Silva: or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in his Majesty's dominions: : As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quaeries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the Honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the navy. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves. /
Evelyn, John,1620-1706.
Scott, James,-approximately 1786,binder.StEdNL: Bdgm.173-174
Lauderdale, James Maitland,Earl of,1718-1789,former owner.StEdNL: Bdg.m.173-174
Lauderdale, Ian Colin Maitland,Earl of1891-1953,former owner.StEdNL: Bdg.m.173-174
Abbey, J. R.(John Roland),1896-1969,former owner.StEdNL: Bdg.m.173-174
Perth, John David Drummond,Earl of,1907-2002,former owner.StEdNL: Bdg.m.173-174
York: : Printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; T. Cadell, in the Strand; J. Robson, New-Bond-Street; and T. Durham, Charing-Cross, London. W. Creech and J. Balfour, Edinburgh.,
M.DCC.LXXVI.. [1776]
With a list of subscribers and an index.
Published in August 1776 according to a proposal: 'Advertisement. On the 19th instant will be published, ... ' dated: "August, 1776".
ESTC
Henrey, B.  Brit. botanical lit.,
Manuscript signature "Lauderdale" on the title page of volume one. This was likely James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale (1718-1789). The work was later sold by the 15th Earl of Lauderdale at Sotheby's, lot 261, 8 December 1950 and bought by the book collector Major J. R. Abbey whose armorial bookplate "John Roland Abbey MDCCCCXXXIII" is on the front pastedowns of both volumes. It was sold again at Sotheby's in 1967 and was acquired by NLS when the library of the 17th Earl of Perth was sold at auction in 2012.
The binding is by James Scott of Edinburgh (Loudon JS 62). His label is on the title page of volume one. Both volumes are bound in brown tree calf with gilt column style tools and musical trophy on the boards and Minerva ornament on the spines. The musical trophy Mu.8 as seen on page 297 of J. H. Loudon's 'James Scott and William Scott, bookbinders' is found on only two other James Scott bindings.
Forests and forestry
Trees
Gardening
England York.