Present state of husbandry in Scotland : extracted from reports made to the Commissioners of the annexed estates, and published by their authority
- Bib ID:
- 15996
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Wight, Andrew
- Description:
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- Edinburgh : Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, London; and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1778
- 2 v. ([iii]-xxiv., 412; [iii]-x, [1]-2, [1]-493, [3] p.) ; 22 cm. (8vo.)
- Notes:
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- "A third volume was published in 1784." -- ESTC.
- "List of the Honourable the Commissioners of Annexed Estates" -- p.[3], end of Vol. II.
- Spine title: Wight's husbandry.
- Errata: V. 1. p.xxi; v. 2. p.[2]
- Author named, p.vi. -- Pref.
- "Hints by Lord Kames, to the Commissioners of the Annexed Estates"--p.182-199; "Orders in consequence of Lord Kames's hints" p.200-202; and Appendix --p.377-412.
- Library's copy inscribed inside cover of each vol.: HSS.
- Vol.1. of Library's copy, inscribed: "Knowledge is power, Bacon" -- inside fly-leaf.
- Each vol. of Library's copy has book-plate: G.K. Cowlishaw, donated by the family of the late George Keith Cowlishaw".
- Library's copy, vol.II, has MS. corrections to text, particularly to running title p.340-417, changed from Berwickshire to Roxburghshire; p.418-424 changed to Dumfries-shire; and has other MS. corrections p.256, et. al.
- 202/4/86.
- Cited In:
- ESTC, t103102.
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- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1782
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 1778
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