THE COMPLEAT PLANTER AND CYDERIST. Bound together with the ART of PRUNING FRUIT TREES, [NICOLAS VENETTE]. de LOVER OF PLANTING, Willian Ellis? NICOLAS VENETTE.: - 1690

London, printed for Thomas Bassett at the George near St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street, 1690.. TWO BOOKS BOUND TOGETHER. I. Containing plain directions for the propagating all manner of fruit-trees, and the most approved ways and methods yet known, for the making and ordering of CYDER, and other ENGLISH WINES; II. The art of pruning, or lopping fruit-trees. With an explanation of some words which gardeners make use of, in speaking of trees. With the use of the fruits of trees for preserving us in health, or for curing us when we are sick. By a lover of planting. 2 Works bound together: THE FIRST BOOK: THE COMPLEAT PLANTER AND CYDERIST, SECOND EDITION PUBLISHED ANONYMOUSLY, 1690, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1685. THE SECOND BOOK: THE ART OF PRUNING FRUIT-TREES, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1685, Translated from the French of [NICOLAS VENETTE] . 8vo, approximately 180 x 110 mm, 7 x 4¼ inches, 9 text illustrations, pages: [16], 1-256, [8] addenda and errata; [8], 1-104, [8] (table [2] and six pages of adverts), bound in full calf, original covers with new spine, gilt lettered label with gilt rules and date to spine. Small repair to lower margin of last page of preface, with loss of the last 2 words, which have been inked in, 3 of contents leaves have old repairs with loss to several letters, which have been inked in, preface and contents page a little dusty, neat old ink name in lower margin of last page, tiny old ink shelf numbers at the top of first pastedown, pale stain to outer margin of 4 pages, nowhere near text, occasional brown spot, otherwise a very good copy. See James Gabler, Wine into Words, page 63, No G16730; Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800, Volume 1, page 235, No. 37; H. Frederic Janson, Pomona's Harvest, page 108; Sotheby's, Marcus and Elizabeth Crahan, Collection on Food and Drink, No. 121; ESTC R230518; Sandra Raphael, An Oak Spring Pomona, pages 34-35. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.