Miller (Philip) The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary; containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and Nursery; of performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture; of managing Vineyards ..., to which are ... added ...enumeration and description of all Plants hitherto known ... by Thomas Martyn, London: F. and C. Rivington, 1797-1807, two volumes, large folio, later half calf with raised bands and black title and volume labels, marbled boards, endpapers stamped for the Cotteswold Naturalists Field Club, copious plates to volume 1; together with Cruickshank (Thomas) The Practical Planter, London: William Blackwood and T. Cadell, 1830, 8vo, later rebound in quarter calf and marbled boards with renewed marbled endpapers and free endpapers, fold out bill for the Arundel Society, multiple text vignettes and tables (3)
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Miller (Philip) The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary; containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and Nursery; of performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture; of managing Vineyards ..., to which are ... added ...enumeration and description of all Plants hitherto known ... by Thomas Martyn, London: F. and C. Rivington, 1797-1807, two volumes, large folio, later half calf with raised bands and black title and volume labels, marbled boards, endpapers stamped for the Cotteswold Naturalists Field Club, copious plates to volume 1; together with Cruickshank (Thomas) The Practical Planter, London: William Blackwood and T. Cadell, 1830, 8vo, later rebound in quarter calf and marbled boards with renewed marbled endpapers and free endpapers, fold out bill for the Arundel Society, multiple text vignettes and tables (3)
A Gloucestershire book collector
Fine Books & Manuscripts
Chorley's bi-annual auction of Fine Books, Maps and Manuscripts includes a wide variety of works including a page from the Gutenberg bible.
Auction: The March Auctions 2025, 25th Mar, 2025
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