out the Year . . .
London: Printed by
Jo. Martyn, and
Ja. Allestry, Printers to the Royal Society,
1664.
First Edition. Folio. 2 parts in 1; title-page in red and black with engraved arms; title-page for Pomona on sig. [ ]
i, for Kalendarium Hortense on H
i.
Lowndes II, page 766.
Keynes 40.
STC E3516.
Evelyn’s
Sylva was on the list of agricultural books recommended by Jefferson to W. C. Nicholas on December 16, 1809 for purchase by the Library of Congress.
John Evelyn, 1620-1706, English virtuoso.
Sylva was the first book printed by order of the Royal Society, which had been formed a few years previously and had been so named
by Evelyn.
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Daubenton’s Advice to Shepherds.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 31. no. 54, as above.
DAUBENTON,
Louis Jean Marie.
Advice to Shepherds and Owners of Flocks, on the Care and Management of Sheep. Translated from the original
French of M. Daubenton [by James Bowdoin].
First Edition.
Boston: Printed by
Joshua Belcher,
1810.
SF375 .D25
First Edition in
English. Sm. 4to. 69 leaves: [ ]
1 [ ]
4, 2-17
4, the last a blank.
Not in Sabin.
Only the French edition in Loudon.
Jefferson had copies of the first and second editions of this work, and sold the first edition to Congress in 1815.
This was sent to him by George W. Erving, who wrote to Jefferson a letter dated January 29, 1811, with a postscript: “I have taken the liberty of sending to you (under separate cover by this post) Mr. Bowdoins translation of Daubentons book
on sheep; Mr B- is preparing a more perfect edition with plates &c, which he will have the honor of presenting to you himself.”
In May, 1812, Mrs. Bowdoin, whose husband had died on October 11, 1811, sent to Jefferson a copy of the second edition, Boston,
1811. On June 24, 1812, Jefferson wrote from Monticello to Mrs. Bowdoin: “
Th: Jefferson presents his respectful compliments to M
rs. Bowdoin, and his thanks for the book she has been so kind as to forward him. it is an interesting present to the American
public, who owed so much before to the patriotism of it’s author, and to his steady views & efforts for the promotion of their
best interests . . .
”
This letter, edited with regard to spelling, punctuation and capitalization, is reprinted in the Eulogy of Bowdoin by William
Jenks [no. 524].
The copy sent to Jefferson by Mrs. Bowdoin is now in the library of Dr. Joseph E. Fields, of Joliet, Illinois. The autograph inscription reads:
President Jefferson with Mrs. Bowdoin’s respectful compliments, May 1812.
Louis Jean Marie Daubenton, 1716-1799, French naturalist, and a member of the American Philosophical Society, was one of the assistant authors of Buffon’s
Histoire Naturelle
, q.v. no. 1024. The
French edition of this work, which is in the form of a dialogue, was published in Paris in 1782.
James Bowdoin, 1752-1811, merchant and diplomat, was a Jeffersonian republican, and in 1804 was appointed by Jefferson as minister to Spain.
This translation, which was issued anonymously, was printed at his own expense in the interest of the woolen growing industry.
George William Erving, 1769-1850, diplomat, was born in Boston. He was introduced to Jefferson by Samuel Adams and held diplomatic posts under both Jefferson and Madison. Erving was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. He spent some time in London as the agent to take care of the claims of American seamen.
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Lasteyrie sur les betes à laine d’Espagne.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 32. no. 55, as above.
LASTEYRIE-
du SAILLANT, Charles Philibert, comte de.
Traité sur les Bêtes-à-Laine d’Espagne; Leur éducation, leurs voyages, la tonte, le lavage et le commerce des laines, les
causes qui donnent la finesse aux laines . . . Avec une Planche . . . Par C.-P. Lasteyrie, de la Société d’Agricul-
