REPORTS ON CROWN LANDS. The First (to Seventeenth) Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the state and condition of the Woods, Forests and Land Revenues of the Crown, and to sell or alienate fee farm and other unimprovable rents. 17 Reports, 1787-1793

Large folio. Bound in 2 volumes: reports 1-10 and 11-17. Most reports have lengthy appendices and there is an extensive index at the end. Complete set of 17 reports running to around 700-800 pages. Report 11 has two folding plates showing current and proposed midship sections of a 74 Gun Ship on one plate and a 38 Gun Frigate on the other. Contemporary calf, marbled boards, all boards now detached, spines flaking. Red title labels gilt. First few leaves of second vol (Report 11) with creasing and a few repaired tears. The books ideally need rebinding, but in their present state comprise a complete working set. Contents are very clean with good margins and text blocks are tight. Very heavy: nearly 10kg packed. UK postage is included in the default shipping rate.