Silva; or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Majesty's Dominions, as it was Delivered in the Royal Society. . . Together with an Historical Account of the Sacredness and Use of Standing Groves.
EVELYN, JOHN, [with notes by] A. HUNTER.
York: printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley, … T/ Durham… J. Robson, … T. Durham, …W. Creech and J. Balfour…, 1776. Subcriber's copy with signature of A. Hunter on tipped in sheet 1st Hunter edition. 4to (31.5 x 24.5 cm) Large paper copy. Subscribers presentation issue. Original quarter vellum and marble boards. Collation: [lvi], 649, [ix, index] p, + 41 copper engraved plates (includes engraved portrait of Evelyn by F. Bartolozzi) and 1 folding table. This vellum on the spine is torn in lower panel along under band. There is also tearing to vellum along lower portion of the hinges of front and rear covers and top of spine. There is evident wear to both covers, especially along the edges. The inner hinge of front cover is broken along approximately three fourths of the length with cord broken at top. Damp staining is present in the upper right corner of portrait affecting printed are but not portrait. There is dusting along the edges. The text is generally very good with occasional off setting and minor foxing along the upper head region. A number of plates have light browning and some minor foxing. Also there is a light brown stain (ca. 7.5 cm maximum diameter) from p.337-359, which affects text and two plates. Damp stain is present in the lower margin along the gutter and half of the tail for signatures 4A and 4C and the first leaf of 4B and 4D, respectively. A few plates have some moderate browning. Very Good + 1/4 vellum (Item ID: 000054)
$2,500.00
This is the first edition with notes from Hunter. Although there are two books presented, there is no change in pagation or presence of separate title page, as issued. The dedication is to Evelyn's great-great-grandson, Sir Frederick Evelyn of Wotton. The portrait of Evelyn was drawn and engraved by Francesco Bartolozi and the illustrations done by John Miller, except for the Greendale Oak engraved by A. Rooker and Thomas Vivares. (Raphael, Oak Spring Sylva) Hunter was a physician and also a founder of the Agricultural Society of York. (Johnston, Cleveland Herbal). Provenance: Subscriber Rev. John Marsden's copy with ink signature on title page and name written in ink on subscriber's receipt slip signed by Hunter. The receipt is inserted in front of the Subcribers page. Rev. Marsden's name appears in the subscribers list in the "M" section. There is little known about Rev. Marsden except that he came from Burntwook Nook and was vicar of Folkirk. (Henry, 137; Johnston, Keynes, 47; Nissen 615; Pritzel, 2766)