55 BAUMAN RARE BOOKS retirement library catalogue as “Daubenton’s advice to Shepherds. 8vo.” (page 32, item 265), and it was sold at the 1829 Nathaniel Poor auction. In the 1950s it was in the collection of Dr. Joseph E. Fields, and later was in the renowned Americana collection of Mrs. Philip D. Sang until 1985. Interestingly, Jefferson had quite a history with sheep husbandry. In 1793, Jefferson began to contemplate the income potential of sheep-rearing. Stuck in the city at the Department of State, he began to order books on sheep and visited farms around Philadelphia, attempting to combine research with practical experience. In the winter of 1794, finally released from official duties, Jefferson sent his overseer to secure 40 ewes. First signature partially detached, foxing to interior, light wear to extremities. An extremely good copy, with an extraordinary provenance, most rare from Jefferson’s library and with his ownership marking. “It is an interesting present to the American public, who owed so much before to the patriotism of its author, and to his steady views & efforts for the promotion of their best interests.” -- Thomas Jefferson, 1812 letter to Mrs. Bowdoin, thanking her for this book
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