The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, as also the Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory, and Vineyard

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The second edition of Philip Miller's important dictionary on gardening, an illustrated exploration of gardening in many different facets. The second edition.ESTC citation number N18273.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding plate, and three plates.Register runs as: [3], b-d2, B-10C2.Adverts to the verso of leaf 10C2.Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Oxford Libraries.An important eighteenth century work on gardening, first published in 1731.This work is an essential dictionary on gardening, with noted on the cultivating and improving on the kitchen, fruit, and flower garden.The author, Philip Miller, was the chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1722 until his death in 1771. In a full rebacked calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss of leather to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Worming to the head of the rear board. Light discolouration to the boards and spine with a few minor marks, including white marks to the head of the front board. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots only. Very Good.

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Título

The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, as also the Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory, and Vineyard

Editor

C. Rivington, London

Fecha de publicación

1733

Encuadernación

Leather

Ilustrador

Not Stated

Estado

Very Good

Tipo de libro

book

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• Gardening