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Mckelvey, Susan Delano

The Lilac, a Monograph

1928

195,52 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1928
Luogo di stampa
New York. The Macmillan Company
Autore
Mckelvey, Susan Delano
Edizione
First edition.
Soggetto
Gardening - General
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

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.