A Dissertation on the Nature of Soils, and the Properties of Manure: To which is added, the method of making a universal compost. With a synopsis of the science of agriculture, practically delineated; pointing out the necessary things to be taken into consideration in the management of a farm.

Second edition, in the original boards, of this practical handbook of soil fertilization, containing six essays on crop rotation, manures, and compost. The second edition adds a 33-page appendix on agricultural policy in pre-Victorian England. The anonymous author dedicates the work to Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835), a noted codifier of farming knowledge and the first president of the Board of Agriculture. The first edition (not recorded in Perkins) was published in 1828. Perkins 491. Octavo (227 x 140 mm), pp. xii, 141, [1], [3]-35, [1]. With 32 pp. of publisher's advertisements at rear, dated September 1831 - 31 March 1833. Tables in the text. Publisher's boards, printed paper label to spine. Bumping and wear, joints split but holding firm, slight loss to spine ends, chipping to spine label, contents bright and clean, barring a few spots: a very good copy.