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117244London J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited 1891-1894. . First edition; 3 vols 4to; 43 chromolithographic plates chromolithographic titles engravings within the text a little spotting primarily to early leaves and some light toning of the margins; original green publisher's cloth blocked in black and gilt cloth a little rubbed at the extremities spines slightly rolled a very good set.<br /> First edition of this lavishly illustrated set a nice example in the elaborate publisher's cloth binding with the original prospectus loosely inserted. Author John Wright was a member of the Royal Horticultural Society and editor of the Journal of Horticulture.<br /> London, J. S. Virtue & Co., Limited, [1891-1894]. hardcover
1790018728The Architectural Library: I. & J. Taylor 1790. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece 28 engraved plates octavo pp 14 two-page publisher's catalogue at the rear age-toning and some signs of use internally though this is usually restricted to the margins with the contemporary signature of V. Owen Smythe of Condover Park and loosely inserted is the later armorial bookplate of Reginald Cholmondeley of Condover Hall also loosely inserted is a further publishers' catalogue of 16 pages uncut and partially unopened the first page of which is detached; finely bound in full red crushed morocco with ornate gilt decoration on both covers the spine gilt with raised bands and a small black morocco label contained in a custom-made box of marbled paper over boards a red calf spine and cloth lined; the binder is not known but the inked initials "T.A.B. 1974" on the rear endpaper may identify them. From the library of the gardening historian Anthony Huxley with his stamp on the front endpaper. RARE. First published in 1767 the Sir John Soane Library suggests this is probably the third edition of this pattern book although the second could also be possible. Apparently highly influential though nothing seems to be known of its author. New Edition. Full morocco in box. Very Good. I. & J. Taylor Hardcover
179084156Gotha bey Carl Wilhelm Ettinger 1790 in-8 (16 x 24,5cm) pleine reliure papier, tel que paru // Pappband mit Zeitgenössischem grauem Papier, 86p. Erstausgabe, mit dem Namen des Autors über dem Titel. Eine 2. Ausgabe mit dem Titel "Die Metamorphose der Pflanzen" erschien erst 1817. Initialen in Bleistift aus dieser Zeit (Foto 3). Gutes und sauberes Exemplar. / Edition originale, avec le nom de l'auteur imprimé au-dessus du titre. Une nouvelle édition est parue en 1817 sous le titre "Die Metamorphose der Pflanzen". Inititiales du temps au crayon (voir photo 3), bon exemplaire, sans annotations.
180658818Philadelphia: Printed by B. Graves No. 40 1806. Thick 8vo. v 1 648 18 index pp. With 1 text diagram for planting Hyacinth bulbs 1 large folding table “Of the progress of vegetation in Pennsylvania compared with that of the some of the famous wine countries of Europe.†Contemporary full tree calf gilt & red morocco spine label gilt ruling on spine chipping head of spine tidemark through lower corner of textblock from wicking occasional slight foxing very light interior uniform toning 1 closed tear at gutter margin of large folding table still a good copy w/ former ownership bookplate & shelf no. on front pastedown. First edition of the first notable horticultural work and nursery seed catalogue printed in the United States by this Irish-American nurseryman who corresponded and traded specimens with President Thomas Jefferson at Monticello as well as cultivated specimens collected during the Lewis & Clark expedition. McMahon before 1765-1816 immigrated from Ireland during political unrest and by 1802 had established his popular nurseries including greenhouses experimental gardens and hot houses near the Germantown Turnpike between Philadelphia and Nicetown. These contained useful and ornamental plants adapted to the American climate and in this detailed volume he outlines month-by-month the instructions for erecting and laying out the plants their cultivation