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Bees.- Gedde (John) A New Discovery of an Excellent Method of Bee-Houses & Colonies, to free the Owners from the great charge and trouble that attends the Swarming of Bees..., first edition, with the initial blank, folding engraved plate (paper flaw hole to margin), some light marginal soiling and staining, several leaves slightly defective and/or repaired at lower outer corner (just touching border of title but not affecting text), modern cloth, old marbled wrappers bound in (rubbed & frayed at corner, laid down), [British Bee Books 48; Walker Catalogue p.28; Wing G443], 8vo, for the Author, and sold by D. Newman, 1675.⁂ Very rare first edition of Gedde's description of his bee hive, which he patented in 1675. ESTC records 3 UK locations (BL, National Library of Scotland & Bodleian) and 3 in America. No copy has apparently been sold on its own at auction.
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Soil.- Evelyn (John) A Philosophical Discourse of Earth, Relating to the Culture and Improvement of it for Vegetation, and the Propagation of Plants, first edition, with initial imprimatur leaf but lacking final blank, light spotting, near contemporary black morocco with decorative gilt border and centrepieces, spine gilt with later red morocco labels, g.e., rubbed, [Keynes 93; Wing E3507], 8vo, for John Martyn, 1676.
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Xenophon. Xenophons treatise of householde, collation: A-H8, printed entirely in black letter except "To the reader" on title-verso in Roman, title within architectural woodcut border, woodcut initial, lower half of colophon leaf H8 cut away but no loss of text, [STC 26069], Imprinted at London in Flete-strete, by Thomas Berthelet printer to the kynges most noble grace, 1532; bound with Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, collation: A6 B-M8 N2, printed entirely in black letter, title within same woodcut architectural border as first work, woodcut initial, E4 torn with slight loss of text, I2 torn at inner margin just touching text, several leaves towards end with passages inked out and some early annotations/corrections, some light water-staining, [STC 10995.5], Imprinted at London in fletestrete in the house of Thomas Berthelet, nere to the condite at the sygne of Lucrece, [?1533], together 2 works in 1, stubs of a medieval manuscript on vellum at rear, early 17th century panelled calf, rubbed, small worm-hole to lower cover, extremities worn, 8vo⁂ Two rare early English agricultural books, the second printed 10 years after Pynson's first edition of 1523 and probably the first reprint issued by Berthelet. ESTC locates 4 copies of the first work, including this one; and 7 copies of the second work, again including this one. Auction records show infrequent appearances of both works on the market, but none as early as either of these.Provenance: Henry Hills (partially erased signature to front free endpaper); John Martin of Harbrough (inscription to front free endpaper with two dates, one partially obscured, the other 1700); Colonel & Mrs Forbes Leith of Whitehaugh (early 20th century bookplate). Other contemporary annotations to rear free endpaper crossed out and indecipherable.Rothamsted acquisition date 1930.
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Gardens.- Cause (Hendrik) De Koninglycke Hovenier Aanwyzende de Middelen om Boomen, Bloemen en Kruyden te Zaayen, planten, aen queeken en voort teelen, engraved pictorial title, 15 fine engraved plates of fruit & flowers by Hause and 16 plates of 32 plans of flowerbeds and parterres, [1676] bound with Commelyn (Jan) Nederlantze Hesperides, Dat is, Oeffening en Gebruik van de Limoen- en Oranje-Boomen..., engraved additional pictorial title and 20 fine engraved plates of fruit by C.Kick and 6 of orangeries by De Vree, with final privilege/errata/binder's leaf, 1676, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, occasional light soiling, corners slightly worn at beginning and end, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, corners worn, [Hunt 344 & 345; Nissen 339 & 390 (calling for 27 plates in the 2nd work).folio, Amsterdam, Marcus Doornick ⁂ Two important horticultural works of the Dutch Golden Age, bound together as usual. The fine plates reflect the interest in growing citrus fruit in Europe at the time. Commelin was director of the Amsterdam botanical gardens and a professor of medicine.
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Wecker (Jean Jacques) Les Secrets et merveilles de nature recueillis de divers Autheurs et divisez en XVII Livres, title with woodcut ornament, woodcuts within text, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary limp vellum, lightly soiled, Rouen, Nicolas Le Tourneur, 1680; and another by the same, 8vo (2)⁂ Rare French edition of this encyclopedia, which includes, the occult, astrology, mineralogy and mathematics.
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Grew (Nehemiah) The Anatomy of Plants, first collected edition, initial licence leaf (detached), 83 engraved plates, some double-page, one misbound, some light water-staining and soiling, contemporary calf, worn, covers detached, [Wing G1945; Henrey 162; Hunt 362; Nissen BBI 758], folio, Printed by W. Rawlins, for the Author, 1682.⁂ Grew and his contemporary Malpighi in Italy were the founders of the science of plant anatomy. Grew was the first to observe the sexual nature of plants and ascribe the male functions to the stamens.
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Gardens.- W[orlidge] (J[ohn]) Systema Horti-culturae: or, the Art of Gardening, second edition, engraved additional title and 3 plates, 4pp. advertisements at end, some light soiling and water-staining, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed, covers a little warped, spine ends worn and joints split at head, [Henrey 370; Wing W3605], 8vo, for Tho. Dring, 1683.
