The American Gardener

London: C. Clement, 1821. Stereotype edition. leather_bound. Modern full brown crushed morocco. Fine. Unpaginated. 19 x 12 cm. Four copperplate engravings. The author, also known under the pen name of Peter Porcupine, (as a controversial political pamphleteer) lived in the United States at the end of the 18th century before returning to England. Index. SABIN 13871. Light text… Ler mais sobre este item

NY: Elton & Co., 1852 230 pages, illustrated. VG

London: C. Clement, 1821. Hardcover. Good. Stereotype edition. 12mo. Unpaginated [264]pp., and four engraved plates. In the original publisher's drab boards. Spine back is mostly perished, boards are rubbed and stained, else very good overall with light scattered foxing. All four plates are fine. Another informative and irresistible work by Cobbett, also known in America under the pen… Ler mais sobre este item

Concord, N.H, 1842. 271pp. Contemporary sheep, leather label. Spine ends worn. Binding rubbed. Internally clean. A good plus copy. A later American edition, after the original edition published in London in 1821. An early work promoting gardening in America, including helpful hints on the cultivation on all manner of fruits, vegetables, etc. Cobbett wrote from a decidedly European perspective,… Ler mais sobre este item

Paperback. Good.

London: C. Clement, 1821. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. index, 4 plates. Rebound, with new endpapers. A complete, sound copy in very good condition with alomost no foxing.

Paperback / softback. New. This 1821 book is written in William Cobbett's characteristically robust style: he starts by explaining how to establish a garden, discusses soil improvement and the building of hot-beds and greenhouses, and gives instruction on the propagation and cultivation of vegetables, fruit trees, and ornamental plants.

Paperback. New.

Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. L. Hamilton; Saxton & Pierce; Saxton & Miles, Concord / Boston / New York 1842. 266 pages. First American Stereotype Edition. With all 4 illustrations. Moderate general wear. Some browning throughout. Spine ends frayed. Piece missing from margin of 117-118. Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Gardening/Agriculture::Gardening 6023

Applewood Books, 2009-07-22. Paperback. Like New.

Applewood Books. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Cambridge University Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Printed by Morrill, Silsby, & Co. for) L. Hamilton, Concord, N.H. et. al: 1842., 1842 270 p. [Lacks last leaf of index] + Four woodcut plates. 12mo. Original full leather binding. Early ownership of E. L. Halstead. A popular and influential garden book by this famous writer, reformer, "muck-raker" and politician. Cobbett wrote the book "to cause the art of… Ler mais sobre este item

Applewood Books, 2009. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House Publishing Group, 2003-04-22. paperback. Good. 5x0x8. 217 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper mildly age-toned; lower corners of cover of wrapper, front matter and introd. slightly dog-eared; binding firm; pictorial wrpaper somewhat sunned with faint smudges on rear panel; tape repairs wear to crown of spine panel.

1851. Good. COBBETT, WILLIAM. The American Gardener: A Treatise on the Situation, Soil, Fencing, and Laying-out of Gardens; on the Making and Managing of Hot-Beds and Green-Houses; and on the Propagation and Cultivation of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers. Philadelphia: J. & J. L. Gihon, 1851. 16mo, pp.230 + 32pp. catalogue of books by the publisher, 4… Ler mais sobre este item

Printed by Morrill, Silsby, & Co, 1842-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover with minor wear, loss on the corners and spine ends. Some stamps in the prelims. Pages with minor foxing.

Applewood Books, 2009-07-22. Paperback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.