Shelfmark
Ga.8.08
Author
Title
The history of the propagation & improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of art and nature: : shewing the several ways for the propagation of plants usually cultivated in England, as they are increased by seed, off-sets, suckers, truncheons, cuttings, slips, laying, circumposition, the several ways of graftings and inoculations; as likewise the methods for improvement and best culture of field, orchard, and garden plants, the means used for the remedy of annoyances incident to them; with the effect of nature, and her manner of working upon the several endeavors and operations of the artist. Written according to observations made from experience and practice: / by Robert Sharrock, Fellow of New Colledge.
Varying form of title
History of the propagation and improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of art and nature
Publication, distribution, etc.
Oxford: : Printed by A. Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Tho: Robinson., 1660.
Physical description
[18], 34, 34-59, [4], 60-63, 65-150, [2] p. : ill. ; 17 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Advertisements on final leaf.
Note
Headpieces and decorative initial.
Note
[4] pages in middle of text = two leaves, one letterpress and one with engraving of operations on vegetable stem and description, with instruction to binder "Adde this to the 60th page"; in some copies these are bound before advertisements, in others they are bound before page 60, and in yet others they are bound before page 70. Cf. Madan.
Note
Errata: page [18] (first count).
Note
Title within a simple double-lined border.
Note
Signatures: A⁴ a⁴ b²(-b2) B-K⁸ L⁴.
Note
Thomason received his copy in December 1659.
Note
Annotation on Thomason copy: "xber [i.e. December] 1659"; imprint date crossed through.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S3010.
Citation/references note
Kress Lib., S.1206.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R200918
Citation/references note
Madan, III, 2528
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown sheep; blind tooled double fillet border with second line at spine edge; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; red morocco spine label with gold tooled title and triple fillet; faded red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Ff.6.16.
Subject
Fruit-culture England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Vegetable gardening England Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Robinson, Thomas, ? - d.1663 publisher.
Added entry--name
Lichfield, A., fl. 1657 - 1671 (Anne), printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England Oxford.
Identifier
B46455