THE MANNER OF RAISING, ORDERING AND IMPROVING FOREST AND FRUIT-TREES: ALSO How to Plant, Make and Keep WOODS, WALKS, AVENUES, LAWNS, HEDGES.
Published by London printed for Peter Parker at the Leg and Star over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1679
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TITLE CONTINUED: With several FIGURES in Copper-plates, proper for the same. ALSO RULES and TABLES shewing how the Ingenious Planter may measure Superficial Figures, with Rules how to divide Woods or Land, and how to measure Timber and other Solid Bodies, either by Arithmetick or Geometry, shewing the Use of that most Excellent Line, the Line of Numbers, by several New Examples; with many other Rules, useful for most Men. By Moses Cook, Gardiner to that great Encourager of Planting, the Right Honourable, the Earl of Essex. Whereunto is now added, that ingenious Treatise of Mr. Gabriel Plattes, viz. A Discovery of Subterranean Treasure. LACKING THE FINAL GABRIEL PLATTES SECTION. SECOND EDITION 1679. Small 4to, approximately 200 x 150 mm, 8 x 6 inches, 4 engraved plates showing figures placed at rear, a few tables in the text, pages: [16], 1-204, [4] - last page an advert, rebound in quarter calf, green gilt lettered label to spine and gilt lettering and gilt rules between raised bands, marbled covers, new brown endpapers. Occasional small brown spot, title page untrimmed at outer edge. A good tight clean copy. See: Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature, Volume 1, page 235, No. 39; Mary Aslin Catalogue of the Printed Books on Agriculture, page 30; ESTC No.: R2565. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. …
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- Title
- THE MANNER OF RAISING, ORDERING AND IMPROVING FOREST AND FRUIT-TREES: ALSO How to Plant, Make and Keep WOODS, WALKS, AVENUES, LAWNS, HEDGES.
- Author
- COOK, Moses.
- Publisher
- London printed for Peter Parker at the Leg and Star over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill
- Publication year
- 1679
- Binding
- Hardcover
Roger Middleton P.B.F.A.
Oxford, United Kingdom
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