Gardening.- Gilbert (Samuel) Florist's Vade-Mecum...The Second Edition Corrected, 2 woodcut plans of gardens, title with portion cut away at head touching some letters and contemporary ink inscription to verso, final 2 leaves cut and defective, browned, contemporary sheep, worn, for J.Taylor...and J.Wyat..., 1693 § [Bonnefons (Nicolas de)] The French Gardiner: Instructing how to Cultivate all sorts of Fruit-Trees, and Herbs for the Garden, translated by John Evelyn, second edition in English, engraved additional pictorial title and 4 plates, one folding, slight worming, cropped affecting a few side-notes, engraved bookplate of Isaac Barrow of Holland, Derby pasted on verso of title, old cloth, by T.B. for B.Took, 1691 § Evelyn (John) Kalendarium Hortense: or, The Gard'ners Almanac, ninth edition, engraved additional title, title and caption titles to each month printed in red & black, full-page engraved illustration, errata leaf at end, contemporary calf ruled & stamped in blind, rubbed, splits to joints, for Francis Fawcet, 1699, all foxed or browned, sometimes heavily, [Henrey 160, 149 & 130; Wing G714a, B3603 & E3502], 12mo (3)

⁂ The first is a scarce edition, with only 2 UK copies listed by ESTC (BL & Kew) and 5 others elsewhere; Henrey also lists a copy in the Lindley Library of the Royal Horticultural Society. The second item contains an appendix with instructions for the preparation and cooking of fruit and vegetables and an engraved plate of a kitchen, plus 'The English Vineyard Vindicated' by John Rose, Gardiner to His Majesty.