A Six Weeks Tour, Through the Southern Counties of England and Wales... YOUNG Arthur 1741-1820 Publisher: W Strahan; W Nicholl, B Collins J Balfour Publish Year: 1772 Publish Place: London, Salisbury and Edinburgh Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 004459 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Third Edition, Corrected and Enlarged Inscription: Unknown £100 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 3rd ed, 1772, 3 pls, VG. In contemporary half calf, worn marbled boards, corners and edges a little bumped and worn. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, title in gilt to red leather label, edges a little worn. Internally, frontis, [2], (iii-xii), [1], 2-438 pp, [26] index, 3 pls (of 3, 1 folding), lacks the last 2 advert leaves, ink name to ffep (Hollingworth 1775), small worm hole to bottom right margin almost through, some light spotting, edge browning. (ESTC T14758. Kennedy Smith Johnson P280). Title continues: Describing particularly I., the present state of agriculture and manufactures. II., the different methods of cultivating the soil ... Interspersed with accounts of the seats of the nobility and gentry, and other objects worthy of notice. Young an agriculturist reformer and writer was born and died in the city of London, during his lifetime he wrote at least 7 books and corresponded with President George Washington on Agriculture.
