Yarranton (Andrew). England's Improvement by Sea and Land. To Out-do the Dutch without Fighting, to Pay Debts without Moneys, To set at Work all the Poor of England with the Growth of our own Lands..., part 1 only, 1st edition, London: Printed by R. Everingham for the Author, 1677, 8 folding engraved maps and plates (majority with closed tears at folds), initial licence leaf (damp frayed to lower outer corner), some dampstaining to lower margins and front of volume and short tears to lower margins at foot of last few leaves at rear, contemporary sprinkled sheep, green morocco title label to spine, worn at head of spine and two short tears to leather on upper board, 4to (Qty: 1) Provenance: John Evelyn (1620-1706), with deleted press-mark M.12 at foot of title in his hand. 20th century J.E. bookplate to upper pastedown. Sold at The Evelyn Library sale, Christie's, July 12, 1978. Wing Y13. Part 2 was published in 1681.
Yarranton (Andrew). England's Improvement by Sea and Land. To Out-do the Dutch without Fighting, to Pay Debts without Moneys, To set at Work all the Poor of England with the Growth of our own Lands..., part 1 only, 1st edition, London: Printed by R. Everingham for the Author, 1677, 8 folding engraved maps and plates (majority with closed tears at folds), initial licence leaf (damp frayed to lower outer corner), some dampstaining to lower margins and front of volume and short tears to lower margins at foot of last few leaves at rear, contemporary sprinkled sheep, green morocco title label to spine, worn at head of spine and two short tears to leather on upper board, 4to (Qty: 1) Provenance: John Evelyn (1620-1706), with deleted press-mark M.12 at foot of title in his hand. 20th century J.E. bookplate to upper pastedown. Sold at The Evelyn Library sale, Christie's, July 12, 1978. Wing Y13. Part 2 was published in 1681.
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