Auction archive: Lot number 60

Worlidge (John).

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Auction archive: Lot number 60

Worlidge (John).

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Vinetum Britannicum: or A Treatise of Cider, and other Wines and Drinks extracted from Fruits Growing in this Kingdom. With the Method of Propagating all sorts of Vinous Fruit-Trees. And a Description of the New-Invented Ingenio or Mill, for the more expeditious making of Cider. And also the right way of making Metheglin and Birch-Wine. The Second Impression, much Enlarged. To which is added, a Discourse teaching the best way of Improving Bees, 2 parts in one, London: Thomas Dring & Thomas Burrel, 1678, engraved general frontispiece and frontispiece to second part, one other plate and two full-page illustrations, R4 torn to lower outer blank corner, small worm hole & trail to fore-edge margins, D5 & D6 of index at rear of volume torn to upper outer blank corners, and D7 creased & torn to fore-edge margin, lacking final leaf of index at rear (D8), light dust-soiling and minor marks, front free endpaper with manuscript ownership of William Jones 1756, and also inscribed 'Fredrk. Williams bought at Miss Saunders sale June 22 1844 at Usk', engraved portrait pasted to upper pastedown, contemporary sheep, worn, 8vo Wing W3609 & W3595. ESTC R34758. (1)

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Vinetum Britannicum: or A Treatise of Cider, and other Wines and Drinks extracted from Fruits Growing in this Kingdom. With the Method of Propagating all sorts of Vinous Fruit-Trees. And a Description of the New-Invented Ingenio or Mill, for the more expeditious making of Cider. And also the right way of making Metheglin and Birch-Wine. The Second Impression, much Enlarged. To which is added, a Discourse teaching the best way of Improving Bees, 2 parts in one, London: Thomas Dring & Thomas Burrel, 1678, engraved general frontispiece and frontispiece to second part, one other plate and two full-page illustrations, R4 torn to lower outer blank corner, small worm hole & trail to fore-edge margins, D5 & D6 of index at rear of volume torn to upper outer blank corners, and D7 creased & torn to fore-edge margin, lacking final leaf of index at rear (D8), light dust-soiling and minor marks, front free endpaper with manuscript ownership of William Jones 1756, and also inscribed 'Fredrk. Williams bought at Miss Saunders sale June 22 1844 at Usk', engraved portrait pasted to upper pastedown, contemporary sheep, worn, 8vo Wing W3609 & W3595. ESTC R34758. (1)

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