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2 volumes, 8vo (193 x 122 mm) 2 nn.ll. XLVI, 428 pp. for volume I; 2 nn.ll., 589 pp., 1 nn.l. (privilege and approbation), 1 engraved plate for volume II. Contemprary marbled cald, spine gilt with raised bands, red edges.
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Cf. PMM, 214 (for the first edition London 1768). Not in Goldsmiths and Kress.
First edition of the first translation into French by Fréville, who also translated Young’s Political Arithmetic (1774). “Arthur Young applied statistical methods to the study of agriculture, investigating both the statistics of production and the costs of this particular industry. He obtained his information from a series of extensive tours in England, Ireland and France, where he studied the state of agriculture at first hand… In short, he introduced many new scientific ideas into agriculture and farm management” (PMM).
Good copy, albeit some rubbing and light wear to corners.
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