Silva: or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions : as it was delivered in the Royal Society the 15th of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable and principal officers and commissioners of the Navy. In two books. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves. Terra, a philosophical essay of earth ; being a Lecture in course. To which is annex'd, Pomona: or an appendix concerning fruit-trees, in relation to cyder ; the making, and several ways of ordering it. Publish'd by express order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarium hortense ; or, The Gardener's almanack ; directing what is to do monthly throughout the year.
John Evelyn, Arthur Bettesworth (Publisher), Jacob Tonson (Publisher), William Innys (Publisher), Ranew Robinson (Publisher), John Wilford (Publisher), John Osborn (Publisher), Thomas Longman (Publisher), Benjamin Motte (Publisher), Francis Fayram (Bookseller), James Knapton (Publisher), D. Midwinter (Publisher), John Walthoe (Publisher)
Microform, English, M. DCC. XXIX. [1729]
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Printed for J. Walthoe, J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, J. Tonson, W. Innys, R. Robinson, J. Wilford, J. Osborn and T. Longman, B. Motte, A. Ward, London, M. DCC. XXIX. [1729]
Early works
[2], xxviii, 329 [i.e. 335], [1], vi, [4], 235, [5] pages : illustrations ; folio
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Titlepage printed in red and black
With a divisional t.p.: "Terra. A philosophical discourse of earth ... "; separate pagination, continuous register
Illustrated with woodcuts depicting the making of cider
Page numbers 211, 212 are repeated; pp. 275-280 (sigs. *4A2, 4B1) are inserted between pp. 274 and 277
Signatures: pi²( -pi2) a-g², A-3Z², *4A² *4B²( -*4B2), 4A-7E² ²6F-²6G²
Text ornamented with woodcut head- and tail-pieces; initials
Includes indexes and printed marginalia
Microfilm, Woodbridge, Conn., Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of Gale Group, 2002, 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm, (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 12943, no. 01), Unit 370
Electronic reproduction, Farmington Hills, Mich., Thomson Gale, 2003, (Eighteenth century collections online), Available via the World Wide Web, Access limited by licensing agreements