Author: Alicia Amherst
Title: A History of Gardening in England
Description: London, Bernard Quaritch, 1896. Cloth. A second edition of Alicia Amherst's important gardening history, illustrated throughout. This work was instantly successful, with the second edition contracted within a month of the first; it was the first thorough examination of the history of gardening, and the first to delve as far back into history as it does. This was the authoritative work on the subject.Written by Alicia Amherst, a botanical writer and horticulturalist best known for this history. This was her first work and remains the most popular.With illustrations, including diagrams and photographs, throughout.Bound in delightful decorative cloth. A lovely second edition of this important work. In a contemporary full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown; front endpaper has been partially removed at the top corner. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a little strain to the front hinge which remains firm; otherwise, the occasional strain. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: History of Gardening Gardening Gardening History Alicia Amherst Gardening None


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