The gentleman's recreation: or The second part of the art of gardening improved : Containing several new experiments and curious observations relating to fruit-trees: particularly, a new method of building walls with horizontal shelters. Illustrated with copper plates. By John Laurence, M.A. rector of Yelvertost in Northamptonshire. To which is added by way of appendix, a new and familiar way to find a most exact meridian line by the pole-star; whereby gentlemen may know the true bearings of their houses and garden walls, and regulate their clocks and watches, &c. By Edward Laurence, brother to the author of this book.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for Bernard Lintott between the Temple-Gates in Fleetstreet,
1717.
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| Edition: | The second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | In this edition the last '7' of the date on the titlepage falls below the first 't'of 'Lintott', and on pages5 the "B" of the signature is below the "a" of "acquainted" in the last line. Also issued as part of: 'Gardening improv'd: containing I. The clergyman's recreation; .. ' London, 1718. Running title: 'The pleasure and profit of gardening, improv'd. Direction line: 'VolumeII'. Reproduction of original from British Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (20 unnumbered pages, 115, 1 unnumbered pages, plates) : illustrations ; |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |