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A description of the isles of Orkney / To which is added, An essay concerning the Thule of the ancients
Wallace, James (1688); Sibbald, Sir Robert (1641-1722); Wallace, James (fl. 1684-1724)
In the year 1693
The 'Essay' is by Sir Robert Sibbald and has separate t.p., pagination and signatures. Edited by James Wallace M.D. First t.p. within double line border; second within border of ornaments. Title...
Vinetum Britannicum, or, A treatise of cider and other wines and drinks 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
Worlidge, John (fl. 1669-1698); Worlidge, John (fl. 1669-1698)
1691
"Apiarium, or, A discourse of the government and ordering of bees...The third edition ..." has special t.p. and separate pagination. Includes index. References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat. 2872. Refer...
Seminarium sive plantarium earum arborum, quae post hortos conseri solent : quarum nomina, fructus, ite[m] etiam conserendi vocabula apud authores bene recepta hoc libello declarantur
Estienne, Charles (1504-1564); Estienne, Robert (1503?-1559)
1536
Caption title: Caroli Stephani Seminarium, siue mauis appellare plantarium earum arboru[m], quas post hortos vulgus nostrum conserere solet. Final leaf a blank. Imprint from colophon.
Piero Crescientio De agricultura vulgare
Crescenzi, Pietro de' (1233-1320); Bindoni, Alessandro
1519
Printer's device on t.p. Place of publication and date from colophon. Printed in double columns on both sides of each numbered leaf. Leaves 201-234 numbered 202-235; other incidental errors in f...
A nevv orchard and garden, or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good for a rich orchard: particularly in the north and generally for the whole kingdome of England, as in nature, reason, situation and all probabilitie, may and doth appeare. With the country housewifes garden for hearbes of common vse, their vertues, seasons, profits, ornaments, varietie of knots, models for trees, and plots for the best ordering of grounds and walkes. As also the husbandry of bees, with their seuerall vses and annoyances, being the experience of 48 yeares labour and now the second time corrected and much enlarged, by William Lawson. Whereunto is newly added the art of propagating plants, with the tree ordering manner of fruits in their gathering, carring home & preseruation
Lawson, William (fl. 1618); Harward, Simon (fl. 1572-1614); Markham, Gervase (1568?-1637)
1631
The last two pages are blank. 'The country house-wifes garden' has special title page; it is sometimes erroneously attributed to Gervase Markham. Includes 'A most profitable newe treatise from app...
The Garden of Eden, or, An accurate description of all flowers and fruits now growing in England : with particular rules how to advance their nature and growth, as well in seeds and herbs, as the secret ordering of trees and plants
Plat, Sir Hugh (1552-1611?); Bellingham, Charles
1660
First published in 1608 with title: Floraes paradise. Dedication signed: Charles Bellingham; his initials also appear at foot of first preface. A reissue of the fifth edition (which was dated 1659...
Vinetum Britannicum: or, a treatise of cider and such other wines and drinks that are extracted from all manner of fruits growing in this kingdom : together with the method of propogating all sorts of vinous fruit-trees. And a description of the new-invented ingenio or mill, for the more expeditious and better making of cider. And also the right method of making metheglin and birch-wine: with copper-plates
Worlidge, John (fl. 1669-1698)
1676
Written by John Worlidge.
The feminin' monarchi', or, The histori of bee's : shewing their admirable natur' and propertis, their generation and colonis, their government, loyalti, art, industri, enimi's, wars, magnanimiti, &c. Together with the right ordering of them from tim' to tim', and the sweet' profit arising ther'of
Butler, Charles (1647)
1634
Printed according to the system of orthography proposed by the author in his The English grammar (Oxford, 1633). "Melissomelos, or, Bee's madrigall" (the song of the bees at swarming): 4 pages of ta...
The second parts of Systema agriculturæ, or, The mystery of husbandry; and, Vinetum Britannicum, or, A treatise of cider : wherein are contained many selected and curious observations ... with the best and most natural rules and methods for the making of cider, and other English-liquors : to which is added an essay towards the discovery of the original of fountains and springs
Worlidge, John (fl. 1669-1698)
1689
"The second part of Vinetum Britannicum, or, A treatise of cider" (p. [89]-191) with a special t.p. Errata: p. [1] at end. By John Worlidge.