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Oxford, printed by William Hall, for Amos Curteyne, 1665.. TITLE CONTINUED: Whereunto is annexed, observations upon SIR. FRANCIS BACONS NATURAL HISTORY as it concerns fruit-trees, fruits, and flowers. Also, directions for planting of wood for building, fuel, and other uses; whereby the value of lands may be much improved in a short time, with small cost and little labour. The third impression, revised, with additions, by Ra. Austen, practiser in the art of planting, 1665. 2 works bound together each with its own title page and pagination, as often found, dedicated to Robert Boyle. Small 8vo approximately 145 x 95 mm, 5¾ x 3¾ inches, a few woodcut headpieces and initials, pages: [48], 1-260, [10], 1-82, the vertically printed half title present, bound in full early calf, 2 gilt lettered labels and gilt decoration to spine, double gilt rules and blind decoration to edges of covers, marbled edges. Spine rubbed, hinges beginning to crack, covers still firmly attached, labels slighty…
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SAMUEL HARTLIB HIS LEGACY OF HUSBANDRY. Wherein are bequeathed to the common-wealth of England, not onely Braband, and Flanders, but also many more outlandish and domestick experiments and secrets (of Gabriel Plats and others)
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London, printed by J. M.[acock]. for Richard Wodnothe, in Leaden-hall Street next to the Golden-Hart, 1655.. never heretofore divulged in reference to universal husbandry. With a table shewing the general contents or sections of the several augmentations and enriching enlargements in this third edition. THIRD EDITION, 1655, small 4to, approximately 180 x 130 mm, 7 x 4 inches, pages: [18], 1-303, [1], narrow woodcut border to title page, some woodcut headpieces and decorations, rebound in pale modern polished calf, blind decoration to both covers, raised bands to spine with small blind motif in compartments, gilt lettering to spine. Edges of free endpapers browned, outer margin of first free endpaper slightly trimmed, the other with tiny chip to fore-edge, tiny chip to top and bottom corner of title page, tiny wormhole to fore-edge margin from title page to page 27, nowhere near text, small chip to lower edge of L1 due to paper flaw, another to lower margin of Ff3, neatly repaired. A very good clean copy. Originally published in 1651 as "Samuel Hartlib his legacie". the work was actually composed by Sir Richard Weston and consists mainly of letters from other people. It contains a treatise on the cultivation and use of lucerne; this being the earliest reference to the growth of the crop in England. Other topics include ploughs and carriages; digging, setting, and howing; smut and mildew; orchards; hemp and flax; bees; silkworms; brewing beer; cyder. Aslin, Catalogue of the Printed Books on Agriculture, 1471-1840, page 57; Fussell, Old English Farming Books, 1523-1730, page 41-44; McDonald, Agricultural Writers 1200-1800, pages 68-78; Catalogue of Bee Books by Lt,.-Col H. Walker, page 32, listing first edition; British Bee Books, A Bibliography 1500-1976, page 50. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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A TREATISE OF FRUIT TREES, shewing the manner of planting, grafting, pruning, and ordering of them in all respects, according to rules of experience. Gathered in the space of thirty seven years.
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GELYANA DE-YUHANAN KADISHAJ, id est, APOCALIPSIS SANCTI IOHANNIS, ex manuscripto exemplari e bibliotheca clariss. viri Iosephi Scaligeri deprompto, edita charactere Syro, & Ebræo, cum versione Latina, & notis, opera & studio Ludovici de Dieu.
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Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Typographia Elzeviriana, 1627.. First part of title transliterated from Syriac. FIRST EDITION of Syriac Revelations of St. John the Divine, 1627. Small 4to, 185 x 140 mm, 7¼ x 5½ inches, title page printed red and black within architectural border, printer's device on final colophon page: palm-tree with the device "Assurgo pressa", text printed in Syriac, Syriac in Hebrew characters, Latin and Greek, paged from right to left, pages: (20), 211, (1), bound in old full calf, double ruled gilt border to covers, raised bands and gilt decorated and lettered spine, edges and endpapers marbled. Spine worn, 15 mm (½ inch) missing at tail, upper hinge cracked but holding on the cords, covers rubbed and marked, small piece of leather missing at lower inner corner of upper cover, outer corners worn, small chip to lower margin of title page neatly repaired, upper margins cropped, just shaving the running title in a few places, 1 small closed margin tear, repaired neatly, pages clean and…
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A LARGE DECLARATION CONCERNING THE LATE TUMULTS IN SCOTLAND, FROM THEIR FIRSTS ORIGINALS.
