WASHINGTON, George

LETTERS ON AGRICULTURE

1847. Item #75037

WASHINGTON, George. LETTERS ON AGRICULTURE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON. Letters to Arthur Young and Sir John Sinclair. With statistical tables and remarks, by Thomas Jefferson, Richard Peters, and other gentlemen, on the economy and management of farms in the United States. Washington: Published by the editor, 1847. Edited by Franklin Knight. Frontispiece. 4to., black cloth, title and light illustration gilt-stamped to front board. Ex-library; bookplate to front pastedown and no other library marks. Pencil ownership to ffep. Ink ownership to half-title. Spine and boards are soiled and gently bumped. Front board is substantially gouged at fore-edge. Chipped at bottom-edge of rear board, with marginal scraping to bookblock. Marginally foxed throughout. A good copy.

Price: $150.00