Tusser (Thomas) Five hundreth points of good husbandry united to as many of good huswiferie, collation: A-2A4, largely printed in black letter, title within woodcut border, just trimmed at fore-edge, a few small marginal defects, sig. L4 torn with slight loss of text, some soiling and light staining, contemporary sheep, worn, [STC 24375; Fussell I, p.8], 4to, Imprinted at London in Flete strete within Temple barre at the signe of the Hand & starre, by Richard Tottill, anno., 1573.⁂ Very rare first edition of this expanded work which originally appeared in 1557 under the title A hundreth good pointes of husbandrie. No complete copy of this edition has appeared at auction for over 50 years. ESTC records three issues from this year, this collating to 2A4 and without the signature 2B, unlike the other two issues. All are rare, with this issue located at the BL, Cambridge and Folger only, as well as this copy. "...arranged in calendar form and written in doggerel verse, probably with the idea that rhyme would be of assistance to the supposedly sluggish brains of the rural community, who would be glad to have this kind of help to mnemonics. It not only provides guidance to the farmer in the conduct of his business as it was practised in Essex and Suffolk then, but also that of his family life, and for this reason has been many times reprinted and written about." (Fussell)Rothamsted acquisition date 1923.
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Hill (Thomas) The profitable Arte of Gardening, now the thirde time set forth, 2 parts in 1, collation: A4 B2 C-T4; Aa-Mm4, largely printed in black letter, titles within typographic border, woodcut initials and a few illustrations including one full-page on T1 verso of a knot for a garden, contemporary ink annotations (some trimmed), S1 corner torn, first few leaves with upper corner frayed away, slightly affecting title border, trimmed close sometimes affecting headlines and side-notes, some soiling and light water-staining, [STC 13493; Fussell I, p.18], Imprinted at London, by Henrie Bynneman, 1574.⁂ The fourth edition of what Fussell calls "except for herbals...our first book on gardening." Part 2 covers bees and bee-keeping with further sections on weather and planting and "graffing" trees.Rothamsted acquisition date 1930.
Scot (Reginald) A Perfite platforme of a Hoppe Garden, second edition, largely printed in black letter, collation: A-K4 (with A1 blank except for typographic device and signature, but lacking final blank leaf K4), woodcut initials and illustrations, occasional light foxing, early 20th century polished mottled calf, gilt, by Riviere & Son, g.e., [STC 21866; Fussell I, p.12], small 4to, Imprinted at London by Henrie Denham, dwelling in Pater noster Rowe, at the Signe of the Starre, 1576.⁂ An excellent copy of the second edition of the first English work on hops, first published 2 years earlier. It "...was an eminently practical treatise, illustrating the various methods of setting the roots, making the hills and ramming the poles, tying the bine, and its pulling up and preservation, with a number of curious cuts. It was the work of a practical man, written for practical men, and in this respect is far in advance of most of Scot's contemporaries, who were still much interested in the superstitions of the time, and the traditional pseudo-science of the Middle Ages." (Fussell)Rothamsted acquisition date 1919.
Astronomy.- Digges (Leonard) A Prognostication everlasting of right good effect, largely printed in black letter, woodcut astronomical illustration on title, woodcut illustrations, diagrams, initials and decorations, folding woodcut plate present and intact (between M2 and M3), soiled, some foxing, browning and light staining, title and first few leaves with corners restored, title also with tear repaired to verso, later half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, old catalogue description cutting pasted along spine and over label, [STC 435.59], small 4to, Imprinted at London by Felix Kyngstone, 1605.⁂ The rare 1605 edition of Digges's Prognostication everlastinge, the last to be printed, and offered here with the folding woodcut plate depicting the Copernican universe in all its heliocentric glory.This celebrated diagram, often lacking in recorded copies of all editions of the work, first appeared in the 1576 edition, and represents a sort of visual introduction to Thomas Digges' appendix A Perfit Description of the Caelestial Orbes. In effect, it portrays Digges's particular view of a heliocentric universe. Digges not only supports the Copernican theory, but in addition advocates cosmological infinity, a feature not explicitly affirmed by Copernicus. "Digges's illustrative and rightly famous diagram of planetary orbs is different from that in De revolutionibus in the significant aspect that it represents the orb of the fixed stars as open. Stars are in fact scattered beyond the sphere of Saturn. This diagram exerted great influence in England, where the infinity of the universe became part of the Copernican theory. Gilbert, for one, adopted this image in De mundo nostro sublunari philosophia nova (New Philosophy of Our Sublunary World, 1651), adding the remark that stars appear to us to be at rest because they are beyond the action of the Sun, which extends only up to Saturn" (P.D. Omodeo, Copernicus in the Cultural Debates of the Renaissance, p. 171).This folded diagram, the very first illustration to depict an infinite universe, was included in subsequent editions of the Prognostication, always re-using the same wood-block of 1576. Minor differences are detectable: the caption surmounting the diagram, in the types employed for setting it, and the division of lines. A copy of the 1605 edition, complete with the Copernican diagram as here, was sold at the Horblit's sale (Sotheby's 1974, lot 304).Rothamsted acquisition date 1930.
Heresbach (Conrad) Foure Bookes of Husbandry...Conteyning the whole arte and trade of Husbandry...Newly Englished, and increased by Barnabe Googe, first edition, collation: ()4 A-Z8 t8 Aa2 (*)4 (**)4, (lacking blank leaf (**)4), largely printed in black letter, full-page armorial woodcut on title verso, one woodcut in text (verso of R4), woodcut initials and decorations, signatures (*) and (**) misbound at end, small tear in sig. I6 just touching catchword, marginal finger-posts, marginal worming to last few leaves, some light water-staining, endpapers from a 16th century English black-letter folio by Richard Grafton, contemporary limp vellum, soiled and creased, [STC 13196; British Bee Books 9; Fussell I, p.12; Westwood & Satchell pp.116-117; Goldsmiths' 193], small 4to, Printed by Richard Watkins, 1577.⁂ The rare first edition by this Calvinist who was mentored by Erasmus. The four books cover arable farming, including harvest; gardens and orchards; cattle and other livestock, including veterinary matters; and bees, poultry and fish.The endpapers would appear to come from either STC 7819.10 or 9427.3, both of which are recorded in a single copy only held by the BL.Provenance: "Eliza: Lucy:" (name on front endpaper); "E.R." (initials dated August 16th, 1695 on rear endpaper)Rothamsted acquisition date not noted.
