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A famous British gardener translated into Dutch

BASTER, Job.
Philip Miller's maandlyksche tuin-oefeningen in moes-  vrugt- en bloemhof, in boomgaard en oranjehuis, in  stook- en broeikas, en in ent- en kweekery.

With frontispiece engraving by C. Brouwer after J. Smies, a large folding engraved plate, 5 (of 6) large folding tabels.



Derde druk. Amsterdam, Erven H. Gartman, Erven J.W. Vermande, J.J. Schmidt, W. Holtrop, 1821. Original wrappers. With frontispiece engraving by C. Brouwer after J. Smies, a large folding engraved plate, 5 (of 6) large folding tabels. VIII, 292 pp.

Scarce third and enlarged edition of the important manual on gardening, translated by Job Baster (1711-1775). The original English edition is by Philip Miller (1691-1771), who was a famous British gardener. Illustrated with a fine engraved frontispiece, a large folding engraved plate on which all kinds of gardening tools are depicted and 5 (of 6) folding tables with almanacs for florists and gardeners. There are only 3 recorded copies of this edition found in the university libraries in the Low Countries and none outside!

Fair uncut copy.- (Spine rubbed; burn in p. 101; lacks one folding table).
Not in Nissen, nor in Pritzel.

Related Subjects: Agriculture & Husbandry  Botany  Gardens  Natural History 

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