and has incorporated as appendix detailed catalogues of 18 separate classes for available specimens. Eventually McMahon was able to cultivate and began selling a variety of plants collected from the Lewis & Clark Expedition including a fragrant currant Ribes odaritissimum and he also successfully cultivated Osage orange trees Maclura pomifera which were among the most celebrated specimens. The book became a classic work in the United States reprinted in 11 editions from 1806 to 1857 and urged American gardeners to incorporate indigenous species into their ornamental plantings. See: Hedrick History of Horticulture in America to 1860 1988; Alexander Brey Bernard M’Mahon History of Early American Landscape Design National Gallery of Art 2022. Printed by B. Graves, No. 40, unknown
184633512Cincinnati: L'Hommedieu & Co 1846. 68 4 xix pp. plus three plates. Modern three-quarter morocco and marbled boards spine gilt top edge gilt. Bookplate and bookseller's label on front pastedown. Some toning.<br/> <br/>The charter and by-laws for the Cincinnati Horticultural Society with reports and transactions from its meeting during the first three years of its existence.<br/> <br/>"Regional growers sought to share knowledge and capitalize on their collective prestige by organizing the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Founded in 1843 by local businessmen-growers the society was an active group of urban boosters several of whom were also leading winemakers. Under the society's guidance wine making flourished. A period of major expansion of the Cincinnati wine industry marked the decades after 1842 the year in which Nicholas Longworth stumbled onto his formula for 'sparkling Catawba' a much more palatable and popular beverage than his previous 'Cincinnati hock'" - Hannickel.<br/> <br/>Erica Hannickel "Empires of the Vine: Wine Culture in America" Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 2013 p. 103. L'Hommedieu & Co unknown books
1846WRCAM52412Cincinnati: L'Hommedieu & Co. 1846. 684xix pp. plus three plates. Modern three-quarter morocco and marbled boards spine gilt t.e.g. Bookplate and bookseller's label on front pastedown. Some toning. Very good. The charter and by-laws for the Cincinnati Horticultural Society with reports and transactions from its meeting during the first three years of its existence. "Regional growers sought to share knowledge and capitalize on their collective prestige by organizing the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Founded in 1843 by local businessmen-growers the society was an active group of urban boosters several of whom were also leading winemakers.Under the society's guidance wine making flourished. A period of major expansion of the Cincinnati wine industry marked the decades after 1842 the year in which Nicholas Longworth stumbled onto his formula for 'sparkling Catawba' a much more palatable and popular beverage than his previous 'Cincinnati hock'" - Hannickel. Erica Hannickel "Empires of the Vine: Wine Culture in America" Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 2013 p.103. L'Hommedieu & Co. hardcover books
1693016899Spread Eagle Westminster hall : Matthew Gillyflower & James Partidge 1693. First English edition. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece nine engraved plates of eleven - so LACKING two plates a few small wooducts in the text many charming engraved chapter headings folio title page printed in red and black pp 42 188 208 4 80 the top bottom and fore-edge red a few blemishes internally but overall very clean the hinge before the frontispiece cracked but sound contemprary calf rebacked probably in the ealy nineteenth century a little bumped and worn the spine with more wear and a little splitting and fraying at the head and tail. An early un-named owner obviously a knowledgeable and proficient gardener has contributed half a page of manuscript notes on the first front blank in which he questions inter alia why the author has not included mustard-seed in the list of all things that a kitchen-garden should contain; there are also neat marginal notes throughout in the same hand - these are in no way detrimental and indeed enhance the book. Blanche Henrey 218. One of the most influential books in the history of fruit culture. Evelyn's edition though almost certainly the translation work of George London not only brought the French work to an entirely new audience it added short sections on the culture of orange trees and melons which were not in the original. First English edition. Full-Leather. Good. Matthew Gillyflower & James Partidge Hardcover
