speechly (26 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Paperback original.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 461 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minimal general wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 104pp Size: 355mm x 275mm. Book.

3. edition. 363 pages, with 10 ( of 11 ) folded plates Wein, Weinbau, Winzer, Winzerei. Dritte Auflage des berühmten Werkes, das beide Einzelbände beinhaltet. Mit 10 ( von 11 ) ausfaltbaren Kupfertafeln. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900 8°, half-laether binding, top of the spine slightly damaged, very good and inside clean copy.

First edition, 8vo (207 x 130 mm), xiii, [3], 190pp., folding engraved plan of a kitchen garden, title page slightly creased, bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, head and tail of pine a little chipped and corners slightly worn. Provenance: Ealry signature of Henry Lowndes noting in code the cost of the book and its binding. Henrey II, p. 481. Rothamsted, p. 140.

xvi, 211 pp, [1]p. blank, 6 engraved plates, 4 folding. 8vo. The odd neat repair verso., occasional damp marking. 20th century half calf over contemp. marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt with red morocco label. Bookplate from 'Donald Angus Collection #29, Pineapple Research Institute of Hawaii', with bookseller's ticket of Robert S. Shearer, Stirling' on leading pastedown. ESTC T63473. Speechly's first book, which preceded his work on grapes, A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine (1790). The text and plates served as reference for professional gardeners and landowners who sought to cultivate pineapples in England. Speechly's groundbreaking thesis suggested that pineapples should not be kept at too hot a temperature in the winter (ODNB), which informed contemporary cultivation methods. The Pineapple Research Institute of Hawaii held the most complete collection of pineapple species and varieties in the world. The PRI closed in 1975.

Boards. Zustand: Good. Second edition. Second edition, illustrated with six engraved plates (of which 4 are folding), octavo, pp xvi, 211, (i) (+ one page advertisement for the author's "Culture of the Vine"), slightly age-toned internally, fore-edge slightly marked (which transfers lightly to the margin of page 97 and the opposing blank), the title page a little more marked, but otherwise very sound and tight internally, recently bound in paper covered boards with a printed label on the spine in very clean condition. The second edition is preferable - it is much updated and with four extra plates. Blanche Henrey 1375. [The pineapple had been grown for many decades in England, but it was Speechly, (1735 - 1819), who improved the design and structure of the houses. He discovered that the plants should not be kept at too hot a temperature in the winter and experimented with forcing pineapples in beds of oak leaves instead of the comparatively expensive and unpredictable tanner's bark. He worked for 34 years for the 3rd Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey in Northamptonshire.].

pp.xviii, 186 with two fold-out plates. 8vo. Very minor amount of spotting, two neat repairs to one fold-out plate o/w. contents fine. Recent, handsome, half-calf leather binding over marbled boards with gilt lettering and blind decoration to spine, very gently sunned to spine o/w. in fine condition. A most pleasing copy of the more scarce first edition. Blanche-Henrey said of this book (and Speechly's 'A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine') that 'These works by Speechly were the most important on the culture of the pineapple and the vine published during the eighteenth century, and it may be said that they laid the foundations for improvements which followed.'. The plates illustrate insect pests and a plan for a stove greenhouse - each plate has its own explanatory leaf.

25,2x15,5 cm. (2) lvs., xv, 300 pp, (13) lvs. (last lv.w.), 6 folding engraved plates. Modern gray cloth. A fresh copy, uncut. Gabler p. 267. - Goldsmiths-Kress 19036. - Auctions: Schraemli 466. - Crahan 423. - Dege 472. - Speechly (1733-1819) was the gardener to the Duke of Portland, to whom the book is dedicated in appreciation of his support and encourgement and use of "his Grace's noble library". The treatise is divided into four books: I. The Vine; II. The Vinery; III. Grafting; IV. Vineyards. (Gabler). - The publishing date on the title has been cancelled. - (Page 146 with a tear. Paper slightly browned, few stains(. -Uncut. Sprache: englisch.

Hardcover. First Edition. Tall Quarto, xvi, [4], 224 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine brown leather with green textblock and silver decorative inlay. Half bound in brown leather with green marbled paper boards. Textblock clean with wear and toning consistent with age. GH consignment. Shelved above case 3. 18th-early 19th century horticulturalist William Speechly served as the head gardner to William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland during the Duke's tenure at Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Renowned for his ability to cultivate grapes and pineapples, Speechly became an essential figure in early English viticulture. 1405955. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

vii, [2], viii-xxi, [1], 307, [5]pp, half title, two final leaves of explanation to plates I & II, here misbound before p.307, large folding engraved plan of the pine & grape stove, 4 further engraved plates. 8vo. V.g. clean copy. Full contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt banded spine, red morocco label; sl. vertical crack to spine & upper joint. Blindstamped name of Baltinglass Rectory, Co. Wicklow, on leading e.p. ESTC T127452. First printed in York in 1790, this is the first Dublin edition of Speechly's work, the most important on the culture of the vine to be published during the eighteenth century. He began his training as a gardener at Milton Abbey in Dorset before moving to the Earl of Carlisle's estate at Castle Howard, thence to become head gardener to Sir William St. Quintin, and finally taking up a similar position at Welbeck for the third Duke of Portland. In 1771 the Duke sent Speechly on a tour to view the principal gardens in Holland and to compare English and Dutch methods of cultivation. Shortly afterwards the pine and grape stove was built at Welbeck under Speechly's direct supervision and working from his original designs.

8vo. pp. 2 p.l., xv, 300, [24]. with half-title. 6 folding engraved plates. 19th century half calf (spine worn, front cover detached, rear joint cracked, dampstain to upper margin of second half of text, paper lightly embrowned, foxing to first few leaves, short splits in plate folds). Second Edition of what Henrey describes as the most important and influential work on viticulture published in England in the eighteenth century (first published in quarto format in 1790). The author was gardener to William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Portland on his estate of Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Included here are descriptions of fifty types of grapes, selected from the over one hundred varieties grown at Welbeck. Gabler 37900. Henrey 1376, II p. 481. cfSimon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 1410.

Half Calf. Zustand: Very Good. Two works in one. Third edition, but first combined edition of the two works. 363, (2) pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Repeating marbled endpapers. Rebacked in tan calf with original maroon leather title label laid down. Corners renewed. Inner hinges reinforced with cloth. Spotting throughout. With ten folding plates, all that were issued (the first & last plates in the lists at the rear are the same illustration). Plates complete. Binding firm. 8vo.

York: A Ward. 1779. 8vo. Contemporary full tree calf, flat spine gilt in compartments with red morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers; pp. v, [7 (list of subscribers)], vii-xvii, [1], 100, [3], 102-186, [2], with 2 engraved plates (1 folding); early ownership signature "L Bright" in ink to title-page; hinges cracked, joints split but holding firm, spine worn, lettering-piece and endcaps chipped, slight wear to corner; light offset from plates and to title; overall a very good, clean copy.First edition of this innovative treatise on pineapple cultivation, published at the height of "pineapple mania" in Britain.Native to tropical and subtropical America, the pineapple was first successfully cultivated in Britain by the Dutch gardener Henry Telende, in the service of the Dutch-born merchant and politician Sir Matthew Decker, at his seat in Richmond between 1714 and 1716. The fruit soon became a symbol of wealth and refinement: by the late eighteenth century, its cultivation had become a craze among the wealthy and a fashionable test of horticultural skill. Richard Bradley, Cambridge's first Professor of Botany, estimated that it cost around PS80 to raise a single pineapple from planting to harvest - equivalent to over PS9,000 today. Those unable to afford the expense might instead hire one for display at a dinner party, though at a cost of one guinea, or two if it was actually consumed.William Speechly (1735-1819), an English horticulturist and gardener to William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, was a pioneer of hot-house cultivation. His treatise on the pineapple, together with his A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine (1790), ranks among the most significant horticultural works published in Britain in the eighteenth century; in it, Speechly set out one of the first effective systems for pineapple cultivation in England, contributing to the eventual dramatic fall in their cost. He advocated careful temperature control - especially the avoidance of excessive heat during the winter months - the use of heated beds of oak leaves as a more economical alternative to tanner's bark, and the systematic elimination of pests.A Richard Bright, Esq. is listed as a subscriber, perhaps a relative of the L. Bright whose early ownership inscription appears on the title.ESTC T63785. See Almeroth-Williams, "A feast for the senses", University of Cambridge, online.

2 works in 1 volume. First editions of two major works on horticulture.Ad 1: William Speechly (ca. 1740-1821), was gardener to William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Portland, at his estate Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Encouraged by the Duke he started writing down and publishing his knowledge and experience in gardening, and already in 1776 he contributed to Alexander Hunter's edition of Evelyn's 1664 Silva. In the present work Speechly describes 50 species of grapes, and discusses in depth greenhouse culture, the construction and management of vineyards in open air, pruning, irrigation, grafting, insect and blight control, etc., herewith laying the foundation for great improvements in English viticulture. Two views in the book show a giant vine growing at the front of a house at Northallerton, and an English vineyard against a hill.Ad 2: William Forsyth (1737-1804), was superintendent of the Chelsea Gardens, and from 1784 of the Royal Gardens at Kensington and St. James. He was a Fellow of the Linnean and Antiquarian Societies, and one of the founders of the Horticultural Society of London. His works greatly contributed to the progress and success of hardy fruit growing. The Forsyth book is printed on J[ames] Whatman wove paper, some dated 1794 and 1801.Although the margins of both works are quite large (3 to 5 cm) the ESTC suggests that the Speechly is an ordinary paper copy (it is at least largely on unwatermarked wove paper). Old owner's name at head of title-pages. Binding shows some signs of wear, slight foxing and browning, mainly to the first and last few leaves, otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: ESTC T147498 (cf. T147497); Henrey III, 1376. Ad 2: cf. Hunt, p. XXXVII; Pritzel 2985. With 5 engraved plates (3 folding) with views and other illustrations, including figures showing greenhouse buildings and heating devices on the 3 folding plates. Pages: [4], 224; VIII, 371, [1] pp. With: FORSYTH, William. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described. To which is added, a new and improved edition of "Observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees", with an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government.London, John Nichols and son for T. N. Longman & O. Rees [and 3 others], 1802. With illustrations of trees, the pruning of trees, and pruning tools on 13 folding engraved plates. Contemporary half light brown blind-tooled morocco, sewn on 5 supports, gold- and blind-tooled (ornamental) fillets on spine, author and title in gold in the second compartment, shell-marbled sides, sprinkled edges.

First edition of this beautifully printed manual, from the collection of the prominent viticultural bibliographer André-Louis Simon (1877-1970), in whose Bibliotheca Gastronomica it appears on page 50. By 1790, William Speechly (1723-1819) was firmly established as the estate gardener of the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. While there, he had contributed to Hunter's renowned edition of Evelyn's Sylva and published his own Treatise on the Culture of the Pineapple (1779). In the present Treatise, Speechly describes 50 species of grapes and thoroughly examines hothouse culture, the construction and management of vineyards, pruning, irrigation, grafting, and insect and blight control. The subscribers list reflects his high standing in his profession, including William Aiton (1731-1793), director of the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, William Forsyth (1737-1804), superintendent of the royal gardens, and John Sibthorp (1758-1796), Sherardian Professor of Botany at Oxford. Simon's elaborately engraved bookplate is on the front free endpaper. Bitting, pp. 445; ESTC T147498; Gabler G37890; Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, p. 50. Quarto (274 x 212 mm), pp. [xvi], [4], 224. With 5 engraved plates (3 folding, 2 with extra explanatory leaf). Nineteenth-century calf, spine ruled, lettered, and decorated in gilt, brown morocco label, covers and turn-ins panelled in gilt, marbled endpapers and edges, green silk bookmarker. With 19th-century bookplate of one John Taber. Light bumping and rubbing, minor foxing and offsetting from plates, contents otherwise crisp: a very good copy indeed.

