Silva Discourse Forest Trees Propagation Timber by Evelyn John (123 results)

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Silva: or, A Discourse of Forest-trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions, as It Was Delivered in The 2.05. Book.

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Condition: Very good. John Evelyn (illustrator). 2 vols in one, large 8vo. Copper-engraved frontispiece portrait of Evelyn by F. Bartolozzi dated 1776, 39 engraved plates (1 folding), most drawn and engraved by J. Miller, printed on heavy laid paper; occasional offsetting, but a nice copy. Contemporary calf, flat spine with 8 gilt bands with elaborate gilt flora and foliage decoration between, red morocco lettering-piece, covers with gilt border of flora and foliage, marbled endpapers; some wear.The âNew Editionâ of this important work. Evelynâs Sylva was first presented as a paper to the Royal Society on 16 February 1662. The paper was first issued in book form in 1664, By 1729, the work had gone through six editions. In 1776 Alexander Hunter (1729-1809) edited a new edition with illustrations by John Miller, The Hunter version subsequently went through four more editions from 1786 to 1825.In his preface to the 1776 edition, Hunter wrote, âSince the first edition of the Silva, in 1664, many improvements have been made in planting, and in every branch of natural knowledge. It, therefore, became my indispensable duty to bring down the improvements to the present time. These make the subject of the Notes, which are drawn from the most respectable authorities.âJohn Evelyn (1620-1706) is justly celebrated for his Diary, which he kept throughout his life. His diary and that of his friend Samuel Pepys provide an invaluable picture of 17th-century England. His Silva was produced for the commissioners of the Royal Navy. Evelyn produced some thirty other books. Among them is Sculptura (1662), a small book on engraving and etching, in which he announced a new process: the mezzotint.A very nice copy of one of the seminal works on forestryReferences: Keynes, Evelyn 47; Henrey p. 138; Nissen BBI 615; Pritzel 2766Provenance: J. G. (engraved 18th-century armorial bookplate).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two volumes Quarto (305 x 240 mm.), Complete with the engraved frontispiece portrait by and after F. Bartolozzi, dedication leaf, and the 42 engraved plates, one double-page, all but three coloured by a contemporary hand, [with foxing], folding letterpress tables. With TERRA: A Philosophical Discourse of Earth. Relating to the Culture and Improvement of it for Vegetation, and the Prorogation of Plants, as it was presented to the Royal Society. Original Binding, 18th Century Red Russia, gilt ruled, family armorial gilt crests, inner dentelle, marbled end-papers with contemporary Book-plates, All edges gilt. Provenance : G.W. Wentworth, Armorial Bookplates, (Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth (1773-1834) Wooley Hall near Leeds.) The "New Edition" of this important work; "It contains an enormous amount of information concerning the cultivation of the various kinds of forest trees, and the uses of their timber, together with facts and anecdotes obtained from books, both classical and contemporary. The work was a success from the start. Its publication gave a great stimulus to planting in Britain. No other work on arboriculture exerted a greater influence on forestry in this country than Evelyn's Sylva." (Henrey). Henrey, p. 138; Nissen BBI 615.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 452. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1825 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 1 Language: English Pages: 452 Volume 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. London, Stobart and Son, 1979 [facsimile]/ 1729 (fifth edition). Folio, [iv, blank], [ii]], xxviii, 330, x, 240 pages. Cloth; a fine copy with the dustwrapper slightly rubbed, marked and torn with trifling loss. With the John Dowie-designed bookplate of Audrey Abbie. One of 500 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5th edition. 4to. Contemporary Cambridge style calf, rebacked. Signature of Robert W. Fox to title. Upper right corner of title and preliminaries stained, a reasonably fresh copy otherwise throughout. A popular and important work on forestry in England that went through many editions.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 5th edition, (ii) xxviii 212 211-280 277-329 (ie 335) [1] vi (iv) 235 [5]pp, pp.275-280 (sigs. *Aaaa2, Bbbb1) are inserted between pp.274 and 277, later calf, rebacked in slightly lighter leather, inner joints reinforced with cloth, cracked internally at a2, some worm damage in the top margin (one tiny hole Fff-Sss2, small track Ttt-4A2 and more extensive track 6T to end eventually touching the header), armorial bookplate (George Austin Moultrie, Aston Hall) on front pastedown with his signature on the title page, modern woodcut bookplate by Andy English on front free endpaper, folio (31.5x20cm), Henrey 136, T113852, may cost more to ship than quoted by ABE.

