London: John Murray, 18700. 8vo. 195 x 123 mm. (7 3/4 x 4 3/3 inches). xvii, 392 pp., plus 32 pp. ads dated November 1869. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings both as individual plates and in the text. Original decorated blue cloth, gilt design on front board and spine; a bit soiled but very good copy. First edition. Very good copy of Robinson's study of the culture of Alpine plants and their application to the country gardens of Great Britain. Included is a short history of the Alps and numerous illustrations depicting the topography and flora and fauna of the alpine region. Many of the varieties that Robinson lists are fully described with information about the care and propagation of alpine species. (279).

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Bookseller: De Simone Company, Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 279
Title: Alpine Flowers for English Gardens
Author: Robinson, W
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 18700

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De Simone Company is presently offering rare books, manuscripts, illustrated books, broadsides, and ephemera documenting American history during the 19th century. We encourage you to visit our website where you will find numerous catalogues listing our offering. Visit www.desimonecompanybooksellers.com.De Simone Company also specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The Company has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy and is always interested in purchasing book on the subject.In January of 2017, Daniel De Simone retired from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C as the Eric Weinmann Librarian, where he directed the operations of the Central Library. De Simone came to the Folger from the Library of Congress after serving as the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for 14 years.Before his appointment as Rosenwald Curator in 2000, he operated his own New York based bookselling business for 22 years. Since retirement he has begun bookselling once again and is again a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He is also a member of the Grolier Club, NY, the Association Internationale de Bibliophile, Paris, and the Print Council of America.

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...