Quintinye (34 results)

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 ).

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.

Condition: bon état. Paris la Compagnie des libraires 1756 in-4 plein-veau deux volumes, reliure plein veau havane raçiné in-quarto (binding full calfskin)(20,5 x 26,2 cm), reliure d'époque, dos à nerfs (spine with raised bands), dos décoré or (gilt and blind stamping decoration) et à froid, titre frappé or, pièce de titre sur fond bordeaux avec filets or et filet perlé or en encadrement, Tomaison frappée or avec filets or et filet perlé or en encadrement, entre-nerfs à fleurons or dans un encadrement à filet or et filet perlé or avec rinceaux aux angles, filet à froid de part et d'autre des nerfs, anciennes restaurations aux coiffes propres, toutes tranches lisses rouges, Etiquette ex-libris : Georges Durivault ( Directeur du Jardin des Plantes de la Ville de Nantes) en noir sur fond blanc signée Bernard ROY, orné de 12 planches hors-texte gravées sur bois en noir dont deux dépliantes + 15 gravures in-texte gravées sur bois en noir + 12 Bandeaux têtes de Chapitre "Historiés"gravés sur bois en noir + lettrines et culs-de-lampes gravés sur bois en noir, [ (3 feuillets non chiffrés d'Epître au Roy + 16 pages (dont un poème de Perrault en hommage à La Qintinye) + pagination de XVII à XLVIII de p. de Préface + 4 feuillets non chiffrés de Table des chapitres + 591 pages + 1 p. de privilège) + (5 feuillets non chiffrés de Chapitres + 587 pages + 29 p. de Table générale)] pages, 1756 à Paris : la Compagnie des libraires Editeur, bon état Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinye (1626-1688 ) qui après sa profession d' avocat opta pour l' agriculture et la création de jardins (Il fut notamment le Jardinier de Fouquet à Vaux le Vicomte et du Roi Louis XIV qui le chargea de créer son potager et son jardin fruitier) demeura un auteur agronomique de référence durant tout le XVIIIe siècle. Son ouvrage fut rapidement réédité et beaucoup feront par la suite son éloge, notamment Le Berryais avec son Nouveau La Quintinye publié en 1775.TRES RARE.en trés bon état malgré les défauts signalés (very good condition in spite of the small defects indicated).

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Pp xxxv (4 page insert between xiv & xv "An advertisement of J. Evelyn, Esq to the folio edition of Monsieur La Quintinye.") 309, (7). Frontis and 7 folding plates, only, of an unstated total number. Early full calf, but the binding is completely shot. Extensive browning & staining of the text. Creasing & edge wear to the prelims, frontis and title page (which bears two early signatures) The plates show considerable wear creasing and some tears A copy for restoration. A working copy.

Full Leather. Condition: Fair. Second edition, corrected. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine engraved plates (of which eight are folding), [Apparently lacking one plate], small octavo, pp [iv], xxxv, (i), 43,[iii], (4), 35-309, (vii), much of the text rather browned and age-toned, a fair few signs of use, though all very tight, the first fifty pages or so have a fair anount of pencil notes and underlinings (see illustration), with a little more on pages 179-199, contemporary calf, rubbed and cracked but sound,rebacked with a fairly recent calf spine, raised bands, new endpapers, (apparently by Bayntuns). The folding plates are rather worn and creased, occasionally frayed at the margins; two have old sellotape repairs, and one is rather badly torn across but without loss. The pagination is erratic, and appears incorrect, but it actuall ties in exactly with the contents pages at the rear. In this copy "An advertisement of J. Evelyn, Esq.", as mentioned by Blanche Henrey, is bound immediately after the title page. LACKING ONE PLATE. {Quintinie was in charge of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens under Louis XV. "His book shows his deep knowledge of every aspect of kitchen gardening" - Taylor. George London and Henry Wise were garden designers and nurserymen, and formed one of the most important garden design practices in the history of British gardening. They designed formal gardens very much in the tradition of Le Notre, and London was also royal gardener to William and Mary.].

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.

