Author: Samuel Orchart Beeton
Title: Beeton&Apos;S Gardening Book, Containing Full and Practical Instructions Concerning General Garden Operations, the Flower Garden, the Fruit Garden, the Kitchen Garden, Pests of the Month.
Description: London, New York, Melbourne and Sydney, Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co. 1895. Cloth. A charming little guide to gardening published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, illustrated with engravings throughout. Containing details on garden operations, the flower garden, the kitchen garden, fruit-growing and pests of the garden, as well as a monthly calendar.Edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton, an English editor, publisher and the husband of Isabella Beeton. He founded the first boys' magazine, 'Boys Own Magazine', and published numerous self-help works, including on geography, needlework, domestic animals and natural history.Richly illustrated with engravings throughout.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc. In the contemporary full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; some bumping to the extremities and edges discolouring the cloth. Spine is a touch cockled. Internally, binding is strained and exposed after the front endpaper but remains firm. Pages are just a touch age-toned. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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