Giberne, Agnes
The Garden Of Earth - A Little Book On Plant Life, Plant Growth, And The Ways And Uses Of Plants
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ( SPCK ) , 1921, 1st edition. Printed cloth, G+. xiv+178pp, colour frontis, 45 b/w illustrations, index, cloth a little bumped & rubbed, Ex Libris Hugh Riddell of Wyresdale Park, Scorton, Lancashire with his signature to the endpaper, a nice copy. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ In the preface the author states 'an unpretentious little volume, on the subject of plant life and the ways and needs and doings of plants is all that my book can claim to be'. Agnes Giberne [ 1845 - 1939 ] prolific British novelist and scientific writer, best remembered for her popular books on Astronomy.
Eastleach Books
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Keywords: botany, gardening, horticulture