[WORLIDGE (John)]. A Compleat System of Husbandry and Gardening; or, the Gentleman's Companion, in the Business and Pleasures of a Country Life. Shewing, I. The Several New and most Advantagious Ways of Tilling, Planting, Sowing, Manuring, Ordering, and Improving of all sorts of Gardens, Orchards, Meadows, Pastures, Corn-Lands, Woods, and Coppices. As also of Fruits; Corn, Grain, Pulse, New-Hays, Cattle, Fowl, Beasts, Bees, Silk-Worms, Fish, and Fish-Ponds. II. The Husbandman's Monthly Directions. Also the Prognosticks of Dearth, Scarcity, Plenty, Sickness, Heat, Cold, Frost, Snow, Winds, Rain, Hail, and Thunder. III. The Interpretation of Rustick Terms. With an account of the several Instruments and Engines used in this Profession, and exact Draughts thereof curiously Engraven on Copper. The whole collected from, and containing what is most valuable in all the books hitherto written upon this subject; with many New Experiments and Observations.1716

London: Printed for J. Pickard and E. Curll, 8vo, xxvi, [14], 504pp., c1-c4 bound out of order, one folding engraved plate, first 4 leaves a little chipped at lower out corner, some light worming which touches several letters in places, cont. calf, reback, red leather spine label, tooled in gilt. Provenance: Early ink signature of James Allan to head of title page; Lawes Agricultural Trust stamp to front endpaper.