John S. Linsley — Jersey Cattle in America

New York, Burr Printing House, 1885. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition agricultural title, featuring a folding map, and a great number of plates and illustrations. An incredibly scarce first edition of this highly informative agricultural title, which features 2 errata slips.Bound in original red cloth, with gilt lettering to the spine and motif to front board. Features a monochrome frontispiece, and 22 monochrome plates of jersey bulls; 37 portraits of Jersey Cows; 14 plates of diagrams and sketches, including a folding map of the US in lovely condition, and 1 double-sided plate.The work is also heavily populated with frequent and additional vignette illustrations. Collated, complete. Bound in original red cloth. Externally, very smart. Hinges starting, but firm. Book has a backwards lean. Offsetting to boards. Bumping to head and tail. The odd slight marks to boards. Rubbing to extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the occasional spot. Ink inscription to front blank. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .