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, [6], xxiv, 278 pages, A Catalogue of English Authors who have wrote on Husbandry, Gardening, Botany and Subjects relative thereto, title page, 70 pages. [22] letter from the author, errata and catalogue of the authors. Once owned by Philip Gell of Hopton hall.

London: S. Hooper, 25 Ludgate-Hill, 1773. Second edition, greatly improved. Illustrated with one plate (foxed), octavo, pp xxxii, 298, (2), 136, slight age-toning and blemishes, heavier spotting and foxing between pages 77 and 98, (possibly caused by the different paper of the plate ?), otherwise very sound and tight, contemporary half calf and marbled boards, rubbed and slightly worn, rebacked at some point with the old spine laid down, the spine now slightly worn at head and foot. With armorial bookplate of Peter Clutterbuck, and a slightly odd offset on the facing blank. RARE. [Weston was originally a thread-hosier of Leicester, but in some of his anonymous works describes himself as "a country gentleman". In 1773, he was living at Kensington Gore, but later was living at Leicester where he was secretary of the local agricultural society. From the number of his published works, it is evident he had a very wide knowledge of plants and plant literature. Blanche Henrey 1490 - "Richard… Read More

London:: Printed for S. Hooper,, 1769.. First edition.. old half green morocco over marbled boards.. A little foxing to endsheets and some minor age-toning to text; binding tight and sound.. 8vo,. One engraved plate..

London, printed for S. Hooper, at the East Corner of the New Church in the Strand, MDCCLXIX. [1769].. TITLE CONTINUED: Particularly addressed to the gentlemen farmers in Great Britain. With observations made in a late tour through part of France, Flanders, and Holland. Also, several useful improvements in stoves and green-houses. To which is added, a complete chronological catalogue of English authors on agriculture, gardening, &c. By a country gentleman. FIRST EDITION, published anonymously, 1769. 8vo approximately 200 x 120 mm, 8 x 5 inches, 1 engraved plate, pages: [6], xxiii, [20], 1-277, [1], 1-70, [2], the 20 pages of Alphabetical Catalogue of the Authors wrongly bound at the front instead of at rear, and last page Dedication with Errata on verso should be bound at the front, the final 70 pages are a Catalogue of English Authors who wrote on Husbandry, Gardening, Botany and relative Subjects, bound in full modern sheep with gilt lettered label to spine, armorial bookplate of Admiral Duff… Read More

One engraved plate. iv, xxxi, 298, [2], 136 pp. 8vo, cont. half-calf & marbled boards, flat spine gilt. London: S. Hooper, 1773. "The second edition, greatly improved" (1st ed., published anonymously: 1769); this is an important and useful work. The final 136 pages contain the first English agricultural bibliography, enlarged from the first edition, in which the author lists and, oftentimes, annotates about 1500 titles. It is arranged chronologically and there is an excellent index at end. "Richard Weston (1733-1806) appears to have had an excellent knowledge of nursery gardening and nurserymen's sale catalogues. He was interested in agriculture and all forms of horticulture, and he also made a study of horticultural and botanical literature...Weston's first important published work appeared in 1769 anonymously. This was his Tracts on practical agriculture and gardening...At the end of this volume, and in subsequent editions of the work, is a very useful 'Catalogue of English authors...on… Read More