1858 The Book of Farm Implements & Machines : Farming Tools : Slight & Burn

The Book of Farm Implements & Machines

By James Slight and R. Scott Burn

Edited by Henry Stephens

Published by William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1858. First Edition. Scarce. Hardback, large thick 8vo, quarter leather binding with cloth sides, pp xxi, [errata], 648, followed by 40 full-page plates, plus 16 pages of adverts. Also profusely illustrated through the text.

CONDITION
A good solid first edition of this scarce farming book. The book has been professionally reback with the old spine laid back down, of which a small piece is missing from the top. Boards good with light wear to the corners. New endpapers have been added during the rebacking process. All contents present, including all 40 plates at the rear. Pages in very good clan condition, as are the 40 plates. no writing or names to the book. Overall very good.

(Loc : Agriculture)