Moore, Thomas & Paul, W. The Florist and Pomologist (1873). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture.
Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1873 pp.292 with 24 fine colour chromolithographs of fruit and flowers. 8vo. A little foxing to prelims. and on the reverse of a few plates o/w. contents in fine condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. to fine condition.
A fascinating insight into gardening of the period. New plants collected by the plant hunters of the period including the Veitch family are presented along with practical advice on cultivation, garden design and more. Notices and obituaries compliment the text.
£350.00 [ref: 40464]
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Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist (1875). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture.
Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1875 pp.292 with 24 fine colour chromolithograph plates. 8vo. A little foxing to prelims. and some areas of text. Plates clean. Overall contents in very good to fine condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition.
A lovely insight into gardening and horticulture of the period.
£350.00 [ref: 40466]
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Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist (1876). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture.
Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1876 pp.288 with 24 fine colour chromolithograph plates. 8vo. Scattered foxing at ends and small amounts to text and a few plates. A minor amount of ink bleed to top edge of some pages caused by an old spill of red ink to small area to top of text block. Otherwise contents clean and in very good condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition.
£350.00 [ref: 40468]
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Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist (1877). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture.
Pub. Kent & Co. 1877 pp.286 with 24 fine colour chromolithographs of fruit and flowers. 8vo. A little foxing to some text. Plates clean. Fold-out plate has a few closed tears, o/w. contents in thoroughly very good condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition.
A lovely insight into gardening and horticulture of the period. This particular volume includes an article on new ornamental Japanese Pears, new forms of Primula and shrubs introduced by the Veitch family. Come with notices, information on garden shows and gardening association competitions and obituaries of notable people of the time.
£300.00 [ref: 40465]
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Moore, Thomas. The Florist and Pomologist: (1878). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture.
Pub. Kent & Co. 1878 pp.iii, 188 with 24 fine colour chromolithographic plates. 8vo. Some foxing to ends and to some small portions of text. Plates generally very clean. Overall contents in vg. condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition.
Practical information on aspects of gardening and garden design. For example, this volume provides information on newly introduced Pictoee Carnations and the transplanting of valuable trees and shrubs. Interestingly, contains an article on the Herefordshire Pomona and how the Woolhope Club did not want to make any profit from it, hence the small print run. A previous owner has written what apple varieties are found in the volumes for 1872 to 1878 inclusive (we have all these volumes in stock).
£350.00 [ref: 40470]
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Moore, Thomas. & Paul, W. The Florist and Pomologist (1874). a Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture.
Pub. Journal of Horticulture. 1874 pp.292 with 24 fine colour chromolithographs. 8vo. Some scattered foxing at ends and to a small part of the text. Plates in fine condition. Overall contents in vg. condition. Bound in green half calf-leather with marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering to spine - very good to fine condition. Marbling to fore-edges of text-block. A lovely copy. VG. condition.
£350.00 [ref: 40469]
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Nicol, Walter. The Practical Planter, or, A Treatise on Forest Planting: Comprehending the culture and management of planted and natural Timber, in every stage of its growth.
2nd. Corr. Imp. Ed. Pub. For J. Scatcherd and H.D. Symonds. 1803 pp.xvi, 306, [22], 2-page advert. 8vo. Very minor amount of spotting, small part of four margins wanting, o/w. contents fine. Bound in original paper covered boards, lightly rubbed and in thor. vg. condition.
£275.00 [ref: 61439]
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Paul, William. The Rose Garden. In Two Divisions.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper. 1848 pp.[x], iv, 151, [i], 177, [iii] with 15 hand-coloured litho plates plus many illus. in text. Large 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. From the library of Edwin J. Fox with his signature dated 1848, with his hand-written notes and annotations. Bound in contemporary half-morocco over marbled boards, showing rubbing along edges, o/w. in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing copy.
Edward J. Fox clearly loved Roses and his notes extend to over 6-pages. He uses both contemporary sources (including Cranston’s ‘Cultural Directions for the Rose’ (1857) and the Gardener’s Chronicle) alongside learnings from his experiences. He gives detail on how to heal wounds and deal with pests and diseases including Aphids, Thrips, Mealy Bugs and Mildew. Treatments, equipment, the preparation of liquids, when and how to apply them are explained. He details recommendations for planting, maintenance, pruning and propagation. A list of ‘Best Roses for Cutting’ (1861) and specific cultivation tips for the ‘Cloth of Gold’ Rose (1856) are fascinating.
£450.00 [ref: 61354]
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Phillips, Henry. The Companion for the Orchard. An Historical and Botanical Account of Fruits known in Great Britain.
New Ed. Pub. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. 1831 pp. [vi], x, 372 with 3 plates and 4-page catalogue of works published by Henry Colburn & Co. 8vo. Hardback. Some scattered spotting, o/w. contents fine. Several sections uncut. Bound in original paper covered boards with cloth spine all in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition.
Arranged alphabetically, a fascinating insight into the history, cultivation and uses of 47 fruits of trees and bushes ranging from acorns to pineapples, from the Love-apple or tomato to walnuts and the Cocoa-nut to olives. With glossary of terms.
£100.00 [ref: 61437]
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Rea, John. Flora: seu De Florum Cultura. Or, a Complete Florilege, furnished with all Requisites belonging to a Florist. In III Books.
1st. Ed. Pub. London by J.G. for Richard Marriott. 1665 pp.[24], 174, [2], 175-199, [3], 203-239, [5] plus 8 engraved plates of garden designs. Small folio. Hardback. Just occasional spotting, o/w. contents fine. Old inked pen-trial. Contemporary reversed calf boards, with Cambridge panel style decoration, neatly rebacked, all in very pleasing thor. vg. condition. Provenance: Henry Streatfeild (1706-1762) of Chiddingstone, Kent, English landowner with his ownership inscription to engraved title-page and his armorial bookplate.
A very pleasing copy of ‘the most important English treatise on gardening to be published during the second half of the seventeenth century (Henrey). Rea undertook writing of the book since he found that Parkinson’s ‘Paradisus’ needed ‘the addition of many noble things of newer discovery.’ The work contains designs for gardens, and many pages dedicated to fruit (apples, cherries, pears etc) and tulips.
£2,950.00 [ref: 58320]
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