Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions......Terra...to which is annexed Pomona an appendix to fruit trees in relation to Cider.also Kalendarium Hortense; or the Gard'ners Almanac by Evelyn, John - 1679

London: John Murray, 1863. First edition. With a folding engraved frontispiece (a little worn and marked, and poorly folded, a little fraying at the margins), eight other plates, 12 illustrations within the text, a folding map at the rear in good condition, octavo, pp xvi, 395, endpapers rarther soiled, title page thumbed and age-toned, contemporaqry half morocco and marbled boards, the paper cover to the boards worn through in places, the leather only a little rubbed. From the library of Compton House, Liverpool, with their stamp on the spine, a label and stamp on the front endpaper, and a few stamps throughout. Unfortunately, a previous owner has started to try and erase the stamps and has got to work on the title page, the next page and the first page of text with the result that there is considerable loss of surface to the page and in one case an actual hole; fortunately common-sense, exhaustion or death interrupted them - it would have been better if they had not started their labours. Despite… Read More

London: Printed for Private Circulation, 1855. Illustrated with line drawings, a folding coloured map, a folding map printed in blue, pp xx, 507, all edges gilt, a little occasional foxing, otherwise clean internally, contemporary half morocco, marbled sides, raised bands, only very slight signs of wear. The publication was authorised by Queen Victoria who had purchased the manuscript after the author's death. The printing was very limited, probably under 150 copies. There are extensive lists of plants and animals, extending to eighty pages. [A unique copy, extra illustrated with 25 original topographical photographs, probably by the original owner - Charles F.S. Chambers - whose armorial bookplate appears on the front endpaper. Though the images are small, (mainly c. 60mm x 65mm), they have great charm and are largely in good condition with only slight fading. They are all of local interest - Falls of Garrvalt, Birch Wood near Balmoral, Abergoldie Castle etc. They are all neatly indexed in… Read More

Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1931. Translated into English by W. B. Grove and edited by A.H. Reginald Buller & C.L. Shear. Three volumes, folio, pp xx, 248 + 5 plates; xxi, 302 + 34 plates; xvi, 206 + 22 plates, amazingly clean internally, later black cloth with very slight marking, in the scarce dustwrappers which are slightly worn torn and marked. [Please note - The pages are uncut and partially unopened.] An unusually fine set. Extremely heavy - extra postage will be needed if sendin overseas or to remote parts of the UK. [The Tulasne brothers major contribution to mycology was the establishment of pleomorphism among fungi by a wealth of accurate and detailed observation, of which this work is the culmination. Originally published in Latin, 1861 - 1863, this English translation's title continues "exhibiting especially those facts and illustrations which go to prove that various kinds of fruits and seeds are produced, either simultaneously or in succession, by the same… Read More

Edinburgh: A. Kincaid & J. Bell; R. Fleming, 1764. Octavo, pp (iv), 443, (7), some age-toning throughout, a little soiling here and there, pages 331-362 stained in the lower margin, otherwise firm and tight internally with no tears, contemporary calf, rubbed and a little worn and creased, neatly rebacked with a new spine, raised bands and green title label, new endpapers. Blanche Henrey 883, mentioning that not all copies of this edition have the two plates, and ours does not. In effect the third edition, though the preceeding two have the title "The Scots Gardiners Director". [Sir James Justice (1698 - 1763) was a Scottish horticulturalist/gardener. His works on gardening were distributed in much of Britain and Ireland. He reportedly had a passion for botanical experiments, which he pursued at the expense of his finances and family. Indeed the later miniaturist John Kay wrote that tulipomania was the cause of him parting with his estate at Crichton and the purchase of a smaller one.… Read More

Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1759. Octavo, pp iv, 412, some age-toning throughout, the title page and the final page rather foxed, otherwise extremely firm and tight internally, with no tears, rebound in a very smart dark green quarter morocco and marbled boards. Blanche Henrey 878. [Sir James Justice (1698 - 1763) was a Scottish horticulturalist/gardener. His works on gardening were distributed in much of Britain and Ireland. He reportedly had a passion for botanical experiments, which he pursued at the expense of his finances and family. Indeed the later miniaturist John Kay wrote that tulipomania was the cause of him parting with his estate at Crichton and the purchase of a smaller one. His divorce and expulsion from the Fellowship in the Royal Society has been blamed on the expenses he put into greenhouses and soil mixtures. He is nevertheless a noted figure in Scottish gardening with a claim to be the father of it. The genus Justicia is named for him.]. First Edition. Quarter leather. Very Good.

London: The Ray Society 1896-7. Two volumes, with 24 plates (of which 16 are coloured), plus folding maps and text illustrations, pp iii, 210; (211-376), 31; neat and tiny owner's signature and stamp on front endpaper of each volume, original dark blue decorated cloth. [The first volume is becoming weak internally, otherwise this is an exceptionally clean copy in a very bright binding. Very scarce.] . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.

London: L. Reeve & Co, 1896. With 3 plain and 51 colour plates, slightly age-toned, quarto, pp xii, 392, new endpapers, original cloth slightly rubbed, slightly more so at the joints, spine slightly marked. Seventeen of the plates have a paper production crease horizontally, and two plates have a slight mark on the facing letterpress page which has transferred to the plate - see illlustrations for examples. [Ray Palmer's copy, with his two-page manuscript "additions" list bound in at the front and a few neat manuscript pencil notes internally. Also with the signature of Charles Fredk Knight.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

London: Rhodes, at the Star, corner of Bride Lane, Fleet Street, 1710. Fourth edition. (full title reads - "COOKERY in dressing flesh, fowl, fish, herbs, roots making sawces etc; PASTRY making pyes, pasties, puddings, pancakes, cheesecakes, custards, tansies etc; CONFECTS candies, conserves, preserves, creams, gellies, pickles etc; POTABLE Liquors as ale, beer, mum, mead, cider, perry, rape, English wines, chocolet, coffer, tea etc; PERFUMING sweet balls, pouders, pomanders, essences, sweet waters, beautifying washes etc; HUSBANDRY, as it relates to the improvement of our barren and waste lands, manufactures etc; PREPARATIONS Galenick and Chymick relating to physickand chirurgery, as cordial waters, spirits, tinctures, elixirs, syrups, ponders, electuaries, pills, oils, balsams, cerecloths and emplasters, fitted for curing mist diseases incident to men, women and children". 8vo, pp (12), 560, browned and a bit used throughout, the t.p. & preface pages frayed at the margins, rear hinge… Read More

Sydney: The Government of the State of New South Wales 1903 - 1924. Volumes 1 - Volume VIII, in 75 parts, as published, lacking only two parts (Vol III part 5 & Vol IV part 3), quarto, with 287 (of 295) litho plates and numerous photographic plates, paperback, a little worn frayed and dusty throughout, Part 1 is in much poorer condition than the rest and has worn and detached covers with marginal damage to the pages. EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE . First Edition. Paperback. Fair.

London: John Murray, 1857. First edition, illustrated with 5 plates, octavo, pp xvi, 440, a little age-toning and very slight marking, a small neat name and address on the front endpaper, but otherwise very good and clean internally, original cloth, slightly rubbed, slight bumping and wear to the corners, the spine pulled and frayed at head and tail, the upper joint worn with some splits (see illustration) and corresponding internal cracking and slight weakness at the front hinge. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.