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The Fruit Grower's Guide (Volume I)

The Fruit Grower's Guide (Volume I)

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The Fruit Grower's Guide (Volume I)

by Wright, John

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London: J.S. Virtue & Co.. n.d. (1891). Quarto, Volume 1 (only), original decorated pictorial cloth boards of foliage and fruit with gilt, all edges gilt, colour plates, colour vignette title page, b&w tex illus, dec endpapers, pp xii 344, iv. N.d. (1891). 12 colour plates by Miss May Rivers (including frontis plate). Light foxing to title page and plates, some rubbing to boards, corners lightly bumped, slight fraying to head and foot of spine. Clean. Very good condition. Beautifully illustrated guide to fruit-growing, with 12 lovely plates (apples, pears, strawberries, cherries, etc.) and numerous text llustrations by British artist May Rivers. Volume 1 of 3. 1st Edition. Decorated Cloth.

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Bookseller
Muir Books AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
101716
Title
The Fruit Grower's Guide (Volume I)
Author
Wright, John
Illustrator
May Rivers (colour plates); Worthington G. Smith and George Shayler
Format/Binding
Decorated Cloth
Book Condition
Used
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
J.S. Virtue & Co.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
n.d. (1891)
Keywords
Botany, Fruit, Gardening, Illustrated, Plants, Plates

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About Muir Books

MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.

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