Useful and Ornamental Planting

A first edition early 19th century work on ornamental planting. The first edition. Rebound in full cloth. With vignette diagrams throughout. A very interesting early nineteenth-century work on ornamental planting gardening, with chapters on judicious planting, the structure and growth of trees, approved methods for preparing soil, and more. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, a London-based society formed in the early nineteenth century whose intention was to publish educational treatises on a wide range of topics so that individuals who could not obtain formal education could educate themselves. With a bookplate for one, 'H. J. Tolcher', to the front paste-down. In full cloth. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges. Marks to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Spotting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Offsetting to the rear paste-down and free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but generally bright and clean. Light spotting towards the front of the volume. Crease to the centre of the title page. The odd handling mark throughout. Very Good. …