Item #015549 Markham's Farewel to Husbandry: Or, the Enriching of All Sorts of Barren and Sterile Grounds in Our Nation, to be as Fruitful in all Manner of Grain, Pulse, and Grass, as the Best Grounds Whatsoever. Markham Gervase.
Markham's Farewel to Husbandry: Or, the Enriching of All Sorts of Barren and Sterile Grounds in Our Nation, to be as Fruitful in all Manner of Grain, Pulse, and Grass, as the Best Grounds Whatsoever.
Markham's Farewel to Husbandry: Or, the Enriching of All Sorts of Barren and Sterile Grounds in Our Nation, to be as Fruitful in all Manner of Grain, Pulse, and Grass, as the Best Grounds Whatsoever.
Markham's Farewel to Husbandry: Or, the Enriching of All Sorts of Barren and Sterile Grounds in Our Nation, to be as Fruitful in all Manner of Grain, Pulse, and Grass, as the Best Grounds Whatsoever.

Markham's Farewel to Husbandry: Or, the Enriching of All Sorts of Barren and Sterile Grounds in Our Nation, to be as Fruitful in all Manner of Grain, Pulse, and Grass, as the Best Grounds Whatsoever.

London: Printed by E.O. for George Sawbridge, 1668. Third Edition. Hardcover. 4to (small). Near Fine. Item #015549

Ninth Edition Revised. Recently Rebound. Quarter bound speckled calf over decorative paper boards, red leather spine label and gilt, floral fillets, 126pp, [4pp index]. Pages foxed and spotted, light staining on title-page with early ownership inscription in ink on verso, near fine in newly recased boards. This work. Gervase (or Jervis) Markham (ca. 1568 - 3 February 1637) was an English poet and writer who wrote a number of volumes on a variety of topics including agriculture. This work on husbandry discusses the care for crops in a variety of seasons and conditions in the United Kingdom in the 17th century.

Price (CAD): $750.00

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