1696 · Paris
by (POMOLOGY). DAHURON, RENÉ
Paris: Charles de Sercy, 1696. Second(?) Edition; First Edition with this Title. 163 x 90 mm. (6 3/8 x 3 1/2"). [6] p.l., 153 [1] pp., [1] leaf.
Pleasing contemporary speckled calf, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with scrolling fleuron centerpieces, red morocco label, all edges marbled. With 12 woodcut plates depicting grafting, coat of arms above the dedication, one figural headpiece and occasional woodcut tailpieces throughout. Early ink ownership inscription of Martin Bowes on the front pastedown. Hunt 395. Small loss to the head of the spine, other minor general wear, but the unsophisticated binding solid and pleasing. A few scattered spots, other trivial imperfections, but a really excellent copy--especially for this kind of book--with quite fresh leaves and clean text.
This treatise on the pruning and grafting of fruit trees features an excellent set of illustrations--technical but also charming--and a distinguished early provenance. It was clearly very popular in its own day, as it was translated into several languages and remained in print for more than 50 years. Hunt claims that ours is the first printing, but an earlier edition seems to have been published under the name of "Traité de la taille des arbres, et de la manière de les bien élever," in 1692 in Celle, near Hanover (see, e.g., the copy in the Wellcome Collection). René Dahuron (1660-1730) was a French gardener who worked in several of the most important European gardens of his day, including the garden at Versailles and the gardens of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneberg and the King of Prussia. Our copy is from the library of Martin Bowes (1670-1726), an English barrister and fellow of the Royal Society, who during his lifetime amassed an impressive collection of books, both from his own travels and his father's noted antiquarian collection.. (Inventory #: ST19567-199)
Pleasing contemporary speckled calf, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with scrolling fleuron centerpieces, red morocco label, all edges marbled. With 12 woodcut plates depicting grafting, coat of arms above the dedication, one figural headpiece and occasional woodcut tailpieces throughout. Early ink ownership inscription of Martin Bowes on the front pastedown. Hunt 395. Small loss to the head of the spine, other minor general wear, but the unsophisticated binding solid and pleasing. A few scattered spots, other trivial imperfections, but a really excellent copy--especially for this kind of book--with quite fresh leaves and clean text.
This treatise on the pruning and grafting of fruit trees features an excellent set of illustrations--technical but also charming--and a distinguished early provenance. It was clearly very popular in its own day, as it was translated into several languages and remained in print for more than 50 years. Hunt claims that ours is the first printing, but an earlier edition seems to have been published under the name of "Traité de la taille des arbres, et de la manière de les bien élever," in 1692 in Celle, near Hanover (see, e.g., the copy in the Wellcome Collection). René Dahuron (1660-1730) was a French gardener who worked in several of the most important European gardens of his day, including the garden at Versailles and the gardens of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneberg and the King of Prussia. Our copy is from the library of Martin Bowes (1670-1726), an English barrister and fellow of the Royal Society, who during his lifetime amassed an impressive collection of books, both from his own travels and his father's noted antiquarian collection.. (Inventory #: ST19567-199)
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