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Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons. Green blind-stamped cloth, bevelled edges, gilt decoration, gilt title to spine. 329pp.+ 4pp. publications. b/w figs. Ex-library copy: no. to spine and ffep, and mark where label removed inside front cover. Spine, corners and edges all rather bumped and rubbed. Boards cracked at hinges but binding firm. Small bookseller's stamp to title page. Page edges slightly foxed/discoloured but text generally clean. Uncut. . Good-. Hardcover. 2nd Edition, revised and enlarged. 1881.
Handy Book of Fruit Culture Under Glass by THOMSON, David;
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Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1873, First edition. . original green pictorial gilt cloth, gilt vignette and title lettering on spine, foot of spine worn, interior hinge cracked but firm, name on contents page margin, good sound copy. . 12mo [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; [ii, ads], x, 316 pp, engraved illustrations, index. . A very detailed work covering the pineapple, grape, peach, nectarine, fig, melon, strawberry, cucumber, etc, with lists of varieties, type of green-house for each, growing methods, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Dark green cloth with title in gilt on spine and gilt vignette of various fruits on front cover. Dark brown endpapers. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. A few pages are uncut at the top edge. 321pp. All the fruits which are most generally cultivated under glass are included, such as the pineapple, the grapevine, the fig and the melon. 23 b/w illustrations within text. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881. x, 321 pages, illustrations ; 19 cm. including the index. Pub. green cloth, gilt tiles and gilt block to the front board displaying a pile of exotic fruits. [V. trifle mottled]. Two rear catalogues iv; 32pp by Blackwoods bound-in. [Fine manuscript hand detailing the the presentation of the book to 'John Foster for writing a paper on the Culture of Strawberries 1895.]. Second edition, revised and Enlarged. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.
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London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1873. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition of this illustrated work on the cultures of fruit under glass. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A horticultural work on the culture of different fruits under glass, with chapters on the pineapple, the grape vine, the peach and nectarine, the fig, the melon, the strawberry, and the cucumber. With a commentary on the systems on which they are recommended to be grown, including a calendar with instructions for each month. Written by David Thomson, a British horticulturalist. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light age toning and spotting to the endpaper. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1877. Good
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