FIRST EDITION, wanting the half title but including the list of subscribers, 5 engraved plates, 3 of them folding, including landscape of 'a remarkable vine growing in Northallerton', and another demonstrating good growing positions on an English hillside, 2 plates with facing unnumbered letterpress descriptions, occasional foxing and offsetting, but largely clean, pp. [ii-]xvi, [4], 224, 4to, contemporary half tree calf and marbled boards; a little scuffed, upper joint starting, small chip of leather to head of spine and wanting the label; armorial bookplate and ownership inscription (1791) of Ralph Leycester (of Toft Hall, Cheshire), good. The hugely influential treatise on viticulture by William Speechly (1723-1819), who worked at Milton Abbey and Castle Howard before becoming gardener to the third Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. The Duke encouraged his writing by asking him to contribute a description of tree-planting to Hunter's edition of Evelyn's Silva. In the present work he discusses 50 species of grapes, gives details of hothouse culture, the construction and management of vineyards in the open air, pruning, irrigation, grafting, and insect and blight control. Speechly retired to Great Milton in Oxfordshire, where he died shortly before the second edition appeared in 1820. This copy from the library of Anglo-Indian Ralph Leycester's (1763-1845) of Toft Hall, Cheshire. (ESTC T147497; Henrey 1376; Pritzel 2985; Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, p. 132).

2 works in 1 volume. First editions of two major works on horticulture.Ad 1: William Speechly (ca. 1740-1821), was gardener to William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Portland, at his estate Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Encouraged by the Duke he started writing down and publishing his knowledge and experience in gardening, and already in 1776 he contributed to Alexander Hunter's edition of Evelyn's 1664 Silva. In the present work Speechly describes 50 species of grapes, and discusses in depth greenhouse culture, the construction and management of vineyards in open air, pruning, irrigation, grafting, insect and blight control, etc., herewith laying the foundation for great improvements in English viticulture. Two views in the book show a giant vine growing at the front of a house at Northallerton, and an English vineyard against a hill.Ad 2: William Forsyth (1737-1804), was superintendent of the Chelsea Gardens, and from 1784 of the Royal Gardens at Kensington and St. James. He was a Fellow of the Linnean and Antiquarian Societies, and one of the founders of the Horticultural Society of London. His works greatly contributed to the progress and success of hardy fruit growing. The Forsyth book is printed on J[ames] Whatman wove paper, some dated 1794 and 1801.Although the margins of both works are quite large (3 to 5 cm) the ESTC suggests that the Speechly is an ordinary paper copy (it is at least largely on unwatermarked wove paper). Old owner's name at head of title-pages. Binding shows some signs of wear, slight foxing and browning, mainly to the first and last few leaves, otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: ESTC T147498 (cf. T147497); Henrey III, 1376. Ad 2: cf. Hunt, p. XXXVII; Pritzel 2985. With 5 engraved plates (3 folding) with views and other illustrations, including figures showing greenhouse buildings and heating devices on the 3 folding plates. Pages: [4], 224; VIII, 371, [1] pp. With: FORSYTH, William. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described. To which is added, a new and improved edition of "Observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees", with an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government.London, John Nichols and son for T. N. Longman & O. Rees [and 3 others], 1802. With illustrations of trees, the pruning of trees, and pruning tools on 13 folding engraved plates. Contemporary half light brown blind-tooled morocco, sewn on 5 supports, gold- and blind-tooled (ornamental) fillets on spine, author and title in gold in the second compartment, shell-marbled sides, sprinkled edges.

First edition of this "practical, well-written and beautifully printed manual" (Gabler, citing Edward Hyams), which proved to have long lasting popularity, with two further editions appearing in 1805 and 1821; this copy from the library of William Thomas Salvin, who owned the manor of Burn Hall in Durham from 1806, with his signature to both the half-title and title dated 1798. William Speechly (c.1740-1821) was gardener to the third Duke of Portland at his estate Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Encouraged by the Duke he started writing down and publishing his knowledge and experience in gardening, and already in 1776 he had contributed to Alexander Hunter's edition of Evelyn's Silva, which was shortly followed by his own Treatise on the Culture of the Pineapple (1779). In the present work Speechly describes 50 species of grapes, and thoroughly examines hothouse culture, the construction and management of vineyards, pruning, irrigation, grafting, insect and blight control. Bibliotheca Vinaria, p. 50; Bitting, pp. 444-5; ESTC T147498; Gabler G37890; Henrey 1376; Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, p. 132. Quarto. Illustrated with 5 numbered engraved plates (3 folding). Original boards, rebacked to style, white paper title label printed in black to spine, untrimmed edges, partly unopened. Minor marking and rubbing to boards, extremities restored, small chip to bottom forecorner of title page, some foxing; a very good copy.

