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GENTIL (François) The solitary gardener, or Dialogues...

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GENTIL (François)] The solitary gardener, or Dialogues between a curious, & a solitary gardener. Contenans la methode de faire et cultiver un jardin fruitier & potager; & plusieurs expériences nouvelles. A Paris, chez Rigaud, 1723. In-12, full basane binding. Cracking to the spine of the first plate. Fifth edition of this famous treatise on gardening which was to be reprinted several times throughout the 18th century. It takes the form of a dialogue between a gardener and an amateur.