Author: LOUDON. MRS.
Title: THE LADIES COMPANION TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. Being an Alphabetical arrangement of all the ornamental plants usually grown in Gardens and Shrubberies; With full directions for their culture.
Description: Published (for the Proprietor) by Bradbury & Evans. London. 1849. Fifth Edition, with considerable additions and corrections. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.6 inches). Hand finished colour printed frontispiece and several small engravings throughout the text. Neat previous owners inscription, dated 1852, on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in original green cloth binding with blind stamped decoration and ruled lines to spine and boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Front board with floral gilt border around gilt lettering. Yellow coated endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine is a bit faded and edges rubbed but generally still quite bright. Inner hinges cracked but still holding firm. Overall a near very good copy of this attractive and in formative book.

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