An Account of the Systems of Husbandry Adopted in the More Improved Districts of Scotland; with Some Observations on the Improvements of which they are susceptibles.The Third Edition
Sinclair John (Sir)
Published by John Brown - Constable, Edinburgh, 1814
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2 voll. in-8° (240x150mm); pp. XII, 439, doppia antiporta incisa su acciaio, con ritratto di Sinclair e con la Pyramid of Statistical Inquiry, 7 tavv. f.t su acciaio.; tabelle e grafici n.t.; pp. X, 281, 215. Cartonatura originale, con tracce di restauro, ma ottima copia con barbe nello stato originale, con ex libris (e timbro a secco) della Essex Agricultural Society. Firme di appartenenza. Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835) economista e tra i massimi esperti di agricoltura del tempo (soprannominato Agricultural Sir John, fu il primo President of the Board of Agriculture; sul suo biglietto da visita v'era disegnato un aratro!); scrisse una importante History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire (1784); fu in rapporti sia con Smith che Ricardo, partecipò attivamente al dibattito sul ritorno all'oro all'epoca del Bullion Report; si propose di riassumere lo scibile umano in quattro parti: agricoltura, sanità, economia politica e religione. Kress B.6393. McCulloch p.218: An unequal, and, in some respects, antiquated, but still a very valuable work. Manca alla Biblioteca Einaudi. Seller Inventory # 2939
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Title: An Account of the Systems of Husbandry ...
Publisher: John Brown - Constable, Edinburgh
Publication Date: 1814
Binding: Hardcover
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