The rural cyclopedia, or, A general dictionary of agriculture :. and of the arts, sciences, instruments, and practice, necessary to the farmer, stockfarmer, gardener, forester, landsteward, farrier, &c. /. edited by the Rev. John M. Wilson.
Wilson, John Marius
Category
Books
Date
1849 - 1850
Materials
Place of origin
Edinburgh
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3255951.4
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. IV., 64 leaves of plates :. ill., (some col.) ;. 26 cm. Pencil markings on back flyleaf verso. Binding: nineteenth-century blind tooled calf, gilt filleting to form a border, full gilt edges. Gilt decorative bands and panels on spine, red and black spine labels. Marbled edges.
Provenance
From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent to his daughter, Eleanor Clutton-Brock, the current vendor. Ownership by EC-B confirmed by the auction house.
Makers and roles
Wilson, John Marius, creator