The Bamboo Garden by FREEMAN-MITFORD, A.B - 1896

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Macmillan & Co. Used - Good. First ed. library marking to spine and endpapers only. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

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Macmillan, London, 1896. 1st edition. Publisher's ivory cloth, gilt design. V.g./No Jacket. Owner's bookplate and label 'from the author'. ALS from the author tipped in, written on notepaper heded "Batsford Park, Moreton-in-Marsh". Recent owner's bookplate on rear pastedown.

Delightful book, describing the Hardy Bamboos in cultivation in Britain. Presentation plate "From the Author" dated 1896 on ffep with his tiny notedated 1896 at top of endpaper. Ivory cloth cover with gilt illus. of a Bird and Bamboo on the front. Gilt lettering to spine. Frontis illus. Phyllostrachys Nigra (from a old Japanese Drawing), protected by tissue guard. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Spine tanned. Slight bump to bottom edge. No inscriptions.

London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1896. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Alfred Parsons. A first edition of Algernon Freeman-Mitford's gardening work on the tending of bamboos, illustrated throughout. A fascinating examination of the cultivation of bamboos. With chapters on soil, uses, species, propagation and those native to Japan and China.Written by Algernon Freeman-Mitford, a British diplomat, author and grandfather to the Mitford sisters. His writings often dealt with Japan as a subject, with him having served as second secretary to the British Legation during the Meiji Restoration; his most important work was 'Tales of Old Japan', a short story collection regarding life in Japan.In the publisher's original decorative cloth.Illustrated by Alfred Parsons.A first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little general wear and discolouration to the boards. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front board. Internally, firmly bound.… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co., 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 224 pages, 8vo, cloth cover with gold embossed decoration and title, gold gilt page tops and deckled edges and bottoms, includes both errata sheets and the preface note, some color fade and light soiling to the cover, some foxing and browning to the page edges, some light wear to the edges and corners of the cover, previous owner's name on flyleaf, otherwise a clean, tight copy..

London: Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1896. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Parsons, Alfred. Scarce book by the author of "Tales of Old Japan", an excellent Natural History of the Bamboo. Beautifully illustrated with full-page Plates by Alfred Parsons. Frontispiece has a lovely illustration of " Phyllostachys Nigra" from an old Japanese Drawing, Protected by tissue guard. Title Page Dated 1896. Ivory cloth cover with Gilt Bamboo & Bird illustration on front. Gilt Lettering on spine. Top Page Edges Gilt, Fore & Bottom page edges Rough Cut. 224 Pages + adverts. 700g, 9" Tall. Some soiling to cover and fraying at bottom of spine (see photo). Spine tanned. Some brown discolouring to endpapers ( perhaps something pressed on them). Hinges sound & Binding firm. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition, only an occasional small spot of foxing. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall