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EVELYN John, HUNTER A. - Silva or a Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions... [&] Terra a Philosophical Discourse of Earth. .

Title: Silva or a Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions... [&] Terra a Philosophical Discourse of Earth. .
Description: Printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley et al, 1776 [&] 1787. 2 vols in 1. 4to (11¾ x 9¾ ins). Contemporary full tree calf, later re-backed, with elaborately gilt tooled spine neatly relaid and replaced label, board edges gilt tooled with gilt borders and marbled endpapers (boards a little pitted and scratched and corners bumped). Pp. [liv] + 649 + [1] blank [&] [viii] + 74 + [4] index + [9] catalogue + [1] blank + 609-648 [misbound] + [9] index + [1] blank, illus with portrait frontispiece, 41 plates (1 folding) and 2 folding tables (rear inner hinge pulled; some pages and plates toned at edges; previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; no inscriptions). .

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Price: GBP 600.00 = appr. US$ 856.79 Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
- Book number: 137398

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