A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT-TREES; IN WHICH A NEW METHOD OF PRUNING AND TRAINING IS FULLY DESCRIBED...
by Forsyth, William
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London, 1803. xxviii,[1],523pp. plus thirteen engraved plates (many folding). Original boards. Some rubbing to paper spine and corners. Near fine, in unsophisticated condition, untrimmed. In a green cloth clamshell box. "Second edition" of this popular work, after the first of 1802. The American editions listed in Sabin (who does not list the present edition) and the NUC contain additional material by William Cobbett, apparently not included in any London editions. The NUC lists several locations for the London and American editions of 1802, but only two locations (NIC, CtY) for the present edition. The handsome engraved plates illustrate methods of and tools used in pruning, grafting and training. Forsyth was "Gardener to his Majesty at Kensington and St. James's." SABIN 25155 (ref)
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT-TREES; IN WHICH A NEW METHOD OF PRUNING AND TRAINING IS FULLY DESCRIBED...
- Author
- Forsyth, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Rubbing
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- Clamshell Box
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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