- Additional Authors
- Publication Date
- Began in Apr. 1721; ceased in 1722.
- Description
- 15 v., plates; 8⁰.
- Uniform Title
- General treatise of husbandry and gardening (London, England : 1721).
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Alternative Title
- Monthly register of experiments and observations in husbandry and gardening Apr./May-June/July 1722
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Periodicals – England – 18th century.
- Note
- Edited by Richard Bradley, who was also the principal contributor.
- With engraved plates by John Pine in each issue.
- Title fluctuates.
- Title repeated as caption at head of first page of text.
- Note below title: To be continued monthly with variety of curious cutts.
- Title page includes contents notes.
- Imprint lacks date; years of publication from reference sources.
- Imprint names vary; Apr./May 1722: "printed for Sam. Briscoe: and sold by J. Roberts"; June/July 1722: "printed for T. Payne; the last issue reads in part: "T. Woodward, ... and J. Peele".
- At foot of title page: Price one shilling.
- With ornamental headpiece at head of first page of text; text begins with factotum initial.
- Description based on: May [1721].
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- NCBEL
- Henrey, B. Brit. botanical lit.
- Roberts, W. "R. Bradley, pioneer garden journalist", in: Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society
- English Short Title Catalog
- Numbering (note)
- Publishing year runs from April to March.
- "II" added to sheets of the 6th-12th issues, indicating that they are intended to form Vol. II.
- Apparently conceived as a monthly publication to be collected semiannually, the first 12 issues are paginated and indexed as 2 volumes but lack general title pages.
- Publishing freqency becomes irregular after the first 12 issues; June/July 1722 has imprint date: 1723; final number covers a five (?) month period and appears in Dec. 1723.
- Designation of last issue: "August and September, and the remaining part of the second year" [i.e. Aug.-Dec.? 1722].
- Issues unnumbered.
- No more published.
- Reproduction (note)
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Semiannual subject index for first 12 issues in Mar. 1722 issue.
- Linking Entry (note)
- The first 12 numbers were issued in 2 vols. with indexes: London: J. Peele, 1721-1722.
- Collected in three volumes published by Woodward and Peele: London: 1724.
- Reprinted in 1726 and 1757, the latter a corrected edition with title: A general treatise of agriculture, both philosophical and practical.
- OCLC
- Title
A general treatise of husbandry and gardening, [electronic resource] : for the month of ... By R. Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
- Imprint
London [England] : printed for J. Peele at Locke's Head in Pater-Noster-Row, [1722-1724]
- Current Frequency
Irregular, Apr./May 1722-Aug./Dec.? 1722
- Former Frequency
Monthly, Apr. 1721-Mar. 1722
- Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
- Indexed In:
NCBEL, II:1294
Henrey, B. Brit. botanical lit., 485
Roberts, W. "R. Bradley, pioneer garden journalist", in: Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1939:v.61:p. 166-71
- Numbering
Publishing year runs from April to March.
"II" added to sheets of the 6th-12th issues, indicating that they are intended to form Vol. II.
Apparently conceived as a monthly publication to be collected semiannually, the first 12 issues are paginated and indexed as 2 volumes but lack general title pages.
Publishing freqency becomes irregular after the first 12 issues; June/July 1722 has imprint date: 1723; final number covers a five (?) month period and appears in Dec. 1723.
Designation of last issue: "August and September, and the remaining part of the second year" [i.e. Aug.-Dec.? 1722].
Issues unnumbered.
No more published.
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, P2836.
- Indexes
Semiannual subject index for first 12 issues in Mar. 1722 issue.
- Linking Entry
The first 12 numbers were issued in 2 vols. with indexes: London: J. Peele, 1721-1722.
Collected in three volumes published by Woodward and Peele: London: 1724.
Reprinted in 1726 and 1757, the latter a corrected edition with title: A general treatise of agriculture, both philosophical and practical.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
- Added Author
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732, ed.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732. General treatise of agriculture, both philosophical and practical.
Pine, John, 1690-1756, engraver.
Gale (Firm)
- Other Title
Monthly register of experiments and observations in husbandry and gardening Apr./May-June/July 1722
- Other Editions:
General treatise of husbandry and gardening (1721-22) (Uk-ES)T73160
General treatise of husbandry and gardening (1726) (Uk-ES)T73156
General treatise of agriculture, both philosophical and practical (Uk-ES)T73155
- Related To
General treatise of husbandry and gardening (1724) (Uk-ES)T154436