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Wright, John

The Flower Grower's Guide

1897

351,56 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1897
Lieu d'édition
London. J. S. Virtue & Co.
Auteur
Wright, John
Edition
First edition, first printing with date on preface.
Thème
Gardening - General Color Plate & Fine Illus
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

4to [28.5 x 23 cm]; 3 volumes, xii, 352; viii, 352; x, 370 pp, 46 fine colored lithographed (chromolithograph) on art paper, from paintings, hundreds of engraved illustrations, index. contemporary half morocco, gilt spine title lettering and gilt decorations, edges rubbed, one cover a little spotted, internal hinges re-enforced, overall very good but interior is clean and near fine with good impressions of plates. A picture of this boo The attractive colored plates are from paintings by Marie Low and Gertrude Hamilton, and the other illustrations are from drawings by F. W. Burbidge, George Shayler and May Iggulden. An impressive work with a large section on orchids and including all aspects of flower growing and all types of flowers, flowering shrubs and trees, sub-tropical growing, roses, borders, seasons, propagation, azaleas, greenhouse growing, marketing, etc. Later printings had no date on preface and some were bound in 6 volumes instead of three but with same content.
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