The gentleman's, traveller's, husbandman's and gardener's pocket-companion; or, Best family-book now extant. Containing the following most useful pieces. I. The compleat vermin-killer, shewing a ready way to destroy all sorts of vermin. II. The traveller's pocket farrier, or directions for the proper management of a horse on a journey, &c. III. The poor man's physician, being several excellent receipts for the cure of most disorders. IV. The gardener's kalendar. V. The Sussex shepherd's rules for judging of the weather. VI. The gardener's pocket book, or country gentleman's recreation, being the kitchen, fruit, and flower garden display'd, in alphabetical order. VII. Many curious hints towards the improvement of trees, fruits, and flowers. And many other secrets of art and nature

People / Organizations

• William Owen ("printed for")

Imprint

London] : Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head in Fleet-street, [1751?

Added name

Hill, John, 1714?-1775. Gardener's pocket-book; or, country gentleman's recreation.

Publication year

1751

ESTC No.

T492699

Grub Street ID

435582

Description

84, 55, [5] p. ; 12°.

Note

R.S. Gent. [i.e. John Hill, 1714?-1775] named as author on title page of 'The gardener's pocket-book'

The words "I. The compleat vermin-killer, ... trees, fruits and flowers." in title are printed in two columns and divided by a double rule

Below imprint: The Vermin-killer may be had alone, price 6d. stitch'd; as may also, the Gardener's pocket-book, at 6d

Date of publication conjectured from advertisement for W. Owen's 'The life and amours of Owen Tideric Prince of Wales' (ESTC T136081)

'The gardener's pocket-book; or, country gentleman's recreation' has separate pagination, signatures and title page with imprint: London: printed for W. Owen, at Homer's-Head, near Temple-Bar; and R. Goadby, at Sherborne

With five final pages of advertisements

Signatures: A-G]6] ]2A]2] ]2B]4] ]2C-F]6.