A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine...,Together with New Hints on the Formation of Vineyards in England [bound after] A Treatise on Forest-Trees

Speechly, William; Boutcher, William

York; Edinburgh: G. Peacock; R. Fleming, 1790.

First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. Item #CAT000979

Two volumes bound in one in contemporary tree calf with the armorial stamp of Edward John Rudge on the covers, slightly chipped on front cover. Some discoloration to plates and offsetting to facing text pages, otherwise a fine copy. Bound after a nice copy of the 1st edition of Boutcher's Treatise on Forest Trees, Edinburgh, 1775. (4), xlviii, 259, (5)pp; vi, 4 page list of subscribers, vii-xvi, 224pp, five plates. Simon (Vinaria 50, Gastronomica 132) Wine into Words 265.

Speechly was gardener to the Duke of Portland and had written the first really successful book on propogating pineapples in England (1779). His grape book suggests some similar methods (oven heated hot houses) but tailored to the grape. He suggests some 50 varieties that might be grown in Britain. It was reprinted in 1805 and 1821. Size: q. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Inventory No: CAT000979.

Price: $1,500.00