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ILGENFRITZ, Israel Epsley. I.E. Ilgenfritz' Sons Co., Monroe, Mich. 3565Monroe, MI : c.1908
First edition, thus, of an uncommon Edwardian specimen book, or salesman's sample catalogue for the I.E. Ilgenfritz' Sons Co. Nursery in Monroe, Michigan. The business was founded in 1847, and survived as a family run concern down to 1984 when it was sold on by James I.E. Ilgenfritz, the fourth generation proprietor. In the latter half of the nineteenth... Learn More£575.00Stock Code: 113838
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HOFFMANNSEGG, Johann Centurius von, & Heinrich Friedrich Link. Flore portugaise ou description de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en Portugal.Berlin : 1809[-40]
First edition, the grandest Portuguese flower book ever published, and among the finest flower books of the 19th century. The delicate illustrations - based on the travels of Johann Hoffmannsegg (1766-1849) through Portugal between 1797 and 1801 - are executed in the manner of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, yet as a record of newly discovered and previously... Learn More£17,500.00Stock Code: 137002
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DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. Tratado del Cultivo de Las Tierras,Madrid : 1751
First edition in Spanish of the first part of Duhamel du Monceau's treatise on agriculture, which had been published in France in 1750 as Traité de la Culture des Terres; five other parts followed, the last one published in 1760. Quesnay's entry on agriculture, which appeared in the first volume of the Encyclopédie in 1751, was influenced by the work... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 129087
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CHOMEL, Noel. Huishoudelyk Woordboek,Leiden & Amsterdam : 1743
First Dutch edition, first published in France in 1709 as the Dictionnaire Oeconomique. Chomel's celebrated work was arguably the most popular household almanac of the 18th century. Ambitious in scope, the encyclopedia covers a broad variety of topics ranging from domestic chores to botany, distilling techiques, fishing, geometry, and landscaping. Written... Learn More£4,250.00Stock Code: 113541
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DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. A Practical Treatise of Husbandry:London : 1759
First edition in English. The first part of Duhamel du Monceau's treatise was published in France in 1750 as Traité de la culture des terres; five other parts followed, the last one published in 1760. Quesnay's entry on agriculture, which appeared in the first volume of the Encyclopédie in 1751, was influenced by the work of Duhamel du Monceau. The... Learn More£550.00Stock Code: 114569
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HENDERSON, Charles. Everything for the Garden.New York : 1913
First edition, first printing. This scarce seed catalogue presents the produce of Peter Henderson and Company's seed business, established in 1871 by Peter Henderson, who would be credited as "the great horticultural missionary", recognised for "popularising, improving, and developing gardening" in the United States (Henderson, p. 45). His son, Charles,... Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 116822
