Silva: . or, a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in his Majesty's dominions;as it was delivered in The Royal Society, on the 15th of October, 1662, ... Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves.
John Evelyn (1620-1706)
Category
Books
Date
1812
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3009725
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.(50,[2],330;393,[9],88,[2]p.),[46] plates (some folded) . port.. . 4to.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate lettered The Library, Delamere House, Northwich, Cheshire. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Delamere House 20/1 39. Lot 1076 15/=. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt and blind fillets to form a border; spines gilt; red and black spine labels with title 'Evelyn's Sylva'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
John Evelyn (1620-1706) Alexander Hunter (1729-1809)