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Théorie de l'art des jardins

Théorie de l'art des jardins

by Hirschfeld, C.C.L.

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Amsterdam: Michel Rey, 1780. Two [of five] volumes. Quartos, xvi, 264 & iv, 240. Each 'Tome' with an engraved vignette title and ninety-five engraved illustrations. Christian Hirschfeld (1742 - 1792), Enlightenment scholar and rationalist, is perhaps best known for this five volume work on gardens. Published in German as the 'Theorie der Gartenkunst' at the same time as this French edition, Hirschfeld attempted to delineate the garden with the scientific powers of his scholarship while still allowing a natural and essential sentimentality to remain. Feted as the man who introduced the 'English' garden to Scandinavia, this Kiel University professor devoted an enormous quantity of time and effort to this, his magnum opus. The work treats all aspects of the garden and is noteworthy for its descriptions of many of the finest European gardens of the day. Hirschfeld's scholarship did not cease here, however, for his chief aim was to depict the garden in its entirety, thus many of the illustrations are… Read More
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New Improvements of Planting and Gardening. Both philosophical and practical; explaining the...
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London: Printed for W. Mears at the Lamb without Temple Bar, 1720. Three volumes bound as one. Thick octavos, 71+ 136 + 290 [2] pages. Third editions, corrected. [&] [2], xv, 124 pages. [2] leaves of plates. Illustrated, in all, with 11 engraved plates. Third edition, corrected. New Improvements and the Kalendar were often found bound together as such. Bradley (ca. 1688-1732) was an English botanist and gardener, appointed to be the first Professor of Botany at Cambridge University, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the first to publish a pineapple recipe in English. Fussell (Old English Farming Books) provides Bradley an entire chapter, but only on the grounds that Bradley was the most prolific author of the period 1700-1730. Very good, with all plates present, rebound in modern half-calf, with raised bands and ornamented compartments. [Fussell, page 108].
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Clematis.
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Clematis.

by Goodale, Rebecca.

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Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2010.. Edition of 5. 8.375 x 27.25" closed, extends to 82". Cutouts and pop-up structure. Handcolored silkscreen prints. Bound in cloth with ribbon tie closures. Title tipped on cover. Signed and numbered by the artist. By using the top blue loop (one of the ribbon tie closures), the book can be hung vertically for a cascading display. Clematis continues Goodale's Threatened and Endangered series in a broad sense. Clematis has been classified as a rare plant by the state of Maine. Their first two classifications for plants are those that are imperiled, which are the plants that Goodale usually includes in her series. The rare classification indicates the lack of sightings in Maine (20-100 occurrences). Rebecca Goodale: "My newest book is a tall, cascading book representing the genus Clematis. I drew from two plants, one was Maine's rare Clematis occidentalis. The other was Clematis alpina, which I drew while visiting… Read More
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[Garden Design] [Beekeeping] Den Nederlandtsen Hovenier : beschrijvende alderhande Princelijcke...
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Amsterdam: Marcus Doornick, 1675. Early Reprint. Vellum. Sammelband of key gardening and husbandry texts, complete with all plates showcasing seventeenth-century garden design. Three titles in one quarto volume, including Den Nederlandtsen Hovenier, the most influential horticultural manual from the golden age of Dutch garden design with an impressive collection of woodcuts depicting hundreds of intricate garden layouts. Bound in contemporary vellum and printed in Roman and italic letter. I. Den Nederlandtsen Hovenier: [30],96,[2]pp (p. 96 misnumbered 69), with additional engraved title page, 15 full-page plates, 200 models of gardens (introduced by separate letterpress title page, p. 41), and woodcut illustrations in text. II. Nyland, Den Verstandigen Hovenier (Amsterdam: Marcus Doornick, 1672): 76,[4]pp, with large title-page vignette of country estate and gardens and 30 woodcut models of parterres. III. Nyland, De Medicyn-Winckel (Amsterdam: Marcus Doornick [n. d., but probably 1670]), to which is… Read More
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GOLF CLUBS AS BIRD SANCTUARIES
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GOLF CLUBS AS BIRD SANCTUARIES

by Jones, Robert T., Jr. (Bobby Jones), T. Gilbert Pearson, Grantland Rice, Bruce Barton, Frank Chapman, Eugene Wilson, and Arthur Allen

