2390 - 2685 BOTANY, GARDENS AND GARDENING, HUSBANDRY - The Collection of Jan Meemelink
71 2510 Knoop J H 
71 2510 Knoop J H 
71 2510 Knoop J H 
- Partly trifle browned. Slightly rubbed along extremities/ covers.
= The first two works: Nissen, BBI 1078 and 1077 and Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 89 and 93. "A gardener's son from Hesse, Johann Hermann Knoop developed into the founder of descriptive pomology." (Pomona's Harvest p.279). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXII.
71 2511 Knoop J H 
71 2511 Knoop J H 
- Text lvs. yellowed/ sl. browned (4th vol. also foxed); title leaf 4th vol. loose. Extremities bindings rubbed.
= The rare first edition, with the plates in UNFOLDED state and on heavy paper. Ad 1 and 2: Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 87 and 91; Nissen, BBI 1078 and 1077. One of the first books on the subject with coloured plates. The handcolouring in the first ed. is generally regarded as the most delicate; ad.4: Bibl. Gastronomica 3317; Landwehr 47. The (very) rare separately published fourth part of the Pomologia, Fructologia, Dendrologia. With its many applications and recipes it is also of great gastronomical value. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXII.
71 2512 Knoop J H 
- First and final 2 lvs.(slo.) browned; text lvs. trifle/ sl. yellowed. Top of spine sl. dam.; backstrip rubbed at extremities; corners sl. worn.
= The rare first edition, with the plates in UNFOLDED state and on heavy clean paper. Ad 1 and 2: Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 87 and 91; Nissen, BBI 1078 and 1077. One of the first books on the subject with coloured plates. The handcolouring in the first ed. is generally regarded as the most delicate.
71 2513 Knoop J H 
71 2513 Knoop J H 
- Occas. sl. foxed. Letterpiece worn off; covers rubbed, mostly along extremities.
= Ad 1: Nissen, BBI 1078; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 89. Ad 2: (Fructologia): Nissen, BBI 1077; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 93.
71 2514 Knoop J H 
- Stamp of "J. Visser" on title-p. Covers trifle chafed.
= Rare, not traced in the usual reference works.
71 2515 Koch W D J 
- All vols. owner's entry on title-p.; vol. 1 and 2 trifle/ slightly foxed; vol. 1 owner's entry on first pastedown. Bindings trifle worn along extremities.
AND 1 other: E. FRIES, Summa vegetabilium Scandinaviae (Uppsala, 1845, unif. bound in contemp. hcalf).
- Most vols. w. library stamp on title-p.; most vols. trifle/ sl. foxed; a few vols. w. a few scattered annots. in pencil. Most vols. binding sl. worn, vols. 1, 6 and 11 worse. A few vols. rebacked w. use of old backstrip.
= Nissen, BBI 1091; Rouffaer/ Muller, p.224, 744 and Suppl. I, p.89.
71 2517 Kops J 
71 2517 Kops J 
71 2517 Kops J 
- Lacks installments 173 and 174 (incl. 10 plates), 422 and 425 and plate 926; a few lithogr. plates w. marginal defects. Wrs. frayed or w. sm. tears. Despite defects a very large run and especially the volumes containing engraved plates (very) fine.
= The sought-after 4to-edition. With index volumes. The series was continued up to 1934, vol.28, with a total of 2240 plates. Massive series showing not only endemic Dutch plants but various species of mushrooms and lichen as well. Text in Dutch and French. Landwehr, Dutch Books Col. Plates 60; Nissen BBI 2247; Pritzel 4822; Sitwell/ Blunt, Great flower books 1700-1900, p.63. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXII.
71 2518 Kops J and Trappen J E van der 
- Contemp. manuscript title and vol. no. in pen on frontcover. Boards worn along extremities.
= Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 60; Nissen, BBI 2247; Pritzel 4822.
