A Synopsis of Husbandry. Being Cursory Observations in the several Branches of Rural Economy. BANISTER John of Horton Kirgy, in Kent. Publisher: GG and J Robinson Publish Year: 1799 Publish Place: London Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 003251 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £60 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Notable for its practical, experience-based advice, First Edition, 1799. In modern green half leather with green marbled boards, gilt tooling. Spine, faded v slightly, gilt tooling and title, raised bands. Internally, new endpapers, NO inscriptions etc, [5], (vi-xvi), [1], 2-471 pp, 1 folding CHART, text block edges uncut, has the half title. A nice copy of an uncommon title. (228*140 mm). (ESTC T80368. Goldsmiths 17565. Rothamsted p17) Banister reflects the concerns of working farmers and landowners seeking to increase yields, improve livestock, and manage farms more profitably. Today it serves historians as a useful source for understanding English agriculture at the end of the eighteenth century.
