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Description:
Three Early Books on Gardening.An Essay on Design in Gardening, [London: Printed or Benjamin White, 1768, marbled board, leather spine with gilt stamping, 7 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.; Hints on Vegetation; and Questions Regarding the Nature and Principles Thereof, [London: B. McMillan, 1796], marbled boards, leather spine, (hinges beginning to separate),10 1/4 x 8 in., and Observations on Modern Gardening and Laying Out Pleasure-Grounds, Parks, Farms, Ridings, &c. [London: Printed for West and Hughes, 1801], rebound in brown boards with black leather spine, with five hand-colored engraved plates and frontispiece, 11 1/4 x 9 in.
Estimate $300-500
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Benjamin White, LondonJohn Dorfman
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.