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1st edition, 1676, A Very Good copy. Sall 8vo., (6), 7-182 pp. Bound in period full leather. Rebacked with the original, Cambridge style full leather boards. New spine and red title label. Text slightly age-toned. Previous owner's early 20th century book plate. Boards have edge wear and some minor crackling. A treatise on horticulture, better known by its later title of TERRA.

About A Philosophical Discourse of Earth

A notable work by John Evelyn, discussing the Earth's nature.