AN IMMEDIATE AND EFFECTUAL MODE OF RAISING THE RENTAL OF THE LANDED PROPERTY OF ENGLAND; AND RENDERING GREAT BRITAIN INDEPENDENT OF OTHER NATIONS FOR A SUPPLY OF BREAD CORN. WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING HINTS TO COMMERCIAL CAPITALISTS, AND TO THE TENANTRY

Loudon (J.C.)

Published by Longman, London, 1808

About this Item

First edition, 157 pp., errata page, 2 pp., publisher's ads., first and last pages dust soiled, occasional spotting, recent grey card cover with title on label on front, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, J.C. Loudon (1783-1843) . Inspired by a trip to Pinner whilst convalescing, he was "impressed by the inferiority of English to Scottish farming. He accordingly persuaded his father to join him in taking a lease of Wood Hall, near Pinner, and published this pamphlet. In 1809 he rented the large farm of Tew Park, Oxfordshire, where he took pupils in agriculture, and by 1812 he had made a profit of £15,000. He then threw up his farm, dismissed hisd pupils and started on a continental tour Size: 8.5 x 5.5 ".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: AN IMMEDIATE AND EFFECTUAL MODE OF RAISING THE RENTAL OF THE LANDED PROPERTY OF ENGLAND; AND RENDERING GREAT BRITAIN INDEPENDENT OF OTHER NATIONS FOR A SUPPLY OF BREAD CORN. WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING HINTS TO COMMERCIAL CAPITALISTS, AND TO THE TENANTRY
• Publisher: Longman, London
• Publication Date: 1808
• Binding: Grey Paper Card
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Agriculture