Ichnographia rustica: . or, the nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat, [...] And a general system of agriculture, illustrated with great variety of copper-plates, [...] By Stephen Switzer, [...].
Stephen Switzer (1682-1745)
Category
Books
Date
1718
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3048622.3
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.3 of 3, plates (some folding) . 8vo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate in each vol.: John Hervey of Ickworth in Com. Suff. Esqr. 1698 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century blind and gold-panelled sprinkled calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges. Each vol. rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title, vol. no. and date stamped on spines. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Stephen Switzer (1682-1745)