TRACTS ON PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE AND GARDENING, In which the advantage of imitating the garden culture in the field, is fully proved, by a seven years course of experiments.

London, printed for S. Hooper, at the East Corner of the New Church in the Strand, MDCCLXIX. [1769].. TITLE CONTINUED: Particularly addressed to the gentlemen farmers in Great Britain. With observations made in a late tour through part of France, Flanders, and Holland. Also, several useful improvements in stoves and green-houses. To which is added, a complete chronological catalogue of English authors on agriculture, gardening, &c. By a country gentleman. FIRST EDITION, published anonymously, 1769. 8vo approximately 200 x 120 mm, 8 x 5 inches, 1 engraved plate, pages: [6], xxiii, [20], 1-277, [1], 1-70, [2], the 20 pages of Alphabetical Catalogue of the Authors wrongly bound at the front instead of at rear, and last page Dedication with Errata on verso should be bound at the front, the final 70 pages are a Catalogue of English Authors who wrote on Husbandry, Gardening, Botany and relative Subjects, bound in full modern sheep with gilt lettered label to spine, armorial bookplate of Admiral Duff (Norwich Duff 1792-1862) dated 1858 to first pastedown, October 1805 Norwich served at Trafalgar on HMS Mars aged 13 years, the ship was captained by his father, Captain George Duff who lost his life that day by a cannonball. Major Duff was probably: Sir James Duff (1752–1839) a British army officer, who fought in the Napoleonic wars, also fought at the Battle of Valenciennes commanding the guards' light infantry battalion in 1794. On 30 October he was promoted to major-general. 2 patches of brown stains to fore-edges of 71 leaves, encroaching onto margins in various sizes, not affecting text, pale foxing affecting many margins, occasional other small minor spots and shallow creases, otherwise a good tight copy. See: Fussell, More Old English Farming Books 1731-1793, pages 85-89; Mary Aslin, Catalogue of Printed Books on Agriculture 1471-1840, page 138; Donald McDonald, Agricultural Writers, 1200-1800, page 213; Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, Volume 2, pages 396-398. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.