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Young (Arthur). The Farmer's Tour through the East of England ... to enquire into the State of Agriculture, etc., 4 volumes, 1st edition, London: W.Strahan, W. Nicoll, et al., 1771, half-title to volume 1, 29 engraved plates on 28 sheets (many folding; plate 4 bound out of numerical order to face volume 2 p. 315, with stub remaining at volume 1 p. 270), folding letterpress table, [4] pp. advertisements to rear of volume 4, variable spotting and toning, interlinear spill-burn to volume 3 signature S3, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt in compartments incorporating small cornerpieces of a shepherd with crook, spines rubbed, tips worn, closed tear to volume 1 label, 8vo (20.8 x 12.1 cm), together with: Board of Agriculture. [Volume of 5 agricultural surveys], 1794, comprising: 1. Pearce (William), General View of the Agriculture in Berkshire, 1st edition, London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1794, half-title, 3 aquatint plates, 2. Malcolm (William, James, & Jacob), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Buckingham, 1st edition, London: Colin Macrae, 1794, half-title, 3. Davis (Richard), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Oxford, 1st edition, London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1794, half-title, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, 4. Wedge (John), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Warwick, 1st edition, London: C. Macrae, 1794, half-title, 4 engraved plans and plates, 5. Davis (Thomas), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Wilts, 1st edition, London: [no publisher], 1794, half-title, hand-coloured folding map frontispiece, occasional light spotting throughout volume, contemporary half sheep, contrasting morocco labels to spine, 4to (23.9 x 19 cm), Ibid. [Volume of 2 agricultural surveys], 1795-7, comprising: 1. Holt (John), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Lancaster, 2nd edition, London: G. Nicol, 1795, folding engraved map, 6 engraved plates including one folding (one plate closely trimmed at fore edge), 2 folding tables, 2. Bailey (J., & G. Culley), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Northumberland [... Cumberland ... Westmoreland], Newcastle: Sol. Hodgson, 1797, folding engraved map frontispiece, 10 engraved plates (5 folding) and 2 single-page engraved maps, each with contemporary ownership inscription (Robert Gregory to title-page, some light offsetting, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, contrasting morocco labels to spine, joints cracked, 8vo (21 x 12.4 cm) (Qty: 6) THE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY PART II Provenance (Young): 1) Robert Trimmer of Bentley, Hampshire (1788-1856; ownership inscription 'Robt Trimmer, Bentley' to volume one title-page); 2) William Wickham (late-19th-century engraved bookplates with motto 'Manners makyth man'). ESTC T78928 (Young), T40593 (Pearce), T40618 (Malcolm), T40666 (Davis, Richard), T40683 (Wedge), T40686 (Davis, Thomas), T40645 (Holt), T40663 (Bailey); Kress 6833 (Young), B2808 (Pearce), B2763 (Malcolm), B2687 (Davis, Richard), B.2864 (Wedge), B.2699 (Davis, Thomas), B.2975 (Holt), N/A. The three authors of the General View of the Agriculture of the County of Buckingham are listed on the title-page as 'Messrs. William, James, and Jacob Malcolm', which is often misread as naming two authors, William James and Jacob Malcolm (as in Kress).