth. London: Walton and Maberly, 1859. First edition. 8vo., orig.
blindstamped plum cloth, xxviii, 284, 8pp. ads. Name stamp on front
endpaper and titlepage, scattered foxing, spine rubbed, chipped at
head and foot, otherwise a very good copy. “The most urgent problem
which the present day has to solve, is the discovery of the means of
producing more bread and meat on a given surface, to supply the wants
of a continually increasing population. The most important social
questions are bound up in this problem, which science is expected to
solve.”
$125
68. LLOYD, Frederick James.
The Science of Agriculture. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884. Tall 8vo., orig. rust
cloth with gilt decoration on upper board, (viii), (366), (2), 24pp.
ads. Based on lectures delivered by the author at King’s College,
London, “in which an attempt was made to explain, with as little use
of technical language as possible, the scientific principles which
regulate the modern practice of agriculture.”
$250
69. (McINTOSH NURSERY CO.)
McIntosh Apple, The Most Profitable Variety Grown. Dundela, ON: McIntosh Nursery co., nd. 1 leaf (16x23.5cm), colour
illustration on recto and text on verso. 3 small tears at foot, small
ink scribble on verso o/w better than very good. “The fruit is very
attractive in appearance, of bright deep red color and good size;
flesh white, fine, very juicy, perfumed, delicious and refreshing. It
is very desirable for market and special trade.”
$15
70. MARSHALL, Duncan. Field
and Farm Yard. (Printed in Canada): Imperial Oil Limited, 1930. Second edition
(first published 1929). Cover-title: Field and Farm Yard. Tilling Soil
and Breeding Livestock. 8vo., orig. colour pictorial wrappers, 226pp.
Illustrated with black and white photos. Spine worn, chipped and
creased, name in ink on upper wrapper, some light staining o/w a very
good copy of a much-consulted work. “Farm life offers a freedom and
independence, highly prized by people who love country life, but it
can offer more to those who are trained to approach farm problems from
a scientific standpoint, as the science of agriculture is one of the
most complex, as well as one of the most fascinating problems that men
have set their minds to solve.”
$50
71. (MASSEY-HARRIS.)
Massey-Harris Farmers’ 1944 Handy Catalogue.
Toronto: Massey-Harris Company, Limited, (1944). Slim 4to., original
colour pictorial wrappers, 57pp. Profusely illustrated. Cheap paper
browned, spine rubbed, light creasing to upper wrapper, some creasing
and rubbing to lower wrapper, otherwise a better than very good copy. The
dramatic front cover illustration shows a piece of farm equipment
juxtaposed with a tank, and pp. (30-31), headed “On the Farm Front and
on the Fighting Front, Modern Equipment Wins the Day”, highlight the
Massey-Harris role in manufacturing airplane wings, shells, gun mounts
and tanks for the war effort. The remainder of the booklet is devoted
to farm equipment.
$175
72. (MASSEY-HARRIS.)
Massey-Harris Farmers’ 1944 Handy Catalogue. Toronto:
Massey-Harris Company, Limited, (1944). Slim 4to., original colour
pictorial wrappers, 57pp. Profusely illustrated. Cheap paper browned,
small scrape on upper wrapper affecting the “H” in “Handy”, some
creasing and rubbing to upper wrapper, otherwise certainly very good. The
dramatic front cover illustration shows a piece of farm equipment
juxtaposed with a tank, and pp. (30-31), headed “On the Farm Front and
on the Fighting Front, Modern Equipment Wins the Day”, highlight the
Massey-Harris role in manufacturing airplane wings, shells, gun mounts
and tanks for the war effort, with the remainder of the booklet
devoted to farm equipment.