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,

Deux volumes in-4 de (4)ff., XLVIII pp., (4)ff., 666 pp., (1)p. ; (6)ff., 562 pp., (14)ff. de table générale. L'illustration se compose d'un plan dépliant "Le jardin potager du Roy à Versailles et 11 planches gravées dont une dépliante, vignette et tête de chapitre et plusieurs bois gravés in-texte. Anciennes traces de mouillure pâle en marge de plusieurs cahiers aux deux volumes et quelques rousseurs. Plein veau brun, dos à nerfs orné de caissons fleuronnés, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge. Coiffe supérieure en partie arasée et un coin fortement usé au premier volume. Quelques désquamations aux plats. Reliure de l'époque. 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. Dans le 2ème tome on retrouve le Traité des orangers, de la Culture des fleurs, de la Culture des melons ou L'art de tailler les arbres fruitiers.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Plein veau de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs ornés et dorés. Deux volume in quarto (251x189 mm), (8)-xlviii-(8)-591-(1) pages et 12 planches / (12)-587-(29) pages. Coiffes accidentées. Papier fortement roussi. Nouvelle édition revue et corrigée. Célèbre jardinier français du XVIIe siècle, Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie fut connu pour avoir été le directeur des jardins fruitiers et potagers du roi Louis XIV. Son ouvrage est un traité complet sur la culture des fruits et légumes, ainsi que sur l'aménagement des jardins. Il a été très influent à son époque et a contribué à populariser les techniques de jardinage modernes, notamment sur les méthodes de forçage des légumes et de taille des arbres fruitiers. Exemplaire bien complet du plan du potager royal et des planches hors texte sur la taille des arbres. Provenance : Ex libris armorié. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION : Contemporary full calf, gilt spine in six compartments. Two volumes 4to (251x189 mm), (8)-xlviii-(8)-591-(1) pages and 12 plates / (12)-587-(29) pages. Caps worn. Paper strongly foxed. New revised and corrected edition. A famous French gardener of the 17th century, Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie was known for having been the director of the fruit and vegetable gardens of King Louis XIV. His work is a complete treatise on the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, as well as on the layout of gardens. He was very influential in his time and helped to popularize modern gardening techniques, particularly on methods of forcing vegetables and pruning fruit trees. Very complete copy of the plan of the royal vegetable garden and the plates outside the text on tree pruning. Provenance : Ex libris armorié. 2570g.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Third edition, revised and augmented, with a chapter on the culture of melons, and new instructions for cultivating flowers. Two volumes bound in one, small quarto, with five title pages (four of which are printed in red and black), 13 engraved plates (of which two are folding). an engraved portrait, 11 attractive engraved chapter headings, 12 small engravings within the text, pp (13), 274, (2); 344, 8, 140, 19, one marginal tear to one page and one slight tear to a folding plate, slightly age-toned internally but generally clean and sound, contemporary full speckled calf, rubbed and a bit worn at margins and corners, the spine with more wear and lacking several pieces. Signature on the front endpaper of The Earl of Harrington.

Due volumi di cm. 25, pp. (8) 666 (4); (12) 562 (30). Con inicisoni nel testo, testate a ciascuna delle sei parti e 13 tavole f.t. incise in rame (di cui due ripiegate). Solida legatura coeva in piena pelle bazzana, dorsi a nervi con titoli e ricchi fregi in oro. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato ma con una fenditura ad una cerniera (che rimane comunque solida), una gora alle ultime 10 carte del secondo volume ed bruniture uniformi alle tavole fuori testo.

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.

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).

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.].

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.

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.

Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Good Condition. First Edition. Contemporary full calf worn, dry and chipped with significant loss. Modest browning and soiling to pages, some signatures a little loose, paper slightly brittle. With 2 folding plates in volume one and 11 plates in volume 2. Lacking the portrait but otherwise complete. 16, 522, (2)pp; 566 (2)pp. Cagle 258a (later ed.), Oberle 629 (late ed.) Quintinye created the King's Kitchen Garden, the Potager du Roi, for Louis XIV in the 1680s at Versailles and it is there still. Size: Quarto (4to). 2-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Farming & Rural Life. Inventory No: 046915.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. "Seconde Edition revue & corrigee", Two volumes bound as one, both title pages present as well as all illustrations, all page edges speckled red, internally very clean and bright and tight; bound in full leather, spine in 6 compartments, the secopnd and fifth bearing light (faded?) red labels with gilt lettering, the other four with gilt decorative embossing, ancient paper label covering the top device. Very old ink inscription on front pastedown; bookplate on front pastedown of "Ex Libris Linneanis / Gunnar W. Lundbergi" and his signature with a short ink note (in Swedish) referring to this book in the library of Carl Linnaeus (?). A very clean and bright copy in a very attractive period full calf binding, probably Swedish or Danish.

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.

Cm. 15,5, pp. (16) 228 (4). Bell'antiporta illustrata e 11 tavole incise in rame e ripiegate fuori testo. Legatura strettamente coeva in piena pergamena semirigida con unghie e titoli manoscritti al dorso. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato. Prima edizione italiana di quest'interessante trattato munito di un ricco apparato iconografico.

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.

