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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-09-24. Paperback. Good.

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Published fo the Author at Welbeck in Nottinghamshire, by G Peacock.., 1796. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 211pp. incl. index, plus a single ad for Speechly's other title. Six plates, 4 folding. Half-leather with marbled boards (rubbed, with tear). Newer end-papers. Ownership signature, dated 1823. Crossed-out name on last page. Title-page has been repaired with new paper backing. Exterior hinges cracked and worn, spine repaired. Light foxing throughout. Plates have some foxing and large plate at rear has a stain. Still a good usable copy.

Dublin: P. Wogan, P. Byrne and others. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind. Ex-lib copy Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland (RCSI ) + 'Arthur Jacob Bequest to RCSI 1871' stamps on title page. Some foxing,edge staining + miscreasing to fold-out plate. Occasional marginal light edge staining. In G condition overall. 1791. [First Edition in Ireland]. Brown/gilt hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 230mm (8" x 9"). 307pp. 5 engraved plates including one fold out. The author was gardener to the Duke of Portland. .

Nottinghamshire, England: Self-Published and printed by G. Peacock, 1796. Second Edition, With Additions. Near fine in modern recassing of 1/4 light green cloth and marbled paper covered boards with a dark green leather title block with gilt text and rules. An octavo of 8 1/16 by 5 inches. The contents are largely free of any foxing, staining or age tanning. 197 pages of text followed by six engraved plates four of which fold-out and a 13 page index. The upper 1/2 inch of the first four plates are faintly dampness stained which stains do not extend beyond the upper margins. An extremely handsome and tight copy.

Picadilly, Fleet Street & Paternoster-Row, London: Printed for the author and sold by J. Debrett; B.& J. White, and T.N. Longman, 1796. Second edition, illustrated with six engraved plates (of which 4 are folding), octavo, pp xvi, 211, (i) (+ one page advertisement for the author's "Culture of the Vine"), slightly age-toned internally, fore-edge slightly marked (which transfers lightly to the margin of page 97 and the opposing blank), the title page a little more marked, but otherwise very sound and tight internally, recently bound in paper covered boards with a printed label on the spine in very clean condition. The second edition is preferable - it is much updated and with four extra plates. Blanche Henrey 1375. [The pineapple had been grown for many decades in England, but it was Speechly, (1735 - 1819), who improved the design and structure of the houses. He discovered that the plants should not be kept at too hot a temperature in the winter and experimented with forcing… Read More

Dublin: Luke White, 1786. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Book is missing 60% of the spine, covers detached but present, covers are worn, no front fep, moderate foxing, page corners are creased thus fair and in need of rebinding. First Dublin edition with the folded plate present. .

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1821, third edition, but first combined edition of the 2 works. . contemporary full calf, original leather label with gilt lettering (part of 2 letters rubbed off), gilt decorated spine, joints cracked but firm, corners and spine ends worn, covers rubbed, light foxing on some leaves, very good copy. . 8vo [21.5 x 13.5 cm]; [iv], 363, [i] pp, 10 copper engraved plates including 6 folding (one with tear). . The book on Vines was first published in 1790, and the book on the Pineapple was first published in 1779 with only two plates, the two books issued here in one volume with continuous pagination. Gabler G37890. Henry III, 1379 states that 10 plates were all that were issued, although the list of plates states that there are 11, no copies have ever been found with 11 plates. Henry also states (II, 481): "These works by Speechly were the most important on the culture of the pineapple and the vine published during the eighteenth century, and it may… Read More

London: Printed For Longman, Hurst, Rees, And Orme, [1805]. Second Edition of what Henrey describes as the most important and influential work on viticulture published in England in the eighteenth century (first published in quarto format in 1790). The author was gardener to William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Portland on his estate of Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Included here are descriptions of fifty types of grapes, selected from the over one hundred varieties grown at Welbeck. Gabler 37900. Henrey 1376, II p. 481. cfSimon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 1410. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., xv, 300, [24]. with half-title. 6 folding engraved plates. 19th century half calf (spine worn, front cover detached, rear joint cracked, dampstain to upper margin of second half of text, paper lightly embrowned, foxing to first few leaves, short splits in plate folds)

Burlington House, London & Welbeck, Nottinghamshir: A. Ward for the author, 1779. First edition. With a folding engraved plate of insect pests, a folding engraved plan of a stove greenhouse (each with an un-numbered explanation), pp xviii, 186, extremely clean internally, full calf, a little worn and marked, with some abrasions leading to loss of surface, nevertheless still a good copy with presence. With the armorial bookplate on the front endpaper and the signature on the title page of Richard Cooper, one of the original subscribers. The rare first edition of a very important work. [The subscriber's list accounts for about 333 copies. It is a roll-call of the landed gentry and their gardeners, and shows the eagerness with which Speechly's expertise was desired in text. Blanche Henrey 1373 - "These works by Speechly were the most important on the culture of the pineapple and the vine published during the eighteenth century, and it may be said that they laid the foundation for the… Read More

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1821. 8vo. Two works in one. Third edition, but first combined edition of the two works. 363, (2) pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Repeating marbled endpapers. Rebacked in tan calf with original maroon leather title label laid down. Corners renewed. Inner hinges reinforced with cloth. Spotting throughout. With ten folding plates, all that were issued (the first & last plates in the lists at the rear are the same illustration). Plates complete. Binding firm. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1821.

