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London: Longman and Co 1857 Containing directions for all work necessary. Including a catalogue of plants. Improved and brought down to 1839 by James Main, and to the present year 1857, by George Glenny. Hardcover book , 26th ED, xx, 460pp, frontis of Abercrombie, 1 plate. Covers in poor condition, two tears to centre of spine, cracked to internal hinge, previous owner's signature to fep. A Good copy for rebinding. Pictures available.

London: J. Johnson, 1805. Book. Fair. Leather. vii + 758pp + unpaginated lengthy index to rear; 18th edition; Leather boards bumped and leather worn away in some spots; Front board very loose; Wear to head and tail of spine and maroon title label still present but peeling; Minor historic insect damage to front pastedown and prelims (about 5 pages) not affecting text block or text; Otherwise internally solid, bright and tight; Digital photos available on request; .

Printed for B. Law, J. Johnson, et al.. Used - Good. London: Printed for B. Law, J. Johnson, et al., 1797. 15th edition. 16mo. 702pp. Good book. Later rebinding. (gardening) Inquire if you need further information.

London, Printed For B. Law, J. Johnaon, G. G. And J. Rovinson Et All, 1797. Fifteenth Edition. Hardcover. Binding Copy, Covers Loose, Worn, Spine Split At Two Registers; Joseph Watsons Bookplate, Thomas Henry Watsons Signature At Title Page. 16mo, Hardcover, Full Calf. Engraving Frontispiece 16mo, Hardcover, Full Calf, 1797, PP.702 Plus Extensive Index, A Classic Text B57a5

London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1826. ENLARGED AND IMPROVED EDITION. Octavo, pp. 658, 10 of index. Frontispiece engraving. Brown cloth with paper label to spine, edges untrimmed. A revised edition edited by R. Forsyth. Some toning and spotting to the textblock, dustiness to edges. Bookplate to front pastedown, neat ownership inscription to title page. Covers show moderate wear with bumping to the corners and some loss to the head and tail of the spine. Front joint rubbed. Some loss to the spine label.

London, J. F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, et al, 1787, eleventh edition, corrected and greatly enlarged. . leather backed marbled boards, gilt title lettering on red leather spine label, gilt ruled, raised bands, joints a little rubbed, light stain on few leaves but a near fine, clean copy. . 8vo [18 x 11.5 cm]; [iv], 616, [xix, index] pp, engraved frontispiece, index. . Cleveland Herbal and Horticultural Collection 734 (whose copy lacks a leaf). Henrey 1062: 'The preface of the edition of 1787 and also the preface to most later editions is signed by the real author or only author of the book, John Abercrombie'. Includes all aspects of gardening in considerable detail, with extensive lists of plants arranged in categories (annuals, kitchen garden, hot house, flowering plants, fruit trees, etc.) It was the standard reference of the time. "Among eighteenth-century British nurserymen who became writers on practical gardening one of the most successful was John Abercrombie."… Ler mais

1787. MAWE, Thomas, ABERCROMBIE, John, and Other Gardeners. Every Man His Own Gardener. Being a New and Much More Complete Gardener's Kalendar, and General Director, Than Any One Hitherto Published. London: J.F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, J. Johnson, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, W. Goldsmith, R. Baldwin, J. Murray, E. Newberry, and W. Lowndes, 1787. 11th ed., corrected and greatly enlarged. [2],616,[19, index]pp. Frontis. Later sheep-backed marbled boards, gilt-ruled spine, compartments in blind, black morocco spine label, marbled endpapers. Wear to foredge and corners of boards, stab marks in exterior leaves, else very good. Henrey 1062: "The preface of the edition of 1787 and also the preface to most later editions is signed by the real author or only author of the book, John Abercrombie." Lists of plants arranged in categories (annuals, kitchen garden, hot house, flowering plants, fruit trees, etc.) The standard reference of its day.