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Periodical.- Houghton (John) A Collection for the Improvement of Husbandry and Trade, second series, vol.1 no.1 - vol 10 no 240 [but 241], an unbroken run, majority of issues bound with additional f. of advertisements, no 12 loosely inserted, no 21 duplicated, folding table, vol.1 wormed at head, no.150 torn with some loss to text, occasional browning or light soiling, manuscript title in a contemporary hand supplied at front, bookplate, contemporary panelled calf, joints cracked but holding firm, [Fussell pp.81-83], folio, Randall Taylor [&] John Whitlock [&] E. Whitlock, 1692-7; sold as a periodical and not subject to return.⁂ An exceptional unbroken run of this weekly publication.Individual issues of this periodical are scarce and we cannot trace an unbroken run such as this in the last forty years of auctions. The first series was published in 1681 and ran to only 21 issues, this second series began in 30th March 1692 and ran for approximately 10 years. The list of subjects covered includes manures, trades, importing of goods, arts of fowling and fishing and the management of rivers, woods and estates. The advertisements include a vast array of personal notices and provide extraordinary snapshots of 17th century London life. Provenance: Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale (bookplate); Rothamsted acquisition date 1937.
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Donaldson (James) Husbandry anatomized, or, an enquiry into the present manner of teiling and manuring the ground in Scotland, [Fussell p.84; Wing D1853], Edinburgh, John Reid, 1697 bound with [Donaldson (James)] Postscript to Husbandry Anatomiz'd, [Wing D1855], Edinburgh, John Reid, 1698, together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional light browning, extensive ink notes in a contemporary hand to several blank ff. and rear, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary calf, spine gilt, some light staining to upper cover, 8vo.⁂ "a high estimation has always been placed on this book" - McDonald.
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Meager (Leonard) The Mystery of Husbandry: or, Arable, Pasture and Wood-land Improved, first edition, first issue, folding engraved frontispiece (bound after A6 and with short closed tear at foot), 7pp. advertisements at end, light browning, shaved at head just touching running title with occasional loss, bookplate, contemporary calf, joints splitting but holding firm, [Fussell p.77-79; Henrey 246; McDonald pp.148-151; Perkins 1177 (lacking frontispiece); Wing M1573A], 12mo, Printed by W. Onley, for Henry Nelme, at the Leg and Star in Cornhill, 1697. ⁂ Meager was gardener to Sir Philip Hollman, at Warkworth in Northamptonshire.Provenance: Donald McDonald (bookplate).
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Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, first edition, collation: [a-s10 t12 v-x10], 210 leaves (of 212, lacking the two last blanks, with blank leaf x8 present), text in single column, 35 lines, type 1:117G, fine 8-line penwork initial in blue and red, each book opened by a penwork initial in green and red, with extension, numerous initials painted in red in text, many with extension in preliminary leaves, rubricated throughout, copiously annotated in three different hands, the earliest annotating German names of plants and fruits quoted in the work, upper margin of first leaf partially restored, not affecting text but slightly encroaching on wisps of the red extension to initial, occasional finger-soiling and light foxing, a couple of minor marginal repairs or restorations, generally crisp and clean with wide margins, 19th-century red morocco, executed and signed by the Milanese binder Binda for the Marquis Girolamo d'Adda, covers within borders of blind fillets and friezes, d'Adda coat of arms in blind at centre of both covers, spine with 5 raised bands, compartments decorated with blind fleur-de-lys, title and imprint lettered in gilt, marbled pastedowns and flyleaves, inner gilt dentelles, marbled and gilt edges, folio (292x208 mm.), [Augsburg], Johann Schuessler, about 16 February 1471.⁂ A superb copy, with a highly distinguished provenance, of the first edition of Crescenzi's Opus ruralium commodorum [The Advantages of Country-Living], the first printed book on agriculture. The Bolognese nobleman Pietro de' Crescenzi, a retired lawyer and himself a country landowner living at Villa d'Olmo near Bologna, composed his treatise between 1304 and 1309. Following the tradition of ancient Roman agricultural writers, he wrote in Latin, and divided the work into 12 sections, each of which is devoted to a specific topic. The work is considered the most important source on agricultural practices, husbandry and horticulture in the Middle Ages, and includes hunting, fishing, wine-making, the use of medicinal plants, animal diseases, and a montly calendar of duties and tasks. The Ruralia commoda enjoyed a lasting popularity during the Renaissance and was frequently reprinted in the 15th and 16th century, translated into vernacular languages, such as Italian (see lots 6 and 12), French and German, and supplemented with woodcuts (see lot 13). Like the earlier manuscripts circulating, the first edition of 1471, issued by Johann Schüssler, the second printer active in Augsburg, after Gunther Zainer, is not illustrated. The work was widely used as a practical handbook, as early annotations frequently found in copies show, as here. "The contents of Crescenzi's book provided anyone who worked on the land with a well-organized manual of procedure" (F. J. Anderson, An Illustrated History of the Herbals, New York 1997, p. 67).The Rothamsted copy is very fine and was once owned by one of the most refined Italian collectors, the Milanese marchese Girolamo d'Adda - the morocco binding bearing his arms. Later the book found its way to England and into the library of another great name in book collecting, Charles Fairfax Murray, who had acquired d'Adda's library en bloc. Provenance: lower margin of recto of final leaf with ownership inscription in a German hand dated 1780 ('Ex libris ... à Felsenheim die 21 [?] 1780'); Marquis Girolamo d'Adda (1815-1881); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919; see Catalogue of a Magnificent Collection of Rare Early printed German Books... Forming the First Portion of the Library of C. Fairfax Murray, Esq. : ... sold by auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, London 1917, lot 136, "The Marquis D'Adda's copy"). Rothamsted acquisition date 1923. Literature: ISTC ic00965000; HC 5828*; GW 7820; ; BMC II 328; Bod-inc C-477; IGI VI 3260-A; Goff C-965; Klebs 310.6; Stillwell 615; B.IN.G 578; Simon Bibliotheca Bacchica 1.32.
