Beschreibung:

[Loudon, John Claudius]. An Immediate, and Effectual Mode, of Raising the Rental of the Landed Property of England; and rendering Great Britain independent of other Nations for a supply of Bread Corn. With an Appendix, containing hints to Commercial Capitalists, and to the Tenantry of Scotland. By a Scotch farmer, now farming in Middlesex, 1st edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1808, 157,[3]pp., includes two page publisher's list at rear, first & last leaves dust-soiled and occasional spotting, bound with Turner (Nicholas), An Essay on Draining and Improving Peat Bogs; in which their Nature and Properties are fully considered, 1784, [2],86,[2]pp., errata leaf present at rear, bound with Aiton (William), A Treatise on the Origin, Qualities, and Cultivation of Moss-Earth, Glasgow: Niven, Napier & Khull, 1805, [4],178,[2]pp., bound with A Treatise on Labouring, Manuring, and Cropping, of Moss-Earth; with Directions for Converting it into Manure, Air: Printed by J. & P. Wilson, 1809, 56pp., bound with two other agriculture related pamphlets, occasional light spotting and minor dust-soiling, early 19th century half calf, boards detached, 8vo, together with Sinclair (George), Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis: or, an Account of the Results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qualities of Different Grasses and other Plants used as the Food of the more Valuable Domestic Animals: Instituted by John Duke of Bedford, 2nd edition, 1825, hand-coloured etched plates., occasional spotting, contemporary diced calf, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, worn, 8vo, plus Dissertations Relative to the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables. Translated from the Italian of the Abbé Spallanzani, 2 volumes, new edition, corrected and enlarged, 1789, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, joints cracked, some labels lacking to spines, 8vo The first title is a rare work by Loudon; inspired by a trip to Pinner whilst convalescing, he "was impressed by the inferiority of English to Scottish farming. He accordingly persuaded his father to join him in taking a lease of Wood Hall, near Pinner, and published a pamphlet entitled 'An Immediate and Effectual Mode of Raising the Rental of the Landed Property in England' [published in 1808]. In 1809 he rented the large farm of Tew Park, Oxfordshire, where he took pupils in agriculture, and by 1812 he had made a profit of 15,000l. He then threw up his farm, dismissed his pupils, and started on a continental tour." - DNB. (Qty: 1)