Lot 440
Agricola (Georg Andreas) A Philosophical Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, being a New Method of Cultivating and Increasing all sorts of Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, first edition in English, 1721.
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Agricola (Georg Andreas) A Philosophical Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, being a New Method of Cultivating and Increasing all sorts of Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, edited by Richard Bradley, first edition in English, title printed in red and black, 22 engraved plates (13 double-page), woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, endpapers browned, bookplate, contemporary calf, gilt, new spine label, upper joint cracked but holding firm, spine ends and corners bumped,, rubbed and scuffed, [Fussell p.109; Henrey 411; Hunt p.74], 4to, for P.Vaillant...and W.Mears and F.Clay, 1721.
⁂ Concerning the propagation of plants by means of cutting and grafting.
Description
Agricola (Georg Andreas) A Philosophical Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, being a New Method of Cultivating and Increasing all sorts of Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, edited by Richard Bradley, first edition in English, title printed in red and black, 22 engraved plates (13 double-page), woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, endpapers browned, bookplate, contemporary calf, gilt, new spine label, upper joint cracked but holding firm, spine ends and corners bumped,, rubbed and scuffed, [Fussell p.109; Henrey 411; Hunt p.74], 4to, for P.Vaillant...and W.Mears and F.Clay, 1721.
⁂ Concerning the propagation of plants by means of cutting and grafting.