Observations on the Utility, Form and Management of Water Meadows and the Draining and Irrigating of Peat Bogs, with an account of Prisley Bog and other extraordinary improvements conducted for His Grace The Duke of Bedford, Thomas William Coke, Esq. M.P. and others.

Smith, William.

Published by 1st. Ed. Pub. Norwich, Printed by R.M. Bacon. 1806

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pp. fold-out plate, [iv], xviii, [19]-121, [iii] with one further fold-out plate plus vignettes to text. 8vo. Hardback. Some off-setting to plates, occ. minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Sympathetically bound in modern buckram preserving original spine label. William Smith (1769-1839) was known as ‘the Father of English Geology’ and famous for producing the first geological map of Britain (1815). The charming plates illustrate the plans of watermeadows made out of a bog on Prisley Farm.

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Observations on the Utility, Form and Management of Water Meadows and the Draining and Irrigating of Peat Bogs, with an account of Prisley Bog and other extraordinary improvements conducted for His Grace The Duke of Bedford, Thomas William Coke, Esq. M.P. and others.
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Smith, William.
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1st. Ed. Pub. Norwich, Printed by R.M. Bacon. 1806
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A bookseller in Hay-on-Wye (Town of Books) dealing only in Natural History, Gardening, Botany, Ornithology and Beekeeping. Our hours of business are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm and Saturdays 9.30am to midday. Outside these hours, we have an answerphone service. You can visit us. We buy and sell books in these subject areas. Established in 1980. We also sell by issuing catalogues 3 or 4 times a year. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA). C.Arden Bookseller The Nursery, Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye, .HR3 5DT United Kingdom Tel. No.: 01497 820471 Email: ardenbooks@btinternet.com…

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