{"product_id":"agriculture-beginners-ginn-hardcover","title":"Agriculture for Beginners by Burkett Stevens and Hill Ginn Hardcover with Saginaw Michigan Inscription","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003eAgriculture for Beginners\u003c\/strong\u003e by Charles William Burkett, Frank Lincoln Stevens, and Daniel Harvey Hill, a Ginn and Company red cloth hardcover with copyright dates of 1903 and 1904.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe red cloth cover has staining, rubbing, fading, and wear along the edges and spine, while the 347 pages remain easy to read and include illustrations, pencil notes, and a handwritten owner inscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book covers early agricultural instruction through subjects visible in this copy including soil, crop rotation, cotton, plant growth, and farm practice, with black-and-white illustrations and a color frontispiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-gardening-books\" title=\"Vintage agriculture book\"\u003eVintage agriculture book\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agriculture for Beginners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles William Burkett, Frank Lincoln Stevens, and Daniel Harvey Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ginn and Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos. Copyright page lists 1903 and 1904.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with red cloth binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e No dust jacket present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 347\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 1\/2 x 5 x 1 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e This copy is readable and usable, with clear signs of age and use that are fully described below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll 347 pages are easy to read according to the provided condition notes, and the interior includes numerous black-and-white illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA color frontispiece titled The End of the Harvest remains present at the front of the book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe front endpaper carries a flowing handwritten ownership inscription naming John Manley Darr of Saginaw, Michigan, along with R.F.D. No. 1 and care of Mr. John A. Darr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe red cloth cover shows visible staining, surface rubbing, fading, and general scuffing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe corners and board edges show wear, with heavier rubbing and abrasion along the spine and spine ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe page edges are age toned and show areas of darkening and handling marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePencil notes and other writing are present inside the book and on the page ends, as noted by the seller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe front and rear endpapers show age toning, scattered marks, and light spotting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Close to new. 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