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The Practical Fruit-Gardener. Being the Newest and Best Method of Raising, Planting and Pruning All Sorts of Fruit-Trees
by Switzer, Stephen
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Half-Moon over against St Dunstan's Church: Tho. Woodward, 1724. Illustrated with three folding engraved plates, commendation leaf, title page, pp (22), 333 (though actually 332), (14) + three page bookseller's advertisement, the plates have slight wear and small tears but there is no loss, some age-toning internally throughout, endpapers browned, a small neat number written on the front endpaper, but otherwise clean and sound, contemporay panelled calf blind-stamped, some rubbing, wear, scuffs and marks, neatly re-backed with a new leather spine with raised bands (probably twentieth century), very sound. [Blanche Henrey 1413 - mentioning the gap in pagination.]. [Switzer, c.1683 - 1745, was a nurseryman,seedsman and garden designer. A sound practical gardener and an early advocate of naturalistic gardening - "If the Beauties of Nature were not corrupted by Art, gardens would be much more valuable".]. First Edition. Full Leather. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016682
- Title
- The Practical Fruit-Gardener. Being the Newest and Best Method of Raising, Planting and Pruning All Sorts of Fruit-Trees
- Author
- Switzer, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Tho. Woodward
- Place of Publication
- The Half-Moon over against St Dunstan's Church
- Date Published
- 1724
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fruit & Vegetables; Early works;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- Re-backed
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
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- New
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