The gentleman farmer : being an attempt to improve agriculture, by subjecting it to the test of rational principles
- Bib ID:
- 15519
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Kames, Henry Home, Lord, 1696-1782
- Edition:
- 4th edn. With the author's last corrections and additions.
- Description:
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- Edinburgh : Printed for Bell & Bradfute : and for G.G. & J. Robinson, London, 1798
- [1], [iii], xxxi, [4] 438 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 22 cm. (8vo.)
- Full contents:
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- Part I. Practice of agriculture
- Part II. Theory of agriculture
- Notes:
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- Frontis. port. of Lord Kames, with caption: From the original picture in the possession of Robert Graham Esqr. of Gartmore, 1798.
- Dedication to Sir John Pringle, President of the Royal Society, signed Henry Home. -- p.[i]-iv.
- Library's copy inscribed: J.D. Thomson, 1801. on T.p.
- Library's copy contains book plate: John Deas Thomson Esqr. Commissioner of the Navy.
- On top of above plate, another book-plate: G.K. Cowlishaw, donated by the family of the late George Keith Colishaw.
- 202/4/86.
- Cited In:
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- ESTC, t055418.
- C & C., 4487.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1782
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1798
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