LOT 112 The proffitable Arte of Gardening. London: Thomas Marshe, 1568. HILL, THOMAS. FL. 1590.
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HILL, THOMAS. FL. 1590.
The proffitable Arte of Gardening. London: Thomas Marshe, 1568. 2 parts in 1 volume. Small 8vo (130 x 85 mm). Floral border on title page, woodcut illustrations in text. 17th century calf. A few stains to exterior, margin notes on several pages, second part lacking leaves Ii3 through Ii6, and everything after Kk7 (Kk8, Ll1 through Ll4, colophon, blank). Provenance: Giles Gilby, botanist (ownership inscription on endpaper stub).THIRD EDITION, greatly expanded from the preceding two editions, which were titled A Most Briefe and pleasante treatise, teachyng how to dresse, sowe, and set a garden..... Considered the earliest book in English on general gardening, only 3 copies of this edition are known in auction records. British Bee Books 7; Henrey 195; Hunt 102.
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