Relié. In-4 relié pelin veau (reliure d'époque), deux volumes en un, frontispice et 26 pages non chiffrées inclu la page de titre, 276 pages, deux planches dépliantes. Tome II : 344 pages avec 11 planches hors-texte, très bels tête de chapitre gravées et quelques croquis gravés dans le texte, suit L'ART OU LA MANIERE & SEURE DE TAILLER LES ARBRES FRUITIERS avec un dictionnaire des termes dont se servent les jardiniers, en parlant des arbres 19 pages, 7 figures dans le texte. Puis suivent avec une pagination commune : le NOUVEAU TRAITE DE LA CULTURE DES MELONS sous un climat tel qu'est celui des provinces unies 8 pages, NOUVELLE INSTRUCTION POUR LA CULTURE DES FLEURS contenant la manière de les cultiver & les ouvrages qu'il faut faire chaque mois de l'année selon leurs différentes espèces avec un catalogue des fleurs les plus belles et les plus rares deux feuillets non chiffré dont le titre et le sommaire puis la pagination reprend à la page 9 jusqu'à la page 140 ; manque la pièce de titre, le coin supérieur des 100 derniers pages (du dernier traité) a été mouillé, on ne détecte que quelques taches foncées marginales jusqu'à la page 110 puis ensuite la mouillure apparait de façon importante pour finir colorée sur les 10 dernières pages, la pourriture du papier est arrêté, il n'y a pas de manque. L'exemplaire reste très attractif malgré ce défaut qui mériterait restauration. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.

15 unn. Bll., 276 S. mit Frontinspiz und Ill. Einband berieben, bestoßen, fleckiug und etwas Verlust am Rücken und am Vorderdeckel. Durchgehend fleckig. Fliegendes Vorsatz mit etwas Verlust. Eine der beiden mehrfachbgefalteten Tafeln mit hinterlegtem Einriss. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100 25 x 20 cm, Leder mit 5 Bünden, Rückenschild und Rückenvergoldung Troisieme edition, reveue, corigee, & Augmentee d`un Traite de la Culture des Melons, & de nouvelles Instructions pour cultiver les Fleurs.

255x200mm, page de titre - 5 ff. - 587 pages - 14 ff., collation effectuée : 1 planche hors texte et 10 illustrations gravés in texte, 6 vignettes, 6 lettrines, 7 bandeaux, 14 culs-de-lampe, reliure veau marbré de l'époque avec auteur, titre et caissons ornés dorés au dos à cinq nerfs. Coiffe et charnière inférieure abimées, coins frottés. Tome II contient: le Traité de Orangers et le Traité de la Culture des Fleurs. En cas de problème de commande, veuillez nous contacter via notre page d'accueil / If there is a problem with the order, please contact us via our homepage.

A Caen, Chez Manoury, 1785, 3 volumes in-8 de 125x195 mm environ, (4) ff., XXIV, 410 p., (1) f. - (2) ff., 416 p. - (2) ff., 546 p. Complet des 12 planches dépliantes (sur papier bleuté). Demi reliure à coins, dos à cinq nerfs portant titres et tomaisons dorés, plats de papier rose, tranches rouges. Reliures restaurées (mors, coiffes, dos et coins), traces sur les plats, quelques rousseurs (surtout tomes II et III), travail de vers discret sans atteinte au texte, des traces de mouillures marginales au long du tome III (plus importantes sur les quarante derniers feuillets), des rousseurs éparses sur les planches (une planche tachée en photo), mais état satisfaisant malgré les défauts signalés.

Condition: Good. First separate issue, 7 woodcut illustrations of branches within text, lightly browned, stitched as issued with title page as front cover and blank page as back cover; spotted and little soiled, 4to, 19.5 X 25.5cm.; [4], 19pp.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:29114703.? First separate issue of La Quintinie's instructions for the pruning of fruit trees, sometimes bound at the end of Desbordes' third edition of his classic text. Includes a glossary of botanical and technical words at end. Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie was for some 25 years Louis XIV's Potager du Roi (Head of the fruit and vegetable gardens). During this time he pioneered many pruning and growing techniques, including the forcing of asparagus in winter and the successful production of figs in June.

Condition: Contemporary calf, quite worn. First edition in Italian. First edition in Italian. Engraved frontispiece and 11 folding plates. [16], 228, [4]pp. 8vo. Jean de la Quintinie (1626-1688) was a lawyer who took up the study of horticulture after a trip to Italy. This is the first edition in Italian, translated from the original French, of his work on the pruning and cultivation of fruit trees. Engraved frontispiece and 11 folding plates. [16], 228, [4]pp. 8vo.

2 volumes. 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. Contemporary mottled calf, brown morocco spine label with title in gold, red edges. With 13 engraved plates (2 folding), 13 woodcut illustrations in the text, woodcut and engraved headpieces, tailpieces and woodcut initials. Pages: [8], 16, XVII-XLVIII, [12], 592; [8], 588, [28] pp.

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.