A delectable garden
By: by Bernard Palissy ; translated with an introduction by Helen Morgenthau Fox
Publisher: Reprinted and published by Herb Grower Press
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Falls Village, Conn
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Gardens
Notes: '"A delectable garden" is the earliest French essay devoted entirely to describing a garden..."--P. ix.

.O"The 'Delectable garden' was published in 1563 as a portion of the book, the full title of which is: True receipt [Recepte véritable] by which all Frenchmen can learn to multiply and augment their treasure... "--P. x.

Reprint. Originally published: Peekskill, N.Y. : Watch Hill Press, 1931.

"The text used in the translation was taken from the French of Les œuvres de maître Bernard Palissy, nouvelle edition revue sur les textes originaux par B. Fillon, avec une notice historique, bibliographique et iconographique [sic], par Louis Audiat, Paris, 1888"--P. xxii.

"Of the original edition one hundred and twenty five copies were printed by hand at the Watch Hill Press ... in 1931 by Crosby Gaige and James Hendrickson.... The title was drawn by Francesco Bianco and the vignette is by Pamela Bianco"--Colophon.

"Of this edition two hundred fifty copies were printed at the Herb Grower Press ... by Philip W. Foster..."--Colophon.