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    By William Marshall
    London   G. Nicol
    8.5" by 5" xvii, [7], 400; ix, [7], 392, [4]; xxv, [7], 407; xxiv, 389, [27pp.]
    The second edition of two influential agricultural works from William Marshall, comprising his "Rural Economy of Norfolk" and his "Rural Economy of the Midland Counties", each pair with a folding map.
    By William Marshall

    1795-1796 The Rural Economy of Norfolk & The Rural Economy of the Midland Counties

    London   G. Nicol
    8.5" by 5" xvii, [7], 400; ix, [7], 392, [4]; xxv, [7], 407; xxiv, 389, [27pp.]
    The second edition of two influential agricultural works from William Marshall, comprising his "Rural Economy of Norfolk" and his "Rural Economy of the Midland Counties", each pair with a folding map.
    £395.00
    : 3kgs / : 977Q9
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    Early Edition, Folding Maps, Leather Binding

    The second edition.

    'The Rural Economy of Norfolk' and 'The Rural Economy of the Midland Counties', both complete in two volumes.

    Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards. Lacking the half titles.

    Written by notable agricultural writer William Marshall, who published six studies on the farming practices of different regions of England from 1788 to 1798. Known for his innovative and practical teachings, Marshall's studies remain important historical resources on English agriculture. This set contains the volumes covering Norfolk and the Midlands.

    Complete with a folding map to volume I of 'Norfolk' and another folding map to volume I of 'Midlands'.

    Condition

    Bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards. Lacking half titles. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally, very good, with rubbing to the extremities and boards. Spine has been rebacked and laid down to Midland volumes. Rubbing to joints causing cracking to the joints of vol I Norfolk, with these hinges strained, moreso to the front. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd mark or spot. Light spots to maps, with a closed tear to Norfolk map crease.

    Very Good

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