2 Bde. in 1 Bd. 4°. Gestochenes Porträt des Autors von F. Bartolozzi, 40 (1 gefaltete) Kupfertafeln (gezeichnet und gestochen von J. Miller), 1 Aquatinta-Tafel, 2 gefaltete Tabellen, (23 Bl.), 309 S. - 343 S., (9 Bl.) - (3 Bl.), 74 S., (2 Bl.). Luxuriöser Halblederband im Stil der Zeit mit Rückenschild und reicher Rückenvergoldung. Nissen, BBI 615; Pritzel 2766; DSB IV, 494: "Evelyn's principal work. Silva was the first book published by order of the (Royal) Society. It was an immediate success. Silva is not a scientific work but the exhortation of a lover of trees to his countrymen to repair the damage caused by the civil war. Alexander Hunter popularized Silva with an extensively annotated edition." - Der englische Gelehrte J. Evelyn (1620-1706) verfaßte mehrere Schriften über Baumzucht, Gartenbau, Architektur, Bildhauerei etc. sowie ein kultur- und kunstgeschichtlich wertvolles, 1817 wiederentdecktes Tagebuch für die Jahre 1641-1697. - Die "Terra" mit eigenem Titel. Die Ausgaben vor 1776 sind nicht illustriert. - Schönes, breitrandiges Exemplar, vereinzelt minimal stockfleckig. Die "Terra" von S. 25 bis zum Schluß in oberer rechter Ecke etwas wasserrandig. Sprache: Englisch.

Condition: Buono (Good). 0. 2 volumi in-4°, pagine 50, [2], 330; 393, [9], 88. Ritratto dell'Autore in antiporta e 45 tavole compless. fuori testo, di cui alcune ripiegate. Arrossature sparse nei volumi ma esemplare in condizioni accettabili. Legatura in pieno vitello coevo con ampie dec. in oro, sguardie e taglio marmorizz. Dorsi un po' lisi, piatti allentati. Book.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 4th edition, with the editor's last corrections, and a short memoir of him, 2 volumes, xii 13-52 330: 372 371-393 [ie 395] [1] (viii) 88pp, portrait frontispiece, 45 plates (2 folding), half titles, later attractive gilt ruled morocco, red morocco label, relacement endpapers, paper toned, some foxing (heavy in places), offsetting from plates, 2 modern bookplates on front pastedowns, 4to (297x237mm).

4th Ed. Folio. [36],344,337-384;[4],275,[5]p. Title page in red and black. Engraved port. frontis. (light stain down gutter hinge), 10 textual engravings, 1 engraved textual table. Pp.3*-3*2 stained in part, light age toning and browning, modern e.ps., contemporary blind ruled calf, minor loss to corners, professionally rebacked with original gilt tooled spine laid down, minor wear to gilt, modern calf gilt lettered label to spine. Henrey, B. British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800 135; Goldsmiths' 4287; ESTC T107635 'Titlepage in red and black. In two parts. The second contains 'Terra', 'Pomona', 'Acetaria' and 'Kalendarium hortense' all have separate dated titlepages, but continuous pagination and register, and are of the 3rd, 4th, 2nd and 10th editions respectively. Variant 1: "author" on the titlepage is spelt correctly and there is a comma after "Evelyn" [as in our copy]; variant 2: "author" is spelt correctly and there is no comma after "Evelyn".' US$2195.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. subscriber copy (The Lord Bishop of Kilmore with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown and signature on the title) with receipt signed by Hunter, (lvi) 649 [11]pp, frontispiece, 40 plates, folding table, contemporary calf (very worn particulary to the edges with boards showing), old reback preserving the original backstrip and red morocco label, replacement endpapers, some light foxing and offsetting, a number of page corner creases, faint stain to top inner margin only noticeable at the beginning and end, 4I2 has creases and a tear (no loss) from the printing process, marginal rust hole in 4M4, ink signature (G W Aylmir 1804) on front blank, bookplate by Harry Saone dated 1879 (engraved initials 'J T R') and a modern woodcut bookplate by Andy English on front pastedown, 4to (29.5x23.5cm), Henrey 137 ESTC T123233, may cost more to ship than quoted by ABE.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. subscriber copy (Robert Andrew) with receipt signed by Hunter, (lvi) 649 [1]pp, frontispiece, 40 plates, folding table, contemporary tree calf gilt ruled covers slightly worn, corners bumped with boards starting to show), modern reback in lighter calf (raised bands, gilt motifs in compartments, new red morocco label), original marbled endpapers, some offsetting, marginal tears (K2,Ss1 and Oo3), some light foxing in signatures 4A-C and 4M, ink correction on Dd1 verso, signature on reverse of title (Geo. Little, Wellingboro, 1830), modern woodcut bookplate by Andy English on front pastedown, 4to (28x23cm), Henrey 137 ESTC T123233, may cost more to ship than quoted by ABE.