[New improvements of planting and gardening, both practical and philosophical].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laurence, John, 1668-1732.

Contributor:

Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.

Evelyn, Charles.

Grierson, George, -1753, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening--Early works to 1800.

Gardening.

Fruit-culture--Early works to 1800.

Fruit-culture.

Penn Provenance:

Elias, Archibald C. (bookplate) (donor)

Society of African Missions (Cork, Ireland) (stamp)

Physical Description:

10+ unnumbered pages, 14 unnumbered pages, 46 pages, 11 unnumbered pages, 16-80, viij, 78 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 111 pages, 10 unnumbered pages, 20-72+ pages, 6 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Gardening improv'd

Fingerprint:

ofer 2420 y.th caSo (3) 1718 (Q)

Place of Publication:

[Dublin] : [G. Grierson], [1718 or 1719]

Notes:

Cataloged from an imperfect copy: general title leaf (and frontispiece?) and last printed leaf wanting. Title and imprint supplied by cataloger from J.S.L. Gilmour, "The Rev. John Laurence (1668-1732): the man and his books," Huntia 2 (1965), p. 133-135. Probably 1 of 2 editions of this composite work issued in Dublin by George Grierson, the first in 1718 (with engraved frontispiece) under title: "New improvements of planting and gardening, both practical and philosophical ..." (cf. Gilmour no. 8, ESTC N50674, and B. Henrey, Brit. botanical lit., 941 (note)) and the second in 1719 (without frontispiece) under title: "Gardening improv'd ..." (cf. Gilmour no. 9, ESTC T185036, and B. Henrey, Brit. botanical lit., 941). The 1719 edition is a re-issue of the sheets of the 1718 edition, including its 6 engraved illustrative plates, with a new title leaf.

Each constituent work has special dated title leaf and separate signatures and pagination.

Special title leaf of "The clergy-man's recreation" reads: The clergy-man's recreation: shewing the pleasure and profit of the art of gardening. ... By John Lawrence ... The sixth edition. London printed; and reprinted in Dublin, for G. Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex-street, 1717. (Signatures: A-G⁴ ; pagination: [10], 46 p.)

Special title leaf of "The gentleman's recreation" reads: The gentleman's recreation: or the second part of the art of gardening improved. Containing several new experiments and cruious observations relating to fruit trees: particularly, a new method of building walls with horizontal shelters. Illustrated with copper plates. ... By John Laurence ... To which is added by way of appendix, a new and familiar way to find a most exact meridian line by the pole-star ... By Edward Laurence ... The third edition. Dublin: Reprinted, for George Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex-Street, 1718. (Signatures: A⁶ B-E⁸ ; pagination: [11], 16-80 p., [4] folded leaves of plates.)

Special title leaf of "The fruit-garden kalendar" reads: The fruit-garden kalendar: or, a summary of the art of managing the fruit-garden. Teaching in order of time what is to be done therein every month in the year. Containing several new and plain directions, more particularly relating to the vine. ... To which is added, an appendix of the usefulness of the barometer; with some short directions how to make a right judgment of the weather. By John Laurence ... Dublin: Reprinted for G. Grierson, bookseller, at the Two Bibles in Essex-street. 1718. (Signatures: A-K⁴ L⁴(-L4) ; pagination: viij, 78 p.)

Special title leaf of "The lady's recreation" reads: The lady's recreation: or, the third and last part of the art of gardening improv'd. Containing I. The flower-garden ... II. The most commodious methods of erecting conservatories, green-houses, and orangeries ... III. The nature of plantations in avenues, walks, wildernesses, &c. ... IV. Mr. John Evelyn's Kalendarium hortense, methodically reduc'd ... By Charles Evelyn ... To which are added, some curious observations concerning variegated greens, by the Revered Mr. Laurence. London printed; and reprinted in Dublin, for G. Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex-street, 1717. (Signatures: A⁴(-A4) B-P⁴ ; pagination: [6], 111, [1] p.)

Special title leaf of "New improvements of planting and gardening" reads: New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical. Explaining the motion of the sap, and generation of plants: with other discoveries never before made publick ... By Richard Bradley ... Dublin: Printed for George Grierson at the two Bibles in Essex-Street, MDCCXVII. (Signatures: A-B² C⁴(-C4) D-I⁴ [K1?] ; pagination: [9], 20-72+ p., [2] folded leaves of plates.)

Each title within border of double rules.

Engraved plates.

Woodcut illustrations, factotums, head-pieces and tail-piece.

"The fruit-garden kalendar" has woodcut illustration on paper slip pasted in blank space left at foot of leaf I4v (p. 64).

Typographical ornaments.

This volume includes 7 unpaginated leaves of tables of contents in 3 gatherings: 1 leaf for "The clergy-man's recreation" (signed: *); 1 gathering of 2 leaves for "The gentleman's recreation" (signed: **); and 1 gathering of 4 leaves for "The lady's recreation" and the appendix [i.e. "New improvements of planting and gardening"] (signed: ***). All 7 leaves are bound in after preface to "The clergy-man's recreation" in the following order: *1 **² ***⁴.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: general title leaf (and frontispiece?) and last printed leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy has two stamps ("African Mission Library Blackrock Cork.") and ms. inscription in blue ink ("Art. (Nat. Hist.)") on title leaf of "The clergy-man's recreation"; bookplate of Archibald Elias on back pastedown.

Penn Libraries copy: plate ("Fig. 1") bound in after p. 26 of "The gentleman's recreation" mended at outer margin; plate ("Fig. 2") bound in before p. 27 of "The gentleman's recreation" torn and mended and mended at outer margin; plate ("Fig. 3") bound in after p. 58 of "The gentleman's recreation" mended at tail and outer margins; head outer quarter of plate ("Fig. 2") bound in after p. 80 of "The gentleman's recreation" torn off.

Penn Libraries copy: leaves of "The clergy-man's recreation" closely cropped at head margin; head outer corner of title leaf of "The clergy-man's recreation" excised and replaced with a blank leaf (ruled border supplied in ms.).

Contains:

Clergy-man's recreation.

Gentleman's recreation.

Fruit-garden kalendar.

Lady's recreation.

OCLC:

656134974