{"product_id":"sylva-or-a-discourse-of-john-evelyn-9781108055277","title":"Sylva, Or, a Discourse of Forest Trees: With an Essay on the Life and Works of the Author","description":"John Evelyn (1620-1706), intellectual, diarist, gardener and founder member of the Royal Society, is best known for his Diary, the great journal of his life and times, encompassing a momentous period in British history. A lifelong collector of books, like his contemporary Pepys, Evelyn amassed over 4,000 items in his library. This work, originally published in 1664, was the first English-language treatise on forestry. Intended for the gentry, it aimed to encourage tree-planting after the ravages of the Civil War and to ensure a supply of timber for Britain's fast-developing navy. The first work sponsored officially by the Royal Society, it was an offshoot of Evelyn's unpublished manuscript Elysium Britannicum, a compendium of gardens and gardening. This is the 1908 two-volume reprint of the fourth edition, published in the year of Evelyn's death. Volume 2 covers practical aspects of forestry and the use of trees in landscaping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Evelyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108055273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108055277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d","brand":"John Evelyn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583909032191,"sku":"9781108055277","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b4c9191-e61c-4756-934b-9b6a6032fc50.jpg?v=1701884197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sylva-or-a-discourse-of-john-evelyn-9781108055277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}