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London, Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXIX. [1639].. TITLE CONTINUED: TOGETHER WITH A PARTICULAR DEDUCTION Of the Seditious Practices of the prime Leaders of the Covenanters: COLLECTED OUT OF THEIR OWNE foule Acts and Writings: By which it doth plainly appeare, that Religion was onely pretended by those Leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them. By the King, FIRST EDITION 1639. 4to, approximately 275 x 170 mm, 11 x 7 inches, frontispiece engraved portrait of the King, several decorated initials, pages: portrait, [2], 1-430, [2] - colophon, printed marginal note on outer margin of page 41, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt lettered label to spine, original endpapers, edges stained red. Spine rubbed, small scrape to spine, shelf wear to edges and corners, mottled staining to upper cover and tiny stain to lower cover, inner paper hinges cracked, some staining to pastedowns and free endpapers, small repair to first free endpaper, pale staining to top…
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EPISTLES, THE THIRD AND LAST VOLUME CONTAING TWO DECADES.
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London, printed by E. Edgar, and A. Garbrand, at the Wind-mill in Pauls Church yard, 1611.. FIRST EDITION? 1611, VOLUME 3 ONLY OF 3, IN 2 PARTS. 8vo, approximately 165 x 105 mm, 6½ x 4¼ inches, pages: title page to each part, [12], 1-124; [2], 1-114. The sixth decade of epistles has special decorated title page with 1610 imprint. Errors in paging: page 32 numbered 8, pages 68 and 70 of Part 1, misnumbered 56 and 60 respectively; pages 77-78 of Part 2, repeated in the numbering, no duplication, head- and tailpieces and decorated initials, text within black rules. Signatures: A6, B-H8, I4, K2; ²A-G8, H4. Bound in full contemporary sheep, double blind rule to edges of covers, all edges red. Binding worn and hinges rubbed, amateur repairs to head and tail of spine, paper label on spine worn and faded, corners worn and some shelf wear to edges, neat narrow repair to outer edge of title page with document repair tape, hardly visible, first title page slightly dusty, lower outer corner page 11 in Part 2…
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TWO DISCOURSES I. Concerning the different WITS of MEN: II. Of the MYSTERIE of VINTNERS. By Walter Charleton D.M. and Physitian in ordinary to his Majesty.
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London, printed by F.L. for William Whitwood at the sign of the Golden-Bell in Duck-lane, near Smithfield, 1675.. A brief DISCOURSE concerning the different WITS of MEN. Written at the request of a Gentleman, Eminent in Virtue, Learning, Fortune, In the Year 1664. And now Published with Consent of the Author. and The MYSTERIE of VINTNERS or a BRIEF DISCOURSE CONCERNING The various Sicknesses of WINES, and their respective Remedies, at this Day comonly used. Delivered to the ROYAL SOCIETY, Assembled in Gresham-Colledge. General title page and each part has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. SECOND ENLARGED EDITION 1675. Includes "Some observations concerning the ordering of wines" (caption title) by Christopher Merret on pages 208-235. Small 8vo, approximately, 165 x 100 mm, 6½ x 4 inches, pages: [14], 1-208, 207-235, [1]-errata, page 138 misnumbered 128, some errors in pagination in the Vintners section, but all catch words correct, no pages missing, bound in full…
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THE FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD THROUGH THE ACTION OF WORMS. WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR HABITS.
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London, John Murray, 1882.. Seventh thousand 1882, corrected by Francis Darwin, 190 x 135 mm, 15 text illustrations, pages: vii, 1-328 including index, plus 1 page publisher's catalogue, original publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, blind decoration to covers, original brown endpapers. Slight wear to head and tail of spine, corners slightly worn, small dark stain to to lower cover, pale foxing to endpapers and title page, small ink name or scribble on first blank endpaper, otherwise a very good clean copy. See R. B. Freeman, The Works of Charles Darwin page166, No. 1364. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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A TREATISE OF FRUIT TREES, shewing the manner of planting, grafting, pruning, and ordering of them in all respects, according to rules of experience. Gathered in the space of thirty seven years.
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Oxford, printed by William Hall, for Amos Curteyne, 1665.. TITLE CONTINUED: Whereunto is annexed, observations upon SIR. FRANCIS BACONS NATURAL HISTORY as it concerns fruit-trees, fruits, and flowers. Also, directions for planting of wood for building, fuel, and other uses; whereby the value of lands may be much improved in a short time, with small cost and little labour. The third impression, revised, with additions, by Ra. Austen, practiser in the art of planting, 1665. 2 works bound together each with its own title page and pagination, as often found, dedicated to Robert Boyle. Small 8vo approximately 145 x 95 mm, 5¾ x 3¾ inches, a few woodcut headpieces and initials, pages: [48], 1-260, [10], 1-82, the vertically printed half title present, bound in full early calf, 2 gilt lettered labels and gilt decoration to spine, double gilt rules and blind decoration to edges of covers, marbled edges. Spine rubbed, hinges beginning to crack, covers still firmly attached, labels slighty…
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GELYANA DE-YUHANAN KADISHAJ, id est, APOCALIPSIS SANCTI IOHANNIS, ex manuscripto exemplari e bibliotheca clariss. viri Iosephi Scaligeri deprompto, edita charactere Syro, & Ebræo, cum versione Latina, & notis, opera & studio Ludovici de Dieu.
