Lot 247
Agriculture and farriery
Collection of works, 17th-19th century
Auction: From the Library of Professor Roland Paxton | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 221 to 252
Description
Aubert De La Chesnaye Des Bois, Francois Alexandre. Dictionnaire Universel d'Agriculture et de Jardinage, de Fauconnerie, Chasse, Peche, Cuisine et Manege, en Deux Parties. Paris: chez David le jeune, 1751. 2 volumes, first edition, 4to (25.1 x 18.3cm), contemporary cats paw calf, spine gilt with raised bands, edges dyed red, 13 folding engraved plates, tails of spines and boards worn in places [Schwerdt vol. 1, p. 47];
Anderson, James. Essays Relating to Agriculture and Rural Affairs. London: printed for G. G. and J. Robinson; and for Bell and Bratefute [sic], Edinburgh, 1797. Fourth edition, with corrections, and large additions, 8vo (21 x 12cm), contemporary half calf, raised bands, 21 engraved plates (3 folding), with additional leaves of manuscript notes in 19th-century hand laid in, occasional annotations and a few press cuttings attached to relevant pages, lacking half-titles, light spotting throughout, joint of upper board of volume 1 slightly cracking [ESTC T141090];
[ibid.]. Miscellaneous Observations on Planting and Training Timber-trees; Particularly Calculated for the Climate of Scotland. Edinburgh: printed for Charles Elliot, 1777. First edition, 8vo (20.8 x 12.7cm), late 18th-/early 19th-century paper boards with buckram spine, light dampstaining to first 120 pages [Henrey British botanical and horticultural literature 409; ESTC T137335];
Loch, James. An Account of the Improvements on the Estates of the Marquess of Stafford, in the Counties of Stafford and Salop, and on the Estate of Sutherland. London: printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. First edition, 8vo (22.5 x 13.2cm), modern half green morocco with buckram boards, edges untrimmed, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, 39 plates and plans, some folding, a few hand-coloured, half-title, light offsetting [Goldsmiths 22807; Kress C.571];
Young, Arthur. The Farmer's Tour through the East of England. Being the Register of a Journey through Various Counties of this Kingdom, to Enquire into the State of Agriculture, &c. London: printed for W. Strahan; W. Nicoll, 1771. First edition, 4 volumes, 8vo (22.8 x 13.4cm), modern half calf, 29 engraved plates on 28 sheets (some folded), tables (1 folding), with half-title in volume 1 and final advertisement leaves in volume 4 some spotting or offsetting in all volumes, ex-library with small rectangular stamp on p. 1 of each volume [ESTC T78928];
Lowson, G. The Modern Farrier; Containing the Courses, Symptoms, and most Approved Methods of Preventing and Curing the Various Diseases of Horses, Cows, and Sheep. London: published by J.S. Pratt, 1845. 12mo, modern paper binding, numerous black and white illustrations including frontispiece;
and with 9 others (not collated) (26)
Provenance
From the collection of the late Professor Roland Paxton MBE FICE FRSE (1932-2025), 'Britain's foremost historian of civil engineering' (Telegraph, obituary, 12th November 2025); Professor Paxton was also a leading conservationist of Britain's engineering heritage, and led successful campaigns to restore two of the world's most important railway structures, the Laigh Milton Viaduct in Ayrshire, the world's oldest surviving railway bridge, and the Union Chain Bridge, the world's oldest suspension bridge still carrying road traffic.