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Wright, John

The Fruit Grower's Guide

1890

1017,08 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1890
Lieu d'édition
London. Virtue & Co.
Auteur
Wright, John
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Gardening - General Fruit
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

4to [29 x 2 cm]; 3 volumes, xii, 344; viii, 344; viii, 363 pp, 46 fine colored lithographs (chromolithographs) from paintings by May Rivers, including frontis and extra pictorial title in each volume, 306 other illustrations including plans, index. contemporary half morocco, gilt spine title lettering and decorations, boards faded and light stains, interior is clean and near fine, attractive plates on heavy art paper, with the half title pages, errata leaf. A picture of this book is available upon r A detailed work with information on growing all types of fruits including grapes, small fruit, cherries, pears, plums, peaches, apples, apricots, and with a section on growing fruit in greenhouses including tropical fruit such as bananas, some on tropical fruit like figs grown in cooler climate. Very well-illustrated with good ideas, suggestions that are still applicable today. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 347. The work has become scarcer due to print dealers selling individual framed prints of the fine colored plates
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