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[Blackwell, Alexander]

A New Method Of Improving Cold, Wet, and Barren Lands: Particularly Clayey-Grounds. With The Manner of burning Clay, Turf, Mole-Hills; as Practised in North-Britain. To which is added, The Method of cultivating and raising Fruit Trees in such Soils.

London: Printed for J. Walthoe, over-against the Royal-Exchange, in Cornhill. 1741. Full calf. 8º, 20 cm.; 121 pp. Alexander Blackwell was a Scotsman, sometime Physician and printer executed by the King Frederick of Sweden for involvement in a curious plot to foil the ascension of the King's son to the..... More

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Bucknall, Tho. Skip Dyot

The Orchardist: Or, A System of Close Pruning and Medication, For Establishing the Science of Orcharding, As Patronized by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.

London: Printed for G. Nicol, Bookseller to his Majesty, Pall-Mall. 1797. 1st Edition. Full calf. 8º, 21cm.; 122 pp.; mottled calf with 5 gilt urns in panels on spine, all edges speckled. Signed Thomas Browne, 1798 on title page and in stylized initial on verso. See Henrey. More

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Evelyn, John

Sylva, Or A Discourse Of Forest Trees, And The Propagation Of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. As it was Deliver'd in the Royal Society the xvth of October, MDCLXII. upon occasion of certain Quaeries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the Honourable the Principal Officers, and Commissioners of the Navy. To Which is Annexed Pomona; Or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in relation to Cider; The Making, and severall wayes of Ordering it. Published by expresse Order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarium Hortense; Or, the Gard'ners Almanac; Directing what he is to do Monthly throughout the Year.

London: Royal Society, 1670. Second Edition. Full calf. 2º; 31cm.; 398 p.; Worn contemporary binding; hinges cracked and chipped, but holding; edges rubbed, corners bumped and worn, all edges marbled with soiling. Internally very good, excellent candidate for rebind. Evelyn's 'Sylva' was the first official publication of the Royal Society..... More

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Lawrence, John

The Clergy-Man's Recreation: Shewing the Pleasure and Profit Of the Art of Gardening. / The Gentleman's Recreation: Or The Second Part Of The Art of Gardening Improved. Containing several New Experiments, and Curious Observations relating to Fruit-Trees. Particularly a New Method of building Walls with Horizontal Shelters. / The Fruit-Garden Kalendar: Or A Summary Of the Art of Managing the Fruit-Garden. Teaching in order of Time what is to be done therein every Month in the Year. Containing several new and plain Directions, more particularly relating to the Vine.

London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, at the Cross-keys, between the Temple Gates in Fleet-Street, 1718-1726. 6th Edition. Full calf. 8º, 19 cm.; Sammelband of 3 works: book 1 (Clergy-Man's Recreation), 83 pp.; book 2 (Gentleman's Recreation), 115 pp.; book 3 (Fruit-Garden Kalendar), 149 pp. ;. Probably as-issued. Lintot published various..... More

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