Sharrock (Robert). The History of the Propagation and Improvement of Vegetables by the Concurrence of Art and Nature, 2nd edition ('much enlarged'), Oxford: by W. Hall, for Ric. Davis, 1672, folding engraved plate, folding leaf of descriptive letterpress, bound without the 3 leaves of advertisements, front free endpaper near-detached, contemporary sprinkled calf, expertly rebacked to style, 8vo (15.8 x 9.4 cm), together with: Parsons (James), Philosophical Observations on the Analogy between the Propagation of Animals and that of Vegetables, 1st edition, London: for C. Davis, 1752, engraved folding plate, toning, marginal browning to title-page and index-leaves, faint ink-stamps of the Birmingham Medical Institute to title-page and plate, contemporary ownership inscription to title-page, modern quarter calf, 8vo (19 x 11.7 cm) (Qty: 2) Provenance (Sharrock): 1) Ownership inscription 'Will Forsyth' to front pastedown and 'W F 1795' to imprimatur page, most likely the noted Scottish horticulturalist William Forsyth (1737-1804). 2) David Bellamy (1933-2019), naturalist and environmentalist (bookplate with ownership inscription to front pastedown). ESTC R10736 & T148535; Freeman 2930 (Parsons); Henrey 341 (Sharrock); Wing S3011 (Sharrock).
Sharrock (Robert). The History of the Propagation and Improvement of Vegetables by the Concurrence of Art and Nature, 2nd edition ('much enlarged'), Oxford: by W. Hall, for Ric. Davis, 1672, folding engraved plate, folding leaf of descriptive letterpress, bound without the 3 leaves of advertisements, front free endpaper near-detached, contemporary sprinkled calf, expertly rebacked to style, 8vo (15.8 x 9.4 cm), together with: Parsons (James), Philosophical Observations on the Analogy between the Propagation of Animals and that of Vegetables, 1st edition, London: for C. Davis, 1752, engraved folding plate, toning, marginal browning to title-page and index-leaves, faint ink-stamps of the Birmingham Medical Institute to title-page and plate, contemporary ownership inscription to title-page, modern quarter calf, 8vo (19 x 11.7 cm) (Qty: 2) Provenance (Sharrock): 1) Ownership inscription 'Will Forsyth' to front pastedown and 'W F 1795' to imprimatur page, most likely the noted Scottish horticulturalist William Forsyth (1737-1804). 2) David Bellamy (1933-2019), naturalist and environmentalist (bookplate with ownership inscription to front pastedown). ESTC R10736 & T148535; Freeman 2930 (Parsons); Henrey 341 (Sharrock); Wing S3011 (Sharrock).
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