Pioneers of fertility by Porteous, Crichton - 1948T

Fertiliser Journal Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 125 pages. Pictorial dust jacket covered in plastic wrapper over black cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges, with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm with water marks to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

UK Fertiliser Journal Date?. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Michael Ayrton. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. 22 small biographies of scientists and others who assisted towards 'progress' in agriculture and horticulture. ICI logo on rear board! Near fine copy. Slight foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper worn at corners and staining to rear panel. Plastic overwrapper. 0

London: Clareville Press. Torn and stained jacket with minor loss. Minimal wear to book. Undated. . Very Good. Hardcover.

London : The Clareville Press, c1940. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Michael Ayrton. An attractive little volume of short biographies of agricultural pioneers. Containing "22 short histories of pioneers who have groped through the fog of folk-lore and old wives tales", including Jethro Tull, Wren Hoskyns and The Drainers. Profusely illustrated by Michael Ayrton. Scarce. In a full cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with just some bumping to the extremities. Dustwrapper a little worn to the top edge with some small closed tears and minor loss, otherwise very good with remarkably few marks and little further evidence of wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Neat ink inscription to front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed