Orchids: Their Culture And Management
W. Watson
c.1890
L Upcott Gill
pp.xi +p.554+16ads
Description:
Comprehensive manual provides practical instructions for the cultivation of exotic orchids, catering to both amateur collectors and professional gardeners of the late Victorian era. Wonderfully illustrated with 44 black and white lithograph plates, 10 of which are fold outs and 8 Coloured plates. Also there was 117 in text illustrations. All complete.
Condition:
Good Condition. Pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine. Decorated end papers and gilt edges. All plates are present. Binding is firm and contents are slightly tanned. Neat gift inscription to front end paper dated 1894. Text block has a slight forward lean. Boards have some moderate wear with some fraying to corners and bumping to edges. Light fraying to spine ends. Light marking to rear board.
Orchids: Their Culture And Management
W. Watson
c.1890
L Upcott Gill
pp.xi +p.554+16ads
Description:
Comprehensive manual provides practical instructions for the cultivation of exotic orchids, catering to both amateur collectors and professional gardeners of the late Victorian era. Wonderfully illustrated with 44 black and white lithograph plates, 10 of which are fold outs and 8 Coloured plates. Also there was 117 in text illustrations. All complete.
Condition:
Good Condition. Pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine. Decorated end papers and gilt edges. All plates are present. Binding is firm and contents are slightly tanned. Neat gift inscription to front end paper dated 1894. Text block has a slight forward lean. Boards have some moderate wear with some fraying to corners and bumping to edges. Light fraying to spine ends. Light marking to rear board.
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