A COLLECTION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HUSBANDRY AND TRADE, London, June 25, 1697  

* Very rare 17th century publication

This is one of the more uncommon titles from the 17th century we have had the pleasure to offer, with the content relating much to the title.  The back page has a large chart showing prices of various grains by city.
Complete as a single sheet issue, never bound nor trimmed, wide margins, archival mend across the central fold where previously separated, 8 1/2 by 14 inches, good condition.

Background: This specific issue of John Houghton’s A Collection for Improvement of Husbandry and Trade, dated June 25, 1697, carries immense historical significance as a foundational artifact from the birth of financial journalism and modern economic data tracking. Published during England's Financial Revolution, Houghton’s pioneering periodical shifted print media away from mere political gossip or sensationalism and toward systematic, empirical economic reporting backed by the Royal Society. The specific format of this June 1697 issue—a single, un-trimmed sheet that reduced its print footprint to one sheet just two months prior in April 1697 due to evolving fiscal climates—stands as an early precursor to the modern financial newspaper. Crucially, the extensive back-page chart tracking grain prices across various cities represents some of the world's earliest published econometric data, which democratized market awareness, stabilized regional trade, and catalyzed England's transition into a commercial empire. Because issues like this were typically bound together and heavily trimmed over centuries, an untrimmed, standalone survival from this exact week offers a rare, unfiltered look into the raw data that fueled late 17th-century capitalism.