1773015679London: S. Hooper 25 Ludgate-Hill 1773. Second edition greatly improved. Illustrated with one plate foxed octavo pp xxxii 298 2 136 slight age-toning and blemishes heavier spotting and foxing between pages 77 and 98 possibly caused by the different paper of the plate otherwise very sound and tight contemporary half calf and marbled boards rubbed and slightly worn rebacked at some point with the old spine laid down the spine now slightly worn at head and foot. With armorial bookplate of Peter Clutterbuck and a slightly odd offset on the facing blank. RARE. Weston was originally a thread-hosier of Leicester but in some of his anonymous works describes himself as "a country gentleman". In 1773 he was living at Kensington Gore but later was living at Leicester where he was secretary of the local agricultural society. From the number of his published works it is evident he had a very wide knowledge of plants and plant literature. Blanche Henrey 1490 - "Richard Weston 1733-1806 appears to have had an excellent knowledge of nursery gardening and nurserymen's sale catalogues. He was interested in agriculture and all forms of horticulture and he also made a study of horticultural and botanical literature.Weston's first important published work appeared in 1769 anonymously. This was his Tracts on practical agriculture and gardening. At the end of this volume and in subsequent editions of the work is a very useful 'Catalogue of English authors.on husbandry gardening botany and subjects relative thereto''. This catalogue is greatly extended in this rare second edition. Second edition. Half-Leather. Good. S. Hooper, 25 Ludgate-Hill Hardcover
1938R300022810LIBRAIRIE DES SCIENCES ET DES ARTS / G. DOIN. 1938. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 756 + 767 + 743 + 755 + 802 pages illustrées de 11 + 18 + 3 + 13 + 17 chromolithographies ainsi que de nombreuses gravures. Mouillures dans le tome 5.. . . . Classification Dewey : 635-Horticulture
176513412DBNürnberg, Verlegts Wolfgang Schwarzkopf, 1765. Klein-8°. 17,5 x 11,0 cm. Gestochenes Frontispiz, Titelblatt, [6] Blatt, 158 Seiten, 8 Blatt Kupfer. 45 Seiten, 32 und 24 Seiten. Einfacher Pappband der Zeit, gebunden.
019713George Yard Lombard Street: William Phillips Published 1803 - 1804. First Issue. Thee volumes well illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece and 119 hand coloured plates as usual the plates are erratically bound but all are present all edges gilt in Volume 2 bound in modern blue cloth with only very slight signs of use. Despite the rather plain binding the contents are overall in remarkably bright condition. There is a little offsetting of plate on to text and occasionally of text on to plate but there are only six plates where this is really noticeable and of these plate 91 is rather poor. In Volume 1 the second plate is bound slightly on a skew so that the margin protrudes slightly at the top and fore-edge; in Volume 2 a number of the descriptive leaves are bound together at the end rather than opposite the plate they describe. Volume 3 concludes with Thortnon's "Sketch of the Life and Writings of the Late Mr William Curtis 33 pages. Ignoring the minor oddities of the set there is a remarkable freshness about the paper quality and the colouring. . First Edition. Cloth. Good. William Phillips Hardcover
178920932Paris, Belin, 1789-1788. 4 volumes in-8 de [4]-XXIV-.401-[3]; [4]-443; [4]-518; [4]-523 pages, plein veau moucheté brun, dos lisses ornés d'étiquettes de titre et tomaison, tranches mouchetées bleues, pages de garde en papier dominoté rose moucheté de noir.
