THE OPEN DOOR TO INDEPENDENCE. MAKING MONEY FROM THE SOIL WHAT TO DO--HOW TO DO ON CITY LOTS SUBURBAN GROUNDS COUNTRY FARMS

Verlag: Hill Standard Book Company, Chicago, 1915

  • Erstausgabe
  • Hardcover
  • Gebraucht
Alle Details anzeigen
Artikelbild 1 von 2.

Anbieter: Live Oak Booksellers, Langley, WA, USALive Oak Booksellers

Verkäufer/-in mit 5 Sternen

Verkäufer:in bei ZVAB seit 13. Januar 1998

Hardcover

Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut bis sehr gut

EUR 69,24

EUR 3,59 Versand 
Versand innerhalb von USA

Anzahl: 1 verfügbar

In den Warenkorb
30 Tage kostenlose Rückgabe

Artikelbeschreibung des Verkäufers

Thick 4to. [6]1-448p. Frontispiece black and white captioned photo of the author. Profusely illustrated with black and white captioned drawings +40 full-page, full-color plates throughout. Index. Greene cloth blocked and littered in black with gilt letters on the front cover and the spine, and with an elaborate gilt framed cartouche on the cover in the Arts & Crafts Style with a vignette in green and black of a typical American landscape scene. Just touches of wear to the extremities, covers clean and bright, spine gilt slightly told, cover gilt bright, all color plates in fine condition, previous owner's bookplate on front paste down (Grant C. Braman), else near fine to fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. Additional title page title: "Together with Outline Maps of All Parts of the United States, Irrigated Regions, Climates, Cities, Villages, Market Towns, Locations and Populations." The volume also includes the following sections: How to Fertilize Soil; Obtaining Food and Support; and How to Care for Domestic Animals. Thomas Edie Hill [1832-1915], publisher and entrepreneur, produce a number of successful reference works under the imprint of the Hill Standard Book Company, enabling him to speculate in various land developments adjoining Chicago. He founded and was the first mayor of Aurora, Illinois, and established the hotel and spot in his development Glen Ellyn. Hill was a friend of the radical publisher Charles H. Kerr, who issued Hill's 1894 book Money Found, a proposal to nationalize the country's banks. The Open Door to Independence identified itself with the "back to the land" movement of the early 20th century: "' back to the land' does not necessarily mean removing from one location to another, but rather the utilization of land wherever you are."(Preface) this book is a veritable mine of information about land management, farming, farm products, the raising of all kinds of crops, as well as agriculture in general. The color plates comprise various stunning images of fruits and vegetables cultivated in various cartons. Most all you need to know about farming in 1950.…

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008483

Bibliografische Details

Titel
THE OPEN DOOR TO INDEPENDENCE. MAKING MONEY FROM THE SOIL WHAT TO DO--HOW TO DO ON CITY LOTS SUBURBAN GROUNDS COUNTRY FARMS
Autor
Hill, Thomas E. [Thomas Edie, 1832-1915]
Verlag
Hill Standard Book Company, Chicago
Erscheinungsjahr
1915
Zustand
Near Fine
Schutzumschlag
No Jacket
Einband
Hardcover
Auflage
1st Edition

Live Oak Booksellers

Langley, WA, USA

Verkäufer/-in mit 5 Sternen

Verkäufer:in bei ZVAB seit 13. Januar 1998

Versandkosten innerhalb von USA

Artikel5 bis 14 Werktage3 bis 6 Werktage
Erster ArtikelEUR 3,59EUR 6,27
Die Versandzeiten werden von den Verkäuferinnen und Verkäufern festgelegt. Sie variieren je nach Versanddienstleister und Standort. Sendungen, die den Zoll passieren, können Verzögerungen unterliegen. Eventuell anfallende Abgaben oder Gebühren sind von der Käuferin bzw. dem Käufer zu tragen. Die Verkäuferin bzw. der Verkäufer kann Sie bezüglich zusätzlicher Versandkosten kontaktieren, um einen möglichen Anstieg der Versandkosten für Ihre Artikel auszugleichen.

Zahlungsarten

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Bankeinzug
  • Bar
  • PayPal
  • Vorauskasse
  • Zahlungsanweisung

Shopbeschreibung

LIVE OAK BOOKSELLERS sells its select used, out-of-print, and rare books in two different venues: on the world wide web at ABEBOOKS.COM, and at local and regional Book Fairs. Please call us for further information about either of these venues. LIVE OAK BOOKSELLERS is prepared to buy good books in all fields from individual items to whole collections. We are particularly interested in books on THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (including Western Canada and Alaska), TECHNICAL BOOKS, NATURAL HISTORY, GEOLOGY, CHILDREN'S, RELIGION, and EPHEMERA (in all fields). LIVE OAK BOOKSELLERS has a large number of books in storage, including late 19th century and early 20th century fiction. Please let us know specific authors or titles for which you are looking. Please call us about any book question at: 360-540-4400 or you may contact us via email at the following address: liveoakbooksellers@gmail.com. We keep an active list of wants. Please let us know your needs and let us assist you to find the books you want. We answer all email, as well as ship our books, promptly. …

Spezialisierung

Ephemera, Geology, California, Children's, Religion, The Pacific Northwest, Late 19th/early 20th century fiction, Natural History, Technical

Unternehmensdaten der Verkäuferin bzw. des Verkäufers

Live Oak Booksellers

WA, USA