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DEANE, Samuel. THE NEW-ENGLAND FARMER; OR, GEORGICAL DICTIONARY: CONTAINING A COMPENDIOUS ACCOUNT OF THE WAYS AND METHODS OF HUSBANDRY, IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES, IS, OR MAY BE, PRACTISED TO THE GREATEST ADVANTAGE IN THIS COUNTRY. Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1790. First edition. Octavo. viii,335 pp. Text, which is printed in double columns, has light to moderate foxing throughout. Contemporary ink ownership ("Hook, 1797") on t.p. Worn, contemporary full-leather binding which is scuffed and rubbed all over, lacking spine label, with shallow loss at crown, and has cracked joints - though boards are still attached by sewing cords. This encyclopedic work, the first of its kind in the United States, contains the results of Deane's own experience as a farmer in Gorham, ME, and reveals his wide acquaintance with the observations and experience of other American authors. (D.A.B., Sabin 19056). Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of DEANE, Samuel : NEW ENGLAND FARMER; OR, GEORGICAL DICTIONARY. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, rare books, collectables, incunabula and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |