EVELYN, JOHN and ALEXANDER HUNTER, editor
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 on the 15th Day of October, 1662..., together with an Historical Account of the Sacredness and Use of Standing Groves..., with notes by Dr. Alexander Hunter. York: printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley, T. Cadell [et al.], 1776. The first Hunter edition. York: printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley, T. Cadell [et al.], 1776. Contemporary calf, neatly rebacked with black morocco title label. 11 7/8 x 9 1/4 inches (30 x 23.5 cm); [lvi], 649, [1], [10] pp.; engraved portrait frontispiece by Bartolozzi, 40 engraved plates (including 1 folding), list of subscribers with subscription receipt slip signed by A. Hunter, blank leaf *c1 present, folding letterpress table at rear. The binding with some scuffing and wear, rebacked as noted, occasional offsetting from plates, light toning and occasional spotting.
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