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Husbandry and trade improv'd : being a collection of many valuable materials relating to corn, cattle, coals, hops, wool, &c.; with a compleat catalogue of the several sorts of earths, and their proper product... as also full and exact histories of trades, as malting, brewing, &c. ... an account of the rivers of England, &c. and how far they may be made navigable; of weights and measures ... the vegetation of plants, &c (v.1)
Houghton, John (1640-1705); Bradley, Richard (1688-1732)
1727
Originally published in 583 weekly folio numbers, March 30, 1692-Sept. 24, 1703. Vol. 2 has title: A collection for the improvement of husbandry and trade.
Dictionaire oeconomique, or, The family dictionary : containing the most experienced methods of improving estates and of preserving health... the most advantageous ways of breeding, feeding, and ordering all sorts of domestick animals ... the different kinds of nets, snares, and engines for taking all sorts of fish, birds, and other game, great variety of rules, directions, and new discoveries relating to gardening ... the best and cheapest ways of providing and improving all manner of meats and drinks ... means of making the most advantage of the manufactures of soap, starch, spinning, cotton, thread, &c., the methods to take or destroy vermin and other animals injurious to gardening ... an account of the several weights, measures, &c. of metals and minerals ... all sorts of rural sports and exercises ... The whole illustrated throughout with very great variety of figures (v.1)
Chomel, Noel (1632-1712); Bradley, Richard (1688-1732)
1725
The translator, who is unnamed, died before publication. Vol. 1: [490] p.; v. 2: [558] p.
Dictionaire oeconomique, or, The family dictionary : containing the most experienced methods of improving estates and of preserving health... the most advantageous ways of breeding, feeding, and ordering all sorts of domestick animals ... the different kinds of nets, snares, and engines for taking all sorts of fish, birds, and other game, great variety of rules, directions, and new discoveries relating to gardening ... the best and cheapest ways of providing and improving all manner of meats and drinks ... means of making the most advantage of the manufactures of soap, starch, spinning, cotton, thread, &c., the methods to take or destroy vermin and other animals injurious to gardening ... an account of the several weights, measures, &c. of metals and minerals ... all sorts of rural sports and exercises ... The whole illustrated throughout with very great variety of figures (v.2)
Chomel, Noel (1632-1712); Bradley, Richard (1688-1732)
1725
The translator, who is unnamed, died before publication. Vol. 1: [490] p.; v. 2: [558] p.
The science of good husbandry: or, The oeconomics of Xenophon : shewing the method of ruling and ordering a family and of managing a farm to best advantage
Xenophon; Bradley, Richard (1688-1732)
1727
Translation of: Oeconomicus. Indexed in: References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 6511.