Observations on the Means of Exciting a Spirit of National Industry, chiefly intended to promote the Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures and Fisheries of Scotland. In a series of Letters to a Friend.

Anderson, James:

Published by Thomas Cadell London, 1777

About this Item

First edition. Quarto. xli + 534pp. incl. addenda leaves; 16 letters; 4 appendices; errata page at verso of xli. With half-title leaf bound in before title page. Presentation copy inscribed on a preliminary blank by author ''To Sir James Grant of Grant, Baronet''. Recently and appropriately rebound in grey boards with printed paper label to spine. New endpapers. General age discolouration and staining to leaves, not affecting legibility of text. Overall a 'Good' but not 'VG' example of an important and rare work by James Anderson, the eminent Scottish agriculturist, journalist and economist, 1739-1808.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Observations on the Means of Exciting a Spirit of National Industry, chiefly intended to promote the Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures and Fisheries of Scotland. In a series of Letters to a Friend.
• Publisher: Thomas Cadell London
• Publication Date: 1777
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)