1. Battiscombe, E.

A Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the Common Trees and Woody Plants of Kenya Colony.

London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies, (1926). 18.5 cm x23.5 cm. 142 pages with numerous photographic illustrations and an Index of Vernacular Names. Hardcover [publisher’s original dark green cloth] with gilt lettering on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Binding strong and firm. Front pastedown carries bookplate of the Linnean Society of London – dated February 1922. Tipped into the endpaper is a Pro forma-‘with compliments’ letter to the Linnean Society’s Librarian from The Crown Agents for the Colonies on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

2. Cornelius, P.

Das Oldenburger Wesermarschrind. Herausgegeben vom Oldenburger Wesermarsch-Herdbuchverein. Mit 2 Karten, 1 farbigen und 6 schwarzen Tafeln und 68 Abbildungen im Text.

Hannover, M. & H. Schaper, 1908. 8°. VIII, 140 Seiten und Tafeln / Karten im Anhang. Hardcover / Dekorativer, illustrierter Jugendstilband / Art Noueau Binding. Traumhaft erhaltene Monographie in wunderschöner Jugendstilbindung. Nahezu keine Gebrauchsspuren. Äußerst selten in dieser Erhaltung. [Monographien landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere – Band VI].

3. Crowley, Caroline and James Walsh.

Irish Farming at the Millenium: A Census Atlas.

Maynooth, NIRSA, 2008. 17 cm x 25 cm. XVIII, 249 pages. With illustrations in colour throughout. Includes a full bibliography and index. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. Very Rare, out-of-print publication. This is the rare Hardcover – Edition.

4. Donnelly, James S.

Captain Rock – The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824.

Wilton, Cork, Collins press, 2009. 23 cm. XIV,508 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

5. Farming-Game 19th century / Spiel 19.Jahrhundert /

Rural Economy – Stamped Figures for colouring / Die Landwirthschaft – Figuren zum Ausmalen / La Economia Rustica – Figuras recortados para colorear / L’Economie Rurale – Figures decoupees pour colorier. – Game No./ Spiel No. 1849 – Serie III. Deponiert.

Bilingual Cover for children in England, Germany, Spain and France. [Deutschland / Allemagne / Germany], [c. 1890]. 26 cm x 17 cm x 1,5 cm. 30 figures / 30 figuren. With original flexible metal – stands. Some of the figures painted with the original colour palette. Original Hardcover with lithographed cover (Farmer bringin in the hay). Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very Rare agricultural children’s game ! / Shows farming scenes: Making butter, milking cows, Priest visiting, children playing, chicken, goats etc.

6. Harris, Franklin S. / Stewart, George.

The Principles of Agronomy: A Text-Book of Crop Production for High-Schools and Short-Courses in Agricultural Colleges.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1915. 13 x 19.5cm. (16), 451 pages, with photographs and illustrations. Original hardcover in protective collector’s mylar. Some signs of external wear, otherwise very good condition with binding solid. Library stamp on front endpaper. Some underlining to text. Handwritten name of preowner: “G.W. Salter – School of Agriculture Olds. Alberta” From the Rural Text-Book Series, edited by L.H. Bailey.

7. Hennell, T.

Change in the Farm. With illustrations by the Author.

Second Edition. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1936. 15 cm x 23 cm. X, 201 pages. 49 black and white drawings throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear mostly to dustjacket. Foxing to edges and endpapers only. Previous owner’s name in ink pen to endpaper.

8. Hilzheimer, Max.

Die Haustiere in Abstammung und Entwicklung [Mit Kapiteln zum “Kamel” und “Büffel”]. Eine natur- und kulturgeschichtliche Darstellung.

Stuttgart, Strecker & Schröder, ca. 1909. 8°. 100 Seiten. Mit 1 Tafel und 56 Textabbildungen. Hardcover / Originaler Leinenband. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Wenige Bleistiftanstreichungen. Fraktur. [Naturwissenschaftliche Wegweiser – Herausgegeben von Kurt Lampert – Band 11].

