Lot 161
Husbandry.- Blagrave (Joseph) The Epitome of the Art of Husbandry, first edition, 1669.
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Husbandry.- B[lagrave] (J[oseph]) The Epitome of the Art of Husbandry, first edition, engraved additional title, printed title within double-ruled woodcut border, woodcut head-pieces, 3 advertisement ff. at end, spotting and browning, contemporary sheep, rebacked, [Fussell pp.76-7; Wing B3115], 8vo, for Ben. Billingsley and Obadiah Blagrave, 1669.
⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 5 copies only of this edition (2 in the UK) and the last copy we can trace at auction was in 1966. This copy with an additional three leaves of advertisement not called for in ESTC. Includes material on saffron, hops, liquorice, song birds and fruit trees.
Description
Husbandry.- B[lagrave] (J[oseph]) The Epitome of the Art of Husbandry, first edition, engraved additional title, printed title within double-ruled woodcut border, woodcut head-pieces, 3 advertisement ff. at end, spotting and browning, contemporary sheep, rebacked, [Fussell pp.76-7; Wing B3115], 8vo, for Ben. Billingsley and Obadiah Blagrave, 1669.
⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 5 copies only of this edition (2 in the UK) and the last copy we can trace at auction was in 1966. This copy with an additional three leaves of advertisement not called for in ESTC. Includes material on saffron, hops, liquorice, song birds and fruit trees.
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