Marshall, William. Planting and Rural Ornament. Being a second edition with large additions of planting and ornamental gardening, a practical treatise. 2nd. Enlarged Edition. Pub. London. 1796
Two volume set. With the bookplate of William Orde, Nunnykirk to front paste down of both volumes. Hardbacks. Bound in cloth with leather labels. Boards in very good condition being sunned in places and lightly rubbed on corners. Contents too in very good condition with scattered foxing to parts. Overall a very good set of this delightful work.
(Extract from Blanche Henrey), this is a treatise on the art of planting and laying-out plantations. A large part of the work is dedicated to a catalogue of trees and shrubs, alphabetically laid out using the Linnaen generic names; with a description and propagation information. This second edition comprises more information; in particular, on rural ornament (the laying out of grounds) together with descriptions of noted estates that Marshall visited with his thoughts and suggestions for improvement; some of the estates included are Persfield, near Chepstow; Stowe, near Buckingham and Fiswick near Lichfield.
£300.00 [Ref: 45430]