St Marys Books

Embracing an Account of the Methods Practiced in Ancient and Modern Times for Thrashing and Winnowing Grain; with Descriptions of the Different Steam Engines now used and Projected for Agricultural Purposes; and the Extended Application of Steam as a Motive Power at Farms. Bound in half brown leather with dark blue cloth boards. Red label band, gilt titling to spine, simple gilt decoration to raised bands. Top and tail of spine bumped through shelf wear with minor scuffing and small loss to the top. Leather at little creased and rubbed along joints with boards. Cloth faded and a little marked. All edges marble. Page edges browned, contents show some spotting and browning (esp. to plates) but on the whole good. Illustrated by numerous engravings and woodcuts. pp 272. A good copy overall of this scarce title.