The Keyline Plan

P. A. Yeomans
Sydney: P. A. Yeomans, 1954.
First Edition.

24cm x 18cm. 120, [4] pages, 21 black and white plates, 6 colour plates. Red cloth, silver lettering, no jacket.

The first work of Australian farmer and inventor Percival Alfred Yeomans (1905-1984). Yeomans Keyline design is a landscaping technique to optimise water resources on land. The Keyline Plan describes a system of controlling rainfall runoff enabling irrigation of undulating land without terracing. Yeomans concepts are still used today by farmers around the world.

Minor foxing, mostly to front endpaper. Minor handling wear. Bookseller’s label of Dymock’s Sydney. Very Good Condition.

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