Systema Horti-culturae: or, the Art of Gardening.
by J.W. Gent [i.e. Worlidge, John]
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- Hardcover
- first
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London for Tho. Burrell, and Will. Hensmen., 1677. 1st. Ed.. pp.[24], 285, [19] with additional engraved title-page and 3 engraved plates by F.H. van Houe. 8vo. Hardback. Overall contents thor. vg. Some toning and marking internally. Ffep. with ownership inscription �John Cadmene, Book, 1731� and manuscript calculations, part of blank margin neatly excised. Engraved title with contemporary ownership inscription �Rose Gregorye� scored out. Contemporary leather boards in vg. plus condition, more recently rebacked, this in fine condition. Scarce. ESTC records just 12 copies worldwide. Intended as a companion to the author's �Systema agriculturae� (1669). The work �contains much useful advice and information for the practical gardener. The author, referred to by John Houghton as �the ingenious Mr. John Worlidge of Petersfield in Hampshire�, is generally considered one of the most enlightened of the seventeenth-century writers on gardening and husbandry�.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61834
- Title
- Systema Horti-culturae: or, the Art of Gardening.
- Author
- J.W. Gent [i.e. Worlidge, John]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London for Tho. Burrell, and Will. Hensmen.
- Date Published
- 1677
- Keywords
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Gardening
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
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Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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