"The Solitary Gardener, Or Dialogues Between A Curious Man And A Solitary Gardener. Paris 1738"
A pretty volume in 12, full speckled sheepskin, spine with raised bands decorated with irons in the boxes, garnet morocco title, marbled guards with red edges. AParis, from the Rigaud Fund, Director of the Royal Printing Office. M. DCC. XXXVIII. (1738). A dialogue with an amateur listening to a professional who gives him lessons on the art of having a beautiful garden: "The Solitary Gardener, or dialogues between a Curious Man and a Solitary Gardener. Containing the method of making and cultivating a Fruit and Vegetable Garden, and several new experiments. With reflections on the Cultivation of Trees. Eighth Edition, Augmented by several Chapters, which are mentioned at the end of the Preface.