M'FARLAN, John (1740-1788). Inquiries concerning the Poor. Edinburgh: J. Dickson, London: T. Longman, 1782. 8° (208 x 134mm). With final blank. (Occasional light spotting.) Contemporary calf (head of spine a little chipped, extremities rubbed and a little scuffed, light watermarks on front cover). Provenance: Ferguson of Bath (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Goldsmiths' 12347; Kress B.483.
[FORSTER, Nathaniel (1726-1790)]. An Enquiry into the Causes of the Present High Price of Provisions. London: J. Fletcher, 1767. 8° (230 x 140mm). (Some marginal soiling at beginning and end, occasional light browning.) Uncut in modern calf-backed boards. FIRST EDITION. R.D. Sheldon (ODNB) notes that 'Dozens of works with similar titles appeared as responses to the rise of food prices and resulting popular commotion after 1756 and, especially, the food riots of 1766, but Forster's work stood out as an original contribution then and since.' Higgs 4046; Kress 6435.
M'FARLAN, John (1740-1788). Inquiries concerning the Poor. Edinburgh: J. Dickson, London: T. Longman, 1782. 8° (208 x 134mm). With final blank. (Occasional light spotting.) Contemporary calf (head of spine a little chipped, extremities rubbed and a little scuffed, light watermarks on front cover). Provenance: Ferguson of Bath (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Goldsmiths' 12347; Kress B.483.
[FORSTER, Nathaniel (1726-1790)]. An Enquiry into the Causes of the Present High Price of Provisions. London: J. Fletcher, 1767. 8° (230 x 140mm). (Some marginal soiling at beginning and end, occasional light browning.) Uncut in modern calf-backed boards. FIRST EDITION. R.D. Sheldon (ODNB) notes that 'Dozens of works with similar titles appeared as responses to the rise of food prices and resulting popular commotion after 1756 and, especially, the food riots of 1766, but Forster's work stood out as an original contribution then and since.' Higgs 4046; Kress 6435.
