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Published by Printed for Andrew Bell At the Cross -Keys & Bible, London, 1710
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fifth Edition. "Now Compendiously Abridged and made of more use, with very Considerable Improvements" by George London and Henry Wise. Brown leather. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. 10 fold out plates, 2 wood cuts. (xxxvi) , 325pp and 7 pages of contents at rear. Rear hinge starting with cover firmly attached. Spine ends lightly rubbed. Spine label missing. ; Fold out illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 325 pages.
Published by Paris, par la Compagnie des Libraires, 1700
Seller: Das Büchergespann, Meerane, Germany
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Ausreichend. 4°-Quart, 567 Seiten, Ganzledereinband, Rückentitel und Buchkanten goldgeprägt, Avers und Revers berieben, Rücken am Titel aufgeplatzt (siehe Foto), Buchblock vollständig und mit fester Bindung, erste Vorsatzseite hat sich von Einband gelöst, Rückseite das gleiche, Anschnitte altersentsprechend lichtrandig, Restaurationsbedürftig,
Published by London: printed for M. Gillyflower, 1699
Seller: Neverland Books, Waalre, Netherlands
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. "The Compleat Gard ner: or, Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit-Gardens, and Kitchen-Gardens" by Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinye; George London and Henry Wise. London: printed for M. Gillyflower, 1699. 8vo. [2], xxxv, [1], 309, [7] pp. Engraved frontispiece, 9 foldout plates, one intertextual engraving. Period full speckled calf with polished calf central paneling and fleuron cornerpieces, rebacked with raised bands, gilt filets in compartments, red morocco spine label titled in gilt (lower board stained, trifle browning at margins, lengthy contemporary inscription to front pastedown).
Published by Par la Compagnie des Libraires Associés, Paris, 1746
Seller: Librairie Rouchaleou, MONTPELLIER, FR, France
Book
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 2 volumes reliures plein veau fauve de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés de caissons dorés, pièces de titre de maroquin rouge, pièces de tomaison de cuir beige, tranches teintées rouge, bandeaux, lettrines et culs-de-lampes gravés. Tome 1: Titre, 3 feuillets nons chiffrés, XLVIII pages (1-16, XVII-XLVIII), 4 feuillets non chiffrés de table des chapitres, 591 pages. avec 11 planches gravées (sur 12), dont une dépliante. Tome 2: Titre, 5 feuillets de chiffrés de table des chapitres, 587 pages et 14 feuillets de table alphabétique des matières pour les deux tomes. Le tome 2 renferme: Traité des orangers (pages 202 à 266). Reflexions sur l'agriculture (pages 267 à 354); Traité de la culture des fleurs (pages 359 à 554), Nouveau traité de la culture des melons (pages 555 à 560), L'art de tailler les arbres fruitiers (pages 561 à 587) avec figures dans le texte, et 1 planche gravée hors texte. Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinye, 1626-1688, jardinier et agronome français, directeur général des jardins fruitiers et potagers des demeures royales. Exemplaire renfermant 12 planches gravées hors texte, le plan dépliant du potager du roi manque. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ).
Published by London: Printed for M.Gillyflower, 1699., 1699
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., xiv, [4], xv-xxxv, 309 i.e. 325], [7]. 11 engraved plates (incl. frontis.; 10 folding). 1 engraved text illus. contemporary paneled calf, rebacked with worn spine mounted, corners renewed (some light foxing & browning, light dampstaining to some leaves, some plates with few tears - no loss). cloth slipcase. Second Edition of George London and Henry Wise's corrected abridgement of the English translation of La Quintinye's Instruction pour les jardins fruitiers et potages. John Evelyn was credited with the English translation published in folio format in 1693 although Henrey (British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, Vol. I, p. 189) notes that George London may have had some hand in it. La Quintinye was successively responsible for the gardens of the Prince de Condé, Mademoiselle de Montpensier, the Duc de Montausier, and Jean-Baptiste Colbert. On March 17, 1670, he was introduced by Colbert to Louis XIV, who named him 'director of the fruit gardens and vegetable gardens of all the royal houses', a position created especially for him. In 1678, he began the creation of the new kitchen garden at Versailles, completed five years later in 1683. This garden is now classified as a historical monument since 1921. In reward for his services La Quintinye was knighted by Louis XIV in 1687. George London and Henry Wise who were responsible for the English abridgement became partners in Brompton Park Nursery in 1700, building it into the foremost Nursery Garden in England over the next quarter century. As leading garden designers of the period their names are associated with Chatsworth, Castle Howard and Melbourne. London held the appointment of Master Gardener and Deputy Superintendent of the Royal Gardens during the reign of William III while Wise was responsible for the upkeep of the Royal parks and gardens during the reign of Queen Anne. Our copy appears to be an unrecorded variant; while it is a stated second edition, the imprint makes no mention of the book being sold by Andrew Bell. Wing L432-432a. Henrey 219-220.
