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Fruit-trees.- Austen (Ralph) A Treatise of Fruit-Trees, Shewing the manner of Grafting, Setting,
Fruit-trees.- Austen (Ralph) A Treatise of Fruit-Trees, Shewing the manner of Grafting, Setting,
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Fruit-trees.- Austen (Ralph) A Treatise of Fruit-Trees, Shewing the manner of Grafting, Setting, Pruning, and Ordering of them in all respects..., 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved pictorial title by I. Goddard, woodcut initials and head- & tail-pieces, bookplate of Sir Robert Shafto Adair, a few leaves with marginal ink notes, doodles or marks in contemporary hand, including ownership inscription of Thomas ?Clayton to 3[par]1, occasional pencil annotation in a later hand, G1 small portion torn from lower fore-margin without text loss, I4 & title to part 2 at *1 with tiny rust-hole affecting couple letters, some light soiling, the odd spot, light foxing to final 2 leaves, 19th century green half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, [Fussell pp.48-49; Henrey 5; Kress 867; Wing A4238], small 4to, Oxford, for Tho. Robinson, 1653.*** The second part is entitled 'The Spirituall Use, of an Orchard; or Garden of Fruit-trees', which attempts to demonstrate the role the orchard could play in personal happiness. A short ink note to D1 mentions Oliver Cromwell.
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Fruit-trees.- Austen (Ralph) A Treatise of Fruit-Trees, Shewing the manner of Grafting, Setting,

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Rupert Powell
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Max Hasler
Modern First Editions and 20th Century Literature
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