[Young (Arthur)] & [Hirzel (Hans Caspar, attrib)], Rural...

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[Young (Arthur)] & [Hirzel (Hans Caspar, attrib)], Rural Economy, or Essays on the Practical Parts of Husbandry [...], To which is added, The Rural Socrates [...], third edition, Burlington: Printed by Isaac Neale, 1792, browned and in places foxed, original publisher's boards, rebacked to style, uncut edges, 8vo, [&] A Course of Experimental Agriculture, four-volume set, first Irish edition, Dublin: Printed for J. Exsha, et al., 1771, contemporary mottled calf, a trifle tired, some splits and chips, 8vo, (5).

Provenance: 1st: John Christian Curwen (1756-1828), of Workington Hall, Whig MP, High Sheriff, provincial agriculturist and president of the Workington Agricultural Society, title-page with ink MS presentation inscription.

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Auction Date: 17th Jan 2023 at 10am

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