Published by Amsterdam, Desbordes, 1692., 1692
Seller: Antiquariat Kochkunst Bibliothek, Davos Platz, Switzerland
Amsterdam, Desbordes, 1692. 2. Auflage. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. 4°. 16 Bll., 276; 344 SS., mit einigen Holzschn.-Vign., 9 gest. Vign. u. 13 (2 gef.) Kupfertaf. Gefleckt Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rverg. u. Rsch. Graesse V, 531. Pritzel 5075. Cf. Hunt I 388 (English translation 1693); - Hauptwerk des bedeutenden Agronomen u. "créateur du Potager du roi à Versailles". Eine Taf. zeigt den Gemüsegarten von Versailles, die Vign. illustrieren die Anlage verschiedener Obst- u. Gemüsekulturen. - Es fehlt das Portr. des Königs u. der vord. flieg. Vors. Eine Falttafel im Bug eingerissen, unschön hinterlegt u. am Rand leicht geknittert. Einbd. stellenw. beschabt, vord. Gelenk brüchig, Ecken bestoßen. "La Quintinie was one of the great French agriculturists of the 17th century. He was also interested in horticulture and gardens, and Louis XIV felt his work was so important that he created for him the post of Directeur Général des Potagers Royaux. Though La Quintinie held this post with distinction for forty years, his modesty was such that he published nothing of his own during his lifetime. This was rectified shortly after his death when the Instructions Pour les Jardins Fruitiers et Potagers was brought out in 1690. It was so practical and filled such a need that it went into many editions " (Hunt). Sprache: francais.
Published by Claude Barbin, Paris, 1695
Seller: ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Book
Full-Leather. Condition: Fair. F de la Mare Richart (illustrator). A fair to good set in 2 volumes, in contemporary full leather binding.M Jean de la Quintinye was trained as a lawyer, but is famed for his skills in kitchen gardening. He was commissioned by Louis XIV to create a new kitchen garden for Versailles - which can still be visited today. He is said to be the first gardener to advocate pruning young fruit trees hard to ensure better growth and fruiting for the future. This set is in contemporary speckled calf bindings with raised bands and gilt decoration and titles to spines. The bindings are sound but worn, with wear to corners, edges and the top and bottom of the spines. The gilt is particularly worn on Vol I. Vol II has some cracking to the top of the front joint. Both have some library numbers to the front pastedowns and a small early ink signature to the fep. Both have a round stamp of the 'Societe de Lecture de Geneve' to the title page. Paper has light toning throughout. Text with decorative headpieces, endpieces and illustrations. Vol I: frontispiece portrait of de la Quintinye; title page in red and black; Dedication au Roy 4pp; Poem 5pp; Idyll to Quintinye 7pp; Preface; blank; folding plate; text in 3 parts pp 1-310; further folding plate; Table of chapters pp 311-316; fin. The frontispiece has some repair tape to the outer side edge; the first folding plate has an old repair; there is a small piece missing from the bottom margin of pp 259/60; some light marking on pp 297-300; the final folding plate has a crumpled edge; and there is some marking to the rear endpaper. Vol II: Title page (with some reference numbers); text in 3 parts pp 3-265 with 6 plates (one large folding); table of chapters pp 266-271; fin; Traite de la Culture des Orangers pp 273-318; table of chapters p 319; 3 plates; title page - Nouvelle Instruction pour la Culture des Fleurs 1695; table of chapters 2pp; text pp 1-140; fin. The fep is loose at the top and there is a small loss to the bottom of the initial blank; title page with some crumpling; there is some worming in the outer edge margin affecting pp 1-51 - (with some very small holes for a further 50 pp) it does not affect the text; small loss to the bottom corner of p 207; some library notes to the rear pastedown; Culture des Fleurs - some browning in the gutter pp 40-41 and repaired tear to side margin of p 76. Please enquire if you would like further images to assess condition.
Published by London, A and W. Bell, 1717. Sixth edition, corrected. *, 1717
Seller: Travis & Emery Music Bookshop ABA, London, United Kingdom
Title continues "Now Compendiously Abridg'd, and Made of More Use, with Very Considerable Improvements. By George London, and Henry Wise. To which is prefix'd, an Address to the Nobility and Gentry. By J. Evelyn, Esq." 12mo (19 x 11cm). xxxvi, 325, [vii] pages. Original full leather, very worn and bumped, joints and hinges cracked but cords holding. Backstrip with raised bands, beginning to perish. 9 folding plates at pages 102, 114-122, 130, 154 and 164. Tiny plate at page 27. No frontis.
Seller: Librairie de l'Univers, Lausanne, Switzerland
Paris, Claude Barbin, 1695. 22x29 cm. Ouvrage en 2 tomes et 2 suppléments reliés en 1 volume. 316+319+68+140+2 pages. Portrait de l'auteur en frontispice et 5 petites gravures en tête des diverses introductions. Reliure en plein parchemin, peut-être postérieure à l'ouvrage. Dos lisse portant le titre et le nom de l'auteur sur une pièce de peau de couleur orangée. Pages 297 à 304 en blanc (défaut d'impression ?). Quelques minimes et rares rousseurs pâles sans gravité, sinon ouvrage propre et de présentation agréable.
. Illustrateur : SCOTIN (J.B.). (illustrator). A Paris, chez Guillaume Cavelier, 1716, 2 volumes in-4, veau havane, dos à 5 nerfs ornés de fleurons, [8]-16-32-[8]-666-[3] pages + [12]-562-[30] pages. Ouvrage de référence orné de 13 planches gravées sur cuivre, dont 2 dépliantes, de bandeaux finement gravés, lettrines et culs-de-lampe et de quelques figures dans le texte. Cet ouvrage rassemble les réflexions et l'expérience de Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinye (1626-1688), célèbre jardinier et agronome français, qui abandonna la profession d'avocat pour se consacrer au jardinage. Il s'occupa des jardins de grands personnages de l'époque (Nicolas Fouquet, le prince de Condé, le Duc de Montausier, Colbert). En 1670 Louis XIV le chargea de la direction de ses jardins fruitiers et potagers. Ensuite, pour cinq années, il se consacra à la création du nouveau potager du Roi. On doit à ce jardinier du Grand siècle d'avoir enrichi l'horticulture "des apports de la physiologie végétale, de la botanique et des premiers rudiments de la chimie" (Martine Constans, Jardiner à Paris au temps des rois, 2003). Il contribua également à la distinction entre les divers métiers spécialisés dans la création de jardin : jardiniers, fleuristes, botanistes, maréchais. Ouvrages usagés, usures et accrocs aux reliures, mouillures internes et taches, feuillets de tables légèrement débroché. Livre.
Published by Henri Desbordes, Amsterdam, 1692
Seller: Mike Park Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Second edition, revised. Two volumes bound in one, small quarto, with two title pages, 13 engraved plates (of which two are folding). a folding engraved portrait, 8 attractive engraved chapter headings, 7 small engravings within the text, pp (30), 276; 244, red speckled edges, contemporary full calf, raised bands and spine label, slightly rubbed but very sound. There are three early signatures on the title page - one being Alexander Brodie. A small hole in the margins of three pages, a slight marginal tear to one plate, otherwise this is an exceptionally clean and bright copy internally. Very good indeed.
Published by Matthew Gillyflower & James Partidge, Spread Eagle Westminster hall, 1693
Seller: Mike Park Ltd, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Full-Leather. Condition: Good. First English edition. First English edition. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece, nine engraved plates (of eleven - so LACKING two plates), a few small wooducts in the text, many charming engraved chapter headings, folio, title page printed in red and black, pp (42), 188, 208, 4, 80, the top, bottom and fore-edge red, a few blemishes internally but overall very clean, the hinge before the frontispiece cracked but sound, contemprary calf, rebacked probably in the ealy nineteenth century, a little bumped and worn, the spine with more wear and a little splitting and fraying at the head and tail. An early un-named owner, obviously a knowledgeable and proficient gardener, has contributed half a page of manuscript notes on the first front blank, in which he questions, inter alia, why the author has not included mustard-seed in the list of all things that a kitchen-garden should contain; there are also neat marginal notes throughout in the same hand - these are in no way detrimental, and indeed enhance the book. Blanche Henrey 218. [One of the most influential books in the history of fruit culture. Evelyn's edition (though almost certainly the translation work of George London) not only brought the French work to an entirely new audience, it added short sections on the culture of orange trees and melons which were not in the original.].
Published by Amsterdam, Henri Desbordes, 1697., 1697
3 parties en 1 vol in-4°. [28] 276 pp, 344 pp, 8 pp, 140 pp. Reliure plein vélin. Dos lisse. Ouvrage légèrement deboité. Troisième édition, revue, corrigée & augmentée d'un traité de la culture des melons, & nouvelles instructions pour cultiver les fleurs. Edition inconnu à Brunet, basée sur l'édition parisienne de 1695.Originaire de Angoûmois, advocat, il est attiré par l'art des jardins lors d'un voyage en Italie. Il s'ingénie à résoudre les problèmes horticoles: transplantation, acclimatation, sélection, diversification, tailles, greffes et espaliers. Il réussit à mettre au point une méthode sûre pour fructifier les végétaux, certains même hors saison. Dès 1667, il exerce sa compétence dans les jardins de Versailles. Dans son " Instructions pour les jardins fruitiers . " La Quintinye dresse une nomenclature descriptive assez complète des arbres fruitiers du XVIIe siècle. Il consacre de nombreuses pages à la poire, fruit très apprécié à cette époque. Cfr: Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin, publication n°5 - Livres de fruits du XVIe au Xxe siècle, pp 51-54. L'ouvrage est illustré du portrait de la Quintinye, plan dépliant du Jardin de Versailles, 12 planches montrant des outils ainsi que des types de greffe ou de tailles, et en début de chque partie, de bandeaux représentant des scènes de jardinage.
Pritzel 5075 - Güntz II, 1 f.- Dritte französische Ausgabe, erstmals 1690 erschienen.- Hauptwerk des bedeutenden Agronomen und Direktors der Obst- und Gemüsegärten des Französischen Königs Ludwig XIV. Jean de la Quintinie (1626-1688) war einer der führenden Gärtner und Gartentheoretiker des 17. Jahrhunderts.- 1 Falttafel zeigt den Gemüsegarten von Versailles, die Vignetten illustrieren die Anlage verschiedener Obst- und Gemüsekulturen. Bd. 3 mit separatem Titel: "Nouvelle instruction pour la culture des fleurs", der kurze Anhang "Nouveau traité de la culture des melons".- Gering gebräunt, vereinzelt leicht fingerfleckig, wenige Vignetten etwas durchschlagend. Porträt mit kl. Wasserrand, Titel mit restauriertem Randeinriß, insges. schönes Exemplar.# Third French edition of one of the most influential book in the history of pomology.- Three parts in one volume.- Standard work for the installation of kitchen gardens and orangery. With engraved portrait and 13 (2 folded) copper plates and some engraved vignettes.- Good copy.
Published by La Compagnie des Libraires Associés, Paris, 1756
2 volumes in-4 (20 X 26,5 cm) basane havane racinée, dos à nerfs ornés de fers dorés, pièces de titre de maroquin rouge, tomaisons de maroquin vert, tranches rouges. Epistre au Roy (6 pp non chiffrées) + 16 pp + 32 pp de préface + 592 + 587 + 27 pages de table non chiffrées. (Reliure de l'époque). Contient 1 planche dépliante, 11 hors texte, 13 figures dans le texte et 10 en-têtes, lettrines et culs-de-lampe. Important ouvrage sur le sujet, rédigé par J. Baptiste de La Quintinie (1626-1688) qui fut avocat, jardinier et agronome français, créateur du potager du roi, à Versailles. (La partie supérieure de la première page de l'epistre a été découpée, mouillure claire en marge de quatre feuillets de la préface, quelques pages uniformément brunies, 2 taches claires page 470 du tome II. Quelques minimes frottis d'usage aux reliures). Très bel exemplaire.
Published by par la Compagnie des Libraires Associés 1746-1756, Paris, 1746
Seller: Libreria Ex Libris ALAI-ILAB/LILA member, Roma, Italy
Belle legature coeve in piena pelle con nervi, ricchi fregi e titoli oro su tassello al ds. Tagli rossi. Carte di guardia marmorizzate. Ex libris di collezione privata al contropiatto anteriore. Alcune macchioline sparse e pagine lievemente brunite, altrimenti esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione. Barbier III, 838; Pritzel, 5075. 4to (cm. 26), 2 Voll., 4 cc.nn., XLVIII-591(1) pp. con alcune testatine, ill.ni n.t. e 12 tavv. f.t. (di cui due ripiegate); 6 cc.nn., 587(1) pp., 14 cc.nn. con alcune testatine, ill.ni n.t. e una tav. f.t. Fregi xilografici n.t.
Published by Chez Charles Osmont, ruë Saint Jacques, à l'Ecu de France, A Paris, 1716
Full Calf. Condition: Fine. Early Reprint. New, revised and enlarged edition (Augmentée de la Culture des Melons, de la maniere de taillerles Arbres Friutiers, d'in Dictionnaire des termes dont fe fervent les Jardiniers en parlant des Arbres, & d'une Table des Matieres), of the most famous French manual on gardening. Complete in two quarto volumes. [8],16,23[i. e., 32],[8],666[84 misnumbered 80],[4], with 12 copper-engraved plates (2 folding), mostly of pruning patterns and tools; [12],562,[30]pp, with one plate and woodcuts in text of both volumes. Each section (six main books on fruit and kitchen gardens, treatise on oranges and reflection on agriculture) begins with a large engraved vignette and historiated initial. Contemporary speckled calf, spine richly gilt in six compartments between raised bands, brown morocco lettering piece gilt, edges speckled red, plain period end papers, title page with woodcut vignette. A superb set, occasional toning, very sporadically scattered marginal foxing, else a beautifully printed, clean, crisp wide-margined copy in handsome period binding. Brunet III 838. Hunt 388. Oak Spring Pomona 1. Pritzel 5075. Originally published (posthumously) in Paris, in 1690. Probably the most influential book in the history of pomology, by the leading French gardener of the seventeenth century. For more than 20 years, beginning in 1665, La Quintinie worked as gardener to Louis XIV, rising steadily with ever-expanding titles. The potager at Versailles, constructed from 1677 to 1683, is the most famous of the fruit and kitchen gardens he oversaw in all the royal houses to meet the needs of the court: asparagus in December and strawberries in April, as well as the King's favorite figs. This book, published by La Quintinie's son Michel, introduced his methods to a wide audience, with detailed instructions for planting, pruning and espaliering fruit trees, and cultivating vegetables. Later editions, such as our copy, added to the directions for pruning and thinning out buds sections on melons and flowers, as well as advice on dealing with orange tress and La Quintinie's reflection on agriculture. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.
[8], 16, XVII-XLVIII, [12], 592; [8], 588, [28] pp.The last authorized edition of the most famous manual on gardening and the cultivation of vegetables and fruits, first printed (posthumously) in 1690 and here finally for the Compagnie des Libraires Associés. Apart from many pirated editions, printed in Amsterdam (1692, 1697), Geneva (1695, etc.) and Paris (1715, 1716), authorized editions, following the imposing large 4to format, integral text and illustrations of the 1690 edition, were published in Paris in 1697, 1700, 1725, 1730, 1739, 1740 and the present 1756. This immensely popular and influential manual - translated into English by John Evelin (The compleat Gard ner, 1693) and Italian, with adaptations in German and Portuguese - was a great European success and remained the symbol of the French classical arboriculture and horticulture throughout the 18th century. It contains detailed instructions for planting, pruning and espaliering fruit trees and cultivating vegetables, and was probably also the most influential book in the history of pomology.With the armorial bookplate of Jacobs Florentius Demory on the verso of both title-pages. Bindings a little worn, especially around the spine, corners bumped, head of spine a bit damaged, tear in one of the folding plates, but otherwise in good condition.l Pritzel 5075; Fanny Blanchard, Les éditions françaises et allochtones de l Instruction pour les jardins de J.B. de la Quintinie (thesis, Lyon 2015), pp. 55-60; cf. Hunt 388; Oak Spring Pomona 1; Eliz. B. Rogers, Landscape design (2001), pp. 178, 195.
Published by London printed for Matthew Gillyflower at the Spread Eagle in Westminster-Hall and James Partridge at the Posthouse at Charing-Cross M DC XC III, 1693
First Edition
TITLE CONTINUED: With Divers REFLECTIONS on several Parts of HUSBANDRY. In Six BOOKS. By the Famous Monsr. De La Quintinye, Chief Director of all the GARDENS of the French-King. To which is added His Treatise of ORANGE-TREES, with the Raising of MELONS, omitted in the French Editions. Made English by JOHN EVELYN Esquire, illustrated with Copper Plates. FIRST EDITION 1693. Folio, approximately 320 x 195 mm, 12¾ x 7¾ inches, engraved portrait of author by W. Elder, plus 11 engraved plates, 2 are double page, 8 engraved headpieces, showing various garden activities, 7 small text illustrations, title page printed red and black, engraved bookplate of Jacob Des Bouverie Esq., on verso title page, silk bookmark still present. pages: [44], 1-184, (leaves 107-111 and 115-119 numbered on recto only, leaf 118 misnumbered 116), [4], 1-116, 137-204, [4], 1-4, 1-80, a jump in text from 116-137 but all text complete, the same numbering in all copies (see ESTC R212118), bound in contemporary calf and rebacked in a lighter leather, gilt lettered spine, original endpapers retained. Old calf covers rubbed with shelf wear to edges, corners worn with board showing at tips, small pale stain at top of portrait and title page, pale staining to margins of portrait, hole to page 138 due to old ink spot with loss, affecting 4 words, small rust hole affecting 3 small words, all easily legible, other occasional small ink spots, pale browning to margins, age-browning to page 59-62 in the Reflections upon some Parts of Agriculture and 3 old ink corrections on 1 text page, original printed words crossed through (possibly by John Evelyn?), 2 leaves have tips of lower corners missing, not near text, a few shallow creases in places, otherwise a very good copy. First (and only unabridged) English edition, originally published in Paris in 1690. La Quintinie worked as gardener for Louis XIV. He visited England, where he met John Evelyn and visited his garden at Sayes Court, "Monsieur de la Quintinye, being in England, that receiving the Honor of a visit from him at my house, and falling into discourse of Gardens, on my request sent me some directions concerning the Ordering of Melons". See: H. Frederic Janson, Pomonas Harvest, page 124 and following 2 illustrations; Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature, Volume 1, page 243; Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt, Catalogue of Botanical Books, page 406-407 No. 388; Geoffrey Keynes, John Evelyn, A Study in Bibliophily, pages 224-226; Stanley Johnston, The Cleveland Herbal, Botanical and Horticultural Collections, page 266, No. 293; Sandra Raphael, An Oak Spring POMONA, A Selection of the Rare Books on Fruit in the Oak Spring Garden Library, Volume 2, page 11; Mary Aslin Catalogue of the Printed Books on Agriculture, page 307; Philosophical Transactions 1669, pages 901-903, La Quintinye On Melons. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 2 vol., [8] pp., portrait, Paris, chez Claude Barbin, 1690, in-4, 2 vol, [8] pp, portrait, 16-522-[2] pp. + 566-[2] pp, 13 pl, Veau marbré, dos lisses et ornés, refaits à l'imitation, pièce de titre rouge et tomaison havane, Édition originale, très rare, de ce célèbre ouvrage sur la culture des arbres fruitiers. L'illustration se compose de : 8 bandeaux représentant des jardiniers au travail, placés en tête des six parties de l'Instruction, du Traité de la culture des orangers et des Réflexions sur l'agriculture ; du portrait de l'auteur en frontispice ; d'1 planche à double page représentant le potager du roi à Versailles ; 1 autre planche double montrant les manières de préparer un arbre pour le planter ; 3 planches d'outils (serpettes, scies, greffoir) ; et 8 planches matérialisant la taille d'arbres en fonction de leur nombre de branches et de leur âge. Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie (1626-1688), fameux jardinier et agronome français, a rassemblé toute son expérience et livré ses toutes ses réflexions dans cette Instruction, qui lui assura une immense gloire posthume. L'ouvrage se démarque des autres traités agricoles de son temps par la méthode rationnelle qu'il propose, par son éloquence et par son inclination scientifique ; il s'imposa, en quelques décennies, comme une référence dans le domaine de la culture des arbres fruitiers et connut une traduction anglaise dès 1693, ainsi que de nombreuses contrefaçons. La Quintinie abandonna la profession d'avocat pour se consacrer à l'art des jardins ; il s'occupa de ceux des grands personnages de l'époque (Nicolas Fouquet, le prince de Condé, le duc de Montausier, Colbert). En 1670 Louis XIV le chargea de la direction de ses jardins fruitiers et potagers. Ensuite, pour cinq années, il se consacra à la création du nouveau potager du roi. On doit à ce jardinier du Grand Siècle d'avoir enrichi l'horticulture "des apports de la physiologie végétale, de la botanique et des premiers rudiments de la chimie" (Martine Constans, Jardiner à Paris au temps des rois, 2003). Il contribua également à la distinction entre les divers métiers spécialisés dans la création de jardin : jardiniers, fleuristes, botanistes, maréchais, etc. Ex-libris manuscrit non identifié et ex-libris manuscrit "Buous" à la page 3 de la quatrième partie. Bon exemplaire. Reliures restaurées et dos refaits. Quelques feuillets uniformément brunis, décharges, petites taches d'encre sur les tranches. Pritzel 5075.
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 2 volumes in-4, portrait, Paris, Claude Barbin, 1690, , 2 volumes in-4, portrait, (8), 16, 522, (2) pages et 2 planches + 180, puis 179-566, (2) pages et 11 planches, veau moucheté de l'époque, dos à 5 nerfs, pièces de titre et de tomaison maroquinées rouges et vertes, tranches mouchetées, Édition originale, rare. L'ouvrage de La Quintinye ayant rencontré un succès tout au long du XVIIIe siècle, le texte fut rapidement réédité et surtout augmenté et enrichi de nouveaux et plus amples conseils. Un portrait de l'auteur en frontispice, 13 planches dont une sur double page et une repliée, et de jolis bandeaux historiés illustrent l'ouvrage Cet ouvrage rassemble les réflexions et l'expérience de Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinye (1626-1688), célèbre jardinier et agronome français, qui abandonna la profession d'avocat pour se consacrer à l'art des jardins. Il s'occupa de ceux des grands personnages de l'époque (Nicolas Fouquet, le prince de Condé, le duc de Montausier, Colbert). En 1670 Louis XIV le chargea de la direction de ses jardins fruitiers et potagers. Ensuite, pour cinq années, il se consacra à la création du nouveau potager du roi. Sur les deux pages de titres, ex-libris du temps d'un prénommé "Regnault", qui a laisse une longue note manuscrite à la fin du premier tome où il donne sa "Méthode" pour "faire le goudron à couvrir greffes en fente et les greffes branches coupées". Bel exemplaire malgré quelques traces d'humidité et rousseurs sans gravité.