Author: A. W. Darnell
Title: Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants
Description: Middlesex, A. W. Darnell, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of A. W. Darnell's beautifully illustrated work on hardy and half-hardy plants suitable for the British climate. The first edition, complete in two volumes.Anthony William Darnell originally published these plants in a monthly magazine for amateur and professional gardeners, with these volumes being the first edition in book form.Illustrated with twenty-four vibrant colour plates across the two volumes, and with further monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated, complete.Several of the colour plates are of orchids.Issued privately by the author, this is a charming work on plants and flowers.From the library of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. William Foyle founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex. Beeleigh housed his library, one of the largest private libraries in England. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with mark to head of volume I rear board. Spotting to text block fore edge. Otherwise, externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd spot. Tissue guards are age toned, and loosely inserted. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: plants flowers British Plants foyle flowers Not Stated
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Title: Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants
Description: Middlesex, A. W. Darnell, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of A. W. Darnell's beautifully illustrated work on hardy and half-hardy plants suitable for the British climate. The first edition, complete in two volumes.Anthony William Darnell originally published these plants in a monthly magazine for amateur and professional gardeners, with these volumes being the first edition in book form.Illustrated with twenty-four vibrant colour plates across the two volumes, and with further monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated, complete.Several of the colour plates are of orchids.Issued privately by the author, this is a charming work on plants and flowers.From the library of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. William Foyle founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex. Beeleigh housed his library, one of the largest private libraries in England. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with mark to head of volume I rear board. Spotting to text block fore edge. Otherwise, externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd spot. Tissue guards are age toned, and loosely inserted. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: plants flowers British Plants foyle flowers Not Stated
Price: GBP 149.00 = appr. US$ 212.77 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 913F52
- Book number: 913F52
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