Garden Colour: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Published by J. M. Dent & Company, London, 1905

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A brightly illustrated first edition of this study of the garden throughout the year. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and fifty colour plates. Collated complete. A charming and bright commentary on the garden and its colours across the seasons of the year. With Spring written by (Maria) Theresa Earle, writing as Mrs C. W. Earle, a British horticulturist; Summer written by Eleanor Vere Boyle, a Scottish artist and author of the Victorian era; Autumn written by Rose Kingsley, a British gardener; and Winter written by Vicary Gibbs, a British barrister, merchant and Conservative Party politician who was the editor of many literary works. Illustrated by Margaret Helen Waterfield, an English artist and member of the Society of Women Artists best known for her watercolor paintings of flowers and other plants. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good.

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Title
Garden Colour: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Author
Mrs. C. W. Earle; E. V. B.; Rose Kingsley; Hon. Vicary Gibbs
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Company, London
Publication year
1905
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Margaret Helen Waterfield
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
1.5 kilograms
Dimensions
10.5" by 8.5"

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