The retir'd gard'ner. . In two volumes. Vol.I. being a translation of Le jardinier solitaire, ... Vol.II. containing the manner of planting and cultivating all sorts of flowers, plants, shrubs and under-shrubs, ... The whole revis'd, with several alterations and additions, ... By George London, and Henry Wise.
George London (d.1714)
Category
Books
Date
1706
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3084834
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.([20],786,[14]p.),plates . ill.. . 8vo.. MS note on flyleaf of v.1: 2 vol: cost 0=9s:0. Initial E on pastedowns (perhaps a location). Provenance: Signature on flyleaf of vol. 1: Alice Brownlowe [= Dame Alice Brownlow (1659-1721)]. Bookplates: John Brownlowe, viscount Tyrconnel (armorial; on title page verso of each volume and also on pastedown of vol. 1); Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on pastedowns: 100. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf. Spine gilt.
Makers and roles
George London (d.1714) Henry Wise (1653 - 1738)