dated "M,DCC,LXXVII" (1777); full title: "Miscellaneous Observations on Planting and Training Timber-Trees; Particularly Calculated for the Climate of Scotland.  In a Series of Letters."; pages in good/fair condition with tanning and wear; leather boards fair condition with some heavy wear of edges and corners (pics).
 
The 1777 work Miscellaneous Observations on Planting and Training Timber-Trees; particularly calculated for the climate of Scotland was written by Agricola (James Anderson, 1739–1808) and published in Edinburgh and London Archive. It was originally issued in The Edinburgh Weekly Magazine and later reprinted in multiple editions.
 
The treatise is a practical discourse aimed at landowners, farmers, and estate managers in Scotland. It blends economic reasoning with forestry science, showing how judicious planting of timber trees can yield long-term profits and improve land value Amazon. It was addressed to the Right Honourable Lord Haddo, reflecting its intended audience of influential Scottish landholders.