The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed. The third impression, much augmented.
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- London: For John Wright, 1653
London: For John Wright, 1653. Book. 4to, early full calf, rebacked, later endpapers. Engraved title, folding plate, two full page illustrations. Spine rubbed, corners bumped; title cropped as usual; a very good copy. Third edition, second impression, of Blith's popular agricultural treatise. "His writings touch every branch of the industry, and he seems to have entertained the first systematic conceptions of the 'alternate husbandry.' " -McDonald, p. 97. With the oft printed illustrations of early ploughs and digging tools, and the attractive engraved title with its 'sword into plowshare' theme. Wing B3196; Perkins Cat 184..
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Title
The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed. The third impression, much augmented.
Author
BLITH, Walter.
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
For John Wright: London
Date
1653