The Abridgement of the Gardener's Dictionary: Containing The Best and the Newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving Gthe Kitchen, Fruit, Flower Garden, and Nursery; as Also for Performing the Practical Parts of Husbandry;

Philip Miller

Verlag: Sold By John Rivington, in St Paul's Churchyard; A. Millar, J.whiston and B. White, H. Woodfall, G. Hawkins, J. Hinton, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes and W. Clarke and R. Collins, W. Johnston, T. Longman, T. Caslon, C. Rivington, J. Dodsley, M. Richardson, and J., 1763

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Brown 'suede' type brown boards, their surface chipped and rubbed with edgewear, particularly on four front corners. The solid spine with five raised bands and leather label lettered in gilt is a lighter colour and soft suede in texture. Internally evidence of professional restoration of front and rear gutters; the front free endpaper with three paragraphs of writing, two in pen, one in pencil, dated 1933 . The lightly soiled engraved frontis has six bookworm holes partly affecting pages as far as the letter G (alphabetical); spotty title page chipped on edges and a 1 cm x 5 mm scribble near rmiddle; preliminary pages soiled as far as 'Ale' and generally clean and unmarked thereafter. Unpaginated. Frontis + 12 folding plates. Last entry: 'Zylosteum' followed by grubby six page Latin Index, then nine page index of plants mentioned, one page ad (with short edge tear) + two page list of plants engraved and described. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers X0258

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Titel: The Abridgement of the Gardener's Dictionary...

Verlag: Sold By John Rivington, in St Paul's Churchyard; A. Millar, J.whiston and B. White, H. Woodfall, G. Hawkins, J. Hinton, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes and W. Clarke and R. Collins, W. Johnston, T. Longman, T. Caslon, C. Rivington, J. Dodsley, M. Richardson, and J.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1763

Einband: Half-Leather

Zustand: Good

Auflage: Fifth.