1931 Thomas Tusser His Good Points of Husbandry Hartley 1st Ed Thus Colour Pl...

Description: Click here to see our other books! Thomas Tusser: His Good Points of Husbandry Thomas Tusser; Dorothy Hartley 1931 Country Life Limited : London 10" by 7.5" [4], 5-194, [1]pp SUMMARY A wonderful facsimile of Thomas Tusser's poetic work, which provides a 'homely mix of instructions' and observations on farming life, edited with notes by Dorothy Hartley and presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Early Edition,First Edition Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION First Ed Thus, being a facsimile of Tusser's early works with notes from the editor.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and various full-page and in-text black-and-white illustrations. This is a wonderful facsimile reproduction of Thomas Tusser's 'A Hundreth' and 'Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry'. This work defended the garden as the 'domain of the housewife', and has been considered notable for its defense of enclosures. The work was one of the best selling poetry books of the Elizabethan Age', and combines a mix of homely instructions with observations on rural life and country customs. Contents include an editor's introduction, a family tree, 'The Life of Tusser', and 'A Hundred' and 'Five hundred Good Points of Husbandry'. The text ends with the 'Last will of Thomas Tusser' and 'Epitaph'. Thomas Tusser (1524-1580) was an English poet and farmer, best known for 'A Hundredth Good Pointes of Husbandrie'. Edited by Dorothy Hartley (1893-1985), an English social historian, illustrator, and author. She is particularly known for 'The Life and Work of the People of England', which was presented in six volumes. Collated, complete. CONDITION In the publisher's original quarter-cloth binding on paper covered boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Minimal bumping to the head and tail of spine with discolouration and age-toning to the margins of boards , particularly the front board. Age toning with the odd spot to the end papers. Dust wrapper is very smart with minimal chipping to the spine region of text and a few small closed tears to the top edge of wraps. A few marks with light fading to spine region. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very clean, with light age-toning to text. Overall Condition: Very Good Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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