W. E. Minchinton — Essays in Agrarian History

Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these collections of agricultural essays from the 'Agricultural History Review', edited here by W. E. Minchinton, held in the original unclipped dustwrappers. The first edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. Both volumes held in their original unclipped dustwrappers. This work is a collection of essays that had originally been published in the 'Agricultural History Review', a publication dedicated to the growth of interest in agricultural history. These two volumes contain 'The Origins of the Manor in Britain' by T. H. Aston, 'British Wheat Yield Per Acre for Seven Centuries' by M. K. Bennett', 'Turnip Husbandry in High Suffolk' by E. Kerridge, 'The Land Market in the Nineteenth Century' by F. M. L. Thompson, 'Livestock Prices in Britain, 1851-93' by E. H. Whetham', 'Agricultural Returns and the Government During the Napoleonic Wars' by W. E. Minchinton, and much more. Edited by W. E. Minchinton, who was the Professor of Economic History at the University of Exeter. With some in-text diagrams throughout. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally, smart. Light edgewear to the dustwrappers, a little heavier to the dustwrapper of Volume I, with a couple of small closed tears to the head of the front wrap. Light marks to the dustwrappers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.