71 2519 Krauss J C 
- Occas. sl. yellowed; last few lvs. 2nd vol. sl./ trifle foxed. Extremities of bindings rubbed. A (very) fine copy.
= Nissen, BBI 1102; Great Flower Books p.63; Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 98; Pritzel 4872. Complete copy of one of the few Dutch books on trees, originally published in 21 parts. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXII.
71 2520 La Court van der Voort P de 
71 2520 La Court van der Voort P de 
71 2520 La Court van der Voort P de 
- Lacks large portion of title-p. w. loss of adress; a few plates w. sm. tears, not affecting image; later annots. mounted to first blank. Joints trifle worn. A good copy.
= Ganay 70; Springer p.42-43; Kat. Orn. Berlin 3406; cf. (on the orig. Dutch edition of 1737) C.S. Oldenburger-Ebbers en J. Stehouwer, Doc. Blad Werkgroep 18e eeuw, p.6-7, who state that this is the oldest known theoretical work on the design of gardens in Holland. In it Pieter de la Court states that the ideal form for a garden is triangular, a form which ties in neatly with the then fashionable research on the rules of perspective. De la Court also gives directions as to where specific plants should be planted and, from the second edition onwards, the work includes a lengthy chapter on the growing of flowers. It also pays much attention to kitchen- and fruit-gardens and greenhouses and the work introduced successful pineapple-growing in Europe. Rare.
71 2521 La Court van der Voort P de 
71 2521 La Court van der Voort P de 
- Lacks 1 plate; partly waterst./ soiled; trifle foxed; (contemp.) owner's entries on first free endpaper; stamp on title-p. Rebacked; covers badly worn.
= First edition of one of the most famous Dutch works on the planning and cultivation of country gardens, with much attention given to fruit- and kitchen-gardens. This was the work with which De la Court introduced successful pineapple-growing in Europe, as a result of which the pineapple became a popular fruit in Europe. Kat. Orn. Berlin 3406; Springer p.42-43; Oldenburger-Ebbers/ Stehouwer, Doc.18E., no. 40, p.6-7: "(...) tot nu toe vroegst bekende verhandeling over het aanleggen van tuinen in Holland. In dit werk getuigt Pieter de la Court van een oorspronkelijke visie op de vormgeving van tuinen, waarbij hij uitgaat van de Hollandse situatie (...)".
71 2522 La Court van der Voort P de 
71 2522 La Court van der Voort P de 
71 2522 La Court van der Voort P de 
- Trifle foxed; 1 plate repaired w. tape. Rebacked w. use of orig. backstrip.
= One of the most famous Dutch works on the planning and cultivation of country gardens, with much attention given to fruit- and kitchen-gardens. This was the work with which De la Court introduced successful pineapple-growing in Europe, as a result of which the pineapple became a popular fruit in Europe. Kat. Orn. Berlin 3406; Springer p.42-43; Oldenburger-Ebbers/ Stehouwer, Doc.18E., no. 40, p.6-7: "(...) tot nu toe vroegst bekende verhandeling over het aanleggen van tuinen in Holland. In dit werk getuigt Pieter de la Court van een oorspronkelijke visie op de vormgeving van tuinen, waarbij hij uitgaat van de Hollandse situatie (...)". First published 1737.
71 2523 La Quintinye J de 
- Closed tear in the plan of the Versailles kitchen-garden; small portion cut from outer upper margin of first blank; part 2 partly stained in blank margin. Spine-ends sl. dam.; covers/ corners sl. worn. Good copy.
= Pritzel 5075; cf. Hunt I, 388 (Engl. transl. 1693); Kat. Orn. Berlin 3547 (ed. 1739). "La Quintinie was one of the great French agriculturists of the 17th century. He was also interested in horticulture and gardens, and Louis XIV felt his work was so important, that he created for him the post of Directeur Général des Portagers Royaux. Though La Quintinie held this post with distinction for forty years, his modesty was such that he published nothing of his own during his lifetime. This was rectified shortly after his death when the Instructions pour les Jardins Fruitiers et Potagers was brought out in 1690. It was so practical and filled such a need that it went into many editions" (Hunt). The 12 plates illustrate the planting and pruning of fruit-trees and of various pruning-knives.
