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State and Prospects of British Agriculture; Being a Compendium of the Evidence Given Before a Committee of the House of Commons Appointed in 1836 to Enquire into Agricultural Distress. With a Few Introductory Observations
William Hutt
1837
James Ridgway and Sons : London
8.5" by 5.5"
xxii, 225pp
SUMMARY
A very scarce second edition treatise on a political committee founded to investigate agricultural distress.
Early Edition,Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The second edition of this very scarce work.
An interesting treatise on agriculture, and the proceedings of a committee of the House of Commons, which was established in 1836 to look into the agricultural issues of the day.
Members of the committee included Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel, the Marquess of Chandos, the Earl of Lincoln, and Sir W. Molesworth.
The first half of the nineteenth century saw a lot of agricultural distress, in part due to the Enclosure Acts and the Corn Laws. Enclosure in rural Britain led to riots and much social unrest. The Corn Laws were high tariffs and trade restrictions brought in on imported food and corn, between the years 1815 and 1846.
By William Hutt, a Liberal politician who was involved in the colonisation of New Zealand and South Australia.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Some light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very small crack to the rear joint. Hinges are starting but firm. Stamp to the paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with some scattered spots. Ink inscription to the head of the title page.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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