beever rev holt (2 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. Zustand: Poor. No Jacket. Hardback, gilt illustration to front board. 223pp. Lacking backstrip, crude tape repair to spine. But binding does remain somewhat secure. Previous owner's details to half-title. Reading copy only. (q29).

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first edition of this amateur farmer"s practical and anecdotal record of small-scale farming, a presentation copy inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.First edition.A presentation copy inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "F. Morshead, With the Author"s love & thanks, Dec. 5. 1861."A practical and anecdotal record of small-scale farming by the Rev. William Holt Beever, illustrated with a prize essay on agricultural tenancy reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, with observations on livestock management, fieldwork, and rural improvement. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd small peroration mark to cloth of rear board. One or two very minor handling marks to boards. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight cockling to fore edge of endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges cracked in places, with binding materials partially exposed, but firm. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots and slight handling marks to fore edge. Slight cockling to pages, more so to rear. Very Good. signed by author. book.