THE GARDENERS DICTIONARY: CONTAINING THE METHODS OF CULTIVATING AND IMPROVING THE KITCHEN, FRUIT AND FLOWER GARDEN, AS ALSO THE PHYSICK GARDEN, WILDERNESS, CONSERVATORY, AND VINEYARD
by Miller, Philip
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Author; and sold by C. Rivington, 1735. Two volumes. viii,[480]; [546]pp., plus frontispiece and two plates. Contemporary calf, rebacked preserving the original leather labels. Bookplate on front pastedown and verso of frontispiece. Bright and clean internally. Very good. The first octavo edition of Miller's very popular dictionary, which first appeared (in folio format) in 1731. This constitutes an abridgment of the first volume of the folio edition. The author states that he learned that the price of the folio edition was too high for some who were engaged in the practical art of gardening, and he hopes they will find this less expensive version useful. Philip Miller (1691-1771) was appointed gardener to the Society of Apothecaries in London and made the name of the Chelsea Physic Garden famous throughout European botanical circles. ESTC T61256. HENREY 1117.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- THE GARDENERS DICTIONARY: CONTAINING THE METHODS OF CULTIVATING AND IMPROVING THE KITCHEN, FRUIT AND FLOWER GARDEN, AS ALSO THE PHYSICK GARDEN, WILDERNESS, CONSERVATORY, AND VINEYARD
- Author
- Miller, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author; and sold by C. Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1735
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Rebacked
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
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- Bookplate
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- Verso
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