Every Man His Own Gardener; being a new and much more completeGardener's Calendar and general directory than any one hitherto published
by Mawe, Thomas and Abercrombie, John
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. Johnson; G & J Robinson (et al), 1803. Seventeenth edition. Very thick 12mo, pp viii, 758 + index [96pp], some age-toning light staining and marks throughout but not serious, the engraved frontispiece is stained and with closed tears - it has been repaired at some time; neatly rebound in quarter leather and marbled boards, the spine is un-lettered. A serviceable rebind, which has left the contents extremely firm, tight and accesable. Blanche Henrey 1069. [An immensely popular work. Abercrombie, who was really the sole author, was an extremely successful gardener and nurseryman.]. Quarter leather. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020863
- Title
- Every Man His Own Gardener; being a new and much more completeGardener's Calendar and general directory than any one hitherto published
- Author
- Mawe, Thomas and Abercrombie, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- J. Johnson; G & J Robinson (et al)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
- Bookseller catalogs
- Garden History; Early works;
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
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- G
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled boards
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- Spine
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