The Century Book of Gardening
by E.T. Cook
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Country Life, c1900. Cloth. Very Good. 12" by 8". Various. A lovely volume on the beauties of gardening by Country Life, a comprehensive guide to the art replete with floral illustrations throughout. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth binding. Country Life's excellent volume on gardening, a comprehensive work intended for every lover of the garden.Including essays on annual and everlasting flowers, 'Tender Plants for the Summer Garden' by F. W. Burbidge, roses and rose gardens, 'Exhibition Roses' by Edward Mawley, and more. Illustrated profusely with monochrome illustrations throughout.Edited by E. T. Cook. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, slight bumping to the head and tail of spine and extremities. Some minor shelf wear and fading to the cloth at the extremities. Internally, hinges are starting but firm. Volume is otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 797J12
- Title
- The Century Book of Gardening
- Author
- E.T. Cook
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Country Life
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1900
- Size
- 12" by 8"
- Keywords
- gardening flowers plants e.t. cook flowers britain
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....