The Use and Advantages of [John] Pearsonís Draining Plough; detailed in a Paper communicated to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. &c.
Rare and modern books
Hodges (Thomas Law)
London: James Ridgway, 1833.,
The Use and Advantages of [John] Pearsonís Draining Plough; detailed in a Paper communicated to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. &c.
Rare and modern books
Hodges (Thomas Law)
London: James Ridgway, 1833.,
150.00 €
(Grantham,
United Kingdom)
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- Author
- Hodges (Thomas Law)
- Publishers
- London: James Ridgway, 1833.
- Keyword
- Agriculture Economics KENT FARMING PAMPHLET
Description
First Edition, engraved frontispiece of the Draining Plough shewing 13 figures, off-set on title, original wrappers (lacking lower wrapper), uncut, a nice copy. Thomas Law Hodges was Liberal MP for Kent from 1830 to 1852 and is better known as Lord Cranbrook. He inherited Hemsted Park, as it was then known, in 1801 and was responsible for extensive plantings. Here he promotes the improved draining plough, invented by a local farmer, John Pearson of Frittenden, near Cranbrook. It gives a description of its component parts, as well as their size and proportions. Copac locates the BL copy only; Perkins, 805 (1839 edition); Not in Goldsmithsí-Kress or Fussell.
