Sylva, or A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions. By J.E. Esq; as it was deliver'd in the Royal Society the xvth of October, MDCLXII. upon occasion of certain quaeries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honorable the principal officers, and commissioners of the Navy. To which is annexed Pomona; or, An appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider; the making and several ways of ordering it. Published by express order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarium hortense; or, Gard'ners almanac; directing what he is to do monethly throughout the year

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  • Sylva, or A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions. By J.E. Esq; as it was deliver'd in the Royal Society the xvth of October, MDCLXII. upon occasion of certain quaeries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honorable the principal officers, and commissioners of the Navy. To which is annexed Pomona; or, An appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider; the making and several ways of ordering it. Published by express order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarium hortense; or, Gard'ners almanac; directing what he is to do monethly throughout the year
  • Discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions; Pomona; Kalendarium hortense; Discourse of forest trees
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed by Jo. Martyn, [J. Macock], and Ja. Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, and are to be sold at their shop at the Bell in S. Paul's Church-yard, MDCLXIV. [1664]
Added name
Martyn, John, active 1649-1680, printer.; Macock, John, printer.; Allestry, James, -1670, prniter.
Publication year
1664
ESTC No.
R12326
Grub Street ID
60524
Description
[16], 120; [4], 20, [2], 21-40, [2], 41-50, [2], 55-83, [3] p. : ill. ; 2°.
Note
J.E. = John Evelyn

Main title page in red and black with an engraving of the arms of the Royal Society. Roman numeral date in title made with turned C's

Order to print (A1v) reads: "By the council of the Royal Society ... Ordered, that the book written by John Evelyn ... be printed by John Martyn and James Allestry, printers to the said Society. Brouncker, P.R.S. Dat' die 3]0] Mens. Febr. ann 1663/4."; "Pomona" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It has an extra leaf inserted after C4 bearing Evelyn's "Animadversion" and after F2 bearing "Sir Paul Neile's second paper"

"Kalendarium hortense", has separate dated title page printed in red and black with "printed by J. Macock" in imprint; pagination and register are continuous with "Pomona". The final leaf bears errata for all three parts. Leaf H1 is cancelled

"Pomona appears to have been intended strictly as an appendix to Sylva, and was never printed by itself"--Keynes, p. 148

C1 (first count) mis-signed 'B'; A2 and A3 (second count) mis-signed 'A' and 'A2', respectively

Signatures: A-R]4; A-C]4] chi1 D-F]4(F2+]2chi1) G]4] H]4(-H1) I-L]4] ]3chi1.
Uncontrolled note
Signatures from DFo. DFONOTE blg order to print (A1v) reads: "By the council of the Royal Society ... Ordered, that the book written by John Evelyn ... be printed by John Martyn and James Allestry, printers to the said Society. Brouncker, P.R.S. Dat' die 3? Mens. Febr. ann 1663/4."