1731 Planting Gardening Bradley BOTANY Kaleidoscope Illustrated GARDENS Orchard

1731 Planting Gardening Bradley BOTANY Kaleidoscope Illustrated GARDENS Orchard

Richard Bradley was an early 18^th-century English botanist known for his studies in ecology and natural history. In his book “New Improvements of Planting and Gardening”, Bradley describes formal gardening designs, stocking gardens, tending to vines, growing herbs, managing forests, and so much more. One curious section includes the use of kaleidoscopes to help design gardens! The folding engravings in this edition make it a highly desirable and collectable edition.

Item number: #26514

Price: $599

BRADLEY, Richard

New improvements of planting and gardening : both philosophical and pratical

London: Printed for J. and J. Knapton, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, 1731.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Part I – [16], 56
  • Part II – [4], 61-172
  • Part III – [2], 175-497, [1]
  • Herefordshire Orchards – [2], 501-535, [1]
  • Appendix – [4], 541-608, [24]
  • Each section with separate title page
  • 14 copper engravings
• Provenance: Handwritten – Margaret Holblack, 1748
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~8in X 5.25in (20.5cm x 13cm)

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