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Robinson, John

Ferns in Their Homes and Ours

1878

218.08 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1878
Place of printing
Salem. S. E. Cassino, Publisher
Author
Robinson, John
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - General
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [19.5 x 13 cm]; xvi, 178, [iv] pp, mounted photo frontispiece of fern corner with tissue guard, plus 32 plates including 8 fine color lithographed (chromolithograph) plates, head-pieces, tail-pieces, table, other illus. original pictorial green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt vignette on spine, slightly worn at spine end, but a clean and fine copy of this first edition, covers bright. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A very attractively illustrated work covering all aspects of ferns including growing, cultivation, lists of species, tree ferns, etc. The plates include iron-framed fern case, Victorian ferneries, hanging baskets, Chinese stand, window jardinière garden, etc beside plates of the ferns themselves. Not in Bennett.