The practical husbandman and planter: or, Observations on the ancient and modern husbandry, planting, gardening, &c. [electronic resource] : ...By a society of husbandmen and planters.

London [England] : printed for S. Switzer (principal Assistant to the Society) ... Sold by Mr. Meril, in Cambridge; and R. Montagu, at the Book Warehouse in Wild street near Drury-Lane, where odd Numbers may be had, [1733?]

Great Britain -- England -- London.

English

2 v., plates ; 20 cm (8⁰).

Quarterly

Vol.1. Containing April, May and June. [1733]-vol. 2. containing July, August and September. [1733].

"Being directions ... for the workman's conduct ... Interspersed with notes ...".
Editor: Stephen Switzer.
Dated from introduction.
Monthly issues have headpieces; text of each issue begins with factotum initial.
Size and subscription prices noted in imprint: "every month contains about 14 sheets in 8 vo; and the price to subscribers for the sett (which is six months) will be 2s. each month, to others 2s.6d."
Decorated with cuts of various subjects.
With a subscribers' list.
Includes essays on many agricultural topics such as: enclosure of waste land, articles on timber, corn, cattle, herbs, and other specific crops.
Reproduction of original from British Library.

Access limited to authorized users.

Goldsmiths' Lib. cat, 37654
Henrey, 1235
English Short Title Catalog, P3188.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Subjects.

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