Scot (Reginald) A Perfite platforme of a Hoppe Garden, third edition, collation: A-K4 (lacking final blank K4), largely printed in black letter, initial leaf A1 with typographic decoration and signature, woodcut illustrations and initials, marginal browning and some light water-staining towards end, early 20th century panelled calf, spine lettered in gilt longitudinally on brown morocco backstrip, [STC 21867; Fussell I, p.12], small 4to, Imprinted at London by Henrie Denham, dwelling in Pater noster Rowe, at the Signe of the Starre, 1578.⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1924.
Surveying.- Leigh (Valentine) The Moste Profitable and commendable science, of Surveying of Landes, Tenementes, and Hereditamentes...Newly Imprinted and corrected, second edition, largely printed in black letter, small woodcut device on title, woodcut diagrams and initials, with blank A1, 2 folding tables (each 2 conjoined sheets), light water-staining at head of a few leaves and to first table, otherwise an excellent clean copy, cloth, [STC 15417; cf.Fussell I, p.7, 1577 edition], small 4to, for Andrewe Maunsell, 1578.⁂ 5 UK copies on ESTC, including this one, and 4 in America.Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1932.
America.- Monardes (Nicolas) Joyfull Newes out of the newfound world, wherein are declared the rare and singular vertues of divers and sundrie Herbs, Trees, Oyles, Plants, & Stones, second edition in English, collation: *4, A-2Y4, 2Z2 (lacking initial blank), largely printed in black letter, title and one divisional title within woodcut typographic border, woodcut initials and illustrations, *4 with marginal repairs, occasional marginal pepperpot worming, a few early ink annotations, some light staining, early 20th century dark green crushed morocco by Riviere & Son, g.e., inner gilt dentelles, [STC 18006; Sabin 49945; Pritzel 6366; Hunt 137], small 4to, Imprinted at London, in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Quenes Armes, by William Norton, 1580.⁂ Lovely copy of the scarce second English edition, the first of which was published three years earlier. Monardes "was the first physician to write of the vegetable poison curare, and his lengthy description of an even more famous American plant introduced to Europe the name 'tabaco' and 'nicotain'..." (Norman). The opening sentence mentions Christopher Columbus; there are also descriptions of the cultivation of quinine, cassava, rhubarb and ginger. This copy has the uncorrected state of f.163 v with catchword "the".Provenance: Percival Willughby (ink name at foot of title), presumably Sir Percival Willoughby, MP, landowner and entrepreneur who invested in the Newfoundland Company, sending one of his sons there to explore the mining potential. Rothamsted acquisition date 1949.
Prudent le Choyselat. A Discourse of Housebandrie. No lesse profitable then delectable, second English edition, collation: A-D4, largely printed in black letter, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials and decorations, upper edge trimmed with slight loss to first two words on title and some other leaves, mostly headlines, stains to first half dozen leaves, some light foxing, later calf, gilt, very slightly rubbed, [STC 20453; Fussell I, p.10], 4to, Imprinted at London by Jhon Kyngston, for Myles Jennynges dwellyng in S. Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Bible, 1580.⁂ Excessively rare. Auction records show only one copy of the first edition (1970) and none of this, which appeared three years later. A note on the front free endpaper by Williamson of Quaritch, who was instrumental in providing many of the early printed rarities to the Lawes Library, states "Very scarce, the only copy I have known for sale, a very valuable book." ESTC locates copies in BL and Harvard only, in addition to this one.Provenance: William Forsyth (name on verso of title, dated 1810); Harrison Weir, animal painter and author (name and address, dated 1890, on front free endpaper).Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Crescentiis (Petrus de) De Agricultura, collation: aa4 a-l8 A-L8, 180 leaves, text in 2 columns, 43 lines, type 3:108R, 9:81R, title with large woodcut of a farm, 39 smaller woodcuts within text, woodcut decorative initials, small section of corners of title and final f. repaired, F5 lower corner repaired, some light marginal browning and finger-soiling, 4to (220 x 160mm.), [Venice], [Matteo Capcasa (di Codeca)], [MLCCCCV, but 31 May, 1495]. ⁂ A complete copy of this rare edition, institutional copies of which are often defective. The Ruralia commoda of 1495, the last 15th-century Venetian edition to appear, was printed by Matteo Capcasa from Codeca (near Parma), and is highly praised for its illustrative apparatus, including a large and very interesting woodcut on the first leaf showing a contemporary Italian farmstead. A number of the other vignettes illustrating the text were newly designed for this edition and depict different agricultural practices as well as architectural details and garden structures. The woodcut showing a scene in a garden, with a vine pergola in the background (Book VIII, ch. 2) is particularly noteworthy for its depiction of a typical pleasure garden of the Italian Renaissance. On the other hand, some vignettes illustrating the work are not related to the content, being re-issues of woodblocks executed for previous works from Capcasa's printing house, such as the Fior di virtù of 1490. This copy belongs to a small group with the date in the colophon misprinted as 'mlcccv'. Provenance: Rothamsted acquistion date 1934 (from the booksellers Davis & Orioli, with letters loosely inserted)Literature: ISTC ic00975000; HCR 5839; GW 7828; BMC V 486; IGI 3268; Goff C-975; Klebs 311.3; Essling 842; Sander 2235.
Britain.- Camden (William) Britannia; sive, Florentissimorum regnorum, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, et insularum adiacentium . . . chorographica descriptio, second edition, woodcut device and decoration to title, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional light spotting or browning, ink ownership inscriptions to title and pastedown, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, a little darkened and soiled, [STC 4504], [Printed at Eliot's Court Press] per Radulphum Newbery. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, 1587.⁂ A good copy with an interesting provenance. Provenance: Matthew Sucliff (1549/50-1629), dean of Exeter and founder of Chelsea College, he also had several proselytizing links with North America, becoming a member of the council for Virginia in 1607 and for New England in 1620 (ink inscription 'Ex dono Sutclyf decani Exon' to title); Tho.Pynson (ink inscription to title, a Thomas Pynson is listed as living in Scituate, Massachusetts in 1643 but may not be the same); A. Bragg (ink inscription to pastedown). Rothamsted acquisition date 1929.