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Fruit-Trees.- Fatio de Duillier (Nicolas) Fruit-Walls Improved, by Inclining them to the Horizon: or, a Way to Build Walls for Fruit-Trees; Whereby they May Receive More Sun Shine, and Heat, than Ordinary, first edition, engraved frontispiece by Gribelin, engraved device to title, head- & tail-pieces, initials and 2 folding plates by Gribelin, with imprimatur on verso of title and errata/advertisement leaf at end of preliminaries, lightly foxed and browned, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, spine gilt with red roan label, rubbed, a few scuffs, [Wing F557], 4to, by R. Everingham; and are to be sold by John Taylor..., 1699. ⁂ Nicolas Fatio de Duillier was a Swiss mathematician known for his work on the Zodiacal light problem and for his close working relationship with Sir Isaac Newton. In 1699 he suggested increasing fruit-tree and vine productivity by using sloping walls and later a tracking mechanism which could pivot to follow the sun.
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Tea.- Ovington (John) An Essay upon the Nature and Qualities of Tea, Wherein are shown, I. The soil and climate where it grows. II. The various kinds of it. III. The rules for chusing what is best. IV. The means of preserving it. V. The several virtues for which it is fam'd, first edition, engraved folding frontispiece (repaired and laid down), very light damp-staining to margin, contemporary half calf, gilt, [Henrey 277; Wing 0700], 8vo, for R. Roberts, 1699.⁂ Ovington's encomium on tea that extols its ability to among other cure "Gout and Stone" among other ailments. It was later satirised in John Waldron's Satyr Against Tea.
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Bees.- Butler (Rev. Charles) The Feminine Monarchy, or the History of Bees...translated...by W.S. to which is added some Observations of Silk Worms..., engraved frontispiece by John Drapentier, light browning, paper flaw hole to lower outer corner of D6 touching catchword, contemporary calf, covers stamped "Butler on Bees" in gilt, spine gilt with red morocco label, rubbed, joints split, upper cover becoming loose, [British Bee Books 18; Walker Catalogue p.12], 12mo, for G.Conyers...and T.Ballard, 1704.⁂ A translation of Richard Richardson's 1673 Latin version Monarchia foeminina. ESTC lists only 3 copies of this edition (BL & York Minister in UK, and Cornell in America) but this is an error as this Rothamsted copy is one of the 4 UK copies of the variant edition of 1704 by A.Baldwin (others BL, Durham & Bodleian), plus one in America (University of California).
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[Le Lorrain de Vallemont (Pierre)] Curiosities of Nature and Art in Husbandry and Gardening, engraved frontispiece and 12 plates, spotting and browning, bookplate of John Scotland, contemporary panelled calf, upper cover detached, lower cover becoming loose, [Fussell p.99; Henrey 588; Perkins 1002], for D. Brown, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar [&c.], 1707 § Bowden (Thomas) The Farmer's Director: or, a Compendium of English Husbandry, half-title, 2ff. advertisements at end, ink ownership stamp of E.H.M.Lowndes, contemporary calf, later spine label, upper cover cracked but holding firm, [not in Fussell], printed for Richardson and Urquhart, at the Royal Exchange, 1776 § Mitchell (James) Sketches on Agriculture; or, Farmer's Remembrancer, engraved frontispiece, light foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Fussell pp. 144-145], 1828 § Feijóo y Montenegro (Benito Jerónimo) The Honour and Advantage of Agriculture, [?translated by Benjamin Stillingfleet], library cloth, printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1760; and 12 others, agriculture, 8vo (16)⁂ The last with only 3 copies on ESTC including this one (others Cambridge and Manchester, John Rylands Library).
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Liger (Louis) Le Nouveau Theatre d'Agriculture et Menage des Champs, first edition, title in red and black, 29 engraved plates, engraved musical notation relating to the horn in hunting, woodcut illustrations, some light browning, contemporary calf, gilt arms of Boyer de Cremilles on covers, spine gilt in compartments, ends repaired, [Schwerdt I, p.316], 4to, Paris, Chez Damien Beugnie, 1713.⁂ The Schwerdt copy (with bookplate).
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Donaldson (J.A.) An Essay upon Agriculture, with a Proposal for Reprinting Husbandry Annatomized with Amendments and considerable Enlargements, several minor paper repairs, light browning or soiling, 20th century cloth, original wrappers bound in, [not in Fussell], 8vo, Edinburgh, John Moncur, 1714.⁂ Unrecorded.
