An Account of the Mode of Draining Land, according to the System practised by Mr. Joseph Elkington. The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. Drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture.

An informative account of the reformatory methods of land-draining by agriculturalist Joseph Elkington. Profusely illustrated with bright folding plans of various drainage methods, this work preserves the innovative methods Elkington developed. The second edition of this work, which was published so that Elkington's knowledge was not lost due to his due health. To the preface it is noted 'Mr Elkington's health being extremely precarious, there was a risk that the public might lose the benefit of the knowledge he had acquired. by the experience of above thirty years' To 'prevent so unfortunate a circumstance' the Board of Agriculture sent the Edinburgh land surveyor, and author of this work, John Johnstone, to study Elkington. The intention of this work is to furnish the reader with satisfactory information upon the subject of this art and will sufficiently explain the various modes of draining land. Collated, complete, with nineteen engraved plates and four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. An informative insight into nineteenth century pedology and land draining. In paper covered boards. Contemporaneously rebound, with the original puncture marks to pages. Externally, rubbed to spine. Loss to the paper covered spine. Patches of further rubbing to the extremities which have suffered minor losses. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are generally bright, plates are very bright. Offsetting to the final leaf 'conclusion'. The occasional light spots to pages. Good.…