THE FRENCH GARDINER, and THE ENGLISH VINEYARD VINDICATED and VINTAGE.

BONNEFONS, Nicolas de, JOHN ROSE and JOHN EVELYN.

Published by London printed by J.M. for John Crooke and are to be sold at his shop in Duck-Lane, 1669

TITLE CONTINUED: Instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-trees, and herbs for the garden: together with directions to dry and conserve them in their natural; an accomplished piece, written originally in French, "Le Jardinier Francois", and now transplanted into English, by JOHN EVELYN Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society. Illustrated with sculptures. Whereunto is annexed, The English Vineyard vindicated by John Rose, now gardiner to his Majesty: with a tract titled VINTAGE by John Evelyn, making and ordering of wines in France. SECOND ENGLISH EDITION 1669 AND THE FIRST EDITION TO INCLUDE THE ENGLISH VINEYARD VINDICATED BY JOHN ROSE and JOHN EVELYN. The dedication to King Charles II is signed by John Rose and the Preface is signed: Philocepos, i.e. John Evelyn. Small 8vo, 150 x 90 mm, 5¾ x 3½ inches, engraved title page plus 4 engraved plates, 1 folding plate in the Vineyard section has "Chap.5" in lower corner, see Hunt. Pages: [8],1-294, title page for The English Vineyard Vindicated, [12], 13-48, plus [16] pages of the table, the Vintage by John Evelyn on pages 38-49, page 49 wrongly numbered 48. Full speckled calf, gilt lettered morocco label to spine, gilt rules to spine and edges of covers, small engraved bookplate to first pastedown. Professionally rebacked at sometime, 2 tiny holes to inner margin of engraved title page,1 just touching image, tip of 1 corner missing, nowhere near text, small ink splash to 4 top margins in the Vineyard, nowhere near text, small burn hole to 1 leaf affecting 1 letter either side, occasional pale age-browning and tiny spot, old ink signature to bottom margin of engraved title, otherwise a very good copy. The first edition of the English Vineyard was published 3 years earlier in 1666 and is very rare as most copies are reputed to have perished in the Fire of London, the only copy of the first edition I could find, sold at Sotheby's, from "The Collection of Robert S. Pirie", in 2015. The 1669 edition is probably the earliest edition available of the English Vineyard. See: Geoffrey Keynes, John Evelyn, Bibliography of his Writings, pages 51-53 & 180-182; Christie's, The Evelyn Library, Part iv, page 104, No.1720; The Hunt Catalogue of Botanical Books, Volume 1, page 332, No. 312; Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, Volume 1, page 231; James M. Gabler, Wine into Words listing the edition of 1672; Stanley H. Johnston, The Cleveland Herbal, Botanical and Horticultural Collections, pages 222-223, listing the 1672 edition; Sandra Raphael, An Oak Spring POMONA, Volume 2, pages 14-16; H. Frederic Janson, Pomona's Harvest, pages, 109-10; ESTC R12515. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. Seller Inventory # 50295

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Title: THE FRENCH GARDINER, and THE ENGLISH ...
Publisher: London printed by J.M. for John Crooke and are to be sold at his shop in Duck-Lane
Publication Date: 1669
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition