The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste: Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy, &c.; Conducted by J. Jay Smith -- New Series vol. 7 -- Jan. to Dec. 1857

Published by Robert Pearsall Smith, Philadelphia, 1857

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580, [2] p., 18 leaves of plates (1 hand-colored): many in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Half calf with six spine compartments; gilt-tooled spine title and volume number: New Series vol. VII. Pink-and-black marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Marbled endpapers. Imprint includes: Joseph Breck & Son, Boston; C. M. Saxton & Co., New York; J. S. Waters, Baltimore; and S. C. Griggs & Co., Chicago. Bookplates on front fixed endpaper for former owners Abington Library Society, and John Lambert. Articles include: a biographical sketch of Scottish botanist and garden designer John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843); Some Account of an Orchideous House, Constructed at Penllergare, South Wales by J. Dillwyn Llewelyn; Shrubs with Ornamental Berries by Thomas Meehan; and Boydell's Traction Engine and Endless Railway. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: joints are cracked but boards are attached; binding is rubbed with minor loss at ends of spine; occasional foxing; otherwise, clean and solid.

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Title
The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste: Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy, &c.; Conducted by J. Jay Smith -- New Series vol. 7 -- Jan. to Dec. 1857
Author
Smith, J. Jay, editor
Publisher
Robert Pearsall Smith, Philadelphia
Publication year
1857
Condition
Good +
Binding
Hardcover
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