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Bonnefons, Nicolas de (”R. D. C. D. W. B. S. N.", i.e. reversed
initials of N. de Bonnefons, Valet de Chambre du Roi)

Le jardinier françois, qui enseigne à cultiver les
arbres et herbes potagères, avec la manière de conserver 
les fruicts ... [Par N. de Bonnefons] Paris, P.
Des-Hayes, 1651. 374 p. (Bib. Nat. Paris; Brit.
Mus.)

Gibault, Jour. Soc. Nat. Hort. France
( 1905 ), p.721, mentions several editions of
this book. At first the "Epistre aux dames"
was signed with above initials, but the name
of the author first appears in the privilege
of 1666. Gibault refers to the editions of
Amsterdam, 1653, 1654 and 1655 as published
by Elzevier. Brit. Mus. Cat. enters under
the initials "N., R. D. C. D. W. B. N.", except 
some English versions, which are under
"French gardener". Cat. Bib. Nat. Paris enters 
under Bonnefons, altho indicating that
his name is not in the title of the original
edition. (MFW)

-----  2. éd. Paris, P. Des-Hayes, 1651.  (Not
located)

A 2d ed. issued in the same year and by
the same publisher as the first, is noted
by Seguier, p.404, but has not been listed
by other authorities.

-----  3. éd., augm. Paris, 1652. 380 p. (Arn.
Arb.)

-----  4. éd., reveué. Paris, P. Des-Hayes, 1653.
380 p. (Arn. Arb.; Bib. Nat. Paris)

-----  Amsterdam, R. Smith, 1653.  287 p.  (Bib.  
Nat. Paris)

-----  5. éd., augm.  Paris, 1654.  381 p.  (Brit. Mus.)

-----  5. éd., reveué par l'auteur. Amsterdam, R.
Smith, 1654.  348 p. (Bib. Nat. Paris; Dulau, Cat.
81 (1920), no. 224 )

-----  5. éd., reveué par l' autheur.  Amsterdam,
Jean Blaer, 1654.  343 p.  (Arn. Arb.)

-----  Amsterdam, R. Smith, 1655.  379 p.
(Arn. Arb.)

-----  6. éd., augm. Paris, 1656. 382 p. (Arn.
Arb.)

-----  Paris, 1659.  (Vicaire, col. 462)
        