The Horticulturalist and Journal of Rural Art & Taste. Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy &c.
Published by Luther Tucker, 1848
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
Condition: Used - Fair
US$ 400.00
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The Horticulturalist and Journal of Rural Art & Taste. Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy &c. Edited by A.J. Downing, Vol. III July 1848-June 1849, Published by Luther Tucker, Albany, 1848, 12 issues, 584 pp, original blind cloth, 9.5 x 7”, 4to. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with heavier wear to joints and edges. Joints’ cloth splitting with tears and light loss. Spine ends worn with wear and slight loss. Modest soiling to surface of cloth. Front fly has a receipt for “cheap paint” literally held on by an old nail! A charming addition considering this is a work of cottage architecture. Interior lightly toned with consistent age staining and the occasional spot of dampness staining. Light foxing throughout. Binding remains tight and intact. Free of known markings. Please see photos. Illustrated with more than 100 black and white engravings and issue headings. Edited by landscape designers and Gothic Revival advocate Downing from 1846-1852, when at this death the magazine became The Gardener’s Monthly. Downing’s landscape work included designed the White House grounds and the Smithsonian Institute in D.C., influencing Frederick Law Olmsted and others. Includes information on cottage plans, a whole essay devoted to strawberries and seasonal floral musings. Beautiful.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Horticulturalist and Journal of Rural Art & Taste. Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy &c.
- Author
- Downing, A.J.
- Publisher
- Luther Tucker
- Publication year
- 1848
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
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ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.
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The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Inc. (Rare Books Division)
3401 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA U.S.A. 17110
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Chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2023 Bookstore of the Year! Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore. ... A buyer is eligible to receive a full refund if a book is not in the condition described.
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