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Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propogation of Timber in His Majesties Dominion. By J.E. Esq; As it was Deliver'd in the Royal Society....To which is annexed Pomona, Or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in relation to Cider; The Making and several ways of Ordering it....Also Kalendarium Hortense; Or, Gard'ners Almanac; Directing what he is to do Monthely throughout the Year. John Evelyn.

Sylva, or a Discourse...

First edition. "A protest against the careless destruction of England’s forests to fuel the furnaces of the glass and iron industries. The work was influential in establishing a much-needed programme of reforestation that had a lasting effect on the British economy. This was the first official publication of the newly...

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Hand-Colored Illustrations of the Beautiful and Wonderful in Animated Nature, With Explanatory Text. Charles Gilbert Wheeler.

Hand-Colored Illustrations of the...

First and only edition of a rare American color plate natural history. With text divided into sections on birds, fishes, reptiles (with a sub-section on amphibians), and articulata or annulose animals (invertebrates), followed by twelve handsomely colored plates with multiple images per plate. Each section of text concludes with a....

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