$175
73. MORTON, John C.
(Chalmers). A Cyclopedia of Agriculture, Practical and Scientific; In
Which the Theory, the Art, and the Business of Farming, Are Thoroughly
and Practically Treated. By Upwards of Fifty of the Most Eminent
Practical and Scientific Men of the Day. Edited by... Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1856. Two volumes bound in four. Reprint
(first published in 1855). Tall 8vo., bound in full contemporary dark
green morocco, raised bands, elaborate gilt compartments, decorative
borders in gilt & blind on the boards, inner dentelles gilt, all edges
gilt, with ‘SHOTOVER' stamped in gilt on the upper boards, xliv, 486;
487-1022; (2), (1)-548; 549- 1172pp. double columns (with an error in
pagination in volume four (volume two) with pp. 529- 628 eliminated as
issued. However, this is complete as issued, the collation is correct,
and this is not lacking text). With 51 engraved plates and other
illustrations in the text. Some foxing to the plates, ownership
signature on the front free e/paper, a little minor rubbing to
extremities but in fact this is an about fine copy in an attractive
full morocco binding. While we have not been able to absolutely
ascertain the origin of the "SHOTOVER" stamped on the upper boards, it
seems probable that at one point that this work was part of the
library of Shotover Park, the 18th century manor house, farm and park
in Oxfordshire. John Chalmers Morton [1821-1888], Scottish writer on
agriculture. After completing his education by attending lectures by
David Low at the University of Edinburgh, he assisted his father at
the Whitfield Example Farm and joined the English Agricultural
Society. In 1838 he was the founding editor of the Agricultural
Gazette, which required him to relocate to London. In 1854 Morton was
appointed to Low's position as a lecturer at Edinburgh when he
retired. Morton was a prolific author about agriculture beginning with
his editing of the above title, first published in 1855. The
Cyclopedia was very well received with the reviewer for the London
Economist noting "A more comprehensive work on British Agriculture,
and one uniting so completely the practical and scientific knowledge
of our best agriculturalists, has never before appeared." He also
wrote the New Farmer's Almanac (1856-1870), A Handbook of Dairy
Husbandry (1860), and he edited and contributed to Handbooks of the
Farm (1881-4). Morton was also a frequent contributor to the journal
of the Royal Agricultural Society. (ODNB; Allibone).
$900
74.
(NATIONAL FERTILIZERS). National Memo Book.
Ingersoll, ON: William Stone Sons, nd (1939?) Small 8vo., orig. colour
pictorial wrappers, (44)pp. 29 of the 44 pages are lined for notes;
the remaining pages feature text and five small illustrations. Fine.
A blank memorandum book (7x13.5cm) shaped like a bag of fertilizer,
with five introductory pages featuring useful information such as
“Measures of Length”, “Liquid Measures”, “A Planter’s Guide”, and
“Soil Analysis”. “National Feed Mix” is advertised on the back cover.
A charming piece of ephemera in excellent condition.
$35
75.
(PORTLAND CEMENT). What the Farmer Can Do with Concrete. Montreal: Published by Canada Cement Company Limited, nd
(1920-193-?). Tall 8vo., cloth backed pictorial paper wrappers, vi,
104pp. With illustrations. A fine copy. This publication outlines
the application and various uses of concrete on a farm, such as:
bridges, barn floors, bases for machinery, basements, cisterns, cellar
floors, house construction, dipping vats and tanks, foundations,
hatchways, hog houses, milt houses, manure pits, septic tanks, stall
floors, silos, etc. The work not only provides an overview and
outlines the advantages of using concrete, but it also provides some
instructions on how to use the concrete in the various projects.
$75
76.
SANDERSON, E. Dwight. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard. New York: John Wiley & Sons, (1912). First edition. 8vo., orig.
dark green cloth, xii, 684, 2pp. ads. With illustrations. Rear inner
hinge cracked otherwise fine. “Ever since the locust plagues in the
time of the Pharoahs history is replete with accounts of insect
scourges and the enormous losses they have caused the agriculturalists
of all ages. However, instead of diminishing with the advancement of
agricultural methods, injurious insects have undoubtedly become both
more numerous and more destructive in modern times.”
$150
77.
SIDNEY, Edwin. The Field and the Fold; or, A Popular Exposition of the
Science of Agriculture. London: The Religious Tract Society, nd (186-?) Tall 12mo., orig.
olive cloth, 4, iv, (5)-192pp. Small ink numerals “305” on the
pastedown o/w a fine copy. “The science of the field and fold has
kept pace with the march of the age.”
$125
78.
(SIMPLICITY). The Wonderful World of Simplicity Lawn and Garden Power
Equipment. “All-Job” Engineered. Port Washington, WI: Simplicity Manufacturing Co., nd (195-?). 1
sheet, 52x21cm, printed in colour on both sides, folded five times
making 12pp. in all. Profusely illustrated. Some wear and small tears
at folds o/w a bright and clean, very good copy. “Suburban and
rural living takes on an entirely new meaning when this smart, modern
tractor goes to work solving your lawn and garden problems.”
Simplicity tractors, mowers, rototillers and snowblowers are
advertised. Most likely this was a brochure for the Canadian market as
it states that Simplicity goods are “sold exclusively in Canada by
Eaton’s of Canada”.
$35
79. STAPLES, Melville H., ed.
The Challenge of Agriculture. The Story of the United Farmers of
Ontario.
