Lot 4
Trees.- Agricola (Georg Andreas) Nieuwe en Ongehoorde Dog in de Natuur welgegronde Queek-Konst van Boomen, 2 parts in 1, second Dutch edition, Amsterdam, Andries van Damme, 1724.
Hammer Price: £240
Description
Trees.- Agricola (Georg Andreas) Nieuwe en Ongehoorde Dog in de Natuur welgegronde Queek-Konst van Boomen, 2 parts in 1, second Dutch edition, engraved frontispieces and 34 folding plates, engraved title vignettes, part 1 title in red and black, occasional water-staining mostly to part 1, ink ownership inscription to part 1 title, contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, upper joint cracking, yapp edges, [Hunt cf.452], 4to, Amsterdam, Andries van Damme, 1724.
⁂ "This was the first treatise on cuttings and graftings and made Agricola famous" (Hunt). The first German edition appeared in Regensburg 1716-17 and was translated into French, Dutch and English. "Last published in 1784, its 35 plates served as the principal illustrated fruit-tree propagation manual for many decades." (Janson. Pomona's Harvest, p.215).
Description
Trees.- Agricola (Georg Andreas) Nieuwe en Ongehoorde Dog in de Natuur welgegronde Queek-Konst van Boomen, 2 parts in 1, second Dutch edition, engraved frontispieces and 34 folding plates, engraved title vignettes, part 1 title in red and black, occasional water-staining mostly to part 1, ink ownership inscription to part 1 title, contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, upper joint cracking, yapp edges, [Hunt cf.452], 4to, Amsterdam, Andries van Damme, 1724.
⁂ "This was the first treatise on cuttings and graftings and made Agricola famous" (Hunt). The first German edition appeared in Regensburg 1716-17 and was translated into French, Dutch and English. "Last published in 1784, its 35 plates served as the principal illustrated fruit-tree propagation manual for many decades." (Janson. Pomona's Harvest, p.215).
