New Improvements Of Planting And Gardening Both Philosophical And Practical..
Bound in the original full-calf with ruled and panelled boards, spine rebacked and in compartments with raised bands and gilt title and date. Three plates repaired or reinforced with archival tape otherwise a very good copy.
£450.00
Publisher
London: for J. and J. Knapton in St. Paul's Church-Yard, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch in Pater-noster Row, J. Pemberton in Fleet-Street, and D. Browne without Temple-Bar.,
Date
1731
Synopsis
In three parts.... to which is added, that scarce and valuable tract, intitled, herefordshire-orchards.
Item Description
Sixth edition, 8vo, 4.5 x 8 inches approx., [xvi] + 608 pp. + [24] index with copper-engraved frontis and 13 copper-engraved plates. New Improvements Parts II and III, the section on Herefordshire Orchards and the Appendix have separate title pages, all dated 1730 apart from the appendix, which is dated 1731. On the blank verso of the last leaf in a neat contemporary hand are two paragraphs, hints for the cultivation of Pompious and Tobacco respectively.
Notes
Richard Bradley was a Fellow of the Royal Society, having been elected at the age of 26. He was a prolific writer, and is acknowledged for his Historia Plantarum Succulentarum (1716-27) and New Improvements of Planting and Gardening (1717-18), one of the first works on horticulture. No reference can be found for Pompious as a plant but Pompions (later Pumpkins) are a variety of squash or gourd and one can well imagine the typesetter placing an 'n' upside-down in error.
[Stock No. 20253]
Subjects
18th Century • English • Gardening • History • Horticulture • Natural History/Science • Non-fiction