The English husbandman : drawne into two bookes, and each booke into two parts ...
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637, author.; Matthewes, Augustine, printer.; Norton, John, -approximately 1640, printer.; Sheares, William, -1662, bookseller.; Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. Pleasures of princes.; Madden, Dodgson Hamilton, 1840-1928, former owner.; Rothamsted Experimental Station. Library, former owner.
1635
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Details
Title
The English husbandman : drawne into two bookes, and each booke into two parts ...
Uniform title
English husbandman
Edition
Newlie reviewed, corrected, and inlarged / by the first author, G.M.
Created/published
London : Printed for William Sheares, and are to be sold at his shops in Britaines Bursse, and neere Yorke-house, 1635.
Description
[16], 227, [1]; [16], 96; [2], 54 p. : ill. ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637, author.
Matthewes, Augustine, printer.
Norton, John, -approximately 1640, printer.
Sheares, William, -1662, bookseller.
STC 17357 copy 2 Madden, Dodgson Hamilton, 1840-1928, former owner.
STC 17357 copy 2 Rothamsted Experimental Station. Library, former owner.
Matthewes, Augustine, printer.
Norton, John, -approximately 1640, printer.
Sheares, William, -1662, bookseller.
STC 17357 copy 2 Madden, Dodgson Hamilton, 1840-1928, former owner.
STC 17357 copy 2 Rothamsted Experimental Station. Library, former owner.
Note
Title continues: The first part contayning the knowledge of husbandly duties, the nature of all sorts of soiles within this kingdome, the manner of tillage, the diversity of ploughes, and all other instruments. The second part containing the art of planting, grafting, and gardening, the use of the vine, the hopgarden, and the preservation of all sorts of fruits, the draught of all sorts of knots, mazes, and other ornaments.
Dedication signed: Gervase Markham.
Part 2, "The second booke of the English husbandman", and part 3, "The pleasures of princes" each have separate register and pagination, and separate dated title page with imprint: London, Printed by Iohn Norton, for William Sheares, and are to be sould at the Harrow in the new Exchange, and neere Yorke-house in the Strand. 1635.
First part printed by Augustine Matthewes (STC).
Part 1 was first published as STC 17355, parts 2 and 3 as STC 17356.
Signatures: [superscript pi] A-B⁴ B-2F⁴ 2G²; ²A⁴ (A)⁴ B-N⁴; ³A-G⁴; A1, ²A1 blank.
Dedication signed: Gervase Markham.
Part 2, "The second booke of the English husbandman", and part 3, "The pleasures of princes" each have separate register and pagination, and separate dated title page with imprint: London, Printed by Iohn Norton, for William Sheares, and are to be sould at the Harrow in the new Exchange, and neere Yorke-house in the Strand. 1635.
First part printed by Augustine Matthewes (STC).
Part 1 was first published as STC 17355, parts 2 and 3 as STC 17356.
Signatures: [superscript pi] A-B⁴ B-2F⁴ 2G²; ²A⁴ (A)⁴ B-N⁴; ³A-G⁴; A1, ²A1 blank.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, S112064
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 17357
Poynter, F.N.L. Bibliography of Gervase Markham 1568?-1637, 21.2
Kress Library of Business and Economics. Catalogue, with data upon cognate items in other Harvard libraries, 509
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 17357
Poynter, F.N.L. Bibliography of Gervase Markham 1568?-1637, 21.2
Kress Library of Business and Economics. Catalogue, with data upon cognate items in other Harvard libraries, 509
Includes
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. Pleasures of princes.
Second booke of the English husbandman
Pleasures of princes, or, Good mens recreations
Second booke of the English husbandman
Pleasures of princes, or, Good mens recreations
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
STC 17357 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lacking part 3 ("The pleasures of princes"). Lacking blank. Temoin on ²D4. Print show-through. Burn hole on E2. Half bound in calf. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "HBarker"; inscription on t.p.: "Liber de [M Denison ?]"; bought by the Folger from Last, cat. 225, no. 308
Folger accession
5744
Call number
STC 17357 copy 2 (printed content)
Folger-specific note
Wanting both blank leaves. Sixteen leaves and a laid-in slip containing manuscript recipes at beginning and end (cataloged separately). Small piece torn from D1, small hole in H1, outer margin of last leaf restored; text not affected. Armorial bookplate (motto: Fortior qui se vincit): The Right Honourable Dodgson Hamilton Madden; manuscript numbers. In 20th-century leather (speckled calf) inboard binding, gold-tooling on boards and spine; black and green goatskin spine labels; edges stained red. Acquired from Forum Auctions Rothamsted sale, (10-11 July 2018), lot 246, 2018-06-22. Rothamsted acquisition date 1931. Purchase made possible by The Albert H. and Shirley Small Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
Folger accession
270341