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Hibberd, Shirley

The Ivy, a Monograph; Comprising the History, Uses, Characteristics, and Affinities of the Plant and a Descriptive List of All Garden Ivies in Cultivation

1872

395,74 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1872
Lugar de impresión
London. Groombridge & Sons
Autor
Hibberd, Shirley
Edición
First edition, and only edition.
Materia
Gardening - History
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [21.5 x 17 cm]; [xii], 115 pp, 4 colored lithographed plates (chromolithographs) including frontis and extra title, 66 other illustrations including full-page, text pages in ivy border, index. original elaborately decorated pictorial cloth, gilt lettering, all edges gilted, edges lightly rubbed, spine gilt a little dull, front cover gilt is bright, quite good in attractive binding. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Nissen 873. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 140. Besides the detailed description of ivy, including the uses, cultivation, history and varieties by this popular author of gardening and nature books, the book is an excellent example of a Victorian decorated binding, which has been pictured in some books on bindings.