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Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening. : Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage ; from the practice of the most successful gardeners, and the result of a long experience. : Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French, and Dutch florists. And the knowledge of curious plants, after the system of Linnaeus. ...

Title: Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening. : Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage ; from the practice of the most successful gardeners, and the result of a long experience. : Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French, and Dutch florists. And the knowledge of curious plants, after the system of Linnaeus. ... / compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the Compleat body of husbandry. ...
Author: Hill, John, 1714?-1775.
Publication: London : Printed for T. Osborne ... ; T. Trye ... ; S. Crowder and Co. ... ; and H. Woodgate ..., MDCCLVII. [1757]

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Description

[2], iv, ii, 712 p., [61] leaves of plates : 61 ill.; 43 cm

Uniform Title

Eden

Alternative Title

Eden
Compleat body of gardening.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Early works.

Note

"The work was published in sixty numbers ... Number 1 on 28 August 1756 Number 60 on 8 November 1757 ..."--Henrey, B. British botanical lit.
Includes index.
Dedication signed: John Hill. Hill was the probable author of this work; in fact, the 1773 ed. was published under Hill's name. Cf. Henrey, B. British botanical lit., v. 2, p. 95-98; Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustration, 880.
Running title: A compleat body of gardening.
Bdg.: full brown calf.

Indexed In (note)

Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustrationen
Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus lit. botanicae (1851 ed.)
Hunt, R.M.M. Botanical books
Henrey, B. British botanical lit.

Source (note)

Miss Julia P. Wightman.

Provenance (note)

From the library of Miss Julia P. Wightman.

Call Number

VQD+ (Hill, John, 1714?-1775. Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening)

LCCN

agr11000650
PML 151819

OCLC

270816461

Author

Hill, John, 1714?-1775.

Title

Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening. : Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage ; from the practice of the most successful gardeners, and the result of a long experience. : Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French, and Dutch florists. And the knowledge of curious plants, after the system of Linnaeus. ... / compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the Compleat body of husbandry. ...

Imprint

London : Printed for T. Osborne ... ; T. Trye ... ; S. Crowder and Co. ... ; and H. Woodgate ..., MDCCLVII. [1757]

Edition

1st ed.

Indexed In:

Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustrationen, 880

Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus lit. botanicae (1851 ed.), 4466

Hunt, R.M.M. Botanical books, 559

Henrey, B. British botanical lit., v. 2, p. 95-98

Provenance

From the library of Miss Julia P. Wightman. NNPM

Source

Bequest; Miss Julia P. Wightman. NNPM

Place of Publication

England London.

Added Author

T. H. (Thomas Hale)

Wightman, Julia P., former owner. NNPM

Added Title

Compleat body of gardening.

Other Standard Identifier

PML 151819 JPW 2915

Research Call Number

VQD+ (Hill, John, 1714?-1775. Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening)

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