[GARDENS]
LA QUINTINYE, JEAN-BAPTISTE DE; abridged by GEORGE LONDON and HENRY WISE. The Compleat Gard'ner: or Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering, of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens. London: M. Gillyflower, at the Spread Eagle, 1699. Second edition, first state. Contemporary calf boards, rebacked, with old spine label retained. 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (19 x 11.75 cm); [2], xxxv, 309, [5] pp., with engraved frontispiece, 10 folding plates, and 2 illustrations in text. Boards bowed and worn, rebacked, contents spotted and toned, a few gatherings dampstained, armorial bookplate and book label of Elizabeth Woodburn.
Wing, L432-432a; Henrey, pp. 219-220.
Sold for $469
Estimated at $300 - $400
Includes Buyer's Premium
[GARDENS]
LA QUINTINYE, JEAN-BAPTISTE DE; abridged by GEORGE LONDON and HENRY WISE. The Compleat Gard'ner: or Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering, of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens. London: M. Gillyflower, at the Spread Eagle, 1699. Second edition, first state. Contemporary calf boards, rebacked, with old spine label retained. 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (19 x 11.75 cm); [2], xxxv, 309, [5] pp., with engraved frontispiece, 10 folding plates, and 2 illustrations in text. Boards bowed and worn, rebacked, contents spotted and toned, a few gatherings dampstained, armorial bookplate and book label of Elizabeth Woodburn.
Wing, L432-432a; Henrey, pp. 219-220.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023