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HALE, Thomas (fl. c. 1750) and Sir John HILL (1716/17-1775). Eden: or, a compleat Body of Gardening. London: printed for T. Osborne, T. Trye, S. Crowder, and H. Woodgate, 1757. 2 o (415 x 258 mm). Engraved frontispiece and 58 (of 60) engraved plates (lacks plates 11 and 12, short tear to Bb2 affecting a few letters). Rebound in half leather and buckram with old calf sides laid down. Provenance : Mittie Arnold (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Henrey 776; Hunt 559; Johnson, Cleveland Collections 442; Nissen BBI 880; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 2770. -- MILLER, Philip. The Gardeners Dictionary. London: printed for the author and sold by John and James Rivington, 1752. 2 o (417 x 257 mm). Engraved frontispiece and 8 engraved plates. Rebound in half leather and buckram with old calf sides laid down. Provenance : Mittie Arnold (bookplate). Sixth edition. Stafleu & Cowan TL2 6043. (2)