Lot 33

Lot 33

EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Magesties Dominions. London: Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry, 1670.

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EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Magesties Dominions. London: Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry, 1670.

3 parts in one volume, folio (302 x 190 mm). Engraved device on title-page, one engraved plate, 4 in-text engraved vignettes. (A few spots or stains, title slightly soiled with old tear repaired.) Contemporary blind-tooled calf (rebacked to style, endpapers renewed, hinges starting, some light wear).

Second edition, with two appendices with separate title-pages: Pomona, or an Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees, In relation to Cider, dated 1670, and Kalendarium Hortense: or the Gardners Almanac, the third edition, dated 1659, each with separate pagination and register. ESTC R586; Henrey 133; Wing E3517.

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