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New York: National Association of Audubon Societies, 1926. 1st Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. (ca. 1926-7) 1st edition. A Near Fine copy. 8vo., 64 pp., illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings. Bound in gray stiff illustrated wraps. Some very light soiling to the wraps, and a small smudge on the rear panel. Near Fine. *** The Legendary Golfer, Bobby Jones' scarcest written work. Written for the Audubon Society, with a committee of seven men, including T. Gilbert Pearson, President of both the National Association and the Golf Club Bird Sanctuary, who was also one of the founding members of the conservation movement in the United States. A remarkably clean, fresh copy, without creases, rubbing, previous owner's names or writing.
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The Botanist's Repository, Volume I
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The Botanist's Repository, Volume I: Comprising Colour'd Engravings of New and Rare Plants Only

by Henry Andrews

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Very good copy of the first volume of Andrews' magnus opus, with 72 stunning botanical plates.Title page dated 1797, but preface dated 1799. Complete with 72 copperplates drawn, engraved, published and hand-coloured by Henry Andrews himself, printed in black or green ink and heightened with gum arabic.Volume 1 only in a series of 10 volumes with 664 plates published from 1797 to 1814 as the first serious rival to William Curtis' Botanical Magazine. Andrews stated that it was his intent to introduce new and rare plants "as have not hitherto appeared in any similar publication." This volume has herbs and shrubs from Mexico, South America, the West Indies, South Africa, Japan, Madeira, and many other exotic locations.The distinctive plates are dynamic and elegant, with brilliant and vibrant hand-colour by Andrews himself. Printed in green ink, many look like water-colour paintings rather than engravings. The image fills the page, with some trimmed right up to the plate mark.With botanical descriptions in… Read More
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The Botanist's Repository, Volume V
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The Botanist's Repository, Volume V: Comprising Colour'd Engravings of New and Rare Plants Only

by Henry Andrews

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Very good copy of the fifth volume of Andrews' magnus opus, with 72 stunning botanical plates.Title page and frontispiece undated, but many plates dated 1803.Complete with 72 copperplates drawn, engraved, published and hand-coloured by Henry Andrews himself, printed in black or green ink and heightened with gum arabic.Volume 5 only in a series of 10 volumes with 664 plates published from 1797 to 1814 as the first serious rival to William Curtis' Botanical Magazine. Andrews stated that it was his intent to introduce new and rare plants "as have not hitherto appeared in any similar publication." This volume has herbs and shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, the Malabar coast (India), New Holland (Australia), the West Indies and many other exotic locations.The distinctive plates are dynamic and elegant, with brilliant and vibrant hand-colour by Andrews himself. Printed in green ink, many look like water-colour paintings rather than engravings. The image fills the page, with some trimmed right up to the… Read More
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Viridarium
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Viridarium: Coloured Plates of Greenhouse Plants

by Henrietta Maria Moriarty

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Lovely copy of this infamous and rare botanical by a woman artist.Henrietta Maria Moriarty turned to botanical illustration to support her four children after being left in debt by her no-good, late husband in 1804.Complete with all 50 hand-coloured copperplate engravings, dedication to Dowager Lady de Clifford, preface, list of subscribers, index.While Moriarty claims to have "delineated" the plants, the "plates are in almost every case adapted with slight alteration and no acknowledgement from Curtis' Botanical Magazine" (James Briteen, Journal of Botany, 1917.)The list of 174 subscribers includes many aristocrats, ladies and Army officers, perhaps introduced by the dedicatee, Sophia Southwell, Lady de Clifford (1743-1828), who was a keen amateur gardener and botanical artist herself. She collected many rare and exotic plants at her glasshouses in Kings Weston, Nyn Park and Dudley Grove.Mrs. Henrietta Maria Moriarty (1781-1842), widow of Col. Matthew Moriarty, turned to writing and book illustration… Read More
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Rhododendrons and the various Hybrids
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Rhododendrons and the various Hybrids: Rare Complete 2 volume matching set

