CURIOSITIES OF NATURE AND ART IN HUSBANDRY AND GARDENING

[xvi], 352 p., frontis [an illus. half-title] and 11 leaves of plates. [FULL TITLE READS] Curiosities of nature and art in husbandry and gardening : containing several new experiments in the improvement of land, trees, fruits, &c. : and also nice and useful observations relating to the vegetation and propagation of plants : with choice secrets to make plants, flowers and fruits larger, more beautiful, and to ripen earlier than usual : with several copper cuts. [Note this copy predates the French first edition and the author and translators names do not appear] Printed for D. Brown, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; A. Roper, at the Black Boy over aginst St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet; and Fran. Coggan, in the Inner-Temple Lane. This copy collates with the copy in the Kew Collection namely 11 plates bound-in plus the engraved frontis half-title. Bound in early half nineteenth century half calf with marbled boards including extra blank pages at the front and rear for notes. A short split to the front joint but a nice binding nevertheless. 9pp of hand-written notes in ink include on the first part of the extra leaves by an unknown hand from that period. The original printed text block and plates are tight and sound but with foxing to some pages. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.…