Author: William Hutt
Title: State and Prospects of British Agriculture; Being a Compendium of the Evidence Given Before a Committee of the House of Commons Appointed in 1836 to Enquire Into Agricultural Distress. With a Few Introductory Observations
Description: London, James Ridgway and Sons, 1837. Cloth. A very scarce second edition treatise on a political committee founded to investigate agricultural distress. The second edition of this very scarce work.An interesting treatise on agriculture, and the proceedings of a committee of the House of Commons, which was established in 1836 to look into the agricultural issues of the day.Members of the committee included Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel, the Marquess of Chandos, the Earl of Lincoln, and Sir W. Molesworth.The first half of the nineteenth century saw a lot of agricultural distress, in part due to the Enclosure Acts and the Corn Laws. Enclosure in rural Britain led to riots and much social unrest. The Corn Laws were high tariffs and trade restrictions brought in on imported food and corn, between the years 1815 and 1846.By William Hutt, a Liberal politician who was involved in the colonisation of New Zealand and South Australia. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Some light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very small crack to the rear joint. Hinges are starting but firm. Stamp to the paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with some scattered spots. Ink inscription to the head of the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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