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Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Typographia Elzeviriana, 1627.. First part of title transliterated from Syriac. FIRST EDITION of Syriac Revelations of St. John the Divine, 1627. Small 4to, 185 x 140 mm, 7¼ x 5½ inches, title page printed red and black within architectural border, printer's device on final colophon page: palm-tree with the device "Assurgo pressa", text printed in Syriac, Syriac in Hebrew characters, Latin and Greek, paged from right to left, pages: (20), 211, (1), bound in old full calf, double ruled gilt border to covers, raised bands and gilt decorated and lettered spine, edges and endpapers marbled. Spine worn, 15 mm (½ inch) missing at tail, upper hinge cracked but holding on the cords, covers rubbed and marked, small piece of leather missing at lower inner corner of upper cover, outer corners worn, small chip to lower margin of title page neatly repaired, upper margins cropped, just shaving the running title in a few places, 1 small closed margin tear, repaired neatly, pages clean and…
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A LARGE DECLARATION CONCERNING THE LATE TUMULTS IN SCOTLAND, FROM THEIR FIRSTS ORIGINALS.
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London, Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXIX. [1639].. TITLE CONTINUED: TOGETHER WITH A PARTICULAR DEDUCTION Of the Seditious Practices of the prime Leaders of the Covenanters: COLLECTED OUT OF THEIR OWNE foule Acts and Writings: By which it doth plainly appeare, that Religion was onely pretended by those Leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them. By the King, FIRST EDITION 1639. 4to, approximately 275 x 170 mm, 11 x 7 inches, frontispiece engraved portrait of the King, several decorated initials, pages: portrait, [2], 1-430, [2] - colophon, printed marginal note on outer margin of page 41, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt lettered label to spine, original endpapers, edges stained red. Spine rubbed, small scrape to spine, shelf wear to edges and corners, mottled staining to upper cover and tiny stain to lower cover, inner paper hinges cracked, some staining to pastedowns and free endpapers, small repair to first free endpaper, pale staining to top…
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EPISTLES, THE THIRD AND LAST VOLUME CONTAING TWO DECADES.
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London, printed by E. Edgar, and A. Garbrand, at the Wind-mill in Pauls Church yard, 1611.. FIRST EDITION? 1611, VOLUME 3 ONLY OF 3, IN 2 PARTS. 8vo, approximately 165 x 105 mm, 6½ x 4¼ inches, pages: title page to each part, [12], 1-124; [2], 1-114. The sixth decade of epistles has special decorated title page with 1610 imprint. Errors in paging: page 32 numbered 8, pages 68 and 70 of Part 1, misnumbered 56 and 60 respectively; pages 77-78 of Part 2, repeated in the numbering, no duplication, head- and tailpieces and decorated initials, text within black rules. Signatures: A6, B-H8, I4, K2; ²A-G8, H4. Bound in full contemporary sheep, double blind rule to edges of covers, all edges red. Binding worn and hinges rubbed, amateur repairs to head and tail of spine, paper label on spine worn and faded, corners worn and some shelf wear to edges, neat narrow repair to outer edge of title page with document repair tape, hardly visible, first title page slightly dusty, lower outer corner page 11 in Part 2…
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Samuel Hartlib His Legacy Of Husbandry. Wherein are bequethed to the Common-wealth of England, not onely Braband, and Flanders, but also many more Outlandish and Domestick Experiments and Secrets (of Gabriel Plats and others) never heretofore divulged in reference to Universal Husbandry. With a Table shewing the general Contents or Sections of the several Augmentations and enriching Enlargements in this Third Edition
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London: Printed for J. M. for Richard Wodnothe, in Leaden-hall Street next to the Golden-Hart, 1655. Third Edition. Good +. 4º, 17 cm.; 303 pp. First published in 1651 as a supplement to Richard Weston's 'Discours of husbandrie used in Brabant and Flanders" the book contains letters to Hartlib purportedly from Cressy Dymock and Robert Child. Hartlib, more of an enabler and patron than author, published numerous tracts on husbandry and agriculture. (ESTC, Fussell).
