The farmer's letters to the people of England . containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects... To which are added, Sylvæ: or, occasional tracts on husbandry and rural oeconomics.
Arthur Young (1741-1820)
Category
Books
Date
1768
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3061662
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6], 482p. . 8vo.. Former shelfmarks: Rr.7.5; Nn/4. manuscript note on leaf facing t.p.: "Arthur Young the author".. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (after 1754): Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754. Also used in books acquired by his successors].. Binding: Late eighteenth-century calf, sewn onto five raised cords; gilt-tooled on spine; red spine label, gilt-lettered: Farmer's Letters, green stained edges.
Makers and roles
Arthur Young (1741-1820)