Toronto: George N. Morang, 1921. First edition. 8vo., orig. beige
cloth, 197pp. in dw. Some foxing to endpapers, otherwise a near fine
copy of an interesting book in a d/w with some foxing and a few small
tears but is still quite nice.
$100
80.
STEELE, BRIGGS SEED CO. LIMITED. General List of Select Flower Seeds.
(Cover-title: Steele, Briggs’ Seeds for Canadian Farms and Gardens.) Toronto: Steele, Briggs Seed Co. Limited, 1930. 4to., orig.
pictorial wrappers, 96pp. Illustrated in colour and in black and
white. Stapled in at p.1 is an original order form. Some slight wear
to spine, rubberstamp on upper wrapper o/w near fine. A beautiful
example of a seed catalogue, copiously illustrated, with an extensive
index.
$200
81. (STELCO). Stelco Fence and
Fence Products. Catalogue 24. Hamilton, ON: The Steel Company of Canada Limited, nd (193-?) Tall
narrow 8vo., orig. colour pictorial wrappers, 40pp. Illustrated. Spine
very slightly rubbed o/w near fine. Different forms of fencing –
“Heavy Stock and Field”, “Medium Stock and Pasture”, “Close Woven Hog”
– are advertised, along with a description of how Stelco fence
products are manufactured. Lawn fences and ornamental iron fences are
also discussed.
$45
82.
STREETER, John Williams. The Fat of the Land. The Story of an American
Farm. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. Reprint. 8vo., orig.
decorated brown cloth, 406pp. Spine ends a touch rubbed o/w fine.
The author, a doctor, traded his medical practice for farming: “I was
conscious of a strong and persistent force that urged me toward the
soil. By choice and by training I was a physician, and I gloried in my
work; but by instinct I was, am, and always shall be, a farmer.”
$30
83. TULL, Jethro. The
Horse-Hoeing Husbandry; or, a Treatise on the Principles of Tillage
and Vegetation, wherein is taught a Method of introducing a sort of
Vineyard Culture into the Corn-Fields, in order to increase their
Product and diminish the Common Expense. To which is prefixed, an
Introductory, explanatory of some Circumstances connected with the
History and Division of the Work; and containing an Account of certain
Experiments of recent date, by William Cobbett.
London: William Cobbett, 1829. Second Cobbett edition. Tall 8vo.,
orig. cloth-backed paper boards, printed paper spine label, 466pp.
Front inner hinge cracked, a few marks to upper board, paper spine
label chipped with loss of text, outer hinges rubbed, but certainly a
better than very good copy. Jethro Tull [1674-1741] was a
pioneering agriculturalist whose novel approach to farming helped to
further the eighteenth-century British Agricultural Revolution. His
Horse-Hoeing Husbandry was first published in 1731.
$650
84.
(WALTER A. WOOD). Walter A. Wood Calendar [for] 1892.
(New York): J. Ottmann Lith. Co., 1892. 1 leaf stiff cardboard
(15.5x17.5cm), colour-printed on both sides, with two holes punched
(with cord for hanging), 12 separate leaves (one for each month)
attached to recto with grommets. The recto shows three angelic
children, one holding a rake; the verso shows an ornamental fan with
five vignettes featuring farm equipment and a printed calendar. A fine
example of a pretty calendar. At its peak the Walter A. Wood Mowing
& Reaping Machine Company (1852-1924) was the largest farm machinery
manufacturer in the world.
$125
85. WILSON, John. Our Farm
Crops. Being a Popular Scientific Description of the Cultivation,
Chemistry, Diseases, Remedies &c., of the Various Crops Cultivated in
Great Britain and Ireland.
London: Blackie and Son, nd (1860). In two volumes. First edition in
book form (preceded by issue in parts). 8vo., orig. blindstamped rust
cloth, viii, 484, 16; viii, 448, 16pp. ads. Stain on e/paper and
titlepage and first few leaves of volume I, inner rear hinge of volume
I cracked o/w a near fine set. John Wilson [1812-1888]
agriculturist, educated at University College and in Paris where he
studied medicine and chemistry. From 1846-1850 he was the Principal of
the Royal Agricultural College and in 1854 he was elected Chair of
Agriculture and Rural Economy at Edinburgh. Throughout his career he
maintained ties with foreign agricultural societies and departments,
particularly those in Canada, Austria, Denmark and Germany. Wilson was
the author of several titles and the above “is still considered a
standard work of reference and nothing better of its kind has ever
appeared in agricultural literature.” (DNB) BM citing 1860.
$500
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