John Scott; Maxwell T. Masters; Primrose McConnell; James Long; George T. Brown; R, Warington — Agricultural Handbooks

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son; Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.; Vinton & Co. Ltd.; , 1883-1907. Cloth. An informative six volume set of agricultural handbooks and treatises, with signed letter and presentation copy. A comprehensive six volume set of works on agriculture and farming. In the original brown cloth bindings.Including:1883 Life on the Farm; Plant Life Volume V of the Handbook of the Farm Series, edited by J. Chalmers Morton. Written by Maxwell T. Masters, published by Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. 1886 Life on the Farm; Animal LifeVolume VIII of the Handbook of the Farm Series, edited by J. Chalmers Morton. Written by George T. Brown, published by Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. 1895 Morton's Handbooks of the Farm; No. VII The DairyBy James Long and J.C. Morton. The third edition, revised and brought up to date. Published by Vinton & Co. Ltd.1896 The Elements of FarmingBy Primrose McConnell. A presentation copy, inscribed to the half title page 'With authors Comps&apos. With signed letter from author tipped in, addressed to 'Prof. Sheldon&apos. With Sheldon's review and relevant news article tipped in to the rear of the volume. Published by Vinton & Co. Ltd.1904 Barn Implements and MachinesA practical treatise on the application of power to the operations of agriculture; and on the various machines used in the threshing-barn, in the stock-yard, and in the dairy. The second edition of the work, written by John Scott. Part of Scott's Farm Engineering Text-Books. With in text illustrations throughout. Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son.1907 Morton's Handbooks of the Farm; No. I The Chemistry of the FarmBy R. Warington. The nineteenth edition, fourth revision. Published by Vinton & Co. Ltd. In the original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. General bumping to heads and tails of spines. Spotting and tide marks to boards of Life on the Farm; Plant Life, with fading to spine and ink inscription to title page. Marks to boards and ink inscription to front paste down of Barn Implements and Machines. Spotting and marks to boards with fading to spine of The Elements of Farming, with author's ink inscription to half title page, with a signed letter and numerous articles tipped in. Light spotting to endpapers of No. VII The Dairy. Marks to boards and ink inscription to title page of Life on the Farm; Animal Life. Spotting to endpapers of No. I The Chemistry of the Farm. Internally, mostly firmly bound. Title page and following 2 pages of Life on the Farm; Animal Life are disbound but present, with the rusted binding causing fragility to the front of the work. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .