thompson robert thomas moore (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. lii, 956 p. 26 cm. 12 colour plates at front, followed by 32 plates. 402 figures in text. Half leather with green cloth. Front board nearly detached. Boards rubbed and worn. Ring stain on front. Half of spine stained. Tape on front endpapers part of an unproffesional attempt to repair hinge. Dampstain on upper part of text bock edge. Paper browning. Title continues: "Practical and Scientific. A Guide to the Formation and Management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Gardens, and the Cultivation of Conservatory Greenhouse, and Stove Plants; With a Copious Calendar of Gardening Operations, and Select Lists of Plants, Fruits, and Vegetables.".

Encyclopaedic [956pp with many illustrations] work on gardening wich wa sinfluential in country houses and larger estates in Victorian times. Rebound in half leather with raised bands. Gutters reinforced at front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Some handling marks throughout but generally VG. Large and heavy volume. Extra postage may be requested for overseas orders.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. New edition, revised and extended. 10" x 7". 23pp + lii + 32 plates(12 cold) + 956pp. Hinges very weak, prelims loose, foxing to fore edge, else, very good hardback in publishers original gilt and black stamped green cloth.

Leather. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). Vibrantly illustrated with colour plates, this is an extensive guide to gardening with a loosely inserted 1881 florist's order form. A New Edition of this work, 'revised and extended' by Thomas Moore.Illustrated with thirty-two plates, including twelve chromolithographs. Collated, complete.'The Gardener's Assistant' offers a guide to the formation and management of the kitchen, fruit, and flower gardens, and the cultivation and conservatory greenhouse and stove plants, with a copious calendar of gardening operations and selects lists of plants, fruits and vegetables. The object of the work was to describe fully and clearly the principle operations which have to be performed in order to insure success in the management of a garden.With the bookplate of Harry Sea of Bushey, dated July 1878, to the front pastedown.Loosely inserted is a handwritten Hertfordshire florist's order form, dated 1881 and covering 'accounts due midsummer & Xmas', billed by H. Lane & Son, Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists. Among the flowers purchased are lupins, godetias, and Sweet Sutton. In a half calf binding, with cloth covered boards. Lacking spine label. Significant rubbing to back strip head and tail, joints, and board perimeters. Rear joint head and tail starting, with board somewhat tender. Front joint starting, with board held weakly to the tail only. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned. Significant spotting to first and last few leaves, and pages surrounding plates. Good. book.