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 J. Jay Smith -- New Series vol. 7 -- Jan. to Dec. 1857
Philadelphia: Robert Pearsall Smith, 1857. Hardcover. 580, [2] p., 18 leaves of plates (1 hand-colored): many in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Half calf with six spine compartments; gilt-tooled spine title and volume number: New Series vol. VII. 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: a biographical sketch of Scottish botanist and garden designer John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843); Some Account of an Orchideous House, Constructed at Penllergare, South Wales by J. Dillwyn Llewelyn; Shrubs with Ornamental Berries by Thomas Meehan; and Boydell's Traction Engine and Endless Railway. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: joints are cracked but boards are attached; binding is rubbed with minor loss at ends of spine; occasional foxing; otherwise, clean and solid. Good +. Item #010972
Price: $95.00