The gardeners dictionary :. containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery; as also for performing the practical parts of agriculture: including the management of vineyards, with the methods of making and preserving the wine, according to the present practice of the most skilful vignerons in the several wine countries in Europe. Together with directions for propagating and improving from real practice and experience, all sorts of timber trees /
Philip Miller (1691-1771)
Category
Books
Date
1756 - 1759
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3063478
Summary
Bibliographic description
[1368] p., [18] leaves of plates : ill. ; fol. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "John Talbot", i.e. John Talbot, ?1717-1778, on front pastedown and repeated on title page. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot", i.e. William Davenport Talbot, 1764-1800, on recto of first free end-paper. Pressed flowers/leaves between some of the pages. Binding: eighteenth century sprinkled calf; gilt tooling on edges of boards; gilt tooling and gilt tooled title label reading "Miller's Gardeners dictionary" on spine; text block edges sprinkled red.
Makers and roles
Philip Miller (1691-1771), author