From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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132pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Rear hinge cracked, leather rather chipped, boards rubbed and worn. Slightly later ownership inscription on front free endpapers, pencil architectural drawings and annotations in front and rear endpapers. Moderate foxing. Good, in original condition. Third edition, with new material. The author was a Scottish immigrant who began his career in New York selling flowers and seed. His business quickly developed into a popular greenhouse and garden center, eventually becoming a small Manhattan landmark. Thorburn retired in 1834 and devoted the remainder of his life to writing memoirs and reminiscences of New York life in the early 1800s. The present volume is devoted primarily to the cultivation of vegetables and fruits; it also contains an advertisement and other text related to Thorburn's establishment. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 6970. RINK 1665. SABIN 95611. Seller Inventory # WRCAM36071
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE GENTLEMAN AND GARDENER'S KALENDAR; ...
Publisher: New York
Publication Date: 1821
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