Surveying.- Leigh (Valentine) The Moste Profitable and commendable science, of Surveying of Landes, Tenementes, and Hereditamentes...Newly Imprinted and corrected, largely printed in black letter, small woodcut device on title, woodcut diagrams and initials, lacking blank A1, lacking folding table in Latin and one sheet (of 2) of table for measuring lands, some light soiling, table with short tear at edge repaired, slight worming to a few leaves, modern half calf, spine faded, [STC 15418; cf.Fussell I, p.7, 1577 edition], small 4to, by John Windet, for Andrew Maunsell, 1588.⁂ ESTC lists 6 UK copies (including this one) and 3 in America.Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Mascall (Leonard) A booke of the Art and maner, howe to plante and graffe all sortes of trees, collation: A-P4 Q2, largely printed in black letter, title with woodcut vignette, woodcut illustrations (including full-page on C4), woodcut initials and decorations, soiling and light staining, repaired tear to C2 affecting text to verso, E1 fore-edge trimmed close (no loss of text), last 2 leaves with some restoration with slight loss of text, ink annotations and numerous ownership inscriptions, modern half calf, [STC 17573.5; Fussell I p.9], small 4to, Imprinted at London by Henry Bynneman for John Wight, [1589].⁂ Various ownership inscriptions including Hugh Clough on title, John Jones (multiple places). ESTC "some copies mis-dated '1589' on C3v', including Folger copy" - also this copy.Rothamsted acquisition date 1931.
Alamanni (Luigi) La coltivazione... e le Api del S. Giovanni Rucellai... Con aggiunta delli Epigrammi del Medesimo Alamanni Et di alcune brevi Annotazioni sopra le Api..., 2 parts in 1 vol., collation: *4, A-N8; O-T8, V4, woodcut printer's device to title and at end, woodcut initials, occasional foxing or browning, final f. chipped at foot, 18th century floral patterned boards, spine sunned, Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1590 § Gallo (Agostino) Le vinti Giornate dell'Agricoltura, et de' piaceri della villa, collation: *8, **4, A-Z8, Aa-Cc8, Dd6, Ee-Ff4, lacking final blank, woodcut coat of arms to title, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, 12 full-page woodcut illustrations, occasional light foxing, minor damp-staining, 18th century boards, minor wear to extremities, a little rubbed, Turin, Heirs of Niccolò Bevilacqua, 1579-1580; and 2 others, Crescentiis and Herrera in Italian, 8vo & 4to (4)⁂ A good group of four 'bestsellers' in Italian. Provenance: first mentioned Rothamsted acquisition date 1930.
Surveying.- Leigh (Valentine) The Moste Profitable and commendable science, of Surveying of Landes, Tenementes, and Hereditamentes...Newly Imprinted and corrected, largely printed in black letter, small woodcut device on title, woodcut diagrams and initials, with blank A1, with 2 folding tables (each on 2 conjoined sheets), stab-holes to inner margin, old ink number "X num 52" to front free endpaper and "G G. num: 50" on verso, light water-staining to a few leaves, both tables torn and repaired (the second minor), old half calf, rubbed, [STC 15419; cf.Fussell I, p.7, 1577 edition], small 4to, by John Windet, for Robert Dexter, 1592.⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1925.
Plat (Sir Hugh) The Jewell House of Art and Nature, 3 parts in 1, first edition, collation: A-O4, A-G4, H2, A-I4, K2, woodcut title to each part, numerous woodcut illustrations including full-page coat-of-arms on verso of first title, some light soiling and spotting, 17th century sheep, scuffed, rebacked and recornered, [STC 19991; Fussell I, p.15; Westwood & Satchell 171], small 4to, Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Breadstreet hill, at the signe of the Star, and are to be solde in Paules Churchyard, 1594.⁂ Platt's most valuable contribution to husbandry, which includes much on domestic matters including preserving fruits, distilling, cookery and cosmetics. The second part includes important notes on manure, whilst the third also covers angling.Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1925.
Herbal.- Dodoens (Rembert) A New Herball, or Historie of Plants, translated by Henry Lyte, black letter, title within woodcut decorative border, occasional browning, light water-staining to a few ff., title and final f. a little soiled, 19th century half calf, rubbed, g.e., [Henrey 112; STC 6986; Pritzel 2345], thick 8vo, Edm.Bollifant, 1595.⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Kent.- Lambarde (William) A Perambulation of Kent, second edition, black letter, woodcut initials, title within attractive woodcut border, woodcut Heptarchy map (shaved closely at foot), folding woodcut map of the Beacons in Kent, ink ownership inscriptions to title and endpaper, a few marginal notes in a contemporary hand, some minor worming to outer margin, occasionally touching printed marginal notes, occasional light spotting or foxing, bookplate, 19th century panelled calf, gilt, spine gilt in compartments, upper joint cracked with cover becoming loose, ESTC 108239, small 4to, by Edmund Bollifant, 1596.⁂ Provenance: John Denne (1693-1767, Archdeacon of Rochester and antiquarian); Herbert N. Evans (ink ownership inscriptions); Edward Huth (bookplate). Rothamsted acquisition date 1925.
![Heresbach (Conrad) Foure Bookes of Husbandrie, collation: A-C4 A-Z8 [et]8 2A2, largely printed in black letter, full-page woo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/95c463bf-8582-41f1-88eb-a8f900fdee7b/b42a6f9f-d79d-4c6c-a50e-0f70cb836f01/468x382.jpg)
Heresbach (Conrad) Foure Bookes of Husbandrie, collation: A-C4 A-Z8 [et]8 2A2, largely printed in black letter, full-page woodcut coat of arms on title verso, one woodcut in text, woodcut initials and decorations including printer's device on verso of final leaf, occasional light water-staining, last leaf slightly frayed, early ink annotations to title, at end and on versos of both covers, contemporary limp vellum with later gilt lettering to spine, [STC 13199], 4to, Printed by T. Este, for Thomas Wight, 1596.⁂ No complete copy traced at auction. Among several early ownership inscriptions are those of Richard Russell and Mary Peckham.Rothamsted acquisition date not noted.
