Estate / Collection: The Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Collection

BRADLEY, RICHARD
New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, Both Philosophical and Practical. London: W. Mears, 1718, 1717, 1718. Three volumes bound in one, second edition of volume I, first editions of volumes II and III. Bound with: BRADLEY, RICHARD. The Gentleman and Gardner's Kalendar... London: W. Mears, 1720. Third edition. Contemporary calf, gilt ruled, rebacked, spine titled in gilt. 7 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches (19.25 x 12 cm); Volume I: [16], 70, [2] pp., with 1 engraved plate; Volume II: [16], 136 pp., with 1 engraved plates and 2 folding engraved plates; Volume III: [12], 290, [2] pp., with 3 folding engraved plates; Kalendar: xv, [1], 124, [4] pp., with 1 engraved plate and 3 folding engraved plates. Wear to boards and rebacked spine, corners bumped, hinges reinforced, contents with toning, spotting, and occasional edge tears, dog ears, insect damage, dampstaining and manuscript annotations, sold as is.