The epitome of the art of husbandry. Comprizing all necessary directions for the improvement of it. Viz. plowing, sowing, grafting, gardening, ordering of flowers, herbs; directions for the use of the angle; ordering of bees: together with the gentlemans heroick exercise; discoursing of horses, their nature, and use, with their diseases and remedies: of oxen, cows, calves, sheep, hogs, with the manner of ordering them, their diseases and remedies. Of the nature of marle, the best way of planting clover-grass, hops, saffron, liquorish, hemp, &c. To which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit-trees, and improving of an orchard; with several other new additions. By J.B. Gent

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  • The epitome of the art of husbandry. Comprizing all necessary directions for the improvement of it. Viz. plowing, sowing, grafting, gardening, ordering of flowers, herbs; directions for the use of the angle; ordering of bees: together with the gentlemans heroick exercise; discoursing of horses, their nature, and use, with their diseases and remedies: of oxen, cows, calves, sheep, hogs, with the manner of ordering them, their diseases and remedies. Of the nature of marle, the best way of planting clover-grass, hops, saffron, liquorish, hemp, &c. To which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit-trees, and improving of an orchard; with several other new additions. By J.B. Gent
  • New additions to the art of husbandry.
  • New additions to the art of husbandry; New additions to the Epitome of the art of husbandry
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Imprint
London : printed for Benjamin Billingsley, at the entrance into Gresham-Colledge, over against the church in Broad-street: at the sign of the Printing-Press, formerly in Corn-Hill, 1670.
Publication year
1670
ESTC No.
R33215
Grub Street ID
115857
Description
[4], 306, [14]; [4], 59, [11] p. ; 8°.
Note
J.B. = Joseph Blagrave

Preliminary p. [3] refers to "this second edition", but a reissue of the 1669 edition with cancel title page and added appendix

The appendix (formerly Wing B3119A) has separate pagination and dated title pages, both letterpress and engraved. Letterpress title reads "New additions to the art of husbandry. ..."; engraved reads "New additions to the Epitome of the art of husbandry"

Includes indexes

With five final pages of advertisements and a vertical half-title

Signatures: A]2 B-X]8; 2A-2D]8 2E]4.
Uncontrolled note
Catalogued from the original at the British Library