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Female Printer: Hannah Sawbridge. Lawson, William (f. circa 1618) A New Orchard & Garden: Or, the Best Way for Planting, Graffing, and to Make any Ground Good for a Rich Orchard.
London: Printed for Hannah Sawbridge, 1683.
Quarto, two parts in one volume, later edition, woodcut illustration to title showing three workers employed in improving an orchard; illustrated with additional text woodcuts; divisional title for The Country House-Wife's Garden dated 1684 (pagination and collation continuous); with a section on the husbandry of bees; nicely preserved in later half black calf and marbled paper boards, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Wing L-737; British Bee Books 20.
Hannah Sawbridge inherited her husband George's printing firm upon his death in 1681. She printed a number of practical titles similar to the present volume, including works by Nicholas Culpeper. Sawbridge also served in a leadership position in the Stationer's Company. Women made up approximately 8% of the population of British booksellers and printers in 16th and 17th centuries, often taking over for deceased male relatives. Women's contributions to book production, print culture, and the administration of publishing houses have been largely ignored over the centuries.
