pp.xxi, xlviii, 518 with portait frontis. and six further plates. 8vo. Hardback. With neat ownership insc. dated 5th Oct. 1848 to title page. Some spotting to blank margins of plates o/w. contents fine. Original cloth with gilt motif in vg. plus condition with some discoloration to rear board, some sunning spine and light shelf-wear to extremities. The scarce, preferred, extended third (and last) edition. Steuart developed a particular method for transporting and transplanting large ornamental trees, which was used successfully throughout Great Britain although it proved to be impractical in America because of the climate. Sir Walter Scott enthusiastically reviewed the work in The Quarterly Review when it was first published in 1828. Seller Inventory # 69128

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Title: The Planter s Guide. A practical essay on ...

Publisher: 3rd. Ed. Pub. William Blackwood. 1848

Binding: Hardcover

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A bookseller in Hay-on-Wye (Town of Books) dealing only in Natural History, Gardening, Botany, Ornithology and Beekeeping. Our hours of business are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm and Saturdays 9.30am to midday. Outside these hours, we have an answerphone service. You can visit us. We buy and sell books in these subject areas. Established in 1980. We also sell by issuing catalogues 3 or 4 times a year. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA). C.Arden Bookseller The Nursery, Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye, .HR3 5DT United Kingdom Tel. No.: 01497 820471 Email: ardenbooks@btinternet.com

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