Author: Henry Handley
Title: A Letter to Earl Spencer, (President of the Smithfield Club,) on the Formation of a National Agricultural Institution
Description: London, James Ridgway and Sons, 1838. Cloth. A very scarce letter written to John Spencer, the 3rd Earl Spencer, upon the establishment of the Royal Agricultural Society. The second edition of this very scarce work.A letter penned by Henry Handley to Earl Spencer, discussing the establishment of the National Agricultural Institution, now known as the Royal Agricultural Society.John Spencer, the 3rd Earl Spencer, was the first president of the Society. Despite holding important political positions including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Spencer's passion in life was agriculture. Rebound in a modern cloth binding. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Stamp to the verso of the title page. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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