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Three parts in one volume. [xvi], 120, [iv], 20, [2], 21-40, [2], 41-50, [2], 55-83. [1] blank, [1] errata pp. Engraved emblem on title page, several woodcut illustrations and initial letters in text. (Folio) 12¼x7¾, old half calf, marbled boards, morocco title label. First Edition.

"A protest against the careless destruction of England’s forests to fuel the furnaces of the glass and iron industries. The work was influential in establishing a much-needed programme of reforestation that had a lasting effect on the British economy." (Garrison-Morton). The first important work on arboriculture published in England and the first publication of the Royal Society. Wing #E3518.