The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste: Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy, &c.; Conducted by P. Barry and J. Jay Smith -- New Series vol. 5 -- Jan. to Dec. 1855
Philadelphia: Robert Pearsall Smith, 1855. Hardcover. 582, [2] p., 18 leaves of plates (1 hand-colored): many in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Half calf. Pink-and-black marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Marbled endpapers. Imprint includes: Joseph Breck & Son, Boston; C. M. Saxton & Co., New York; J. S. Waters, Baltimore; and S. C. Griggs & Co., Chicago. Bookplates on front fixed endpaper for former owners Abington Library Society, and John Lambert. Articles include: biographical sketches of American horticulturists Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1798-1886), and Thomas Hogg (1778-1855); Construction of Roads and Walks by William Saunders; and Plants for Hanging Vases by Thomas Meehan. Scarce. In Fair+ Condition: boards are detached but present; lacking leather over spine; foxing; otherwise, clean and solid. Fair +. Item #010970
Price: $75.00