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    By John Evelyn
    London   Rob. Scot, Ric. Chiswell, George Sawbridge, and Benj. Tooke; B. Tooke
    6.5" by 4" [6], ix, [15], 170, [14], [40], 192, [40pp]
    Two brilliant works on gardening and salads by John Evelyn bound in one volume, including the scarce 'Acetaria'.
    By John Evelyn

    1706 Kalendarium Hortense, Gardner's Almanac, and, Acetaria

    London   Rob. Scot, Ric. Chiswell, George Sawbridge, and Benj. Tooke; B. Tooke
    6.5" by 4" [6], ix, [15], 170, [14], [40], 192, [40pp]
    Two brilliant works on gardening and salads by John Evelyn bound in one volume, including the scarce 'Acetaria'.
    £675.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 965P30
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    Description

    Early Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Scarce

    Two works by John Evelyn bound in one.

    The second title, 'Acetaria', is scarce.

    Evelyn was an eminent landower, gardener, and courtier of the seventeenth century. He is best known today for his important diary, which spanned from 1640 to 1706.

    'Kalendarium Hortense: or, the Gardner's Almanac, Directing what he is to do Monthly throughout the Years and what Fruit and Flowers Are in Prime'. The tenth edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece. This is a gardener's guide to the year, and had previously been published in one of Evelyn's best known works, 'Sylva'.

    'Acetaria. A Discourse of Sallets'. The second edition. With a folding table. This is a curious treatise on salads and vegetarianism, and is considered to be the first book on salas.

    'Westbury' bookplate to the front paste down. This is the bookplate of Richard Morland Tollemache Bethell, 4th Baron Westbury, who co-authored a book on Italian cookery called 'With Gusto and Relish'.

    Condition

    In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed, with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Tears to the joints. Lacking the spine label. Bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Rear hinge is strained. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Small chip to leaf A4 of 'Kalendarium Hortense'. Repair to the title page of 'Acetaria'. Folding table to 'Acetaria' is detached but present.

    Good

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