THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GARDENING, wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens.
Published by London printed by Geo. James and sold by Maurice Atkins at the Golden-Ball in S. Paul’s Church-Yard MDCCXII, 1712
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Seller: Roger Middleton P.B.F.A., Oxford, United KingdomRoger Middleton P.B.F.A.
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TITLE CONTINUED: As Parterres, Groves, Bowling-Greens, &c. containing Divers Plans, and general Dispositions of GARDENS; new Designs of Parterres, Groves, Grass-Plots, Mazes, Banqueting-Rooms, Galleries, Portico’s, and Summer-Houses of Arbor-Work; Terrasses, Stairs, Fountains, Cascades, and the like Ornaments, of Use in the Decoration and Embellishment of Gardens. With The Manner of laying out the Ground, cutting the Terrasses, and of Drawing and Executing all sorts of Designs, according to the Principles of Geometry. The Method of Planting, and Raising, in little time, all the Plants requisite in Fine GARDENS. ALSO That of discovering Water, conveying it into Gardens, and of making Basons and Fountains for the same. TOGETHER WITH Remarks and general Rules in all that concerns the ART of GARDENING. Done from the French Original, printed at Paris, Anno 1709. By JOHN JAMES of Greenwich. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1712, 4to, approximately 260 x 200 mm, 10½ x 8 inches, 32 engraved plates, 28 double page, 4 folded, 16 small text illustrations, pages: [14], 1-218, [4], Errata misplaced as last leaf instead of in prelims, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, original gilt lettered label. Covers slightly scuffed, slight loss of leather to lower cover, some shelf wear to edges, ink stain to lower edges encroaching on lower edge of most pages and illustrations leaving a tiny black stain (see attached images), lacks first free endpaper, 2 folding plates have small closed tear to outer margin neatly repaired, no loss to image, 1 plate has a small neat repair to blank side, no loss to image, small neat repair to 1 lower margin, tip of 1 corner neatly repaired, worming repaired to lower margins of the first 4 plates,1 just affecting the image (see image), 2 double page plates have small split to bottom of fold, repair to the outer margin of Errata, last free endpaper creased, tiny worm hole to lower margin affecting first 35 pages, hardly noticeable, 1 plate has a pale brown spot, occasional pale browning and spotting to margins, a few lower margins with small chips, ink name on first pastedown, browning to edges of pastedowns. A good copy. See: Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, Volume 3, page 63, No. 8784 and page 128, No.1426 under "Theory"; Rachel Hunt, Catalogue of Botanical Books, Volume 2, pages 104-106. 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 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GARDENING, wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens.
- Author
- DEZALLIER, d’Argenville, A.-J. (Antoine-Joseph), 1680-1765.
- Publisher
- London printed by Geo. James and sold by Maurice Atkins at the Golden-Ball in S. Paul’s Church-Yard MDCCXII
- Publication year
- 1712
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1st Edition
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Roger Middleton P.B.F.A.
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