Israel: Palphot, 1975. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 36pp; illus from color photographs. Text in English & French. Shows & describes a typical Israeli kibbutz as a social, educational, and economic farm unit. 8.5" x 6". (more information)

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Anglo Song Series, 1908. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. The four cards depict scenes evoked by the song, "A Flower from Home Sweet Home," in part: "Only a flower from Home, sweet Home, A flower of fairest hue." The message side of each postcard is filled with writing: a four-part letter to "Daisie" from her friend "Lottie," who ".just came in from the field." She and Roy plan to visit Daisie on a fishing trip "as soon as we get through with our hay." She hopes that Daisie will help rake the hay, etc., etc. 3.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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New York State: Not published, 1935. Original. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12 pocket-sized volumes, 200-300pp in all, entries in pencil. Tells what he planted and when, which fields, direction of rows, fertilizer tests, cold frames, harvest yields, etc. 6" x 3.5". (more information)

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London: Elliot Stock, 1887. Sixth Edition. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. pp: ix, 210; plates, vignettes. This month-by-month account of the author's efforts in her Victorian garden is considered a classic. 7" x 4.25". (more information)

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NY: Harper & Brothers, 1841. Second Edition. Half-Leather. Good. Two volumes. Gouge at bottom of one spine, faint foxing. pp: 276 + 247; occasional illus in text. [American Imprints #41-916 locates five copies.] Volume I is all about soils, manures, and the cultivation of various crops. Volume II covers the husbandry of cattle and sheep, dairy farming, beekeeping, maple sugaring, haymaking, fruit-tree management, farm buildings, etc. 6" x 3.75". (more information)

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Philadelphia: Mifflin & Parry, Printers, 1827. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Neatly removed from bound volume. 71pp. Carey sets out to show that the US government has not protected farmers. The domestic market, he asserts, is "greatly superior to the foreign," yet present policy diminishes the number of farm customers here while sending our business abroad. Carey calls for protecting agricultural manufactures (woollens, flour, cotton, etc.), so helping American farmers and their "commercial interest" without harming Great Britain. American Imprints 28388. First published in 1824. 8.5" x 5". (more information)

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Buffalo, NY Horse World (1916)., 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents in fine condition. 7.5" x 4.5" 101pp Offers illustrated advice to "the beginners, the shoer, owner and trainer," especially those with young trotters and pacers. Illustrated by two photos, many drawings. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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Norfolk, VA: Not published, 1933. Original. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illustrated paper covers. 48pp. Printed matter on growing cotton, testimonials, etc. occupies 16 pages, while Fogleman's pencilled entries occupy 21 pages. He notes his workers names, how many days they worked, what they did, total yields of various crops, a rheumatism remedy, etc. 5.25" x 3". (more information)

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NY & Baltimore: German Kali Works, 1895. Revised Edition. Decorative Cover. Very Good. 80pp; illus from photographs. Presents ways to use potash as a fertilizer, with state-by-state results on its use for 28 different crops. 7.75" x 5.25". (more information)

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Marshalltown, Iowa: Food Lockers,, 1940. 3rd printing. Original wraps. Good. Signs of light use. 44pp; illus from photographs. Gives directions for freezing and packing many types of foods in bulk or at home, along with advice on cooking frozen foods. 7" x 5". (more information)

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Chicago: International Harvester, 1927. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. B.B. Hyde and W.H. Martin. 84pp; illus from photographs. This manual presents well-illustrated and detailed instructions in basic safety for home and farm, including automobiles and tractors. 9" x 6". (more information)

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London: George Routledge, 1925. Later printing. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. William Foster. pp: xxv, 326; 64 color plates. Detailed entries include the author's personal stories as well as descriptions of birds and their "daily life in their haunts." 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1898. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus by the author. Gilt and silver decorative cloth. 213pp; illus throughout from Johnson's photographs. Centers on farms and rural life in small towns of New England. 9.5" x 7". (more information)

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Washington: National Capital Press, 1945. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. 159pp; portrait. Jones reports on the achievements of American farmers and ranchers, who ensured that "no battle had to be postponed for lack of food." Chapters include: Corn Goes to War; Teamwork in the War Food Program; Farmers Come Through Again; The School Lunch Program; Milk Goes to War; etc. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Chicago: Lippincott, 1936. 6th printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: vii, 470, index; 223 illus from photographs, 6 color plates from paintings of cows and bulls. This book covers all aspects of dairying, problems on the farm, &c. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Whittlesey House, 1945. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 112pp; 30 illus from photographs. Comprises short essays on farming and rural life, written by a New England farmer. Subjects include stovepipe cleaning, chipmunks, snow rolling, apple butter, shelling corn, etc. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Pourette Co., 1950. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 18pp; line drawings in text. Instructions for using Pourette molds, wax and other equipment to create wick candles, hurricane candles, votives, etc. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1976. First Thus. Original Wraps. Very Good. pp: vi, 250. A collection of writings from Aristotle to modern times. 9" x 5-3/4". (more information)

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London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1925. Third Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. pp: viii, 88. This alphabetical listing includes many types of crocus, iris and tulips, with a key to their locations in Kew Gardens. 7.25" x 4.75". (more information)

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Batavia, NY: D.D. Waite, Printer, 1849. not bound. Good. Short breaks at several folds (no loss). 4pp, printed in small type, accomplished by hand, integral address leaf postmarked at Batavia, NY on 20 March (1849). Well-printed in western New York State, with a woodcut eagle at top . Insures Stephen Pray's property to a limit of $1,000 for a five-year term at the rate of 5%, the premium being $50, with $2.50 cash paid on signing. Covers the following: Dwelling House and Wood House, $500; Household Furniture and Clothing, $200; Barn and Shed, $100; Produce therein, $100. Signed by Rupert Robertson, President, and by Herman Pomeroy, Secretary. 13" x 8". (more information)

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Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1920. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Pictorial cloth. 286pp. Pocket-sized reference for tradesman or farmer. 5.25" x 3.25". (more information)

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Denver, CO: American Wool Council, 1967. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. (16)pp; vignette illustrations. 7.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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