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Bibliography.- Scheuchzer (Johann Jakob) Bibliotheca scriptorum historiae naturali omnium terrae regionum inservientum. Historiae naturalis Helvetiae prodomus, some spotting or light foxing, library morocco-backed buckram, 8vo, Zurich, Heinrich Bodmer, 1716.⁂ Rare first edition of this bibliography of natural history books, including those relating to America and Asia, and subjects including chocolate, geology, and fruit trees.
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Gardens.- Laurence (John) The Clergy-Man's Recreation: shewing the Pleasure and Profit of the Art of Gardening, fifth edition, engraved frontispiece (shaved at fore-edge), for Bernard Lintott, 1717; The Gentleman's Recreation: or the Second Part of the Art of Gardening Improved. Containing...Curious Observations relating to Fruit-Trees: Particularly, A New Method of Building Walls with Horizontal Shelters, second edition, engraved frontispiece and 3 folding engraved plates, for Bernard Lintott, 1717 bound with Evelyn (Charles) The Lady's Recreation: or, the Third and Last part of the Art of Gardening Improv'd. Containing The Flower Garden..., first edition, engraved frontispiece, for J.Roberts, 1717, together 3 works in 1 vol., some light browning, hole to inner margin of first frontispiece, contemporary panelled calf § Laurence (John) The Fruit-Garden Kalendar, first edition, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece, without the dedication, browned, modern half calf, red morocco label, for Bernard Lintott, 1718, [Fussell pp.100-102; Henrey 937, 943, 699 & 939; Hunt 437, 438, 438 note & 440], 8vo (2)⁂ Laurence was rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire. His gardening books are mostly devoted to fruit-growing.
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Gli Statuti dell'Agricoltura..., first edition, engraved frontispiece in ornate frame by Filippo Vasconi, woodcut head-pieces and initials, engraved illustrations of locusts in text, some browning, Rome, Stamperia della R. C. A., 1718 § Albani (Giuseppe) Catastro delle Tenute dell'Agro Romano... sopra le relazione della Visita fattane da' Periti Agrimensori, engraved title vignette, errata leaf at end, light water-staining at beginning and end, Rome, Stamperia della Reverenda Camera Apostolica, 1783, contemporary vellum, a little rubbed and stained, label of the second chipped, 4to & folio (2)
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Gardens.- Langley (Batty) Practical Geometry applied to the Useful Arts of Building, Surveying, Gardening and Mensuration...for the service of Gentlemen as well as Artisans, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, 40 folding or double-page engraved plates, some light foxing and marginal staining, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Harris 465], folio, W.& J. Innys [& others], 1726.
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Fens Drainage.- S. (R.) Proposals and Inducements for a considerable number of People, to joyn in the Purchas of several thousand Acres, of Drein'd and Derelict Lands...which will redound to the vast Advantage of the Purchasors, half-title, light spotting and soiling, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 6438], 1726 § [Trafford (Sigismund)] An Essay on Draining: more particularly with Regard to the North Division of the Great Level of the Fenns, call'd Bedford Level, folding engraved map mounted on stub (stained and worn with some loss at folds), ink signature "Mylne" at head of title, text heavily stained, contemporary half calf, for J.Roberts, 1729, first editions, rubbed, 8vo (2)⁂ Scarce: ESTC lists 6 UK locations of the first, and 2 American; and 5 UK locations of the second, and one American, both including Rothamsted.?Robert Mylne (1733-1811), architect, surveyor to the New River Company and engineer involved in the development of the Eau Brink Cut, a new channel for the Great Ouse river in the Fens; or his son and assistant William Chadwell Mylne (1781- 1863).
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Gardens.- Switzer (Stephen) The Practical Kitchen Gardiner: Or, A New and Entire System of Directions For his Employment in the Melonry, Kitchen-Garden, and Potagery...To which is added...The Method of Raising Cucumbers and Melons, Mushrooms, Borecole, Broccoli, Potatoes, and other curious and useful Plants, first edition, 3 folding engraved plans, one torn, some light spotting or soiling, a little water-staining to inner margin, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine ends worn, upper cover detached, [Fussell p.118-121; Henrey 1417; Hunt 469; Maclean pp.139-140], 8vo, for Tho.Woodward, 1727.
