“Gardening operations &c Weather Notes &c Beginning April 1889” containing her Gardening Notes from 1889-1903
by Markwick, Marjorie Anthony
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
octavo, 188 manuscript pages, several inlaid items, inscribed in ink in a notebook bound in ¼ cloth and marbled boards, label on front board of the Harvard Co-operative Society, neatly inscribed in ink, else very good. Contemporary ownership inscription by Markwick on front free endpaper.
Manuscript notes kept by a dedicated gardener, likely of upstate New York, with an extensive and highly varied flower garden, complete with hot beds and a conservatory. She notes among other things the date of the first appearance of each flower, notes on how they do, as well as the first appearance in the neighborhood of various types of migrating birds.
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- Seller
- Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 31059
- Title
- “Gardening operations &c Weather Notes &c Beginning April 1889” containing her Gardening Notes from 1889-1903
- Author
- Markwick, Marjorie Anthony
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gardening, Horticulture, New York State, Natural History, Manuscript Americana, 19th century American Social History
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC
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