109 - Agriculture - Horticulture - Court van der Voort, Pieter de la. The Charms of Country Life, or Curious Observations on How to Lay Out Country Houses and Gardens, and How to Properly Divide and Decorate the Spaces; Along with a Complete Guide to the Care of All Kinds of Fruit and Wild Trees, Orangeries, and Plants Grown in Greenhouses and Glasshouses, as Well as All Other Crops and Kitchen Herbs; as taught by fifty years of experience in this field. Translated from the Dutch and French. With 16 folding copperplate engravings. Göttingen and Leipzig, Luzac, 1758. 4 leaves, 324 pp., 8 leaves. 25 x 19.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding with spine label and gilt lettering (worn).

Agriculture - Horticulture - Court van der Voort, Pieter de la. The Charms of Country Life, or Curious Observations on How to Lay Out Country Houses and Gardens, and How to Properly Divide and Decorate the Spaces; Along with a Complete Guide to the Care of All Kinds of Fruit and Wild Trees, Orangeries, and Plants Grown in Greenhouses and Glasshouses, as Well as All Other Crops and Kitchen Herbs; as taught by fifty years of experience in this field. Translated from the Dutch and French. With 16 folding copperplate engravings. Göttingen and Leipzig, Luzac, 1758. 4 leaves, 324 pp., 8 leaves. 25 x 19.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding with spine label and gilt lettering (worn). First German edition. - Nissen, BBI 2209n - Hunt 561 - Dochnahl 5. - First published in Dutch in 1737. - The work is considered a milestone in Baroque garden literature. It contains practical instructions for laying out pleasure gardens, building greenhouses, and cultivating delicate exotic plants. The third book is particularly significant for its detailed advice on the successful cultivation of pineapple, lemon, lime, and bitter orange trees (orangery cultivation). - First endpaper with a torn corner; title page slightly stained by fingernails, slightly browned or spotted.