The Orchard: Including the Management of Wall and Standard Fruit Trees, and the Forcing Pit
Charles M'Intosh; Charles McIntosh
Published by Wm. S. Orr and Co, London, 1839
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The first edition of this beautiful and educational work on pomology, illustrated with vivid hand-coloured plates. The first edition.Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, a hand-coloured title page, and fourteen hand-coloured plates, as well as some in-text engravings.A vivid horticultural work on the cultivation on fruit trees in orchards.This work focuses on pomology, with chapters dedicated to the growing and health of twenty-five different fruit trees. These included almonds, apples, chestnuts, cucumbers, melons, ulberrys, pomegranates, quinces, and more.Written by Charles M'Intosh, or McIntosh, who was the head gardener to the Duke of Buccleuch at Dalkeith.Collated, bound without plates facing pages 85 and 325. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light marks to the boards and spine, a little heavier to the rear board. Minor rubbing to the joints and extremities. Spine is a little faded. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Lacking the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Bound without two plates. Good. Seller Inventory # 884P8
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Title: The Orchard: Including the Management of ...
Publisher: Wm. S. Orr and Co, London
Publication Date: 1839
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Condition: Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
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The orchard & fruit garden (engraved title), The orchard: including the management of wall and standard fruit trees and the forcing pit (printed title)
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Wm S Orr and Co, London, 1839
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Seller: Flora Books, Mears Ashby, United Kingdom
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Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. (ii) x 420pp, half title, additional engraved title page with hand-coloured vignette, hand-coloured frontispiece and 16 other tissue-guarded hand-coloured engraved plates, publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt and blind (spine sunned, covers stained, corners bumped, wear to extremities), a few light spots including on two of the plates, some pages toned, modern woodcut bookplate by Andy English on front pastedown, 8vo (178x113mm). Seller Inventory # 11992
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The Orchard Including the Management of Wall and Standard Fruit Trees and The Forcing Pit
Published by
Wm S Orr and Co, London, 1839
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Leather. Condition: Very Good. Anon (illustrator). First edition. A scarce, beautifully illustrated, Victorian work on orchard management. This work details the technique of forcing fruit trees as well as their general management. With a hand-coloured frontispiece, hand-coloured title page, and sixteen plates. The plates depict a variety of fruits and blossoms.Collated, complete.Written by Charles McIntosh or M'Intosh who is known for writing one of the most representative High Victorian gardening books 'The Book of the Garden'. Another work by him is 'The New and Improved Practical Gardener'. At the time of writing this work M'Intosh was the head gardener to the Duke of Buccleuch at Dalkeith. In a half calf binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. A few small marks to the spine. Evidence of bookplate removal to the front pastedown. Hinges are strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # 789L9
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