Botany.- Shattock (Robert)

The History of the Propagation and Improvement of Vegetables by the Concurrence of Art and Nature, 1st edition, 1^st issue without engraved plate and explanation, advertisement leaf at end, toning and occasional light staining, owner’s inscription on front endpaper, contemporary calf, worn, [Henrey 340; Madan III, 2528; Wing S3010], 8vo, A.Lichfield, Oxford, 1660.

*** Sharrock's first book. He was an English clergyman, botanist and Fellow of New College, Oxford. He carried out experiments in grafting and other techniques in the Physick Garden of the city.