Sylva [vol. 1 of 2]

Volume one of two. Widely recognized as the first published text on forestry. The author was known for his knowledge of trees, and his treatise Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest Trees was written and published in 1664 as an encouragement to landowners to plant trees to provide timber for England's burgeoning navy. Further editions appeared in his lifetime (1670 and 1679), with the fourth edition (1706) appearing just after his death. This is a reproduction of a reprint of the 4th edition of 1706.