An Account of the Manner in which Potatoes are Cultivated and Preserved, and the Uses to which they are Applied In the Counties of Lancaster and Chester, together with a Description of a New Variety of the Potatoe, peculiarly convenient for Forcing in Hot-Houses and Frames.

Kirkpatrick, Hezekiah

Published by printed by W. Eyres for J. Johnson, London, 1796

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8°. (2) fol, 46 pp. Librarian half-cloth with paper label over spine, marbled edges. [B14] With heraldic bookplate of Thun-Hohenstein Library in Tetschen (Decin), Bohemia and large old stamp of the Library on the title verso, some library signatures on title recto and rest of the sealing wax on both sides, three small needle holes on inner margin throughout the book, otherwise a nice and clean copy.- First edition of this small, extremly rare work on the potatoe cultivation in Great Britain. Catalogued in only nine libraries in the world (6 of which are in the United States). Seller Inventory # ID 10

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Title: An Account of the Manner in which Potatoes ...

Publisher: printed by W. Eyres for J. Johnson, London

Publication Date: 1796

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket