1797 General View of the Agriculture of the County of Suffolk

Description

First Edition, Folding Maps, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Uncommon

The first edition.

Illustrated with a hand coloured folding map and two engraved folding plates. Collated, complete.

The work of Arthur Young, an English agriculturalist known for his various writings on the subject, as well as his travel works. Despite not being a successful farmer himself, Young built up a reputation as an expert on agricultural improvement.

This particular work presents a view of agricultural practices in Suffolk, compiled by Young when he was secretary of the Board of Agriculture, for consideration of the board to make improvements. Young was appointed to this role in 1793, spending the following years preparing surveys to try and bring change to farming practices.

Rebound in half cloth with marbled paper-covered boards, with the endpapers and blanks renewed and the half title discarded.