THE ENGLISH HUSBANDMAN, drawne into two bookes, and each booke into two parts. by MARKHAM, Gervase, 1568?-1637.: - 1635

London, printed for Henry Taunton, and to sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Church Yard in Fleet street,1635.. THE ENGLISH HUSBANDMAN The first part contayning the knowledge of husbandly duties, the nature of all sorts of soiles within this kingdome, the manner of tillage, the diversity of ploughes, and all other instruments. The second part containing the art of planting, grafting, and gardening, the use of the vine, the hopgarden, and the preservation of all sorts of fruits, the draught of all sorts of knots, mazes, and other ornaments. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE ENGLISH HUSBANDMAN: First part: Contayning the Ordering of the Kitchin-Garden and the Planting of Strange Flowers; the breeding of all maner of Cattell etc,. Second part: THE PLEASURES OF PRINCES, or Good mens Recreation, THE PLEASURES OF PRINCES, contaying a Discourse of the generall Art of Fishing and Cock Fighting. SECOND EDITION 1635. 8vo, approximately 180 x 135 mm, 7¼ x 5¼ inches, woodcut illustrations in the text to first two parts, decorated initials and headpieces, pages: [14], 1-227, [1]; [14], 1- 96; [2], 1-54, bound in full calf, rebacked keeping original covers, gilt lettered title label and date to spine, new marbled endpapers, small bookplate to first pastedown (T. Allen F.S.A.). Shallow dents to upper cover, pale age-browning in a few places, occasional spotting, pale staining to a few margins at end, pale brown strips to top of first two pages, not affecting text, otherwise a very good copy in a worn binding. See: F.N.L. Poynter, A Bibliography of Gervase Markham 1568-1637, page 122, No. 21.2. a variant; Mary S. Aslin, Catalogue of Books on Agriculture, page 86; Westwood & Satchell, Bibliotheca Piscatoria, Books on Angling, page 144; ESTC S 112073; MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.