DUKE, J. The Compleat Florist. London: for J. Duke, to be sold by J. Robinson, 1747. 8vo (247 x 148m

DUKE, J. The Compleat Florist. London: for J. Duke, to be sold by J. Robinson, 1747. 8vo (247 x 148mm.) Engraved title with floral border, 97 black and white engraved plates, 2pp. ‘Index’ in manuscript. (Lacking frontispiece and 3 plates, nos. 25-27, toning, occasional fingermark and marginal damp-stain, ‘Index’ detached.) Original boards (spine lacking, worn). Note: first published in two parts in 1740. Each plate depicts a garden flower with the month it flowers and brief instructions on its culture. Provenance: ‘Miss Dyer’ (ink name inscribed to title).