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Mckelvey, Susan Delano

The Lilac, a Monograph

1928

195,52 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1928
Lugar de impresión
New York. The Macmillan Company
Autor
Mckelvey, Susan Delano
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Gardening - General
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

4to [29.5 x 22 cm]; xvi, 581 pp, 172 plates from photos, including frontis, 4 color charts in original printed wraps in rear pocket, each with tissue guard, index. original green cloth, light shelf wear, lightly foxed on some leaves, rear board a bit lightened, but a very good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Not only the best work ever written on the subject but considered the finest botanical monograph ever written. The chapter on history and distribution is by Ernest H. Wilson, Description of the Genus by Alfred Rehder, Culture by Theodore A. Havemeyer and Diseases and Pests by William T. Councilman, and with detailed descriptions of every species and variety. The four color charts conform to Robert Ridgway's Color Standards and Color Nomenclature and were printed by A. Hoen & Company of Baltimore.