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Houghton (John) Husbandry and Trade Improv'd, 4vol., second edition, title in red and black, ink inscription to vol.1 title, contemporary calf, later spine labels, some joints cracked but holding firm, printed for Woodman and Lyon, 1728 § Mills (John) A Treatise on Cattle, numerous ink inscriptions to endpapers including 'Remedy for scab' and 'Goose grease will kill lice', contemporary calf, spine chipped at head, [cf. Fussell p.49 (London edition], Dublin, Printed for W. Whitestone, 1776 § Mortimer (John) The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land, second edition, woodcut illustrations, very light damp-staining to first 3 gatherings, bookplate of J.W.Knightley, contemporary panelled calf, upper joint cracked but holding firm, [Fussell p.97; Goldsmiths' 4474], 8vo, printed by J. H. for H. Mortlock at the Phoenix, and J. Robinson at the Golden Lion in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1708 § Dickson (Adam) The Husbandry of the Ancients, 2 vol., first edition, engraved plate, contemporary tree calf, J. Dickson & W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1788; and 12 others, agriculture, 8vo (20)
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Tull (Jethro) The New Horse-Houghing Husbandry: or, an Essay on the Principles of Tillage and Vegetation. Wherein is shewn, a Method of Introducing a Sort of Vineyard-culture into the Corn-fields, in order to increase their Product, and Diminish the Common Expence, by the use of Instruments Lately Invented, first edition, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, some very light foxing or spotting to title and final f., but otherwise internally a remarkably clean and fine example, 20th century morocco-backed boards, uncut, [Fussell p.1; PMM 188; not in Goldsmiths' or Kress], 4to, Printed for the Author, 1731. ⁂ The rare first edition of this pioneering work, which acted as a catalyst for debate on agricultural methods. Most notable were Tull's seed drill, which sowed economical neat rows of seed and his horse-drawn hoe, which cleared weeds and, in his opinion, reduced the need for manures as the pulverisation of the hoe released the nutrients in the soil. Both met with an initial reluctance, but were slowly adopted and formed the basis for modern farming.Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1919.
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Tull (Jethro) The Horse-Hoing Husbandry: or, an Essay on the Principles of Tillage and Vegetation. Wherein is shewn a method of introducing a sort of Vineyard-culture into the Corn-fields, in order to increase their product, and diminish the common expence; by the use of instruments described in cuts, second edition, first edition to contain the plates depicting Tull's implements , initial imprimatur f., 6 engraved plates, occasional light spotting, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary panelled calf, some minor splitting to head of upper joint, a very good copy, [Fussell p.125; Goldsmiths' 7065; Perkins 1782; PMM 188], printed for the author, 1733.⁂ A much enlarged version and the first to contain pictorial depictions of Tull's revolutionary implements..Provenance: Sir Alexander Boswell, first Bart. (1775-1822), first son of James Boswell, took an active interest in agricultural improvement on his estates.
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Geoponica, Latin. Constantini Caesaris selectarum praeceptionum, de Agricultura Libri viginti, translated by Janus Cornarius, collation: a-z8, A-B8 woodcut printer's device to title and at end, woodcut initials, occasional light marginal water-staining, ink monogram stamp to foot of title, very occasional foxing, modern vellum, Basel, Hieronymus Froben, 1540; and 3 others, Falcone, Gallo and Crescentius, 8vo (4)⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
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Scotland.- True (A) Method of Treating Light Hazely Ground; Or, an exact Relation of the Practice of Farmers in Buchan: Containing Rules for Infields, Outfields, Haughs and Laighs. By a small Society of Farmers, in Buchan, first edition, list of subscribers, woodcut ornaments, stab-holes to inner margin, contemporary ink inscription "Wa: Ferguson 1st March 1735" to front free endpaper, bookplate of Lord Prestongrange, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, a little worn, spine slightly defective at head, [Fussell II p.17], 8vo, Edinburgh, by W. Cheyne, 1735.⁂ Scarce; no auction record.
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Trowell (Samuel) A New Treatise of Husbandry, Gardening, and other Matters relating to Rural Affairs: Shewing, a plain and practical method of improving all sorts of Land, occasional light browning, front free endpaper detached, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, joints cracked but holding firm, [Fussell p.13; Henrey 1440; Perkins 1774], Printed for, and sold by Olive Payne, 1739 § Trussler (Dr. John) Practical Husbandry; or, the Art of Farming, second edition, 4pp. advertisements, for the author, 1785 bound with The Complete Vermin Killer, third edition, for Fielding and Walker, 1777, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary calf-backed boards, rebacked, rubbed § Harte (Rev. Walter) Essays on Husbandry, 5 engraved plates, illustrations, contemporary calf, for W.Frederick, 1770 § Forbes (Francis) The Extensive Practice of the New Husbandry, original boards, upper cover becoming detached, spine chipped, rubbed, [Fussell p.112], for J.Nichols, 1778; and 8 others, husbandry, 8vo (12)
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Fens Drainage.- [Leaford (John)] Some Observations made of the Frequent Drowned Condition of the South Level of the Fenns, and of the Works made for Draining the same..., 24pp., some lines crossed out in ink, with additional unsigned leaf 'An Estimate of the Charge to compleat the Works...' and a blank leaf bound in at end (neither called for in ESTC), 1740 bound with Labelye (Charles) The Result of a View of the Great Level of the Fens, taken...in July 1745, errata leaf (crossed through in ink and with corrections made to text in contemporary hand), folding engraved map of 'Cambridge-shire and the Great Level of ye Fenns' by Sir Jonas Moore bound in at end of volume (slightly browned, and reinforced at inner edge), by George Woodfall, 1745 and Some Observations on John Leaford's Scheme for Draining the South Level...By a Person of Quality..., 12pp., A2 lacking small portion from outer margin (repaired), final leaf with tear to lower margin, Cambridge, by R.Walker and T.James, 1746 and Leaford (John) Some True Observations on the Present Condition of the Fenns: in a Letter to the Gentlemen of that Honourable Coroporation, 8pp., Cambridge, by R.Walker and T.James, 1746, together 4 works in 1 vol., first editions, some browning, light damp-staining to some upper margins, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, vellum tips, rubbed & scuffed, rebacked, 4to⁂ All rare: the first has only 4 UK copies listed on ESTC (BL, Cambridge, Bodleian and this copy) and 2 locations in America; the second item 5 UK locations not including Rothamsted, and 2 American; the third and fourth items are not listed by ESTC, COPAC or WorldCat.
