epitome of the art of husbandry
Subtitle: 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 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, liquorice, hemp, &c : to which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit-trees, and improving of an orchard : with directions for taking, ordering, teaching, and curing of singing birds, and other useful additions
By: by J. B., gent.
Contributors: Billingsley, Benjamin, printer.; Paine, Cornelius, former owner.; Veterinary History Collection.
Edition: [3rd ed.].
Publisher: Printed for Benjamin Billingsley ...
Published: 1675
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Agriculture -- Early works to 1800; Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800; Fruit-culture -- Early works to 1800; Cage birds
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Epitome of the whole art of husbandry.; New additions to the art of husbandry.
Notes: Added t.p., engraved: The epitome of the whole art of husbandry.

"New additions to the art of husbandry" (136 p.) has special t.p., and added t.p., engraved: New additions to the epitome of the art of husbandry.

Titles within single-line borders.

Head-pieces, initials.

Signatures: [pi]² A⁴ B-Q⁸ R⁴ ; A-I⁸ K⁴.

Errors in paging: 152-153, 156-157 numbered 150-151, 154-155; 158-159 repeated in numbering; 2d series of numbering: 121, 122 and 123 numbered 112, 123 and 122 respectively.

Includes index.

Binder's title: Art of husbandry.

WSU MASC copy has armorial bookplate of Cornelius Paine on front pastedown.

WSU MASC copy is: 002-105060065.