YORK, FOR THE AUTHOR BY G. PEACOCK LONDON. 1790. FIRST EDITION. HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS. BOARDS AND LEATHER VERY WORN. SOME LOSS AT BOTTOM OF LEATHER SPINE. SOME DAMP STAINING TO ENDPAPERS AND TO FINAL 20 PAGES, OTHERWISE CLEAN. NO LIST OF SUBCRIBERS. ALTHOUGH BINDING ON THE WHOLE IS TIGHT, PAGES 3 TO 6 ARE LOOSE. A NOTE OF THE FEP SUGGESTS THE BOOK WAS BOUND 1835 AND NO 7 OF 91,EX HARTWELL LIBRARY. ILLUSTRATED BY FINE LINE DRAWINGS. 5 PLATES, INCLUDING 3 FOLD OUT PLANS OF HEATED GREENHOUSES. INDEX. A SCARCE BOOK AT A REALISTIC PRICE.

1779. York: A Ward. 1779. 8vo. Handsome contemporary full tree calf, gilt spine with morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers; pp. xviii + 186 + [ii], 2 engraved plates (1 folding); previous owner's signature to title page, hinges tender with splitting spine and lettering piece partially removed, internally near fine, overall very good. First edition. An important treatise on pineapple cultivation on Britain, preceding his A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine (1790) : ""These works by Speechly were the most important on the culture of the pineapple and the vine published during the eighteenth century, and it may be said that they laid the foundation for the improvements which followed" (Blanche Henrey). Speechly was the gardener of the third Duke of Portland, in which role he developed a number of principles of hot-house gardening, principally not over-heating it during the winter.

York: Printed by G. Peacock for the author,, 1790. A popular viticultural treatise, in original boards First edition of this "practical, well-written and beautifully printed manual" (Gabler, citing Edward Hyams), which proved to have long lasting popularity, with two further editions appearing in 1805 and 1821; this copy from the library of William Thomas Salvin, who owned the manor of Burn Hall in Durham from 1806, with his signature to both the half-title and title dated 1798. William Speechly (c.1740-1821) was gardener to the third Duke of Portland at his estate Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Encouraged by the Duke he started writing down and publishing his knowledge and experience in gardening, and already in 1776 he had contributed to Alexander Hunter's edition of Evelyn's Silva, which was shortly followed by his own Treatise on the Culture of the Pineapple (1779). In the present work Speechly describes 50 species of grapes, and thoroughly examines hothouse culture, the construction and… Read More

[4], 224; VIII, 371, [1] pp.First editions of two major works on horticulture.Ad 1: William Speechly (ca. 1740-1821), was gardener to William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Portland, at his estate Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Encouraged by the Duke he started writing down and publishing his knowledge and experience in gardening, and already in 1776 he contributed to Alexander Hunter's edition of Evelyn's 1664 Silva. In the present work Speechly describes 50 species of grapes, and discusses in depth greenhouse culture, the construction and management of vineyards in open air, pruning, irrigation, grafting, insect and blight control, etc., herewith laying the foundation for great improvements in English viticulture. Two views in the book show a giant vine growing at the front of a house at Northallerton, and an English vineyard against a hill.Ad 2: William Forsyth (1737-1804), was superintendent of the Chelsea Gardens, and from 1784 of the Royal Gardens at Kensington and St. James. He was… Read More

York: G Peacock, 1790. Second-hand hardcover. Speechly, William. A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine. G Peacock for the author: York, 1790. 4to half bnd red morocco, marbled bds, xvi,[4],224pp. SPEECHLY, William (1735-1819) A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine: exhibiting new and advantageous methods of propagating, cultivating, and training that plant, so as to render it abundantly fruitful. Together with new hints on the formation of vineyards in England. York: printed for the author by G Peacock; and sold by G Nicol, bookseller to his Majesty, Pall-Mall; J Debrett and J Stockdale, Piccadilly; and E Jeffery, near Carleton-Place, London, 1790. First edition. Quarto (275x220mm) half bound, red straight grained morocco, marbled boards and end-papers, label to front board, spine and label lettered, ruled & decorated in gilt, xvi, [4 subscribers list],224pp; five steel engraved plates, three folding; four of the plates are signed by James Basire, engraver. Three plates are after originals by… Read More