Den Nederlandtsen hovenier, zijnde het I. deel van het Vermakelijk land-leven [...]. Met noch omtrent 200 modellen voor bloem-perken, parterres, dool-hoven, priëlen, lat-werken, en zonne-wijsers; [Corrected ed.].

[30]-103-[3] pp. [bound with] NYLAND, Petrus - Den verstandigen hovenier, over de twaelf maenden van't jaer zynde het II. deel van het Vermakelyk lant-leven [...]. Ibid., 1711, [8]-84-[4] pp. [and] ID. - De medicyn-winkel, of Ervaren huys-houder, zynde het III. deel [...] noch is hier achter bij gevoeght den Naerstigen byen-houder [...] noch is hier achter bygevoeght Den Verstandigen kok. Ibid., 1711, 88 pp. 3 parts in 1 vol., 4to (some marg. dampstaining, some minor soiling).

Mod. blind-ruled leather, spine with 5 raised bands, red leather title label, mod. endpapers. Good copy.

Rare complete set of famous bestseller works on gardening, horticulture, domestic medicine, bee-keeping and basic gastronomy in the Dutch Golden Age, under the general title "'t Vermakelijck landleven" (The amusing country-life). All nicely illustrated with woodcuts.
1. Engr. title, 5 ill. in text, and 15 full-page plates depicting gardens, gardening designs, fountains. For the incl. "200 modellen": ill. on title, 51 full-page plates with groundplans, designs for garden houses, sundials, and 7 ill. in text. 2. Engr. title, 3 ill. in text and 1 full-page pl. 3. Engr. ill. on each title (3), 2 ill. in text and 1 full-page pl.
Ref. STCN. - Not in Nissen, Pritzel.
Prov. "Willems 1774" (ownership entry on title 1.). - Ownership entry erased or pasted over on title 1.