EVELYN, JOHN
SYLVA, OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST-TREES AND THE PROPAGATION OF TIMBER IN HIS MAJESTIES DOMINIONS
£320
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 January 2019 at 11:00 GMT
Description
London: Jo. Martyn & Ja. Allestry,1670. 3 works in 1 volume, 2nd edition of the Sylva, engraved coat of arms on the title page and with an engraving of a cider press, contemporary mottled calf, gilt panelled, hinges, edges, and corners rubbed and worn, signature of John Jones on the title page to Sylva and of Anne Hanbury on the recto of the Royal Society order, with the book plate of John Bury
Footnote
Note: Wing E3517. The two other works included are Pomonia, London, 1670 and Kalendarium Hortense: or the gardeners almanac, London, 1669, 3rd edition.