$480
Young, Arthur (1741-1820) A Tour in Ireland . London: for T. Cadell, Strand, and J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, 1780. Quarto, with frontispiece and full-page plate of an Irish cabin, the preliminary singlet to the Irish subscribers, list of subscribers, and index; bound in later three-quarter morocco and marbled paper boards, gilt spine, 10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. Young's Tour is more of a detailed economic profile than a jaunt in the countryside. His methods of data collection and analysis have caused modern observers to rank him an early national income statistician, employing survey sampling. He is also valued for his social insights and deep knowledge of farming techniques.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01
