Product Description
Published: 1949.
Reprint.
Inscribed and signed by author.
PROVENANCE: INSCRIPTION: Sir George Lowthian Trevelyan.
DESCRIPTION: Yellow DJ with red titles over red cloth.
Illustrated with fourteen plates and other figures Language: English Book Condition: Near Fine.
Light wear to corners, edges and spine ends.
Clean sharp cloth.
Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and strong hinges.
Clean unmarked pages.
Author inscription to ffep dated 1950.
DJ Condition: Very Poor.
4cm missing section to upper front right corner.
Large tears and damage to other edges.
Pages 270.
Size: 22.
5cm by 14cm.
PROVENANCE BACKGROUND: Sir George Lowthian Trevelyan (1906-1996) was a British educator, author, and social visionary, notable for his work in adult education and holistic learning.
A member of the distinguished Trevelyan family of Northumberland, he became Principal and Warden of the Adult Education College at Attingham Hall, Shropshire shortly after the estate was transferred to public use in the late 1940s.
At Attingham, he oversaw innovative residential programs emphasizing literature, history, the arts, and spiritual development, blending conventional scholarship with experiential and holistic education.
Trevelyan was instrumental in establishing the Attingham Trust in 1952, which continues as a leading program for the study of British country houses.
His tenure at Attingham fostered a distinctive ethos of intellectual curiosity, cross-disciplinary learning, and personal growth, attracting students from across Britain and internationally.
Later, he founded the Wrekin Trust, furthering his commitment to spiritual and human development education.
Trevelyans work at Attingham Hall left a lasting impact on adult education, cultural heritage study, and the development of alternative learning approaches in post-war Britain.
BOOK RESUME: The Living Soil: Evidence of the Importance to Human Health of Soil Vitality is Lady Eve Balfours foundational statement of organic farming principles, first developed from the results of the Haughley Experiment, the earliest long-term comparative study of organic and chemical agriculture.
The work examines the relationship between soil fertility, crop quality, animal health, and human well-being, arguing that soil vitality underpins the health of the entire food chain.
Balfour traces the effects of modern chemical farming on soil structure and biology, contrasting these with traditional mixed farming methods based on composting, crop rotation, and livestock integration.
The book combines empirical observation with practical farming evidence, supported by plates and figures documenting experimental results.
Published in the immediate post-war period, the work became a cornerstone of the British organic movement and directly influenced the founding of the Soil Association.
AUTHOR: Lady Eve Balfour (1898-1990) was a British farmer, author, and campaigner, and a central figure in twentieth-century organic farming.
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