![P[lat] (Sir H[ugh]) Sundrie new and Artificiall remedies against Famine, first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut init](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/95c463bf-8582-41f1-88eb-a8f900fdee7b/035bddeb-6e8e-4ce4-9951-4038b1ab86b4/468x382.jpg)
P[lat] (Sir H[ugh]) Sundrie new and Artificiall remedies against Famine, first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, final f. with large portion of loss to lower half, not affecting text, a few ff. with very minor worming, occasional damp-staining and light surface-soiling, 20th century half calf, a little rubbed, [STC 19996; not in Bitting, Cagle, Oxford, Simon or Vicaire], small 4to, Printed by P. S[hort] dwelling on Breadstreet hill, at the signe of the Starre, 1596.⁂ A rare work that provides a number of thrifty recipes to help survive in times of famine including methods of baking bread with a scarcity of flour, "Sweete and delicate cakes made without Spice, or Sugar" and the brewing of beer without hops. The author also mentions helping supply a recent expedition of Sir Francis Drake as well as ill-fated first English expedition to China in 1596.Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Fitzherbert (John) Fitzharberts Booke of Husbandrie, collation: A4 B-Dd4, (complete with A1, blank except for signature mark), largely printed in black letter, woodcut initials, a couple of illustrations, sig.H3 and H4 with burn-holes causing loss of text on both sides, repaired and text supplied in old manuscript, some ink annotations, sig.Cc4 corner defective and with marginal tear, short tear in final leaf, some light water-staining, early 20th century half calf over marbled boards, cuttings to endpapers, [STC 11004], small 4to, Printed by I.R. for Edward White, and are to be sold at his shoppe, at the little North doore of Paules Church, at the signe of the Gunne, 1598.⁂ Bookplate of Francis Henry Cripps-Day with numerous cuttings and ink annotations relating to early English farming books on endpapers. His small oval embossed stamp to a few leaves.Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1928.
Plat (Sir Hugh) The New and Admirable Arte of Setting of Corne: with all the necessarie Tooles and other circumstances belonging to the same.., title with device comprising a spade and sheaf of corn, woodcut initials, shaved close at head, occasionally touching head-lines, occasional light surface soiling, 19th century calf, gilt, spine rubbed, [Fussell p.15; Henrey 303; Hunt 179; Perkins 1355; STC 19994], small 4to, Peter Short, 1601.⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Heresbach (Conrad) Foure Bookes of Husbandry, largely printed in black letter, title within woodcut border (trimmed at fore-edge and with small piece of lower corner missing), full-page woodcut coat of arms to verso, one woodcut illustration, upper corner of penultimate leaf defective, just touching pagination, some light browning and water-staining, later mottled calf, gilt, a little rubbed, [STC 13200], Printed by Tho. Wight, 1601; and another by the same, 4to (2)⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition dates 1919 & 1916.
Crescentiis (Petrus de) New Feldt und Ackerbaw...in xv Buecher beschrieben, title in red and black with woodcut device, numerous woodcut illustrations in text, foxed and browned, light water-stain to lower margin, later vellum, [Nissen ZBI 988], Strassburg, Lazarus Zessner, 1602.⁂ Second German edition of a compilation of Crescentiis' work with that of Estienne & Libault and Jacques du Fouilloux, which first appeared in 1583 with different woodcuts. Includes many illustrations of distillation and herbs.Rothamsted acquisition date 1931.
Estienne (Charles) and Jean Liébault. Maison Rustique, or the Countrey Farme, translated by Richard Surflet, second edition in English, with initial leaf A1 (blank but for signature "A"), woodcut printer's device on title, ornaments, initials and illustrations, some full-page including 20 of knot gardens, a few contemporary ink marginalia, title lightly soiled, light staining to a few leaves, cropped affecting some head-lines, later calf, gilt, rubbed, upper joint split, head of spine a little worn, [STC 10548], 4to, by Arnold Hatfield for John Norton and John Bill, 1606.⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1926.
Vinet (Elie) and Antoine Mizauld. La Maison Champestre, woodcut device on title, woodcut decorations and initials, woodcut illustrations and diagrams including 3 folding plates, several of knot gardens, water-stained, sometimes heavily, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, Paris, Chez Robert Fouet, 1607 § Liger (Louis) Le Nouveau theatre d'Agriculture, 29 engraved plates, musical notation, occasional foxing and light browning, contemporary sheep, spine gilt, head repaired, Paris, 1723; Oeconomie Generale de la Campagne, ou Nouvelle Maison Rustique, 2 vol. in 1, second edition, titles in red and black, woodcut illustrations, contemporary calf, extremities worn, Amsterdam, 1701; and 6 others French, 4to and 8vo (9)⁂ Provenance: first mentioned Rothamsted acquisition date 1935.
Rationing.- Orders Appointed by his Maiestie . . . for the preuenting and remedying of the dearth of Graine, library cloth, [STC 9217], Robert Barker, 1608; [Another edition], light damp-staining, library cloth, [STC 9242.5], by Bonham Norton, 1622; [Another edition], first and final f. darkened, 20th century half morocco, [STC 9250.7], Robert Barker, 1630, all with initial blanks with signature within woodcut border, titles with woodcut ornamental borders or devices, woodcut royal arms, head-pieces and initials, small 4to (3)⁂ Provenance: first mentioned Rothamsted acquisition date 1928.
Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De partibus aedium, collation: A-B8 a-s8 t4 (including final blank leaf), woodcut initials, small slip pasted to margin of i2, contemporary note of purchase (dated 1516) at head of title, some light water-staining towards end, endpapers from early manuscript on vellum, contemporary limp vellum, leather cross-stitching to spine, lacking ties, small 4to, Parma, Franciscus Ugoletus, 1506.⁂ Mostly of architectural interest, including sections on the garden, kitchen, library, fishpond, aviary and stables.Rothamsted acquisition date 1928.Literature: Adams G1007; Isaac 13847; EDIT 16 CNCE 21594. Provenance: Nicolaus Laurus de Captarnicis (ink inscription beneath colophon).
