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Livres anciens et modernes

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, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1872
Lieu d'édition
London. Groombridge & Sons
Auteur
Hibberd, Shirley
Edition
First edition, and only edition.
Thème
Gardening - History
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

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.