The Gardener’s Assistant: Practical and Scientific. A Guide to the formation and management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and the cultivation of conservatory, green-house, and stove plants. With a copious calendar of gardening operations.
by Thompson, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- faded and worn, otherwise a good copy.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Blackie & Son, 1859. faded and worn, otherwise a good copy.. Binding: in contemporary half calf, blind ruled and decorated raised bands, blind decorations in the panels, black leather label, gilt titles, purple cloth boards, some light wear at the edges, cloth boards, Size: small 4to, Illustration: with 12 colour lithographed plates (plates are clean and colours are fresh), 268 wood engraved text illustrations., Pages: [xii, 12], 774pp., Category: ; Book Natural History; Book Plate Books Colour
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B641
- Title
- The Gardener’s Assistant: Practical and Scientific. A Guide to the formation and management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and the cultivation of conservatory, green-house, and stove plants. With a copious calendar of gardening operations.
- Author
- Thompson, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used - faded and worn, otherwise a good copy.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- ; Book Natural History; Book Plate Books Colour
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