First Edition. 263 x 211mm., xvi + (6) + 224 pages, 5 plates (3 folding), without the usual half-title but with an ADDITIONAL SINGLE LEAF LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (supplementing the usual two leaves), 19th century half calf with marbled paper sides, covers slightly worn, one untidy marginal repair (with tiny piece missing at the edge), a few very neat marginal repairs, slight off-setting opposite the plates as usual, otherwise a very good copy which is exceptionally clean and bright internally, although it has a musty odour. NOTE: The text of the additional leaf states: "The Following Subscribers' Names were received since the ALPHABETICAL LIST was printed". It may be the case that this copy is a slightly later version of the first edition in which, instead of the usual half-title page, a third leaf of subscribers (instead of the usual two leaves) has been printed.

First Edition. A SCARCE UNCUT COPY, 287 x 226mm., half-title, xvi + (4) + 224 pages, 5 plates (3 folding), apparently original plain paper covered spine with marbled paper covered sides, paper label with the title in manuscipt on the spine, covers very worn with small pieces of the original paper worn / torn away from the boards, UNCUT (i.e. untrimmed), 3 leaves creased across the corners where they were previously folded over, signs of a couple of the gatherings having been re-attached along the inner margins at some time, but nonetheless internally loose in places, separating in the gutter between the final leaf of the text and the rear free endpaper, a few spots (faint minor splashes) in the lower margins of a few pages, slight marginal tears to a couple of the leaves, slight off-setting of the plates as usual, occasional ticks in pencil in the margins, contemporary pencil annotations in the margin of plate III, short contemporary notes in pencil on four of the people mentioned in the text on the front free endpaper, two loose pieces of paper laid in with contemporary notes from the book, internally very bright and clean. NOTE: Apart from the above-mentioned faults, this is AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY. The binding appears to be its original first binding. Due to being uncut, the margins are exceptionally wide. It is unusual to find uncut copies of the first edition.

Together with a description of every species of Insect that infest hot-houses, with effectual methods of destroying them. By William Speechly, Gardener to the Duke of Portland. First Edition. 8vo (206 x 126mm)., v, [8], viii-xvii, [1], 100, [3], 102-186, [2] pp., with the two engraved plates (one folding) the folding letterpress explanation of the plates and the subscribers list. Some occasional staining around the edges, some worming to the front flyleaves (and just marking the title-page slightly) title-page very lightly yellowed but otherwise a good copy. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, green morocco label to spine, vellum tips (joints split but holding, upper headcap missing). York: by A. Ward, for, and sold by the Author, at Burlington-House, London; and at Welbeck, in Nottinghamshire, [Bound with]: BARNES (Thomas). A New Method of Propagating Fruit-Trees, and Flowering Shrubs: whereby the common Kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious exotics increased, which will not take root from cuttings or layers. Confirmed by repeated and succesful experience. Second Edition. 8vo. 40pp., with the engraved plate showing propagation by the root. A little dusty in places but otherwise fine. London: for R. Baldwin, 1759. A good copy of Speechly's important book on English pineapple cultivation bound with another, rare, pamphlet on hot house fruits. Speechly's first book and the publication that preceded his work on grapes, A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine (1790). Under the patronage of the third duke of Portland Speechly produced this revolutionary study on the growing of pineapples with his primary concern being that they should not be kept at too hot a temperature in the winter (ODNB). As Henrey explains: "These works by Speechly were the most important on the culture of the pineapple and the vine published during the eighteenth century, and it may be said that they laid the foundation for the improvements which followed". Provenance: Robert J. Hayhurst, modern bookplate on the front pastedown along with a pencil note stating that this volume is from the Cavendish library at Holker.