FINLAYSON (John). The British Farmer; or a Series of Scientific and Practical Essays on Agriculture; to which is added, the Ploughman's Guide.1825

London: Published by Smith, Elder, and Co., First edition, 8vo (225 x 140 mm), xvi, 204pp., 7 copper engraved plates a little browned and offset, orig. boards, rebacked with orig. spine laid-down, uncut. John Finlayson of Muirkirk (1780-1826), farmer and implement designer. "Finlayson shared an interest in moss reclamation with Lord Meadowbank and others, and his newly designed implements were widely written about enthusiasm".—Fussell. Provenance: The Lawes Agriculture Library, Rothamsted Research Institute. Rothamsted, p.59; Perkins, 607; Fussell III, p.131.