Search Results: pomologia fructologia dendrologia by knoop johann hermann

Leeuwarden: Ferwerd, 1790. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Leather backed boards, modest wear, endpaper browned, lettering piece missing; first title page slightly creased, fine internally with very occasional light foxing. 39 engraved folding plates, handcolored. (2),36; (4),70; (4),87,(5)pp.Knoop lost his job in Frisia designing gardens in 1749 due to his love of a tipple - which was fortunate for us, as it led, through financial necessity, to these lovely works on apples, pears, and other fruits and the final work here on garden design. He describes over 100 apples and 90 pears, as well as cherries, plums, peaches, etc. Pomologia was especially influential. Third editions of all three, ca. 1790; all three titles pages undated. Size: Folio. 3-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Botany; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046961.

Leeuwarden: A Ferwerda and G. Tresling, [1758]. First Edition. Hardcover. Two ink stamps to front endpaper and one to title page, a few faint marginal stains; light wear to binding. Near Fine. Folio (8-1/4" x 13") bound in contemporary half calf leather gilt, spine with raised bands with gilt borders and gilt decorations, red morocco spine label. With 3 printed title pages and illustrated with 39 folding engraved plates of apples, pears, plums, peaches, cherries, nuts, and grapes, all with fine contemporary hand-coloring, among the earliest books on the subject to be illustrated with color plates.