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Samuel Hartlib his Legacy of Husbandry. Wherein are bequeathed to the Common-wealth of England, not onely Braband, and Flanders, but also many more Outlandish and Domestick Experiments and Secrets (of Gabriel Plats and others) never heretofore divulged in reference to Universal Husbandry. With...several Augmentations and enriching Enlargements in this Third Edition
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Title within typographical border. 8 p.l., 303 pp. Small 4to, 18th-cent. mottled calf (carefully rebacked by Trevor Lloyd, some occasional browning & soiling), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: J.M. for R. Wodnothe, 1655. Third edition, greatly enlarged (1st ed.: 1651), of one of Hartlib's most substantial works, consisting chiefly of letters to Hartlib by Cressy Dymock and Robert Child. "The Legacie deals with a large variety of subjects, among which are Saint Foine; Ploughs and Carriages; Digging, Setting and Howing; Smut and Mildew; Orchards; Hemp and Flax; Manuring; Bees; Silke-worms; the general ignorance, and various experiments, etc. The reference to the cultivation of lucerne in England is stated by Miss Aslin to be the earliest extant, but the distinction between the various grasses is so vague in these early works that it might be difficult fully to substantiate this remark."-Fussell, I, pp. 43-44. Very good copy.
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Notes from the Garden: Creating a Pacific Northwest Sanctuary
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Chatwin Books, 2021. First Edition. Trade Paperback. New. New! 'I know from my own experience that an evening spent tending my garden, after another incomprehensible day, brings a strength and calmness that no other activity can match. Is it the qualities associated with gardening, such as nurturing and the hard work of hands and heart, that are deficient in our culture? Much good writing has been done about the garden as a special place.' Madeleine Wilde's woodland garden on the south slope of Seattle's Queen Anne Hill was more than a "special place." It was her Sanctuary, her prism through which she explored the world and accomplished "much good writing." For two decades, starting in the early 1990s, Madeleine's "Notes from the Garden" delighted readers of the Queen Anne & Magnolia News in Seattle. Here, in luminous prose, is the best of her work from those years, ranging from hands-on advice for gardeners and would-be gardeners to poetically charged, often wry, insights into life in the tradition…
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Proserpina, Ariadne Florentina, The Opening of the Crystal Palace
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Villa Gardens: How to Plan and How to Plant them
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The Carrot Seed
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Krauss, Ruth: The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers FIRST EDITION. States 1945 on the title page. Beige Boards. USED. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. 6 X 8 ¼. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something, or the basis of knowledge"
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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon
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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon (2014 reprint, White Rabbit Press) By C. Moberly. Used. Very Good Condition. Paperback. By C. Moberly, L. Jourdain, and Tony Walker. MARIE ANTOINETTE. TIMESLIP, PARANORMAL. Summary: On 10 August, 1901, two English women walked into the past. During a visit to the Palace of Versailles, on the anniversary of the French Revolution, two ordinary women saw the French Queen, Marie Antionette sitting in the gardens in front of them, along with nobles, gardeners, houses, bridges and stones that when they went back were no longer there. Their timeslip experience has become known as the Ghosts of the Petit Trianon. Previously out of print, this is a new edition with additional timeslip type experiences at Versailles. A hard to find item.
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The Carrot Seed
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Ruth Krauss. The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers First Edition. States 1945 on the title page. QUITE RARE. EXLIB. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something (the basis of knowledge)" Not an easy find.
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Barry's Fruit Garden; New Edition Revised And Brought Down To Date, By The Author
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New York: Orange Judd, 1890. Hardcover. Orig. dark salmon cloth, gilt front cover design bright. Very good. 516 pages. 18.5 x 13 cm. Illustrated with 190 text figures. Two indices: General Index & Index To The Different Fruits. Fruit descriptions note State origins of the various fruits. Very firm fresh copy, interior bright and clean. beveled edges.
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The Gardener's Year
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. First American edition. Although the Czech writer Karel Capek (1890-1938) was best known for his early science fiction stories, in The Gardener's Year he writes with wit about his passion of gardening, With illustrations by his brother, Josef. 12mo. Green pictorial paper boards, 159 p., illus.; dust jacket. A VG+ copy with toning to board edges in a VG, unclipped ($1.75), dust jacket, which is also toned and has one mark of soiling.
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Sakuteiki Visions of the Japanese Garden
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The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly 1000 years ago, making it the oldest work on Japanese gardening; in fact, the oldest book on gardening in the world! In this edition of the Sakuteiki, the authors provide both an English-language translation of this classic work; and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening. A Japanese court noble wrote the Sakuteiki during the Heian period (794-1184). During this critical era in Japanese history cultural influences on poetry, clothing-and gardening-that had been imported from China and Korea over the previous centuries were reexamined and reinterpreted into their unique Japanese forms. The Sakuteiki contains the first systematic record of this new… Read More
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