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EVELYN, John, (1620-1706)
Silva: or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions...Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of Standing Groves. London: Dodsley, Cadell, Robson and Durham, 1776. 4° (300 x 240mm.), engraved frontispiece portrait, folding table, subscriber's list and forty plates including one folding THICK PAPER COPY. Later red morocco gilt, panelled spine with foliage-style gilt decoration, all edges gilt (hinges and edges worn). Provenance: Cremorne family (armorial bookplate), Hermann Marx (armorial bookplate)
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