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Water-Meadows.- Vaughan (Rowland) Most Approved and Long experienced Water-Workes, first edition, variant with author's promissory note dated 29th November on verso of final leaf (S4), with the very rare folding engraved plan coloured by a contemporary hand, lacking the second folding plan (as usual), plan with some tears but dissected and laid down on canvas, mounted on stub at beginning, lacking initial blank, very light spotting and soiling to title and with small portion torn away from lower inner margin, one or two small rust-spots but otherwise very clean, later calf, red roan label, rubbed, joints split, spine chipped at head, [Fussell pp.32-33; STC 24603], small 4to, George Eld, 1610.⁂ An excellent copy of a rare work, and usually lacking the plan. "The idea of water meadows was original to Vaughan. . . He saw 'a spring breaking out of a mole-hill with the grass very green where it ran', and that gave him the idea that a definite set of drains with sluices to cause and control flooding would be good for grassland...The work also contains one of the earliest refernces to a mechanical saw-mill...There are three copies in the British Museum, but all want the original plate...the copy at Rothamsted has a coloured map on canvas." (Fussell). Provenance: The Gough-Heber copy (ink inscription "Extremely scarce with the map on canvas. Gough Sale 1810 [£]2.15.0" at head of front free endpaper and note in pencil "purchased at Heber sale by Evans" added). Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
![[Standish (Arthur)] The Commons Complaint, Wherein is Contained Two Speciall Grievances: The First, the Generall Destruction](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/95c463bf-8582-41f1-88eb-a8f900fdee7b/71b98cc8-768e-4736-9182-ae2baa21f3a7/468x382.jpg)
[Standish (Arthur)] The Commons Complaint, Wherein is Contained Two Speciall Grievances: The First, the Generall Destruction and Waste of Woods in this Kingdome, with a Remedy for the Same... the Second Grievance is the Extreme Dearth of Victuals, woodcut folding 'The Figure of the Plot' plate, woodcut royal arms, initials and decorations, shaved closely at head, occasionally touching running title, some light surface soiling, but a very good copy overall, handsome 19th century calf, gilt, spine gilt, [Fussell p.33; Goldsmiths' 401; Henrey 352; STC 23201.5], small 4to, by William Stansby, 1611.⁂ To counter his grievances Standish advocates the planting of fruit trees, breeding of poultry, the destruction of vermin and improving the corn crop.Provenance: first mentioned Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Trees.- Churche (Rooke) An Olde Thrift newly Revived. Wherein is Declared the Manner of Planting, Preserving, and Husbanding yong Trees of divers kindes for Timber and Fuell, first edition, largely printed in black letter, trimmed close in places, just touching headlines on occasions, occasional light foxing, folding woodcut plate, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, initial blank leaf present, later polished tan calf, gilt, by Riviere & Son, g.e., [STC 4923; Fussell I, p.33], small 4to, Printed by W.S. for Richard Moore, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Dunstanes Churchyard, 1612.⁂ Sometimes attributed to Robert Chambers and R. Churton, ESTC records 3 variants: this copy has "Surveyors are odious to Farmers" on D3, line 21. The work is written in the form of a dialogue between a surveyor, woodsman, gentleman and farmer.Rothamsted acquisition date not noted.
Bussato (Marco) Giardino d'Agricoltura, title with woodcut device, woodcut initials and 20 illustrations of agricultural scenes, grafting, tools etc., most full-page within typographical border, with final blank L4 but no L3 (f.83) as called for by Hunt but apparently complete as text ends on f.82, light marginal staining towards end, later marbled boards, morocco label on spine, [Hunt 194], 4to, Venice, Sebastiano Combi, 1612.⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1945.
Forestry.- Standish (Arthur) New Directions of Experience to the Commons Complain ... for the Planting of Timber and Fire-wood, woodcut of royal arms, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, light scattered spotting, original stitched wrappers, a little creased, small portion of loss to head of upper cover, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Fussell p. 33; Henrey 356; STC 23204.7], small 4to, [N.Okes], 1613.⁂ "one of the first treatises to be published in this country entirely devoted to forestry" - Henrey. Of this edition, ESTC lists 5 copies only including this one (not in BL). Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1933.
Surveying.- Rathborne (Aaron) The Surveyor in Foure bookes, first edition, fine engraved title by William Hole, 2 engraved portraits, that of the author cut and laid down as frontispiece, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, occasional light marginal water-staining, a few spots and marks, later calf, joints cracked, [STC 20748; Fussell I, pp.22-23], folio, by W. Stansby for W. Burre, 1616.⁂ The first comprehensive English textbook on surveying, the work is divided into four parts: Geometry; Problems in Geometry; the application of parts 1 and 2 to the measurement of land; and a legal section dealing with the problems of the manor.Rothamsted acquisition date not noted.
Markham (Gervase) Cheape and Good Husbandry for the vvell-Ordering of all Beasts, and Fowles, and for the generall Cure of their Diseases, second edition, with initial and terminal blank ff., damp-staining, ink ownership inscription, 20th century morocco-backed cloth, [STC 17337; Poynter 22.2], small 4to, Printed by T.S[nodham] for Roger Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere the Conduit in Fleetstreet, 1616; Markhams Farewell to Husbandry, woodcut illustrations, ink ownership stamp to title, 20th century half calf, [Poynter 34.2; STC 17373], Printed by M. F[lesher]. for Roger Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere Fleet-streete Conduit, 1625; The English Hous-Wife, containing The inward and outward Vertues which ought to be in a compleat Woman, ninth edition, woodcut illustrations, some occasional light browning or soiling, 20th century calf-backed boards, rebacked, [Poynter 34.10; Wing M632], printed by W. Wilson, for E. Brewster, and George Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-hill, neer Fleet-bridge, 1660; Country Contentments. Or, The Husbandmans Recreations, eleventh edition, 20th century half calf, printed for George Sawbridge, at the sign of the Bible on Ludgate-Hill, 1675, small 4to (4)⁂ Provenance: John Evans, London, 1739 (ink ownership inscription); T.Hubband (ink ownership stamp). First mentioned Rothamsted acquisition date 1918.
