tree rose practical instructions formation (2 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Fair. Fourth edition ? Illustrated with small woodcuts, 12mo, pp xvi, 122 + 8 page publisher's catalogue. a little used internally with slight foxing, original ribbed cloth decorated with gilt on the upper cover, faded and a little worn, the rear cover a bit bleached, the spine a little frayed at head and tail, the upper joint with a slight split near the top. With a signature on the endpaper of the architect John Prizeman. The title page has the early signatures of Lady A. Foster(who has added three cultivar names at the rear) and Sibella M Veitch [Werger & Burton attribute authorship to A.H. Bosanquet; Stock 2282 repeats this but mentions that Lindley Library gives Boyd, though without further citation.] 1845£45.00.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of this illustrated guide to the growth and management of the tree rose. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-four woodcuts. A complete guide to the practical growth and cultivation of the ornamental shrub, the tree rose. With chapters on buds, stocks, shoots, labelling, pruning, shaping, and more. Written by A. H. Bosanquet, a British horticulturalist. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the head of the spine with the odd small split in the cloth. Front joint just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting and light age toning to the extremities. The odd crease or handling mark to the page edges. Ink marks to viii and ix with a contemporary ink inscription to the half title. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Good. book.