Lot 384
John Evelyn.- Langford (Thomas) Plain and Full Instructions To raise all sorts of Fruit-Trees That prosper in England, second edition, Printed for Richard Chiswell, 1696.
Hammer Price: £500
Description
John Evelyn.- Langford (Thomas) Plain and Full Instructions To raise all sorts of Fruit-Trees That prosper in England, second edition, 2 engraved plates, the first with leaf of explanation bound before it, 3 advertisement leaves at end, bookplate removed from title verso causing 2 small holes just slightly affecting text, some foxing and soiling, some light water-staining, a few contemporary ink annotations, contemporary sheep, rebacked, rubbed, [Wing L389; Henrey 216], 8vo, Printed for Richard Chiswell, 1696.
⁂ First published in 1681, this second edition is enlarged with additions including green-houses and their plants, and "a catalogue of choice fruits...and also of greens and blossoming shrubs to be had at Brompton Park" the famous nursery run by George London and Henry Wise. The preliminaries include a commendatory poem by J.S. and a letter to the publisher from John Evelyn in praise of the work (see Keynes' Evelyn Bibliography 126 note).
Description
John Evelyn.- Langford (Thomas) Plain and Full Instructions To raise all sorts of Fruit-Trees That prosper in England, second edition, 2 engraved plates, the first with leaf of explanation bound before it, 3 advertisement leaves at end, bookplate removed from title verso causing 2 small holes just slightly affecting text, some foxing and soiling, some light water-staining, a few contemporary ink annotations, contemporary sheep, rebacked, rubbed, [Wing L389; Henrey 216], 8vo, Printed for Richard Chiswell, 1696.
⁂ First published in 1681, this second edition is enlarged with additions including green-houses and their plants, and "a catalogue of choice fruits...and also of greens and blossoming shrubs to be had at Brompton Park" the famous nursery run by George London and Henry Wise. The preliminaries include a commendatory poem by J.S. and a letter to the publisher from John Evelyn in praise of the work (see Keynes' Evelyn Bibliography 126 note).