Rural Englan: Being an Account of Agricultural and Social Researches Carried Out in the Years 1901 & 1902

H. Rider Haggard

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1902

The first edition of this important series of observations and research exploring England's countryside and agriculture, with plates and folding maps throughout. The first edition of this complete two-volume set exploring the counties, farms and countryside and agriculture of England. From British writer of largely adventure fiction, H. Rider Haggard.In the publisher's original cloth binding.The work is largely a product of Haggard's travels around England Wales writing articles for the Daily Express. It presents a picture of agriculture in generally poor condition, suggesting reforms which would improve matters. The books were well received and many of his suggestions were included in the Development Act of 1909.Volume I - Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirteen folding maps and thirty-one plates. With a forty-page catalogue of the publisher's advertisements to the rear.Volume II - Illustrated with a frontispiece, ten folding maps and twenty-three monochrome plates.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. With slight sunning to the spines and light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. With marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 919Y21

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rural Englan: Being an Account of ...
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co, London
Publication Date: 1902
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: No Stated
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book