A practical guide to the valuation of rent in Ireland : with an appendix containing some extracts from the instructions issued to valuators in 1853 by the late Sir R. Griffith, Bart.

A well used copy of a key text. The author disarmingly states that "This book has little claim to originality", but it does bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience. Chapters are: Of Fair Rent; On the Nature of Rent; On the Profits of Farming; On the Wages and Cost of Labour; On Soils and Subsoils; On Arable Lands; On Mixed Farming and Hillside Farms; On Mountain Pastures; On Crags and Winterages; On Lowland Pastures and Store Stock Farms;On Finishing Land; On Dairy Farms; On Meadows; On Bogs and Waste Lands; On Proximity to Shore and Market; On the Ordnance or Griffith's Valuation; On American Competition. Joints binding covers are loose. Covers damp stained. Pages discolored in places. Text intact. A working copy.