Silva: or, A Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Majesty’s Dominions: ..

York: Thomas Wilson and Son for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812.
Ninth Edition.

29.5cm x 23.5cm. 50, [2], 330; 393, [9], 88 pages, frontispiece, 45 plates (2 folding). Rebacked full leather, gilt lettering and decoration, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers.

As it was Delivered in The Royal Society, on the 15th of October, 1662, Upon occasion of certain Queries propounded to the Illustrious Assembly, by the Hon. the Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. Together with An Historical Account of the Sacredness and Use of Standing Groves. .. To Which is Added, The Terra: A Philosophical Discourse of Earth. The Fourth Edition, with the Editor’s Last Corrections, and a Short Memoir of Him. One of the most influential works on forestry ever published in which Evelyn implores landowners to plant trees. This, the 1812 edition, being the fourth edition edited by Scottish physician Alexander Hunter and with illustrations by German engraver and botanist John Miller and with the the portrait frontispiece of Evelyn by Francesco Bartolozzi. This edition also contains Evelyn’s Terra.

Recently rebacked retaining the earlier boards (somewhat rubbed and pushed) and marbled endpapers. Minor to moderate foxing and offsetting. Very Good Condition.

AU$1,000.00

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