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Cato (Marcus Porcius), Varro, Columella & Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae, 4 parts in 1, editio princeps, collation: [*14] a-b10 c8 d-f10 g8 h6 i-k10 l-z8 A-C8 D12 E-F8 G-K10], 282 leaves (of 302 leaves, lacking the four blank leaves a1, h6, i1, D8, the quire *14, with Enarrationes vocum priscarum in libris De rustica and letter addressed to Petrus Priolus both by Georgius Merula, and leaves D6-D7 Merula's letter addressed to Dominicus Georgius), this copy with Cato's De re rustica bound at end, text in single column, 40 lines, type: 115R, 115Gk, blank spaces for capitals with guide letters, a few initials supplied in red and grey, several leaves in middle with signs of damp removed by washing, with some light smudging, but generally clean and free of foxing and soiling, red straight-grain morocco by Roger Paine, covers within two frames of gilt fillets, smooth spine decorated by gilt fillets, title and imprint lettered in gilt, marbled pastedowns and flyleaves, vellum flyleaves, inner gilt dentelles, pale grey silk bookmark, gilt edges, recto of front vellum flyleaf with some notes in Michael Wodhull's hand referring to the presence of this edition in other celebrated 18th-century private libraries such as those owned by Louis Gaignat (lot 1526) and Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, duc La Vallière (lot 1509), folio (315 x 217 mm.), Venice, Nicolaus Jenson, 1472.⁂ The celebrated editio princeps of "the most important classical first edition that Jenson produced" (Lowry, Jenson, p. 68). This Venetian edition includes the first editions of the four Roman agricultural writers Cato, Varro, Columella, and Palladius. Only the tenth Book of Columella's Re rustica, entirely devoted to gardening, had a separate circulation in the 15th century and was possibly previously printed in Rome in 1471. The texts of the agricultural treatises by Cato, Varro, and Columella were edited by the renowned humanist Giorgio Merula (1430-1494), on the basis of a codex at that time in the St. Marco Library and now lost, in which Varro's Re Rustica breaks off, as here, after chapter 17.4 of the third Book. Franciscus Colucia, apparently active at Jenson's printing house as a proof reader, was given Palladius' Opus agriculturae to edit. This copy once belonged to the well-known collector Michael Wodhull. On the front flyleaf he annotated the acquisition date of the volume "April 28th 1791", and the price paid of 10 guineas. He purchased the volume from the celebrated Bibliotheca Parisiana, which was sold in London by James Edwards at the end of March 1791. In fact, a marked up copy of the sale catalogue shows that the volume, bound in red morocco, was indeed sold for £10.10s, and purchased, on Wodhull's behalf, by the London bookseller Payne. This copy lacks only paratextual or additional sections like Merula's Enarrationes vocum priscarum in libris De rustica, often wanting in recorded copies. The last complete copy was sold at Christie's New York in 1997. Literature: ISTC is00346000; H 14564*; GW M41065; BMC V 173; Bod-inc S-122; IGI 8853; Goff S-346; Lowry Jenson, 26; Klebs 902.1; Flodr Scriptores rei rusticae 1; Stillwell 695; B.IN.G 1797; Simon Bibliotheca Bacchica 1.41. Provenance: Bibliotheca exquisitissima Parisiana. Catalogue of a Collection of Books Formed by a Gentleman in France, London 1791, p. 20, lot l86; purchased by the London bookseller Payne for Michael Wodhull (1740-1816; Wodhull's purchase note on the front flyleaf, dated 28 April 1791); by descent to his his sister-in-law, Mary Ingram; Samuel Amy Severne; J. E. Severne, M.P. (see Catalogue of the Extensive and Valuable Library, Collected at the End of the Last and Beginning of the Present Century by Michael Wodhull, Esq., the Property of J. E. Severne, Esq. M. P., of Thenford House, Banbury, Northamptonshire, London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 January 1886, lot 2270 £7.10s "very fine copy in red morocco, gilt edges, by Roger Payne"). Rothamsted acquisition date not noted.
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Trowell (Samuel) and William Ellis, The Farmer's Instructor; or, the Husbandman and Gardener's Companion, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, contemporary calf with gilt 'Edmondstoun' stamp to covers, light wear, rubbed, [Fussell pp.11-14], for J.Hodges , 1747 § [Horne (T.H.)] The Complete Grazier: or, Gentleman and Farmer's Directory... Written by a Country Gentleman, half-title, some minor worming, ink ownership inscription 'James Verner' to title, contemporary speckled calf, Dublin, by J.Potts, 1767; and 36 others, husbandry guides, almanacs and similar, v.s. (38)
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Ellis (William) The Country Housewife's Family Companion, engraved frontispiece, 2pp. advertisements at end, some light water-staining, contemporary calf, worn, [Bitting p.143; Cagle 664; Oxford p.79; Simon BG 388], Printed for James Hodges...and B. Collins, 1750; A Compleat System of Experienced Improvements, made on Sheep, Grass-Lambs, and House-Lambs, occasional browning, contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, Printed for T. Astley...and E. Nicolson, 1749; The Modern Husbandman: or the Practice of Farming, 12 parts in 3 vol., some leaves misbound, December lacking title and another preliminary, contemporary calf, one spine label lacking, Dublin, Printed by and for George Faulkner, 1744-[43]; and 22 others by Ellis, 8vo (27)
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Halfpenny (William) Twelve Beautiful Designs for Farm-Houses, with their proper Offices and Estimates..., first edition, 12 engraved plates, light offsetting to plates, crayon mark to title, old ink library stamp to front free endpaper, later cloth-backed boards with old glazed purple wrappers mounted on boards, a little rubbed and faded, [Harris 318], 4to, for R.Sayer...sold by J. Brindley [& others], 1750.⁂ Scarce first edition; ESTC lists 6 UK copies, one copy in the Netherlands and 5 in America, no copy at auction in the last 50 years.
