Young, Arthur (1741-1820) 
Travels, during the years 1787, 1788 and 1789. Under¬ 
taken more particularly with a view of ascertaining the 
cultivation, wealth, resources and national prosperity 
of the kingdom of France. Bury St. Edmund’s, Printed by 
J. Rackham for W. Richardson, 1792. 566 p. (Engin. 
Soc. Lib. N. Y.; Boston Athen.; Bowdoin Coll.; Vassar 
Coll.; Brit. Mus.; Roy. Agr. Soc.; Univ. Lib.Cambridge; 
Bodleian; Rothamsted) 
Among the multitude of Arthur Young’s works 
this seems about the only one containing matter 
that really belongs in the field of horticulture. 
It has a chapter, "Of the culture of various 
plants in France," p.56-87, and mary notes on 
orchards, figs, vineyards, etc* It also makes 
comments on a nmber of the well known gardens 
of France • (MFWf) 
Brit. Mus. and Roy. Agr. Soc* give as 2 v.^ 
1792-94, the second volume of which is called 
2d ed. Rothamsted copy also has dates 1792-94; 
but the edition of v.2 is not mentioned. The 2d 
ed. of this work, London, 1794, has 2d vol., 
"Printed at Bury St. Edmund’s by J. Rackham for 
W. Richardson, London." In several copies this 
volume is plainly marked 2d ed. 
It is generally agreed that this work was 
first published at Bury St. Edmund’s in 1792, 
altho some authorities do not give the place, 
and Brunet, Man. Lib. 4:554, gives editions at 
both London and Bury St. Edmund’s in 1792. Bru¬ 
net, McDonald, Agr. Writers (1908), p.213, and 
Encyc. Brit., 11th ed., 28:938, all give 2 v., 
1792, while Diet. Nat. Biog. does not mention 
the number of volumes. Watt, Bib. Brit. 2:990, 
implies that only one volume appeared in 1792, 
saying: "2d edit, of this, and a 2d vol.. Bury 
St.Edmund’s, 1794." Watt's entry gives a tol¬ 
erably accurate idea of the facts in regard to 
the original publication. 
A very clear statement of the relations be¬ 
tween the first and second editions is given by 
Constantia Maxwell in her "Editorial note," in 
Young, Arthur, "Travels in France" (Cambridge, 
1929), as follows: 
