Agriculture from Thomas Rare Books

Diss: Francis Cupiss Ltd, 1925. THE SUFFOLK PUNCH bound in the original dark green blind-stamped dec. cloth, gilt. A fine original volume in lovely condition with no fading, wear, or inscriptions. Some pencil ticks. Each volume includes a real photographic plates pasted-in with tissue guards. Studs; Stallion horses; Mares [12786-13355] recorded. The Suffolk Horse Society was founded in 1877… Read more about this item

London: William Mackenzie, 1885. ND [c1884]. vii,536pp,96pp.14 colour plates and 14 anatomical plates. 5 sheep/pig plates. Original half-calf spine with cloth boards. A fine clean copy in lovely condition. Miles classic book on the horse plus a 96 page essay on the diseases and management of cattle, sheep and pigs by J.I.Lupton.. Original Edition. Hardback. Fine. Illus. by Herring, Benjamin.… Read more about this item

Holtshill, Walsall, England: E.J. Parkes, 1905. A RARE ORIGINAL SADDLERY CATALOGUE. [UNDATED BUT PRE WW1]. Lovely original LITHOGRAPHIC title-page illus. The Holtshill Saddlery factory within an ornate decorative border. Index, 62 full page lithographic plates of the companys stock. Tipped-in to the index page is a printed note stating this is catalogue number 809 [in ink] and remains the property… Read more about this item

London: W.R.Whittingham & Co., 1886. xv, 328, (18)pp incl. Publisher's index at rear. 8 plates incl. frontis. portrait of the author. Red cloth with gilt titles. Fine black end-papers. Spine toned and faded as often with this title but bright illus. front boards. A galloping hunter adorns the front cover with gilt titles. Blind dec. border rules to the covers.… Read more about this item

London: Jarrold & Sons, 1898. 32pp. A fine copy bound in the original green buckram over stiff card covers, gilt titles to the front board. A pub. paper read at The Agricultural Students Club at Cambridge of 18th November 1898.Scarce in fine condition.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. large 8vo.

London and New York: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited, 1868. 1020pp. Illus. throughout. Half-calf binding with the original boards rubbed. Over 100 steel engravings through the volume. An attractive binding and a complete volume but needing re-casing.Sold a s complete. Hardback. Fine. 4to.

London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1900. xiv, 1086, x [ads.] pp. Fine red calf spine with gilt titles. The boards are rubbed to the green cloth board but a stron g and sound copy. Scarce to find in such condition as the huge weight has resulted tin many copies being damaged to the binding. This epic book was originally… Read more about this item

London: The British Bloodstock Agency Ltd., 1930. 154, viii pp. The author, Harry Sharpe was eight years stud groom at Tully, Kildare. The first edition was published in 1913 and this amended edition was pub. in response to some dispute in the first edition that the author addresses in this edition. A rare item.. Second Edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

London, Paris and Melbourne: Cassell, & Company, 1892. 680pp. Revised by James Sinclair and W.C.A. Blew with a veterinary section by George Fleming. Original half calf black binding qith gilt titles to the spine. Full page b&w illus. and numerous wood engravings. Trifle rubbed but a firm and clean copy.. New Edition. Hardback. Fine. large 4to.

United Kingdom: David & Charles, 1997. 192pp. Well illustrated throughout. A fine first ediiton in a fine colour illus. d.j. NO clipping or inscriptions. MANY MORE TITLES IN THIS SERIES AVAILABLE .....PLEASE EMAIL.. 1st edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine/Fine. 4to.

London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, , 1911. xvi, 448, viii, pp. Original burgundy sheepskin binding with gilt titles and patterned boards. The first edition was pub. in 1899 and the foreword to that is included. [nb this is the original book not a reprint]. Second edition, revised and Enlarged. Hardback. Fine. Small 8vo.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928. 221pp. Pub. green cloth with printed paper d.j. The story of agricultural tour round England with descriptions of each English region and their farming activities between the wars. The d.j. a trifle rubbed to the esdges but a lovely clean hardback book.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/V G rubbed. large 8vo.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1880. x, [ii], 660pp. "with about 230 illustrations". Pub. dec. cloth with red titles over a grey cloth. Trifle rubbed and toned binding but a clean and attractive copy of a difficult title to find in nice condition, Well illus. and a fine clean textblock. No marks or inscriptions. Country Sports, Tree Culture, … Read more about this item

London: C.D. Cazenove & Son, 1897. frontis, viii, 116 [incl. index] [II] pp.vi pp ads.] Original blue decorated cloth, gilt. Pale grey/blue gilt titled binding with cow illus. End-papers A near mint copy. Trifle toned front end-papers but fine and clean binding and text block. Occ. fox spot. Exceptional copy. Dairy farming at the end of the ninteenth… Read more about this item

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent ^ Co. Limited, 1892. xvi, 238pp, Green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Inscribed by the original owner.. Second Edition. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.

Surrey: Saiga Publishing Company, Limited, 1981. 142pp. Red illus d.j. complete but sunned to the spine as usual. Illus. with contemorary engravings.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/V G sunned. 8vo.

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Limited, 1951. 88pp. illustrations by the author. Frontis. photo. Illus. boards with blue cloth spine. Neat samll owners inscription. A nice copy.. second enlarged Edition. Hardback. Fine. Small 8vo.

Easton: The Easton Harriers, 1986. viii, 220pp. Signed on the title-page by the author, 66 b/w photos. Signed and dedicated by Tony Harvey master of the hunt and father of the authoress. Easton Harriers hunted in the south-east corner of Suffolk. A scarce book.. Flat Signed By the Author. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London and Walther Konig: The Smithfield Club,, 1926. 286pp. Pub. blue cloth lacking the d.j. but a clean and inmarked copy. Photographic illlus. The history of the Smithfield Market in London.. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. large 8vo.

London: John W. Parker, 1842. 216pp. Attractive pub. cloth binding with gilt titles and blind rules. An early Victorian agricultural book. A trifle minor end-paper off-setting.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. Small 8vo.