Bidspirit auction | Two Volumes: Agriculture of Pennsylvania,

Two Volumes: Agriculture of Pennsylvania, 1878 and 1894 - Two volumes of 'Agriculture of Pennsylvania' reports, published by The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the years 1878 and 1894. These late 19th-century hardcover books are bound in dark cloth with embossed decorative lines and gold-lettered titles on their spines, clearly stating ”AGRICULTURE OF PENNSYLVANIA” and the specific year. The interior pages contain printed text complemented by various illustrations, including black and white engravings and lithographs of livestock such as cattle and a ram named ”DON CARLOS,” a medical illustration pertaining to ”Tuberculosis,” and a vibrant color lithograph depicting ”SHARPLESS' SEEDLING” strawberries. An endpaper in one volume bears a printed mark: ”COMPLIMENTS OF FRANK G. GROVER.”