A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OF THE VINE: EXHIBITING NEW AND ADVANTAGEOUS METHODS OF PROPAGATING, CULTIVATING, AND TRAINING THAT PLANT SO AS TO RENDER IT ABUNDANTLY FRUITFUL, TOGETHER WITH NEW HINTS ON THE FORMATION OF VINEYARDS IN ENGLAND Speechly, William Dupont Circle,European History,Recreation & Leisure,Sciences, Math, Medicine, & Natural History

Tall Quarto, xvi, [4], 224 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine brown leather with green textblock and silver decorative inlay. Half bound in brown leather with green marbled paper boards. Textblock clean with wear and toning consistent with age. GH consignment. Shelved above case 3. 18th-early 19th century horticulturalist William Speechly served as the head gardner to William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland during the Duke's tenure at Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Renowned for his ability to cultivate grapes and pineapples, Speechly became an essential figure in early English viticulture. 1405955. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.