Tithes.- Selden (John) The Historie of Tithes, first edition, title in red and black, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, rebacked, [STC 22172.3], 1618 § [Leslie (Charles)] An Essay Concerning the Divine Right of Tythes, occasional browning, contemporary panelled calf, [Wing L1132], printed for C. Brome, at the Gun, W. Keblewhite at the Swan in St. Paul's Church yard; E. Pool, at the Half-Moon, and G. Strahan at the Golden-Ball in Cornhil, 1700 § Scale (Bernard) Tables for the Easy Valuing of Estates, engraved title and dedication, library cloth, for the Author and sold by T.Cadell, 1771; and 12 others, tithes and estates, 8vo (15)⁂ Provenance: first mentioned Rothamsted acquisition date 1926.
Markham (Gervase) Markhams Farewell to Husbandry Or, The inriching of all sorts of Barren and Sterrill Grounds in our Kingdome, to be as fruitfull in all manner of Graine, Pulse, and Grasse as the best Grounds whatsoever, first edition, occasional light damp-staining, light worming to lower margin, mostly repaired, 20th century tree calf, gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, [Fussell pp.30-31; Poynter 24.1; STC 17372], I[ohn] B[eale and Augustine Mathewes] for Roger Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere Fleete-streete Conduit, 1620; Cheape and Good Husbandry, third edition, lacking initial blank, occasional browning, 20th century half calf, [Poynter 34.2; STC 17338], printed by T[homas]. S[nodham]. for Roger Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere the Conduit in Fleetstreet, 1623; Countrey Contentments, or The English Huswife, occasional minor damp-staining, 20th century calf, gilt, [Poynter 34.1; STC 17343], by I[ohn]. B[eale]., for R. Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere Fleet-streete Conduit, 1623; Country Contentments. Or, The Husbandmans Recreations, ninth edition, some paper adhering to title, occasional soiling or browning, ink ownership inscriptions, 20th century calf-backed boards, [Poynter 34.10; Wing M623], printed by William Wilson, for George Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-hill, neer Fleet-bridge, 1660, some woodcut illustrations, small 4to (4)⁂ Provenance: first mentioned Rothamsted acquisition date 1917.
Agustin (Miguel) Libro de los Secretos de Agricultura, Caso de Campo, y Pastoril, title with woodcut vignette and within typographic border, woodcut illustrations including one folding plate, A3-4 misbound, E5 with corner repaired slightly affecting text, a few other marginal repairs, some light browning, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, 4to, Zaragoza, Por Pasqual Bueno, [1625].⁂ Early Spanish (Castillian) edition, translated from the original Catalan. Includes a 6-language vocabulary of agricultural terms (Spanish, Catalan, Latin, Portuguese, Italian and French).Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date ?1930.
Markham (Gervase) The English Husbandman, drawne into two Bookes, and each Booke in two parts, 2 books in 3 parts in 1 vol., woodcut illustrations, initials and decorations, book 1 lacking initial blank, second A gathering bound in wrong order, occasional damp-staining and light browning, ink ownership inscription to title verso, ink notes in a later hand to endpapers, contemporary half calf, rebacked, preserving original backstrip, rubbed, [Fussell pp.31-32; Poynter 21.2; STC 17358], small 4to, Printed [by Augustine Mathewes and John Norton] for Henry Taunton, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Church-yard in Fleetstreet, 1635.⁂ Provenance: Thomas Nash, 1664 (ink ownership inscription). Rothamsted acquisition date 1915.
Country-mans Recreation (The), or the Art of Planting, Graffing, and Gardening, in three Bookes, 3 parts in 1, woodcut illustrations including a series of knots and mazes at the end, some light water-staining and browning, second E1 tear repaired to verso, later calf-backed marbled boards, worn, upper cover detached, head of backstrip missing, [STC 5874; Fussell pp.37-38; Henrey 47; Hunt 233], Printed by B. Allsop and T. Fawcet for Michael Young, 1640.⁂ Book 1 is an anonymous reprint of Mascall's A booke of the art and maner, howe to plante and graffe all sortes of trees; book 2 is likewise an anonymous reprint of Reginald Scot's A perfite platforme of a hoppe garden; book 3 is a reissue of The expert gardener (STC 11562).Rothamsted acquisition date 1920.
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Fens Drainage.- Act (An) for the Draining of the Great Level of the Fens..., [2], 561-577, [1] p., by John Field for Edward Husband, 1649 bound with Ordinance (An) for the Preservation of the Works of the Great Level of the Fenns, [2], 349-354, by William du-Gard and Henry Hills, 1654, together in 1 vol., woodcut device on titles, browned, light marginal water-staining, modern cloth, folio⁂ Two scarce early acts concerning the draining of the Fens. ESTC lists 5 UK locations of the first and 6 of the second.
Operetta nova de cose stupende in agricultura vere, collation: A-B4, large woodcut to title, woodcut decorative initials, outer edge of title closely trimmed, affecting part of 1 letter, title closely trimmed at head, some light staining, 19th century boards, rebacked in more recent morocco, rubbed, Venice, Niccolò Zoppino, 1520.⁂ Exceedingly rare and charming little work on agriculture, with EDIT 16 only recording one copy. Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1921.Lietarature: Not in Adams; EDIT 16 CNCE 66505
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Surveying.- [Leybourn (William)], "Oliver Wallinby". Planometria: or the Whole Art of Surveying of Land: Shewing the Composition, and Use of All the Most Necessary Instruments thereunto Belonging, woodcut diagrams and illustrations including 3 full-page, woodcut diagram laid down on C1 as instructed, occasional light browning, ink ownership inscription to title, ink notes to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Honeyman 2002; Wing L1928A], 8vo, Nathanael Brooke, 1650.⁂ Leybourne's scarce first work on surveying, this formed the basis of his better known The Compleat Surveyor, published in 1653. Provenance: Ch. Heveningham (ink ownership inscription).
Blith (Walter) The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed, Discovering the Improveableness of all Lands, title over 2 ff., the first engraved pictorial, 2 engraved plates (1 double-page) and 2 full-page wood-engraved illustrations, 4ff. Appendix at end (not called for on ESTC), engraved title closely shaved, touching letters at head, light offsetting, some light browning, later calf, upper joint cracked but holding firm, rubbed, a good copy, [Fussell p.52-53; Wing B3196], small 4to, Printed for John Wright at the Kings-Head in the Old-Bayley, 1652.⁂ With much on drainage, water-meadows and the use of manures. Fussell describes him as 'eminently practical'. Blith, who seems to have owned land in Yorkshire, became a Captain in Cromwell's army in Ireland.Provenance: Robert Clutterbuck (bookplate).
Fruit-trees.- Austen (Ralph) A Treatise of Fruit-Trees, Shewing the Manner of Grafting, Setting, Pruning, and Ordering of them in all Respects..., first edition, engraved pictorial title by I. Goddard, woodcut initials and head- & tail-pieces, title and D2 slightly defective at outer margin, lower margin of G4 torn through catchword, light water-staining at end, contemporary sheep, rubbed, a few scuffs, spine faded, [Fussell pp.48-49; Henrey 5; Kress 867; Wing A4238], small 4to, Oxford, for Tho. Robinson, 1653.⁂ Including a second part 'The Spirituall Use, of an Orchard; or Garden of Fruit-trees', which attempted to demonstrate the role the orchard could play in personal happiness.
Blith (Walter) The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed, Discovering the Improveableness of all Lands, title over 2 ff., the first engraved pictorial, 2 folding engraved plates and 2 full-page wood-engraved illustrations, occasional worming to outer margin, engraved title closely shaved with loss to head and foot, light offsetting, ink ownership inscription of R.E.Prothero, later calf, lacking spine, rubbed and scuffed, [Wing B3196], Printed for John Wright at the Kings-Head in the Old-Bayley, 1653; and the 1649 edition of the same, small 4to (2)⁂ Provenance: Rowland Edmund Prothero, 1851-1937, British agricultural expert, journalist, author and Conservative politician.
Hartlib (Samuel) Samuel Hartlib His Legacy of Husbandry, pencil pointers in margins, a little soiled and browned, light water-staining, modern half calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, by J.M. for Richard Wodenothe, 1655; The Reformed Husband-man, or a Brief Treatise of the Errors, Defects, and Inconveniences of our English Husbandry, title with typographic border, with final blank, old ink inscription "Thomas Archer Watt his Book April 2nd 1789" to verso of title with a few marginalia (slightly cropped), a few small stains, bookplate of Donald McDonald, later half calf, by J.C., 1651, [Wing H991 & H999]; and 3 others by Hartlib, small 4to (5) ⁂ Donald McDonald, author of Agricultural Writers, from Sir Walter of Henley to Arthur Young, 1200-1800, published in 1908.
Plattes (Gabriel) Practicall Husbandry Improved: or, a Discovery of Infinite Treasure, Hidden since the World's Beginning, woodcut initials and head-pieces, light spotting, closely shaved at head, occasionally affecting running title, ink ownership inscription to title, later marbled wrappers, [Fussell pp.38-9; Wing P2413], small 4to, for Edward Thomas, 1656.⁂ Scarce, ESTC lists 7 copies only (not in BL).
Estienne (Charles), Jean Liébault & others. Hof-stede en Landt-huys, additional engraved pictorial title, letterpress title with woodcut printer's device, 4 engraved illustrations of a farm scene and parts of the body of a man & woman, a cow and a horse, one-full page, engraved title a little soiled & marked and trimmed close & slightly short, some other light soiling and water-staining, mostly marginal, later vellum-backed sprinkled boards, small 4to, Dordrecht, [printed by Gillis Neering for] Abraham Andriesz, 1662.⁂ Scarce Dutch edition of this popular guide to running a country estate and household, first published in Latin in 1554 and in French in 1564, covering gardens and vines to bee-keeping, distilling and cheese-making.
Gardens.- Ferrari (Giovanni Battista) Flora, seu de florum cultura lib.IV, edited by Bernhard Rottendorff, engraved additional allegorical title, portrait and 45 full-page illustrations after Anna Maria Vaiani (?of 46), with the additional engraving 'Arbuscula corali' numbered 381 but possibly lacking the actual plate at 381 (catchword "Se-" on verso of additional plate does not conform to following text on p.385), lacking final blank, portrait with marginal staining, final leaf (Index) with short marginal tear, [Nissen 620, calling for 45 plates), Amsterdam, J. Jansson, 1664 bound with Joncquet (Denis) Hortus, sive index onomasticus plantarum, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title and portrait, woodcut initials, title defective at upper edge with slight loss to a couple of letters (repaired, also head of engraved title, portrait, dedication and one or two other leaves), some light browning, Paris, F. Clouzier, 1659, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary vellum, yapp edges, a little soiled, 4to ⁂ Ferrari, a Jesuit priest and botanist, was one of the first to describe contemporary flower gardens. This scarce work consists of sections on garden design and maintenance, individual species, horticultural techniques, and floral arrangements, the latter including the first known illustration of a specially adapted case for transporting cut flowers. There are also several allegorical engravings after Guido Reni, Pietro da Cortona etc.Joncquet was a French physician and Professor of botany who advised on improvements to the Royal Garden. This is a catalogue of the plants in his own garden.
Gardens.- Nylandt (Pieter) and Jan van der Groen. Het Vermakelyck Landt-Leven, 3 vol. in 1 comprising: Nylandt (Pieter) Den Verstandigen Hovenier, engraved additional pictorial title, full-page engraving with 4 images of trees & grafting, full-page woodcut of gardening tools and small illustration of pressing and tasting wine; Groen (Jan van der) Den Nederlandtsen Hovenier, additional engraved pictorial title and 15 full-page illustrations of garden plans, fountains etc., a few woodcut illustrations of tools & equipment; Twee Hondert Modellen voor de Liefhebbers van Hoven en Thuynen, additional engraved pictorial title, 49 woodcut illustrations of flowerbeds, lattices, sundials etc., most full-page; Nylandt (P.) De Ervaten Huys-Houder, engraved title-vignette of a vet examining animals in front of his surgery by G.V.Eeckhout, woodcuts, one full-page; Den Naerstigen Byen-Houder, engraved title-vignette of man with row of skeps and swarm of bees by Eeckhout; De Verstandige Kock, engraved title-vignette of cooks in a kitchen, together 6 parts in 3 vol. bound in 1, first edition, second part of vol.2 ('Twee Hondert...') misbound at end of volume, lacking π1 at beginning (general half-title), also K4 at end of vol.2 part 1 'Nedelandtsten Hovenier' (after "Eynde van't Register") and B4 at end of vol.3 part 2 'Byen-houder' (after "Eynde"), some light foxing, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, spine with title in ink manuscript and number "56" in red, a little soiled and stained, [Hunt 314], 4to, Amsterdam, Marcus Doornick, 1669.⁂ Rare first edition of this collection of Dutch works on gardening, farming, bee-keeping and cooking. Jan van der Groen was gardener to the Prince of Orange and his work includes scenes of the gardens at Ryswick, Honsholredyck and Huys 'ten Bosch prior to alteration in the style of Le Nôtre. Pieter Nylandt was a doctor and horticulturist.Provenance: ?C.W.G. van Nyht (ink signature on first title and engraved bookplate). Rothamsted acquisition date 1935.
Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Palladio dignissimo et antiquo scrittore della agricultura tradutto vulgare, collation: ✠6, A-I8, title printed in red and black within fine woodcut border, damp-staining, occasional foxing, some minor worming without loss, monogram to foot of title, late 18th century half calf, minor wear to corners, Venice, Niccolò Zoppino, 1528 § Crescentiis (Petrus de) Opera di agricoltura, collation: A-Z8, AA-ZZ8, AAA-BBB8, ✠8, title within woodcut border, fine woodcut portrait of the author to A3 verso, light water-staining to first 2 gatherings, very occasional light browning or minor foxing, ink stamp to front free endpaper, hinges weak, 18th century patterned boards, light abrasions to upper cover, Venice, Bernardino Viani, 1538, small 4to & 8vo (2)⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition dates 1925 & 1919.
Royal arms.- Rapin (Rene) Hortorum libri IV cum Disputatione de Cultura Hortensi, first edition, engraved frontispiece by Poilly after Le Brun, engraved title-vignette, head- and tail-pieces and initials, some light marginal browning towards end, one word inked out and manuscript correction to Q4 verso, contemporary red morocco with arms of Louis XIV, a little rubbed, ink stain to lower cover, 4to, Paris, E Typographia Regia, 1665.⁂ Written in imitation of Virgil's Georgics and divided into four books: on the flower garden, parkland & trees, water, and the orchard. In the final prose piece, a debate between the ancients and moderns on gardening styles, Rapin endorses the modern style.
![[Weston (Sir Richard)] Directions left by a gentleman to his sonns: for the improvement of barren and heathy land, in England](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/95c463bf-8582-41f1-88eb-a8f900fdee7b/a987f023-546d-4dc3-c9ee-bb537af5337d/468x382.jpg)
[Weston (Sir Richard)] Directions left by a gentleman to his sonns: for the improvement of barren and heathy land, in England and Wales, blindstamp and some light soiling to title, a few pencil notes to text, 20th century half calf, spine faded, [Fussell p.44; Wing R671], small 4to, printed by E.T. and R.H. for R. Royston, bookseller to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1670.⁂ Essentially a plagiarism of Weston by Gabriel Reeve with a few minor additions, the pencil notes indicate which parts are by Weston and which by Reeve.Provenance: Francis Henry Cripps-Day (blindstamp)
Smith (Captain John) England's Improvement Reviv'd, first edition, woodcut decoration to title, woodcut initials and decorations, some light scattered spotting, bookplate, 19th century calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, [Goldsmiths 1933; Henrey 347; Kress 1274; Sabin 82864; Wing S4092], by Tho. Newcomb for the Author, 1670.⁂ Deals largely with forestry and timber, which was greatly in demand at the time for shipbuilding. Includes a description of the Orkneys and Shetlands and the Dutch fishing and trading in those areas.Provenance: Treasury Library (bookplate with ink cancel stamp).
Schwerdt copy.- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le livre des prouffitz champestres et ruraulx, collation: A-V6 x-z6 &4, title in red and black and within handsome woodcut historiated border, verso of title with woodcut of the printer presenting the book to King François I, large and small woodcuts within text (some repeats), woodcut criblé initials, final verso with large woodcut printer's device, a few spots, marks or light stains, but generally crisp and clean internally, contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf, lacking ties, head of spine neatly repaired, foot of spine with small piece missing, corners worn, rubbed, folio (268 x 184; binding 275 x 191mm.), Paris, [Philippe le Noir], [15 February, 1529]. ⁂ Rare and handsomely printed edition, with an impeccable provenance and in a contemporary binding.Provenance: Schwerdt (bookplate).Rothamsted acquisition date 1939.Literature: Thiébaud 223-224
Halfpenny (John) The Gentleman's Jocky, and Approved Farrier: Instructing, in the Natures, Causes, and Cures of all Diseases Incident to Horses, first edition, engraved folding frontispiece, 2 final advertisement ff., title spotted, some light foxing to a few ff., 19th century calf, gilt, upper cover becoming loose, lower joint split at foot, [Wing H283], 8vo, for Hen. Twyford, 1671.⁂ The rare first edition, we can trace no other copy at auction in the last 60 years.
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[Pettus (Sir John, attrib.)] St. Foine Improved: A Discourse shewing the Utility and Benefit which England hath and may receive by the Grasse called St. Foine, first edition, with final blank, light surface soiling to title, library cloth, [Fussell p.74; Henrey 335], small 4to, printed by S[arah]. G[riffin]. and B[ennet]. G[riffin]. for Nath. Brooke, at the Angel in Cornhill, 1671.⁂ "a most interesting little book... Whoever wrote it knew what he was talking about, and had evidently made himself thoroughly acquainted with the peculiarities and value of the plant as a farmer's crop." - McDonald.
Grew (Nehemiah) The Anatomy of Vegetables, first edition, 3 folding engraved plates at end, lacking initial licence leaf and final blank, blank leaf N6 present, some light browning, title slightly chipped at edges, later mottled sheep-backed boards, [Wing G1946; Henrey I, 163; Norman 944; Pritzel 3554; Dibner 21], 8vo, Printed for Spencer Hickman, Printer to the R. Society, at the Rose in S. Pauls Church-Yard, 1672.⁂ First edition of Grew's first book. Grew (1641-1712) is considered one of the fathers of plant anatomy and this work includes detailed observations of wood, bark and roots.
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