Lot 261
Langford (Thomas) Plain and Full Instructions To raise all sorts of Fruit-Trees, first edition, Printed by J.M. for Rich. Chiswell, 1681.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Langford (Thomas) Plain and Full Instructions To raise all sorts of Fruit-Trees, first edition, 2 engraved plates, 1 slightly holed, 1 with key f. opposite, 8pp. advertisements at end, title within double-rule border, title a little spotted, insect damage causing a few holes to title (not affecting text) and fraying to margins, mostly at beginning and end, damp-staining almost throughout, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, later endpapers, [Henrey 215; Wing L388], 8vo, Printed by J.M. for Rich. Chiswell, 1681.
⁂ John Evelyn praises this work in a one-page letter printed after the "To the Reader", in which he states that he knows "of nothing extant which exceeds it". Includes the making of cider, perry and liquors.
Description
Langford (Thomas) Plain and Full Instructions To raise all sorts of Fruit-Trees, first edition, 2 engraved plates, 1 slightly holed, 1 with key f. opposite, 8pp. advertisements at end, title within double-rule border, title a little spotted, insect damage causing a few holes to title (not affecting text) and fraying to margins, mostly at beginning and end, damp-staining almost throughout, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, later endpapers, [Henrey 215; Wing L388], 8vo, Printed by J.M. for Rich. Chiswell, 1681.
⁂ John Evelyn praises this work in a one-page letter printed after the "To the Reader", in which he states that he knows "of nothing extant which exceeds it". Includes the making of cider, perry and liquors.
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