Silva: or, a discourse of forest-trees and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions: as it was delivered in the Royal Society

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subscriber copy (The Lord Bishop of Kilmore with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown and signature on the title) with receipt signed by Hunter, (lvi) 649 [11]pp, frontispiece, 40 plates, folding table, contemporary calf (very worn particulary to the edges with boards showing), old reback preserving the original backstrip and red morocco label, replacement endpapers, some light foxing and offsetting, a number of page corner creases, faint stain to top inner margin only noticeable at the beginning and end, 4I2 has creases and a tear (no loss) from the printing process, marginal rust hole in 4M4, ink signature (G W Aylmir 1804) on front blank, bookplate by Harry Saone dated 1879 (engraved initials 'J T R') and a modern woodcut bookplate by Andy English on front pastedown, 4to (29.5x23.5cm), Henrey 137 ESTC T123233, may cost more to ship than quoted by ABE.

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Título

Silva: or, a discourse of forest-trees and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions: as it was delivered in the Royal Society

Editor

printed by A Ward for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; T. Cadell, in the Strand; J. Robson, New-Bond-Street; and T. Durham, Charing-Cross. W. Creech and J Balfour, Edinburgh, York

Fecha de publicación

1776

Encuadernación

Full-Leather

Estado

Very Good

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• Eighteenth Century
• Gardening and Botany pre 1900
• Antiquarian