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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description: 528p. Subjects: Christianity. History. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description: 528p. Subjects: Christianity. History. 1 Kg.

First edition, illustrating new agricultural technology with detailed plates and explanations. It includes designs for threshing machines driven by horses, water, or wind, all incorporating the new yoking system invented by Walter Samuel, which increased output by 20 percent and reduced wear on the machines by running smoothly without jerks (Walker, p. 54). Bruce Walker, "The Influence of Fixed Farm Machinery on Farm Building Design in Eastern Scotland in the Late-18th and 19th Centuries", in The Archaeology of Industrial Scotland: Scottish Archaeological Forum, Volume 8, 1977. Quarto (264 x 212 mm), pp. [2], 79, [1]. With 16 plates, of which 4 folding. Contemporary tree calf, green morocco label to spine, gilt in compartments, triple gilt rule border to covers with floral cornerpieces, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, brown speckled edges. 20th-century bookplate of John Boyd, of Netherbrae Cottage in Netherton. Superficial splits to joints and very minor wear at extremities, very light foxing to plates else contents fresh, plate 12 with minor paper fault: an attractive copy.…