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Rigacci (Giuseppe) Nuova Maniera di Seminare e Coltivare il Grano..., title in red and black with woodcut device, woodcut head-pieces and initials, 2 folding tables, light staining to inner margin at beginning, Florence, Andrea Bonducci, 1764 § [Cerati (Gaspare)] Della Maniera di Coltivare gli Alberi Fruttiferi..., woodcut device, Florence, G.B.Stecchi & A.G.Pagani, 1769 § [Paoletti (F.)] Pensieri sopra l'Agricoltura, 2 vol. including Appendix, vol.1 with woodcut device, engraved head-piece, staining to inner margins, Florence, G.B.Stecchi & A.G.Pagani, 1769-72, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled; and 2 others, 4to & 8vo (6)
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Griselini (Francesco) Del Napo-Selvatico detto comunemente Ravizzone, e della maniera di raddolcire l'Olio..., engraved title-vignette and folding plate, 1771 bound with Arduino (Giovanni) Della Coltura delle Terre coll'uso del Seminatore..., woodcut device, folding engraved plate, 1771, together 2 works in 1 vol., slight worming to inner margin at beginning, shaken, becoming loose, contemporary vellum, roan label, spine wormed and defective, Venice, Benedetto Milocco § Benetti (Santo) L'Accorto Fattor di Villa..., second edition, woodcut device, 4pp. catalogue at end, light foxing, Venice, A. Zatta, 1761; and another, 4to & 8vo (3)
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Hops.- Instructions for Planting and Managing Hops, and for Raising Hop-Poles. Drawn Up and Published by Order of the Dublin Society, first edition, woodcut illustrations, light browning to title, library cloth, [Fussell p.21; Henrey 665; Hunt 492; cf. Perkins 527 (London edition) and Kress 4101 (London edition)], 8vo, Dublin, Printed by A. Rhames, Printer to the Dublin Society, 1733.⁂ One of the earliest publications of the Dublin Society, founded in 1731 to 'to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland'.
![[Smollett (Tobias, translator)] Select Essays on Commerce, Agriculture, Mines, Fisheries, and other useful subjects, first ed](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/95c463bf-8582-41f1-88eb-a8f900fdee7b/d0d08b77-44c4-427b-fed3-da2ef492895a/468x382.jpg)
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[Smollett (Tobias, translator)] Select Essays on Commerce, Agriculture, Mines, Fisheries, and other useful subjects, first edition, lacking , title a little foxed, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, gilt, upper joint split but holding firm, [Goldsmiths' 8885; Higgs 740; Kress 5401], 8vo, Printed for D. Wilson, and T. Durham, at Plato's Head, in the Strand, 1754. ⁂ 'The first notice in English of the Physiocratic doctrine' (Higgs). An important work that introduced English readers to the Journal Oeconomique; the key work of the Physiocratic movement. The group of Physiocrat economists believed that the wealth of nations was solely derived from the value of agriculture or land-development. Accordingly over half of the essays selected by Smollett for translation from the original French publication concern agriculture in various forms.
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Grain.- Intieri (Bartolomeo) Della Perfetta Conservazione del Grano..., first edition, engraved title-vignette, head-piece and 7 folding engraved plates by Cepparuli after M.B.Galiano, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, light soiling or browning to text, contemporary vellum, a little rubbed and stained, upper corners worn, Naples, Giuseppe Raimondi, 1754; and a 1770 French edition of the same, folio & 8vo (2)⁂ Scarce description of the stove invented by Intieri for the drying and conservation of grain.
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Trees.- Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) Traité des Arbres et Arbustes qui se cultivent en France en Pleine Terre, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 4 folding engraved plates, 250 woodcut botanical plates, 190 engraved head-pieces mostly of floral analyses, occasional light browning but generally very bright and clean, handsome contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, a little rubbed, spine of vol.2 chipped at head, [Great Flower Books p.91; Hunt 552; Nissen BBI 547], 4to, Paris, H.L.Guerin & L.F.Delatour, 1755.⁂ A handsome copy of Duhamel du Monceau's earliest work on trees, using the fine woodblocks from the "large Mattioli" of 1562.
