The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots
by Sutton & Sons
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$411.29NZ$370.16
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Reading: Sutton & Sons, 1947. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 6". None. An in-depth guide to producing ones own vegetables and flowers at home by Sutton & Sons of Reading, complete with a scarce dust wrapper. First published in 1884, this work had reached nearly two hundred thousand sales before the publication of this edition. It was produced by the renowned Sutton & Sons seed house in Reading, a company which is still extant and received royal patronage in 1858, still supplying the Royal household today.The twentieth edition of this extremely popular work.Complete with a scarce dust wrapper, which is priced at 15/6. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with some slight wear to the edges. Dust wrapper has a little loss to the front joint, and is somewhat chipped to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with occasional underlining and notes in red pencil by a prior green-fingered owner. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 798R62
- Title
- The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots
- Author
- Sutton & Sons
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sutton & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Reading
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Sutton & Sons Culture of Vegetables Gardening Food Production Culture of Vegetables
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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