The gardeners dictionary : containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery ; as also for performing the practical parts of agriculture: including the management of vineyards, with the methods of making and preserving wine, according to the present practice of the most skilful vignerons in the several wine countries in Europe; together with directions for propagating and improving ... all sorts of timber trees ... / by Philip Miller
- Bib ID:
- 16054
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Miller, Philip, 1691-1771
- Edition:
- Eighth edition, revised and altered according to the latest system of botany; and embellished with several copper-plates, which were not in some former editions.
- Description:
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- London : Printed for the Author, 1768
- 2 v., plates : ill. ; 43 cm. (fol.)
- Notes:
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- Includes Latin and English indexes.
- Pages not numbered; printed in 2 columns.
- Glossary; errata. -- V.2.
- Excludes Gardeners Kalendar -- Pref.
- Head-pieces, tail-piece ornate letters; engraved illustrations signed T. Miller, and others.
- "Philip' Miller, gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanic Garden in Chelsea..." [The Physick Garden]--T.p.
- Bibliography: V. 2
- Each volume of Library's copy has book-plate: G.K. Colishaw, donated by the family of the late George Keith Colishaw.
- 202/4/86
- Cited In:
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- ESTC t059413.
- Henrey 1113.
- Subject:
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- Gardening -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
- Botany -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries and encyclopedias -- Early works to 1800
- Gardening -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries and encyclopedias -- Early works to 1800
- 18th century -- Botany -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries and encyclopedias
- 18th century -- Gardening -- Great Britain
- Available From:
- Sold by John and Francis Rivington ... A. Millar, J. Whiston, W. Strahan, J. Hinton, R. Baldwin, B. White, L. Hawes and W. Clarke and R. Collins, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, S. Crowder, T. Longman, B. Law, C. Rivington, J. Dodsley W. Griffin, T. Cadell, T. Lowndes, S. Bladon, G. Robinson and J. Roberts and T. Payne.
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1689
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1688
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