Thomas Tusser; Walter Scott; Rudyard Kipling; E.V. Lucas — Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry

London, James Tregaskis & Son, 1931. Leather. A limited edition copy of Thomas Tusser's sixteenth century work on husbandry, handsomely bound in full morocco by Bain and Company. A near fine copy of Thomas Tusser's famous sixteenth-century work on husbandry, agriculture, and industry, part of a limited edition publication of five hundred copies printed on handmade Batchelor paper. Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry is a long poem about agriculture, recording a year in the country. The work is informative and also instructive in farming and country customs, and give a good insight into the state of the country and agriculture in Tudor England.Written by Thomas Tusser, a sixteenth-century English singer, poet, and farmer. This edition includes an introduction by Sir Walter Scott, a Benediction by Rudyard Kipling, and a foreword by E.V. Lucas. Bound in full morocco by Bain and Company in Bath, as issued.Including a small ink notation to the front pastedown: 'October 8th, 1937&apos. In full morocco binding by Bain and Company. Externally, very smart, with a touch of fading to the spine and extremities. Previous owner's small ink notation to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .