Resultados de búsqueda: AGRICULTURE from Chilton Books

London: Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd, 1949 .. Small 8vo. pp.9/166. Clean text throughout. Booksellers label to verso front board: "H. K. Lewis & Co., Ltd. Booksellers, 136 Gower Street, London, W. C. I." Green cloth boards, front board scuffed, dulled gilt title to spine. G+ .

Auckland, New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, ( no date c. 1965? ) .. Second revised edition. pp.96/4ff.(adverts). Clean text, illustrated throughout with numerous small line drawings of various plants. Owners name in ink to verso front board. Illustrated boards. Spine lightly browned. G+ .

London:Christophers,1936.. 1st ed."The emphasis has been placed upon the pastoral utilization of our grasslands and heaths, our ploughed fields and farmyards, life from the point of view of the cattle and sheep, the historical and social episodes that have arisen out of the pastoral industry..." Pp.12/293, b/w photo frontis. + 4 further b/w illustrations,small booksellers label(Bowes and Bowes,Cambridge) to verso front board, owners name to fep. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited, 1911.. Large 8vo. pp.9/198/13(illustrated adverts). 22 full-page illustrations of grasses and a further 16 drawings of grass seeds! Clean text with wide margins throughout. Green cloth over bevelled boards, with title to front board. VG.

London: Society of Chemical Industry, 1968.. Comprising papers (with discussions) read at a Joint Symposium, organised by the Pesticides Group of the Society of Chemical Industry and the Phytochemical Society, held on 8th and 9th January, 1968, at rhe School of Pharmacy, Brunswick Square, London W.C.1. Pp.4/258. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine. VG.

London: Jarrold & Sons,1897.. 1st ed. The author based his study on personal experiences on his farm at Oulton Broad, near Lowestoft, and at the time of publication was one of the largest seed merchants in the Eastern Counties. Pp.154/6(ads),historated captials to chapters,foliate endpages. Green cloth, gilt title to spine,slightly rubbed. G+.

Ipswich: Farming Press Ltd., 1972.. 1st ed. "A comprehensive and interesting guide to the economics of beef production, invaluable to all producers." Pp. 160, 15 b/w photographs, 6 diagrams. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has small edge chippings. VG/G+.

London:HMSO,1926.. Published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries(in conjunction with the Board of Agriculture for Scotland and the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern Ireland), to communicate to farmers and the lay public the scientific research being carried out into agriculture. Also contains many interesting advertisements for agricultural products of the 1920's. Pp.20(ads)14/368/16(ads),29 b/w photo illustrations.Green cloth,gilt title to spine,edges slightly rubbed. VG.

London: HMSO, 1967.. Report by the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals. Pp.72. Pbk, ink number and small initials to front cover. VG.

Privately Printed,c.1922.. Reminisces of Rothamsted Experimental Station by its Field Superintendant. Pp.155,portrait frontis. + 8 further pages of b/w photos and illustrations, signed by author to fep,minor spotting to closed fore-edges not affecting text. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine. VG.

London:Horace Cox(The Field),1888.. 1st ed. Details on experiments conducted at Rothamsted - agricultural experimental station first established in 1834. Pp.12/235/32(ads). Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine. VG.

Ipswich: Farming Press Ltd., 1972.. 1st ed. "This book should be compulsory reading for students and farmers, and whilst it does not take the art out of farming it does explain how to practice it." Pp. 254, 43 b/w illustrations, 60 diagrams, double page colour 'throw-out' loosely inserted. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

London: Hutchinson's Scientific amd Technical Publications, nd. (c.1947).. Chapters are: 1. The Teaching of Darwin concerning Variation and Heredity in Domestic Animals; 2. Darwin's Theory of Selection; 3. Selective Breeding; 4. Breeding Methods; 5. Artificial Insemination of Livestock; 6. The Raising of Young Stock; 7. The Maintenance, Feeding, and Utilization of Breeding Animals; 8. The Formation and Improvement of Breeds. Pp.160, 38 figure illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine, spine sunned. G+.

Osceola: Motorbooks International, 1997.. A pictorial history of threshing day on the farm. More than 70 color photos highlight the book along with archival photography of the early threshing machinnes. Featured are colorful, anecdotal stories by those who remember the early days of threshing." 23cms x 21cms. Pp.96, many colour photographs and other illustrations. Paperback. VG.

Calgary: Fifth House, 1999.. Tells of the people, processes, and machines of the annual harvest in Western Canadian history. Through archival photographs, history, and stories, it captures the sense of cooperation and pride experienced by early threshing teams as well as the long hours of back-breaking and dangerous work. 20cms x 20cms. Pp.43, many black & white photos and illustrations. Illustrated laminated card cover. VG.

London: HMSO, 1961.. Report of the Research Study Group on Toxic Chemicals in Agriculture and Food Storage to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Minister for Science, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Minister of Health. Pp.65. Orange card covers, owners name to front cover. VG.

Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1958.. Issued by the British Weed Control Council. Pp.8/245/14(ads). Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, covers slightly rubbed. VG.

Wells: Clare's Wells, nd.(c.1947).. Fascinating look back at dairy farming machines, practices and equipment of the first half of the 20th century, with black & white photo and line drawing illustrations throughout Pp.209, 16 pages of ads to end, inscribed "With the Publishers Compliments and Best Wishes, 6/3/47" + owner's name to front free endpaper, occasional light spotting. Blue cloth, blind-stamped title to the front and gilt title to spine, gilt advertisement to rear board, spine rubbed and edges bumped. G+.