A TREATISE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS. Two volume set.
Edinburgh: Oliphant, Waugh, and Innes, 1811. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good+ condition. Item #002240
Two volume set. Full polished calf binding, with gilt ruling and lettering on spine and spine labels; minor rubbing to the extremities, and several minor scuffs; hinges are tight, but somewhat worn. Volume I: 475 pages. Contains a presentation inscription from John Hume to Thomas Henderson, the Scottish astronomer (1798-1844). Volume II: 459 pages including an index. Also, six engraved plates showing various examples of farm machinery at rear of text. Scatterred foxing on the plates. Both volumes also have previous owner's name neatly on endpaper "Edward Morton 1842." First edition.
Price: $600.00