The rural cyclopedia, or, A general dictionary of agriculture, and of the arts, sciences, instruments, and practice necessary to the farmer, stockfarmer, gardener, forester, land-steward, etc., etc. / edited by John M. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, John M. (John Marius)

Contributor:

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Dictionaries.

Agriculture.

Genre:

Advertisements -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- 19th century.

Dictionaries.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Exley, Thomas (inscription)

Physical Description:

parts : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Rural cyclopedia

General dictionary of agriculture, and of the arts, sciences, instruments, and practice necessary to the farmer, stockfarmer, gardener, forester, land-steward, etc., etc.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : A. Fullarton and Co., [between 1800 and 1899?]

Notes:

Title, statement of responsibility and imprint from front wrappers.

"The rural cyclopedia will be published in about twenty-four monthly parts, price 2s. 6d. each; and will form three, or at most four, handsome imperial octavo volumes. Each part will contain at least two illustrative plates. The work will also be published in divisions at 5s. each."--Terms of publication, division 2, p. [4] of wrapper.

Parts issued in illustrated paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has divisions 2-3 only; division 2 wanting p. 431-436; title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy: division 3 has ms. inscriptions in pencil on front free endpaper.

OCLC:

36049696