EVELYN, John (1620-1796). Sylva, or a discourse of forest-trees and the propogation of timber in His Majesty's dominians ... to which is annexed Pomona, or an appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider ... also Kalendarium Hortense; or Gard'ners almanac . London: Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry, 1664. 2 o (297 x 190 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. (Very minor worming on the lower marin of a few pages, not affecting text). Contemporary blind-ruled and tooled calf (rebacked, endpapers renewed). Provenance : Sir Walter Blount (presentation inscription from the author on errata verso: "For Sir Walter Blount/att Mawley/nere Mamble/in Shropshir", and other Blount family members: with two signatures by Elizabeth Teresa Blount, and in the same hand "memento mei", and on the recto "How hard is faith", on the verso of 2L4 is "The epilogue to the Indian Queene", 18 lines of poetry dated January 1663/4; 6 lines of verse dated March 2, 1663/4, 10 lines of prose, a verse couplet and the dog-Latin tag "Qui mockat mockabitur"); Gilbert R. Redgrave (bookplate, signature dated 1906, and his extensive notes); Montgomery Evans II (bookplate); Kenneth Garth Huston (bookplate). PRESENTATION COPY OF FIRST EDITION. The first official production of the Royal Society. Evelyn wrote in protest against the widespread destruction of forests for the fuelling of furnaces used in the production of iron and glass. The work was well-received and resulted in an increase in reforestation. Sylva was long a standard authority. Kalendarium Hortense was reprinted separately many times, and was Evelyn's most popular work. Garrison-Morton 145.51; Hunt 296; Wellcome II, p.537; Wing E-3516; Norman 745.
EVELYN, John (1620-1796). Sylva, or a discourse of forest-trees and the propogation of timber in His Majesty's dominians ... to which is annexed Pomona, or an appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider ... also Kalendarium Hortense; or Gard'ners almanac . London: Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry, 1664. 2 o (297 x 190 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. (Very minor worming on the lower marin of a few pages, not affecting text). Contemporary blind-ruled and tooled calf (rebacked, endpapers renewed). Provenance : Sir Walter Blount (presentation inscription from the author on errata verso: "For Sir Walter Blount/att Mawley/nere Mamble/in Shropshir", and other Blount family members: with two signatures by Elizabeth Teresa Blount, and in the same hand "memento mei", and on the recto "How hard is faith", on the verso of 2L4 is "The epilogue to the Indian Queene", 18 lines of poetry dated January 1663/4; 6 lines of verse dated March 2, 1663/4, 10 lines of prose, a verse couplet and the dog-Latin tag "Qui mockat mockabitur"); Gilbert R. Redgrave (bookplate, signature dated 1906, and his extensive notes); Montgomery Evans II (bookplate); Kenneth Garth Huston (bookplate). PRESENTATION COPY OF FIRST EDITION. The first official production of the Royal Society. Evelyn wrote in protest against the widespread destruction of forests for the fuelling of furnaces used in the production of iron and glass. The work was well-received and resulted in an increase in reforestation. Sylva was long a standard authority. Kalendarium Hortense was reprinted separately many times, and was Evelyn's most popular work. Garrison-Morton 145.51; Hunt 296; Wellcome II, p.537; Wing E-3516; Norman 745.
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