leather_bound
1748 · London
by Miller, Philip
London: John and Francis Rivington, 1748. Eighth edition. leather_bound. Modern full brown calf. Fine. 343 & [9 page index]. 20 x 13 cm. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by John Pine, an accomplished engraver and friend of Hogarth. First published, 1731. The author was Gardener of the Chelsea physic garden of the Society of Apothecaries, and this work, his most popular [see: HENREY, Vol.II, p.221]. Raised bands, leather spine label printed in gilt, text clean. (Inventory #: 19957)