Lot 267
Husbandry--Bradley, Richard
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 10 January 2007 at 11:00 GMT
£538
Description
A General Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, For the Month of April [-March]. London: J. Peele, [1721-22], 12 parts in one volume, 8vo, first edition, 11 engraved plates, 5 folding, contemporary panelled calf, two leaves detached and loosely inserted
Footnote
Note: Henrey 485
Probably the first work on the subject to appear in periodical form in England. A fascinating work, encompassing bee-keeping, viniculture, "an account of the Ananas, or West Indian Pine Apple as it flourishes in Sir Matthew Decker's Gardens at Richmond", soft-fruit cultivation, artifical fountains, hot houses, agricultural implements and machinery, grafting, sheep rearing &c.