The Suburban Gardener: Comprising the choice of a suburban or villa residence, or of a situation on which to form one; the arrangement and furnishing of the house; and the laying out, planting, and general management of the garden and grounds.
by GARDENING. LOUDON, J.C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London; and W. Black, Edinburgh., 1838. First edition. Octavo. 752 pages. Numerous engravings. 26 pages of publishers' adverts at rear. Original green cloth with floral devices in blind on covers. One of the great titles of nineteenth-century garden design. Front inner hinge separating. Covers scuffed at the edges and dusty. Spine slightly faded. Very good. Scarce.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GARDENIN015493
- Title
- The Suburban Gardener: Comprising the choice of a suburban or villa residence, or of a situation on which to form one; the arrangement and furnishing of the house; and the laying out, planting, and general management of the garden and grounds.
- Author
- GARDENING. LOUDON, J.C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London; and W. Black, Edinburgh.
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- gardening
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Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
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