by Millais, John Guille

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Millais, John Guille Rhododendrons and the various Hybrids.Rare Complete 2 volume matching set (series 1 and series 2) of thislimited (only 550 copies of this book have been printed) and numbered first edition.1th Series;The first series is numbered 381London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1917, folio (42 x 32 cm)Original maroon red cloth, rebacked retaining original spine, gilt letters on front and spine, protective tissue guard on every plate.xi + 268 pp, frontispiece coloured plate, title page, with 17 (fs incl) coloured plates by miss Beatrice Parsons, miss Winifred Walker, miss E.F. Brennand and Archibald Thorburn, 14 collotype plates and numerous illustrations from photographs. 2nd Series;The second series is numbered 534 London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1924 , folio (42 x 32 cm)Original maroon red cloth, rebacked retaining original spine, gilt letters on front and spine, protective tissue guard on every plate.xii + 265 pp, frontispiece coloured plate, title page, with 17 (fs incl) coloured plates by… Read More
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[The English garden in Italy] Su i Giardini Inglesi e sul merito in ciò dell'Italia...

[The English garden in Italy] Su i Giardini Inglesi e sul merito in ciò dell'Italia Dissertazione d'Ippolito Pindemonte e Sopra l'indole dei Giardini moderni Saggio di Luigi Mabil con altre operette sullo stesso argomento

by Pindemonte Ippolito (Verona, 1753 – Verona, 1828) - Mabil Luigi (Parigi 1752 – Noventa di Piave 1836) et alii

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8° grande (mm 235x158); cc. (2), pp. 129, (1), c. (1) [bianca]. Legata a sinistra del frontespizio, una tavola calcografica ripiegata - su disegno di "Ronzoni" e incisa da "Mugnon" - raffigurante una villa veneta con il suo giardino: Villa Buri a S. Michele (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Bernini_Buri). Qualche fioritura, tuttavia bell'esemplare, intonso, nell'originale brossura editoriale (con titolo Operette di vari autori intorno ai Giardini Inglesi ossia moderni con una tavola in rame).Editio princeps. Written by Ippolito Pindemonte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ippolito_Pindemonte), a letterato fascinated by English culture, the Dissertation on the English Gardens is "the first Italian critical intervention on the irregular garden".All'importante Dissertazione del Pindemonte e alla sua Appendice fanno seguito il Saggio sopra l'indole dei Giardini moderni - di Luigi Mabil - letto all'Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Padova nell'anno 1796, due Relazioni di Melchiorre Cesarotti… Read More
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The Cultivation of American Grape Vines, and Making of Wine.
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The Cultivation of American Grape Vines, and Making of Wine.

by Spooner, Alden

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Brooklyn: A. Spooner & Co., 1846. Scarce first edition of this early tract on American grape growing & wine-making. Vermont-born, Spooner was a printer & editor in Long Island before establishing himself in Brooklyn around 1811, where he was active in building up the city; he was also involved in local politics and a Colonel in the county militia. After some failures in land speculation, he returned his attention to publishing. Here he relates his experiences in growing grapes, mostly of the Isabella and Catawba varieties, and of making wine, along with other information on grape varieties & cultivation. Spooner was well-enough known for his work with the Isabella variety, then popular in Long Island (and for a half-century or so, until superseded by the Concord), that he was asked for an article for The Cultivator, an Albany paper, which Spooner reprinted in his own paper in 1838. With demand for the information persisting, he published this small book on his experiences. Spooner died… Read More
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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER AND GENTLEMANS DIRECTORY FOR EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR.
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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER AND GENTLEMANS DIRECTORY FOR EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR.

by GARTON, James.:

