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Lot 36
Art Nouveau three handled jardiniere, Adams Jasperware planter, early 20th century chamber pots, two late 18th/ early 19th century side plates, one decorated with a butterfly amongst floral sprays, V19th century Japanese Kutani three sectioned vase decorated with figures, flying ducks & flowers, mid 20th century Regency style gilt convex mirror by Gomme Furniture Wycombe, D42cm and miscellanea in two boxes Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 387
Cider.- The Compleat Planter & Cyderist. Together with the Art of Pruning Fruit-Trees... By a Lover of Planting, 2 parts in 1 vol., woodcut illustrations to text, title and A2 loose, A5 & 6 torn and repaired with some loss to text, contemporary calf, upper cover detached [Henrey 37; Wing C5650A], 8vo, for Thomas Bassett, 1690.⁂ The first part is sometimes attributed to William Ellis, the second part is a translation of Nicolas Venette's L'Art de Tailler les Arbres Fruitiers.
Lot 488
Switzer (Stephen) The Practical Husbandman and Planter:, or, Observations on the Ancient and Modern Husbandry, Planting, Gardening, &c. 2 vol., comprising six numbers [all published], engraved frontispieces and 3 folding plates, occasional browning, contemporary calf, vol.1 upper cover detached, vol.2 upper cover becoming detached, rubbed, spines chipped, [Henrey 1234; Fussell p.2; Perkins 1375], 8vo, Printed and sold by Stephen Switzer (principal Assistant to the Society), 1733-1734.⁂ Includes enclosure of waste land, timber, corn, cattle and herbs.
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Lot 537
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)
Lot 579
Indigo manufacture.- Monnereau (Elie) The Complete Indigo-Maker. Containing, an Accurate Account of the Indigo Plant... With Oeconomical Rules... for a Planter how to Manage a Plantation, and Emply his Negoes to the Best Advantage. To which is added, a Treatise on the Culture of Coffee, first English edition, engraved folding frontispiece (closely shaved at foot), surface soiling to title, 20th century morocco-backed cloth, upper joint broken, spine faded, [not in Henrey], 12mo, P.Elmsly, 1769.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists the BL and Wellcome copies only. Monnereau was a planter living in Limonade, Haiti.
Lot 706
Gardens.- Nicol (Walter) The Scotch Forcing Gardener, errata leaf and 5 folding engraved plates at end, original boards, uncut, lacking spine and paper covering from upper board, Edinburgh, for the Author, 1797; The Practical Planter, or, a Treatise on Forest Planting, lightly browned, library cloth, for the Author, 1799; The Gardener's Kalendar, foxed, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached, 1810; The Planter's Kalendar, 3 engraved plates, 2 hand-coloured, contemporary ink inscription to head of title, foxing, contemporary half calf, 1812, first editions, the first three with half-title (not called for in the last), rubbed or worn, Edinburgh; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (6)⁂ Nicol (1769-1811) was a Scottish garden and hothouse designer employed at several Scottish estates and known particularly for the walled garden layout at Dalhousie Castle in Midlothian.
Lot 710
Coffee.- Laborie (P.J.) The Coffee Planter of Saint Comingo; with an Appendix, Containing a View of the Constitution, Government, Laws and Sate of that Colony... To which are Added, some Hints on the Present State of the Island, Under the British Government, 22 engraved plates on 21 sheets (18 folding), bookplate, contemporary calf, spine gilt, upper joint cracked but holding firm, [Goldsmiths 17286; Sabin 38430], 8vo, for T.Cadell and W.Davies, 1798.⁂ A rare account of coffee planting and life in 18th century Saint Domingue, which at that point accounted for sixty percent of the world's coffee production. This extensive work was written as a manual for British Coffee planters in the West Indies and includes a description of the 1790s slave revolt. Provenance: John Bolton (bookplate).
Lot 751
Coffee.- Lowndes (John) The Coffee-Planter, or, An Essay on the Cultivation and Manufacturing of that Article of West-India Produce, first edition, folding aquatint frontispiece and 5 folding plates, some very light offsetting, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary tree calf, corners and spine ends a little bumped, [not in Abbey; Kress B.5216; Sabin 42530], 8vo, printed and published by C. Lowndes, 1807.⁂ Rare, the author was a Dominican planter who originally wrote this work as a guide for his estate manager. Provenance: G.R. Porter (bookplate).
Lot 673
An attractive carved 19th Century English Planter or Jardiniere, of low proportions, 161cms (63 1/2") long x 33cms (13")high, with gadroon edge and floral mesh design, on turned legs, with original tin liner. (1)Provenance: The Mansfield Family, formerly of Morristown Lattin, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Lot 696
Britains Farm Vehicles, 9576 Corn King 4891 Combine Harvester, 9554 8 Furrow Plough, Tipping Trailer (2), 9597 MB Detachable Tractor, 9582 Flatbed Transporter, 9519 JCB Loadall, 9535 Potato Harvester and 9541 Potato Planter, 9545 Tipping Transporter and loads and 1716 Animal Pens, all in original boxes, G-VG, boxes F-G five lack inserts (9)
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