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[HILL, Sir JOHN]. Eden: or a Compleat Body of Gardening...Compiled and Digested from the Papers of the late celebrated Mr. [Thomas] Hale. London: T. Osborne [etc.] 1757. Folio, 417 x 265mm. (16 3/8 x 10 5/16in.), contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, title and some other leaves browned, occasional spotting, plate 31 torn. FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece by Grignion after Wale, 60 engraved plates of flowers, 34 OF THEM COLORED OR PARTLY COLORED BY HAND (nos. 10, 17, 19-21, 23-25, 32, 33, 35-37, 39-41, 47, 49, 50, 52-54, 57-60 uncolored). Henrey III. 776; Nissen BBI 880; Stafleu TL2 2770.
Provenance: Lord Porchester of Highclere, bookplate.
Provenance: Lord Porchester of Highclere, bookplate.