A Treatise of Fruit-Trees
Robinson and Roberts, 1768.
Third edition. 8vo. Full mottled brown calf, lettered in gilt to red title label on the spine. Seven engraved plates, six folding. A very good copy, with joints tender and a bookplate and purchase note to front pastedown.
Thomas Hitt, then-gardener of Lord Robert Manners' estate in Bloxholme, wrote his treatise on fruit trees with the aim of aiding budding enthusiasts. It became a popular reference work and a valuable insight into 18th century horticultural practices and the third edition was revised and enlarged by Hitt, with more plates incorporated than in the first edition.
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