BOUND WITH: Idem. L'art ou la maniere Particuliere & Seure de tailler les arbres fruitiers. Ibid., idem, 1699, (4),19p., 5 engr. ills.
71 2524 La Quintinye J de 
71 2524 La Quintinye J de 
71 2524 La Quintinye J de 
- Plates sl. browned; 2 plates w. (sm.) tear, 1 repaired w. tape; trifle foxed; a few lvs. sl. waterstained in blank margins; partly trifle wormholed in blank margin; sm. owner's entries on title-p.; bookplate of "Bibliotheca Congregationis Fratrum Tilburgi" on first pastedown, library stamps on first blank endpaper and title-p.; contemp. owner's entry on verso title-p. Rebacked partly w. use of orig. leather; lower joint weak; backstrip sl. worn.
= Pritzel 5075; Cf. Hunt I 388 (Engl. transl. 1693); Kat. Orn. Berlin 3547 (ed. 1739). "La Quintinie was one of the Great French agriculturists of the 17th century. He was also interested in horticulture and gardens, and Louis XIV felt his work was so important, that he created for him the post of Directeur Général des Portagers Royaux. Though La Quintinie held this post with distinction for forty years, his modesty was such that he published nothing of his own during his lifetime. This was rectified shortly after his death when the Instructions pour les Jardins Fruitiers et Potagers was brought out in 1690. It was so practical and filled such a need that it went into many editions" (Hunt). The 12 plates illustrate the planting and pruning of fruit-trees and of various pruning-knives.
71 2525 La Quintinye J de 
71 2525 La Quintinye J de 
71 2525 La Quintinye J de 
- Sm. contemp. annot. on first free endpaper; portrait sl. waterstained; plates reattached; occas. trifle foxed. Covers trifle worn. A fine copy.
= Pritzel 5075; cf. Hunt I 388 (Engl. transl. 1693); Kat. Orn. Berlin 3547 (ed. 1739). "La Quintinie was one of the Great French agriculturists of the 17th century. He was also interested in horticulture and gardens, and Louis XIV felt his work was so important, that he created for him the post of Directeur Général des Portagers Royaux. Though La Quintinie held this post with distinction for forty years, his modesty was such that he published nothing of his own during his lifetime. This was rectified shortly after his death when the Instructions pour les Jardins Fruitiers et Potagers was brought out in 1690. It was so practical and filled such a need that it went into many editions" (Hunt).
BOUND WITH: Nouveau traité de la culture des melons. Sous un climat tel qu'est celui des Provinces Unies / Nouvelle instruction pur la culture des fleurs. Ibid., idem, 1697, 2 parts in 1 vol. w. continuous pagination, 140,(2)p., 2 engr. headpieces, ills.
71 2526 Lavallée A 
- (Sl.) foxed. Covers trifle rubbed. = Nissen, BBI 1149.
71 2527 Le Francq van Berkhey J 
- Plates sl. browned/ foxed; a few lvs. sl. waterstained in upper blank margin, not touching text or plate; bookplate and contemp. owner's entry on first pastedown. Frontcover sl. foxed and waterstained; backstrip sunned.
= Arpots 72.
71 2528 Le Francq van Berkhey J 
- Page 47/ 48 for the greater part torn out, but the same leaf from another copy bound at the end; plates trifle foxed/ browned. Wrapper sl. worn.
= Arpots 73.
71 2529 Liger L 
- Trifle yellowed; 2 auction catalogue clippings tipped onto lower pastedown vol. 2. Otherwise fine.
= Springer p.34; cf. de Ganay 68. Rare first Amsterdam edition.