9. Massingham H.J. / Hennell, Thomas (Illustrator).

Country Relics. An account of some old tools and properties once belonging to English craftsmen and husbandmen saved from destruction and now described with their users and their stories. “Infinite riches in a little room”.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1939. 16.5 cm x 24.5 cm. XV, 239 pages. Several black and white drawings throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Deckled bottom edge. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Foxing on dustjacket, edges, pastedowns and endpapers

10. Morrison, G.R.

Mixed Farming in East Africa. With a foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Francis Scott.

London, East Africa, 1935. 15 cm x 22 cm. 159 pages, X pages of colonial advertising / ads at rear (Kenya Coffee, Advertisement targeting Farmers and Settlers in East Africa etc.). Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with lettering on spine. With the very rare, original dust-jacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very occasional foxing. Interior bright and clean. Binding firm and strong and square. The jacket in excellent condition !

11. O’Shea, T.J. [Compiler & Editor].

Farming and Planting in British East Africa. A Description of the Leading Agricultural Centres and An Account of Agricultural Conditions and Prospects. Compiled and Edited by T.J.O’Shea.

Nairobi, Newland, Tarlton & Co., 1917. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 162 pages. With numerous, fantastic photographic illustrations by W.D.Young throughout the publication, showing a Sisal-Field [Agave sisalana], Power-Station for a group of Sisal Factories at Thika, Highland-Sheep Farm, Sheep Shearing / Photo of a sheep-herd on Lord Delamere’s Elmenteita Farm / Sheep Bred at Naivasha Government Farm / Wheat Growing at Njoro / A Gala Day at Government House etc. etc. With a large Fold-out map at rear showing ‘East-African Protectorate.’ Hardcover [publisher’s original, illustrated red cloth]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and scuff marks. Binding still firm and strong. Interior clean and bright. Pastedowns and endpapers carry advertising for Cattle, Building Materials, Agricultural Machinery and other goods for settlers and farmers from Newland Tarlton and Co. of Nairobi and other companies.

12. Rynne, Colin.

Industrial Ireland 1750-1930 – An Archaeology.

Cork, Collins, 2006. 28 cm. 500 pages with numerous illustrations and maps. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare !

13. Sexton, John.

70 Years A-Growing: A History of Timoleague Ploughing and Ancillary Events.

Timoleague, Ploughing Association, 2005. Octavo. 208 pages with photographs throughout the Volume. Illustrated Softcover Binding. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very rare, out-of-print publication !

14. Sheehan, Sean.

Jack’s World. Farming on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula, 1920-2003. Photographs by Danny Gralton and Ciaran Watson. Additional photography by Danny Levy Sheehan.

Cork, Atrium, 2007. 23.6cm x 23.6cm. XI, 228 pages. Illustrated in colour with specially commissioned photographs. Illustrated with maps. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition.

15. Southey, Joan.

Footprints in the Karoo – A Story of Farming Life.

Johannesburg, Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1990. 19 cm x 25 cm. 275 pages. Several black and white photgraphs throughout as well as some in colour also. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Previous owner’s name in ink pen on endpaper.

16. Wentworth Day, J.

Farming Adventure: A Thousand Miles through England on a Horse. With a foreword by the Duke of Grafton.

Second Edition. London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1946. 14.5 x 22cm. Frontispiece, 253 pages, with several black and white photographs. Original hardcover in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

17. Wilckens, Martin / Hansen, J.

Wilckens Züchtung und Pflege der landwirtschaftlichen Haustiere. Zweite Auflage des Titels: Grundriß der landwirtschaftlichen Haustierlehre. Durchgesehen und ergänzt von Professor J. Hansen. Mit 31 Abbildungen.

Tübingen, H.Laupp, 1903. 8°. XI, 167 Seiten. Hardcover / Originaler Leinenband. Außergewöhnlich guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren. [Wilckens Landwirtschaftliche Haustierlehre, Zweiter Band].]