Lot 639

Johann Hermann Knoop, 'Pomologia, dat is beschryvingen en afbeeldingen van de beste soorten van appels en peeren, welke in Neder- en Hoog-Duitsland, Frankryk, Engelland en elders geagt zyn, en tot dien einde gecultiveert worden; together with Fructologia... and Dendrologia... ', Leeuwarden, Abraham Ferwerda, 1758-1763, large quarto, three quarter leather binding of speckled boards. Rare complete three volumes, the first two on fruit trees for the kitchen garden, the third on trees and schrubs for the pleasure garden. Volume one with 20 hand-coloured full-page engraved plates depicting apples (numbered 1-12) and pears (numbered 1-8), woodcut decorated initials and ornamental woodcut tail pieces. Volume 2 with 19 hand-coloured full-page engraved plates with illustrations of peaches, plums, cherries, berries, etc., Internally very good with some marginal spotting and wear, but bright, binding poor, covers loose. Will look wonderful when rebound!