A Treatise on Forest-Trees: Containing not only the best Methods of their Culture hitherto published, but a variety of new and useful discoveries, the result of many repeated experiments.
by Boutcher, William
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Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany . 1st. Ed. Pub. R. Fleming, Edinburgh. 1775. pp.4, xlviii, 259 plus 3-page postscript. 4to. Hardback. Neat, early, signature to title-page. Contents thor. vg. to nr. fine with intermittent minor spotting. Does not contain the engraved title (present in a small number of copies) and not signed by the author. More recent handsome quarter cloth over marbled boards, lightly marked o/w. fine. A very pleasing copy. William Boutcher was a nurseryman at Comely Garden, Edinburgh. His A Treatise on Forest-Trees was the best eighteenth-century work published on the subject and, in the opinion of Edlin, it still contains much of interest and practical application in present-day forest nurseries. (Henrey).
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- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
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- Title
- A Treatise on Forest-Trees: Containing not only the best Methods of their Culture hitherto published, but a variety of new and useful discoveries, the result of many repeated experiments.
- Author
- Boutcher, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. R. Fleming, Edinburgh. 1775
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Botany
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
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Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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