A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT-TREES; IN WHICH A NEW METHOD OF PRUNING AND TRAINING IS FULLY DESCRIBED...TO WHICH ARE ADDED, AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES, ADAPTING THE RULES OF THE TREATISE TO THE CLIMATES AND SEASONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. By William Cobbet
by Forsyth, William
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Albany, 1803. 280pp. plus thirteen plates (many folding). Half title. Modern paper boards. Scattered foxing, uniform browning. Very good. Second American edition, after the first American edition of the previous year. 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." The additions by William Cobbett are present only in the American editions of this work. SABIN 25155. OCLC 994188
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- A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT-TREES; IN WHICH A NEW METHOD OF PRUNING AND TRAINING IS FULLY DESCRIBED...TO WHICH ARE ADDED, AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES, ADAPTING THE RULES OF THE TREATISE TO THE CLIMATES AND SEASONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. By William Cobbet
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- Forsyth, William
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- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Albany
- Date Published
- 1803
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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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- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...