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THE COUNTRY-MANS RECREATION, or the Art of Planting, Grassing, and Gardening in Three Books... Hereunto is Likewise Added the ART of ANGLING. by BARKER, Thomas, BARKER, Thomas, Reginald Scot, Leonard Mascall - 1654
by BARKER, Thomas, BARKER, Thomas, Reginald Scot, Leonard Mascall
THE COUNTRY-MANS RECREATION, or the Art of Planting, Grassing, and Gardening in Three Books... Hereunto is Likewise Added the ART of ANGLING.
by BARKER, Thomas, BARKER, Thomas, Reginald Scot, Leonard Mascall
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London, printed by T. Mabb for William Shears, [and William Hunt for the Expert Gardener], and are to be sold at the signe of the Bible in St. Pauls Church-yard, near the little North door, 1654. & 1653.. The first declaring divers waies of Planting, and Graffing, and the best times of the year, with divers commodities and secrets herein, how to set or Plant with the Root, and without the Root; to sow or set Pepins or Curnels, with the ordering thereof, also to cleanse your Grafts and Cions, to help barren and sick Trees, to kill Worms and Vermin, and to preserve and keep Fruit; how to plant and proin your Vines, and to gather and presse your Grape; to cleanse and mosse your Trees, to make your Cider and Perry, with many other secret Practises which shall appear in the Table following. The second treateth of the Hop-Garden, with necessary instructions for the making and maintenance thereof, with some directions for tabaco. Whereunto is added, The Expert Gardener, containing divers necessary and rare secrets belonging to that art, hereunto is likewise added the ART of ANGLING. SECOND EDITION IN 4 PARTS, 2 PARTS DATE 1653 AND THE OTHER PARTS DATE 1654. Small 4to, approximately 185 x 130 mm, 7¼ x 5 inches, 22 full page illustrations in the Expert Gardener part and 13 text illustrations in the first 2 parts, no illustrations in the angling part, pages: [16], 1-135, [1]; [2], 1-54; [2], 1-18, pages 129-135, are on "Certain directions for the sowing, planting and transplanting of tobaco." all parts have their own separate title pages, attractively rebound in modern full calf with green morocco gilt lettered label, gilt lettering, date and gilt fish design to spine, gilt fish design to middle of upper and lower covers with a gilt fish to each corner, new endpapers. Pale browning and staining to first title page, heavy browning to 5 leaves of text and 3 leaves of illustrations, pale age-browning to pages 1-8 in the first part, pale staining to last page of text in the angling part. occasional minor stains to margins a few small rust holes, small paper fault in 1 lower margin in Angling part, not affecting text, pale browning to top margins of first 2 leaves, not affecting text, neat old ink name to top of title page and following page, otherwise good copy. The first part is, Mascall's Booke of the Art and Maner, Howe to Plante and Graffe all Sortes of Trees', a translation of a French treatise first published in 1569, and very rare; The second is a reprint of Scot's 'A Perfite Platforme of a Hoppe Garden', written in 1574; Third part is The Expert Gardener, a text originally published in 1594 as 'The Orchard and the Garden', The fourth part, the Art of Angling first published 1651, this second edition of: title page and 18 pages is dated 1653, and was published in this edition for the first time, the first edition is very rare. A copy of the first edition was sold by Bonham's Auction House on 22nd May 2012, Lot 38, and can be found on Google. See for Art of Angling: Westwood & Satchell, Bibliotheca Piscatoria, page 21; The Library of John Gerard Heckscher of New York page 22, No. 126; The gardening works see: Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, Volume 1, page 236, No. 48; Rachel Hunt, Catalogue of Botanical Books, Volume 1, pages 282-84, No. 26; The Cleveland Herbal, Botanical and Horticultural Collections, pages 197-98, No. 216; George Thomason, Catalogue of the Pamphlets, books etc., Relating to the Civil War and Restoration, Volume 2, page 76, Aug.5. E. 806. (16); The Compact Edition of the Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 1, page 95; ESTC R207486. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Format/Binding Attractively rebound in modern full calf with green morocco gilt lettered label
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- Place of Publication London, printed by T. Mabb for William Shears, [and William Hunt for the Expert Gardener], and are to be sold at the signe of t
- Date Published 1654
- Keywords angling fishing gardening hop-garden hops trees planting grafting tabaco garden-knots fruit vines cixder perry grapes thomas barker the art of angling
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Outdoor Life Cyclopedia
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Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942 by arrangement with Outdoor Life. Prepared by the Editorial Staff of Outdoor Life with Photographs, Working Drawings, and Diagrams. Hardcover, embossed cloth boards with dust jacket. Single volume, 334pp. Overall, the book is in very good condition, however the dust jacket is in good condition. The dust jacket is intact and colors bright, but showing wear with some tears. It is encased in a removable mylar cover. The book has slight damage to the lower edge of spine. Page edges and end papers showing age toning and foxing. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Last Casts & Stolen Hunts The World's Best Hunting & Fishing Stories!
by Casada, Jim; Wechsler, Chuck (editors)
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Camden, SC: Liveoak Press, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped orange dust jacket with black lettering to front and white lettering over blue blocking to spine; color illustration of a grizzly bear, Canada geese, and a lunar eclipse to front cover; jacket like new; postcard with B&W bighorn sheep illustration by Dan Metz laid in, with note addressed to previous owners from Metz; signed and inscribed by editor Chuck Wechsler on half title page: "For Pat & Charlie
The Best in the Outdoors! Chuck Wechsler"; signed and inscribed by artist Dan Metz on frontispiece: "For Pat & Charlie - Only the best. Blue Waters - Dan Metz"; else interior book clean and unmarked; tight binding; B&W illustrations by Dan Metz at the beginning of each chapter. Last Casts & Stolen Hunts is an anthology of sporting stories, both fiction and nonfiction, released by Sporting Classics Magazine; authors featured include Aldo Leopold, Zane Grey,…
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.
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The Wind in the Willows (The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf)
by Grahame, Kenneth, Introduction By A. A. Milne, Color Plates By Arthur Rackham
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. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.
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Cecil Aldin The Story of a Sporting Artist
by Heron, Roy
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Exeter, England: Webb & Bower. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped tan dust jacket with red and black lettering to front and spine, and color reproduction of a hunting scene by Cecil Aldin to front; not price-clipped; corners slightly bumped; spine slightly faded; else fine; pale green boards printed with B&W drawing of a man fishing from a boat wrapping around front, spine and back; black lettering to spine; corners slightly bumped; else fine; card w/ previous owner name and inscription affixed to first free end paper; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page: "All good wishes - Roy Heron"; else interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W illustrations throughout. Roy Heron was a British journalist, author, and avid collector of Cecil Aldin's books and prints. Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935) was a British artist, illustrator, sportsman, and member of the Royal Society of British Artists, renowned for his paintings…
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THE FISHING GAZETTE & SEA ANGLER; July, 7, 1962- Dec. 29, 1962, 26 Issues
by Marston, A. Norman (Publisher & Editor)
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Croydon, Surrey: The Fishing Gazette Limited, 1962. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. July 7, t Dec 29, 1962. pict. papre wraps, stapled at spine, 26 issues, in clean, bright condition, extra post required, Size: 4 to.,.
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