Lot 136
Agriculture
Collection of works, mainly 18th century
The Library of James Stirling, Mathematician
Auction: 23 October 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
Tull, Jethro. Horse-Hoeing Husbandry: or, an essay on the principles of Vegetation and Tillage… London: A. Millar, 1751. Third edition, 8vo, 7 folding plates, contemporary calf gilt;
Dickson, Adam. A Treatise of Agriculture. Edinburgh: printed for the Author, and A. Donaldson, 1762. 8vo, 2 folding plates, contemporary calf;
Nicol, Walter. The Practical Planter, or, a Treatise on Forest Planting. Edinburgh: printed for the Author, 1799. 8vo, contemporary calf;
Anderson, James. Essays relating to Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Edinburgh: William Creech / London: T. Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf;
Young, Arthur. A Six Weeks Tour through the Southern Counties of England and Wales. London: W. Strahan, 1769. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, some soiling to binding;
Mortimer, J. The Whole Art of Husbandry… London: R. Robinson, 1721. Fifth edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary panelled calf;
Home, Francis. The Principles of Agriculture and Vegetation. London: T. Cadell, 1776. Third edition, 12mo, contemporary calf;
Bonar, James. A Treatise on the History and Management of Bees. Edinburgh: William Creech, 1796. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, James Stirling ownership signature;
Magné de Marolles, Gervais François. An Essay on Shooting. London: T. Cadell, 1789. First edition in English, 8vo, contemporary calf, ownership signature of a later James Stirling;
Young, Arthur. The Farmers' Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms. London: W. Strahan…, 1770. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf;
Jackson, James. Essays on various Agricultural Subjects and an Account of the Parish of Penicuik. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1733. 8vo, original boards;
Ness, John William. A Treatise on the Game Laws of Scotland… Edinburgh: John Thomson and Co., 1818. 8vo, original boards;
Society of Improvers in the Knowledge of Agriculture in Scotland. Select Transactions. Edinburgh: Sans, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1743. 8vo, contemporary calf; and one other (17)