A dissertation on oriental gardening; by Sr: William Chambers, Knt: Comptroller General of His Majesty's Works
Details
Type of record: Book
Title: A dissertation on oriental gardening; by Sr: William Chambers, Knt: Comptroller General of His Majesty's Works
Classmark: Bedford Collection B294
Creator(s): Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796)
Additional creator(s): Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner)
Publisher: printed by W. Griffin, Printer to the Royal Academy; sold by him in Catherine-Street; and by T. Davies, Bookseller to the Royal Academy in Russel-Street, Covent Garden; also by J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; Wilson and Nicoll, Strand; J. Walter, Charing Cross; an
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1772
Language: English
Size and medium: [4],94,[2]p., plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/729610
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019679443405181
Description
The titlepage and dedication are engraved by G B Cipriani and F Bartolozzi.
With an engraved dedication, and a final errata leaf.
Indexed in: Henrey, B. British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800,
Indexed in: ESTC
Features
Bindings
Leeds University Library copy at B294: contemporary calf, gold tooled on covers, spine and edges, marbled endpapers.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at B294: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: GH/2.
Access and usage
Access
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