The Ladies' Companion to the Flower-Garden being an alphabetical arrangement of all the ornamental plants usually grown in gardens and shrubberies;
by LOUDON, Jane
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Smith, 1841. Hard Cover. Very Good. LOUDON, Jane. The Ladies' Companion to the Flower-Garden being an alphabetical arrangement of all the ornamental plants usually grown in gardens and shrubberies; with full directions for their culture. First edition. viii, 316pp., half title and 8pp preliminary adverts., 39 text figures. A good copy in original blind stamped and gilt lettered dark green cloth. Expertly re-backed retaining the original back-strip, new end-papers, some slight foxing. Vertical crease line to the cloth on both boards, probably from when the cloth was folded back at the time the reback was undertaken. small 8vo. William Smith. 1841.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Spelman Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161180
- Title
- The Ladies' Companion to the Flower-Garden being an alphabetical arrangement of all the ornamental plants usually grown in gardens and shrubberies;
- Author
- LOUDON, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Smith
- Date Published
- 1841
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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