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London, printed for E. and C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1769.. TITLE CONTINUED: Adapted to the New Stile. AN ENTIRE NEW WORK. Containing The latest and most approved METHODS. OF CULTIVATING and IMPROVING the Kitchen, Flower, Fruit, and Physic Garden; And for Managing THE VINEYARD and PINE-APPLE. The Nursery, Shrubbery, Greenhouse, and Hothouse. With proper Directions for Raising Mushrooms. To which is prefixed, AN ESSAY upon Vegetation, Soil, Manure, and the Nature and Form of Stoves, Hot-beds. WITH A Copper-plate, exhibiting at One View the several Aspects for Planting a Fruit-Garden. FIRST EDITION 1769. 8vo, approximately 170 x 100 mm, 6¾ x 4 inches, 1 folding plate, pages: [10],1-285, [9], bound in original old sheep with new calf spine, 2 maroon gilt lettered labels to spine with gilt decoration and date, old endpapers. Light wear and staining to covers and corners, slight browning to edges of folding plate and 1 small brown stain, 1 fold neatly strengthened on blank side, 2 tiny repairs to plate at… Read More
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PERFECT (PERFITE) PLATFORME OF A HOPPE GARDEN and THE EXPERT GARDENER.
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PERFECT (PERFITE) PLATFORME OF A HOPPE GARDEN and THE EXPERT GARDENER.

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London, B. Alsop and T. Fawcet, and are to be sold by Michael Young, at his shop in Bedford Street in Govent Garden,1640.. FOURTH EDITIONS 1640. 2 works bound together. These works are taken from "Thomas Barker's The Country-Mans Recreation", where they formed Books 2 and 3. 8vo, approximately 175 x 140 mm, 7 x 5½ inches. PERFECT PLATFORME OF A HOPPE GARDEN, And necessary instructions for the making and maintenance thereof, with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses, commonly practised therein, very necessary and expedient for all men to have, which in any wise have to doe with Hoppes,1640. 7 small woodcuts in the text, pages: title page followed by pages 91-127, last page blank. Outer edge of page 119/120 trimmed, on recto affecting 2 words and the edge of the small woodcut and on verso the first letters of the side notes, 1 lower corner neatly repaired with no loss, otherwise a very good copy. THE EXPERT GARDENER, or A Treatise containing certaine necessary, secret, and ordinary knowledges… Read More
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A TREATISE OF FRUIT TREES, shewing the manner of planting, grafting, pruning, and ordering of...
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A TREATISE OF FRUIT TREES, shewing the manner of planting, grafting, pruning, and ordering of them in all respects, according to rules of experience. Gathered in the space of thirty seven years.

by AUSTEN, Ralph.:

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Oxford, printed by William Hall, for Amos Curteyne, 1665.. TITLE CONTINUED: Whereunto is annexed, observations upon SIR. FRANCIS BACONS NATURAL HISTORY as it concerns fruit-trees, fruits, and flowers. Also, directions for planting of wood for building, fuel, and other uses; whereby the value of lands may be much improved in a short time, with small cost and little labour. The third impression, revised, with additions, by Ra. Austen, practiser in the art of planting, 1665. 2 works bound together each with its own title page and pagination, as often found, dedicated to Robert Boyle. Small 8vo approximately 145 x 95 mm, 5¾ x 3¾ inches, a few woodcut headpieces and initials, pages: [48], 1-260, [10], 1-82, the vertically printed half title present, bound in full early calf, 2 gilt lettered labels and gilt decoration to spine, double gilt rules and blind decoration to edges of covers, marbled edges. Spine rubbed, hinges beginning to crack, covers still firmly attached, labels slighty… Read More
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New Orchard and Garden. Lawson.
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New Orchard and Garden. Lawson.

by William Lawson

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Brown leather binding with red title plate, raised banding and gilt lettering on the spine. Embossed "Cambridge panel" on both boards. In a newly made presentation box.
PLUS: added first edition on the Husbandry of Bees.
PLUS: added first edition on the Propagation of Plants.
The first edition of "A New Orchard and Garden", which included "The Country Housewifes Garden" appeared in 1618; many further editions appeared over the period to 1695. The "Art of Propagating Plants" and "The Husband Mans Fruitful Orchard" appeared in all editions from 1623.
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