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THE COMPLETE FORCING-GARDENER; or the Practice of forcing Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables to Early Maturity and Perfection, by the Aid of Artificial Heat, in the Various Departments usually constructed for this Purpose.
by ABERCROMBIE, John.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, printed for Lockyer Davis, in Holborn, M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781].. TITLE CONTINUED: The whole displayed, with every new Improvement, by which this capital and curious Branch of Gardening may be effected with Facility and Success. By John Abercromble; Of Tottenham-Court, Gardener: Author of Mawe's Gardener's Kalendar. FIRST EDITION 1781. 12mo, approximately 170 x 100 mm, 6¾ x 4 inches, pages: [8], 1-192, bound in full mottled calf by Zaehnsdorf, their name at foot of first blank page, contrasting red and green gilt lettered labels, gilt floral decoration between raised bands to spine, gilt red label, date at foot, double gilt rules to edges of covers, inner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Rubbing to spine, slight pale age-browning and occasional tiny fox spot. Very good copy in a nice binding. See: Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature, before 1800, Volume 3, page 1, No. 381; ESTC T31035. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47613
- Title
- THE COMPLETE FORCING-GARDENER; or the Practice of forcing Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables to Early Maturity and Perfection, by the Aid of Artificial Heat, in the Various Departments usually constructed for this Purpose.
- Author
- ABERCROMBIE, John.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, printed for Lockyer Davis, in Holborn, M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Horticulture plants fruits flowers vegetables planting gardening forcing growth
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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