A History of Garden Art. (Volume 2 only) by Gothein, Marie Luise - 1928

Paris, Rue S Jacques: Chez la Delaguette; Chez le Prieur, 1750 Second revised and enlarged edition of this popular work on the cultivation of peach trees. First published in 1745. Earliest French book entirely about the cultivation and management of peaches. In contemporary full leather binding with title label, raised bands and gilt compartments to spine. The binding is sound with some wear. Internally there is a small label pasted to the front pastedown and eividence of some writing on the fep. The contents otherwise are in VG and clean condition. 198 pages plus notes on 'Privil du Roi' at the rear.

Paris: Michel David, 1711. Octavo, [6], 536, [8] pages. Frontispiece, five leaves of folding plates. Second printing of the First Edition. Michel David issued the title originally in 1710. A compilation of two seventeenth century works by Nicolas de Bonnefons, here issued under a royal privilege granted to Louis Liger, sieur d'Auxerre (1658-1717). The work is divided into four books, the first three concerning cooking, the fourth dealing with gardening, and with an additional brief treatise on hunting and fishing. Liger's compilation of de Bonnefons' work continued to be revised and reissued after his death and well into the eighteenth century. And rightly so. De Bonnefons' work recognizes the primacy of excellent ingredients. The final section is considered to be the first work on the kitchen garden. John Evelyn, who translated the work in 1658, called it "the first and best work of that kind that introduced the use of the olitorie garden to any purpose." Contemporary full-calf, compartmented spine… Read More

Grant Richards, London, 1902, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 134 pages, 5" x 7.5", a clean and tight copy.

New York: Orange Judd Co, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. New edition. With descriptions of the later exotic grapes, and a select list of the native varieties by Dr. George Thurber, illustrated." xi, [1], 11-211, [1], 8 p., frontispiece: in-text illustrations; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Green floral endpapers. Covering part of the imprint on the title page is a blue and white shield-shaped label for "Michell's Fresh Tested Seeds Phila." Includes "Supplemental List of Exotic Grapes." Publisher's catalog on final 8 pages. William Chorlton (1811-1889) was an English gardener who came to the United States in 1848 and became head gardener for John C. Green, New Brighton, Staten Island. His book on grapes, first published in 1852 as American Grape Growers' Guide, was popular for many years. The label on the title page was for Henry F. Michel Co., seed and tree dealer in Philadelphia. In Very Good- Condition: ends of spine and… Read More

Dana Estes & Company, Boston, circa 1900, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 424 pages, 5.25" x 7.5", top edge gilt, ownership inscription on ffep, otherwise tight and clean.

Paris, Rue S Jacques: Chez la Delaguette; Chez le Prieur, 1750 Second revised and enlarged edition of this popular work on the cultivation of peach trees. First published in 1745. Earliest French book entirely about the cultivation and management of peaches. In contemporary full leather binding with title label, raised bands and gilt compartments to spine. The binding is sound with some wear. Internally there is a small label pasted to the front pastedown and eividence of some writing on the fep. The contents otherwise are in VG and clean condition. 198 pages plus notes on 'Privil du Roi' at the rear.

Paris: Michel David, 1711. Octavo, [6], 536, [8] pages. Frontispiece, five leaves of folding plates. Second printing of the First Edition. Michel David issued the title originally in 1710. A compilation of two seventeenth century works by Nicolas de Bonnefons, here issued under a royal privilege granted to Louis Liger, sieur d'Auxerre (1658-1717). The work is divided into four books, the first three concerning cooking, the fourth dealing with gardening, and with an additional brief treatise on hunting and fishing. Liger's compilation of de Bonnefons' work continued to be revised and reissued after his death and well into the eighteenth century. And rightly so. De Bonnefons' work recognizes the primacy of excellent ingredients. The final section is considered to be the first work on the kitchen garden. John Evelyn, who translated the work in 1658, called it "the first and best work of that kind that introduced the use of the olitorie garden to any purpose." Contemporary full-calf, compartmented spine… Read More

Grant Richards, London, 1902, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 134 pages, 5" x 7.5", a clean and tight copy.

New York: Orange Judd Co, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. New edition. With descriptions of the later exotic grapes, and a select list of the native varieties by Dr. George Thurber, illustrated." xi, [1], 11-211, [1], 8 p., frontispiece: in-text illustrations; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Green floral endpapers. Covering part of the imprint on the title page is a blue and white shield-shaped label for "Michell's Fresh Tested Seeds Phila." Includes "Supplemental List of Exotic Grapes." Publisher's catalog on final 8 pages. William Chorlton (1811-1889) was an English gardener who came to the United States in 1848 and became head gardener for John C. Green, New Brighton, Staten Island. His book on grapes, first published in 1852 as American Grape Growers' Guide, was popular for many years. The label on the title page was for Henry F. Michel Co., seed and tree dealer in Philadelphia. In Very Good- Condition: ends of spine and… Read More

Dana Estes & Company, Boston, circa 1900, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 424 pages, 5.25" x 7.5", top edge gilt, ownership inscription on ffep, otherwise tight and clean.