1821ABC_48479Amsterdam 1821. 8vo. J.C. Sepp & zoon Contemporary red sprinkled paper wrappers with a printed paper title-label on the spine. 2 L 521 1 blank pp. First edition of this extensive work on the cultivation and multiplication of plants and trees accompanied by an introduction which explains the basics of horticulture. The work discusses hundreds of plants in alphabetical order and gives important facts about their growth and development. All mentioned plants were considered suitable for Dutch gardens. The work was very accessible and easy to read for the general public. According to Van Eeden it was so popular that the publisher still received inquiries for it in the 1860s. However since the information in it was no longer up-to-date by this time the work was edited and re-published in 1868 as Hortus Batavus. The present work however is the first edition.With a red ownership stamp "Ex Libris J. Visser Rotterdam" on the front wrapper and the title-page the printed price of the work on the title-page has been corrected by hand. The edges and corners of the wrappers are frayed and the spine is damaged with loss of material at the head and foot. The work is occasionally very slightly foxed and the edges are lightly browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Eeden F. W. van Hortus Batavus introduction; Stafleu & Cowan 1626; not in Pritzel. unknown
Third edition, 8vo ( 220 x 135 mm), iv, 139, [9]pp., with index and final errata leaf, title page spotted with occasional spotting to the text, cont. half calf, joints cracked. John Graefer (1746-1802) a German botanist nurseryman born in Helmstedt. Trained by Philip Miller at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London, one of the most prominent botanical gardens of Europe during the 18th century, Graeffer was subsequently gardener to the Earl of Coventry at Croome Court, Worcestershire, which was being landscaped by Capability Brown, and then to James Vere, of Kensington Gore, a founder of the Royal Horticultural Society. Graeffer struck out on his own as a partner with Archibald Thompson and the prominent nurseryman James Gordon in Gordon's long-established Mile End nursery near the New Globe, Stepney, just beyond the East End of London. In the 1790s Graeffer obtained a recommendation from Sir Joseph Banks, to be employed as head gardener to the king of Naples.?Wikipedia. Provenance: Contemporary ownership signature to head of title page "Eliz. Carill Worsley, 1799." Henrey, 764; originally published in 1789 with two further eighteenth-century editions, a second edition also of 1789 and our third - all are rare. ESTC locates 5 UK copies and one in North America of this third edition.
14689Paris, J. Rotschild, 1867-1870 ; 2 tomes in-8 ; dmi-chagrin : tome 1 rouge, tome 2 chocolat au lait, plats de percaline avec décor à froid, toutes tranches dorées ; VIII, (2), 128 pp., 60 planches hors-texte en couleurs ; 8, 124 pp. et 60 planches hors-texte en couleurs ; soit 120 planches en tout et 120 petits bois gravés.
175419820Gottingue & Leide Elie Luzac Fils 1754 in-4 plein-veau un volume, reliure plein veau havane marbré (binding full calfskin) in-quarto (21 x 25,5 cm), Reliure d'époque, dos long (spine without raised bands), dos décoré or (gilt decoration), titre frappé or, pièce de titre sur fond havane avec double filets or en encadrement, roulettes or "vague" en place des nerfs et en tête et en pied (fillets on the place of raised bands and top and at the foot of spine), plats légèrement épidermés (light scratches), toutes tranches lisses jaunes, titre imprimé en rouge et noir, orné d'une vignette gravée sur la page de titre par J. Wandelaar + 31 une planches dépliantes gravées sur bois en noir par J. Wandelaar, J. van der Schley après les dessins de Soubeyran ,VIII + 343 + (1) pages, 1754 à Gottingue & Leide, chez Elie Luzac Fils Imprimeur-Libraire Editeur,
77104aafParis, Bureau de la soc., 1838, gr. in-8vo, ca. 600 p. par volume illustré avec des planches lithogr., reliure en d.-cuir originale.
45327Lausanne - Genève, 1871-1904, 235x150mm, demi-basane bleue, titre et ornementations dorés au dos pour les 3 premiers volumes, demi-toile, étiquette de titre manuscrite au dos pour les autres volumes.
1668015654London: George Sawbridge 1668. 1668. Illustrated with six plates plus woodcut illustrations within the text small octavo pp ii 102 some browning and thumbing throughout with general signs of use the occasional very early small manuscript note the last two pages with slight wear to the margins and minor neat paper repairs early manuscript figures and small scribbles on the blank surface of the final page. Lacking a large corner of pages 65/66 and replaced with a paper repair; the text has been copied in manuscript and the missing portion of the maze parterre has been very carefully copied and is barely noticeable apart from the different paper colour see images. Neatly bound in a fairly modern full calf small raised bands and red morocco label. When first published in 1617/1618 this was the first gardening book intended for the conditions of the North of England and the Country Housewife's Garden the first English gardening book for women. Full-Leather. Good. George Sawbridge Hardcover
1676021155The Sign of the Temple near the Inner Temple Gate: George Marriott 1676. "Second impression corrected with many additions". Tall quarto a title page printed in red and black illustrated with eight engraved plates of parterres a little waterstaining to the lower margins and old neat paper repairs three attractive engraved headpeices to each of the three sections pp 20 232 8 a little age-toniong and occasional light staining throughout without the engraved title page but with the preliminary leaf "The Mind of the Front" which is frequently lacking on the verso of the preliminary leaf is a signature "Henry Bates 1746" and also some earlier neat script practices contemporary full calf a little worn rubbed and cracked but still very firm. Blanche Henrey 326. "The most important Englsh treatise on gardening to be published during the second half of the seventeenth century". Rea or Rhea seems to have been a highly respected gardener and when the first edition was ;published in 1665 stated "Fourty years ar now compleated since first I began to be a planter". Second edition. Full Leather. Good. George Marriott Hardcover
186795131867 1 P., Rotschild, Libraire de la Société botanique de Fance, 1867-1868, 2 volumes in-4° de X-286 pages dont frontispice en noir et 242 pages ; reliés demi-chagrin rouge d'époque, titre or sur dos à nerfs ornés de caissons dorés, tranches dorées. Tome 1 : très pâles piqûres. Tome 2 : mouillure marginale de la page de titre (forte) au feuillet des pages 21-22, piqûres marginales aux pages de texte n'affectant pas les planches. Le ton des deux reliures est très légèrement différent, rouge pour le premier tome et un petit peu plus orangé pour le second. Les planches sont, sauf une ou deux, exemptes de piqûres ou rousseurs.
1760047649Paris: Chez Charles-Antoine Jombert Libraire du Roi pour le Genie & l'Artillerie a l'image Notre Dame 1760. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Quarto. 8 482 6 pages. Hardcover bound in original speckled calf with raised bands on the spine. The binding is worn but sound. Splitting to the front hinge running up about 3 inches from the foot to the lowest band. Spine a bit dry with some flaking and nicks to the leather. The binding is rubbed and has some scuffs. A sound copy. All edges red. Marbled endpapers. Text is generally clean. Collates complete with 49 copperplate engravings most which are folding. A decent example. First published in 1709 this is the Fourth edition and is the most expansive and heavily illustrated editions of this work. Text is in French. <br/> <br/> Chez Charles-Antoine Jombert, Libraire du Roi pour le Genie & l'Artillerie, a l'image Notre Dame hardcover
18471186081847 Publication mensuelle sous les auspices de la Société d'Horticulture du Rhône - A Lyon, Charles Savy jeune, libraire et Etienne Duchêne - 1847 - In-4, broché - 101 pp. - 41 superbes gravures hors texte en couleurs, dont deux dépliantes
180116328Nouvelle édition, revue, corrigée, et considérablement augmentée. Première édition complète. Elle est augmentée de 1100 vers sur la première de 1782.A Londres, Le Boussonnier - 1801 - xxii, 143 et xii. Dédicace manuscrite de 1804 sur la page de garde. Ex-libris aux armes royales sur le contreplat (2 lions surmontés d'une couronne), belle provenance.Reliure plein maroquin fauve à grain long de l'époque. Dos lisse au titre doré. Double filet doré encadrant les plats. Tranches dorées. Quelques frottements sur les bords. Pas de rousseur. Rare édition, bien reliée. Très bon état. Format in-4°(30x24).
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces and 28 plates, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, neat inscriptions on front free endpapers; cloth (grey/green/red/green respectively), gilt backs, coloured tops, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. Complete set of Vita's immensely popular garden books. The set comprises 'In Your Garden' (1951), 'In Your Garden Again' (1953), 'More for your Garden' (1955) and 'Even More for your Garden' (1958). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE. Cross & Hulme A48, A51(a), A53(a), A56(a); Gretton, 44, 47, 48, 50.