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Herbal.- Hill (John) The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty, engraved frontispiece by Roberts after Samuel Wale, engraved title-vignette and coat-of-arms of Duke of Northumberland at head of dedication, 75 engraved plates after Darly & Edwards and others, printed in double-column, occasional very light damp-staining to head, title a little creased and torn, occasional ink notes in a contemporary hand, 20th century half morocco, [Henrey 799; Hunt 557; Nissen BBI 881], folio, T. Osborne and J.Shipton..., 1756.
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Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, collation: A6 B-M8 N2 (lacking G4), almost entirely printed in black letter, title within woodcut architectural border incorporating date 1534, woodcut initials, outer margin of E8 torn away with no loss of text but affecting much of contemporary ink annotation to verso, some light soiling and browning, good margins, 19th century calf with contemporary blind-stamped calf covers preserved, covers cracked and scored and slightly bowed, [STC 10996; Fussell I, pp.1-6], 8vo, Imprynted at London in fletestrete in the house of Thomas Berthelet, nere to the condite at the sygne of Lucrece. Cum privilegio, [c.1540].⁂ Rothamsted acquisition date 1916.
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Iceland.- Horrebow (Niels) The Natural History of Iceland, first edition in English, folding engraved map, light offsetting, occasional light spotting, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments a little rubbed, folio, for A.Linde et al., 1758.⁂ Provenance: Car. Oxley (ink ownership inscription).
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Trees.- Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) La Physique des Arbres; où il est traité de l'anatomie des plantes er de l'économie végétale, 2 vol., vol.1 with errata leaf following title and another at end, 50 folding engraved plates, browning to plates, slight marginal worming, 1758; Des Semis et Plantations des Arbres, et de leur Culture, 17 folding engraved plates, one 10pp. corrections at end, some plates with light offsetting, 1760, first editions, half-titles, engraved head-pieces, contemporary calf, spines gilt, rubbed, the first scuffed, some wear to spine ends and corners, [Nissen BBI 542 & 545], 4to, Paris, H.L.Guerin & L.F.Delatour (3)
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Bees.- Simon (Jean B.) Le Gouvernement Admirable; ou la République des Abeilles, third edition, engraved frontispiece and 5 folding plates, 4pp. approbation/privilege at end, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, slightly rubbed, spine a little wormed and worn at head, Paris, Nyon, 1758 § Wildman (Daniel) Guide Complet pour le Gouvernement des Abeilles, first edition in French, printed on pale blue paper, folding engraved plate, light foxing and marginal soiling, modern cloth, uncut, Amsterdam, Bulam, 1774, [Walker Catalogue p.100, 102]; and 5 others on bees, French, 8vo et infra (7)
![Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) A Practical Treatise of Husbandry, [translated and edited by John Mills], first edition in E](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/95c463bf-8582-41f1-88eb-a8f900fdee7b/51dc4e84-105d-4d9a-f9bc-a9358a1ac064/468x382.jpg)
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Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) A Practical Treatise of Husbandry, [translated and edited by John Mills], first edition in English, title in red and black, 6 engraved plates, folding table, light foxng and offsetting to plates, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, [Fussell pp.48-49; Hunt 564], 4to, for J.Whiston and B.White, 1759.⁂ Includes vines, corn, wheat and manures. The author was a supporter of Tull's methods.
![Forestry.- [Hamilton (Thomas, Earl of Haddington)] A Treatise on the Manner of Raising Forest Trees, &c., first edition, engr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/95c463bf-8582-41f1-88eb-a8f900fdee7b/c3bbe2f9-0034-4045-de2a-edd2173a065d/468x382.jpg)
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Forestry.- [Hamilton (Thomas, Earl of Haddington)] A Treatise on the Manner of Raising Forest Trees, &c., first edition, engraved frontispiece, light soiling, modern bookplate of W.Frank Perkins, contemporary calf, rebacked, for G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, 1761 § [Anderson (James)], "Agricola". Miscellaneous Observations on Planting and Training Timber-Trees; particularly calculated for the Climate of Scotland, first edition, half-title, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, 1777 § Monteath (Robert) The Forester's Guide and Profitable Planter, second edition, half-title, 15 engraved plates, modern cloth, 1824; Miscellaneous Reports on Woods and Plantations, 8pp. advertisements at beginning, original boards, uncut, spine worn, Dundee, 1827 § Collection (A) of Acts for Encouraging the Planting of Timber Trees, title with woodcut royal arms and contemporary ink signatures of Robt. Ridge (soiled and lacking lower outer corner), browned, cropped with loss of a few head-lines, contemporary calf, gilt, spine worn and torn at head, Dublin, 1814, some foxing, rubbed, all but the last two Edinburgh; and 9 others on forestry, 8vo et infra (14)
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Mordant (John) The Complete Steward: or, The Duty of a Steward to his Lord... Also a New System of Husbandry, wherein are Laid Down General Rules and Directions for the Management and Improvement of Farms, 2 vol., first edition, half-title to vol.2, folding table. woodcut illustrations, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, [Fussell p.51; Goldsmiths' 9662; Kress 5956; Perkins 1225], a good set, Printed for W.Sandby, in Fleet-Street, 1761 § Stone (Thomas) An Essay on Agriculture, with a view to inform Gentlemen of Landed Property, whether their Estates are managed to the Greatest Advantage, first edition, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, [Goldsmiths' 12846; Kress B969], Lynn, W.Whittingham, 1785; and 6 others, stewardship and land management, 8vo & 4to (9)
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