The Manse Garden: or, Pleasant Culture of Fruit Trees, Flowers, and Vegetables for the Beauty and Profit of the Villa or Farm

Paterson, Nathaniel

Published by William Collins, Glasgow, 1838

About this Item

No stated date c1838. Second edition, seventh thousand. 296pp. This book for the Victorian gardener was written by Nathaniel Paterson (1787-1871), born in the parish of Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire. In 1804 he matriculated at Edinburgh University, and studied for the ministry of the church of Scotland. In 1821 he became minister of Galashiels, where he wrote ?The Manse Garden?, first published in 1836. The book is divided into three sections: Forest and Fruit Trees, Vegetables, and Flowers. The book is bound in the original brown cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling on the boards. There is also patchy fading from damp or water splashing on the boards, with the rear board being fairly heavily affected. There is a dent in the middle of the top, fore and bottom edges of the rear board with a small paper label bearing the number 303 on the bottom corner of the rear board. The corners and top of the spine are lightly bumped and the bottom of the spine is more heavily bumped. The contents are tight and clean and this copy appears to be unread as many of the pages remain unseparated along the top and/or fore edge. There is no inscription. Seller Inventory # gGardening03

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Manse Garden: or, Pleasant Culture of ...

Publisher: William Collins, Glasgow

Publication Date: 1838

Binding: Brown Cloth Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Second Edition - Seventh Thousand