Flora and Sylva. A Monthly Review for lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower; New and Rare Plants, trees, shrubs, and Fruits; the Garden Beautiful, Home Woods, and Home Landscape
by William Robinson [ed.]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£440.00£396.00
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About This Item
London: Not Stated, 1903-1905. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 13" by 10". Not Stated. The first edition in book form of the complete run of the 'Flora and Sylva' periodical, a beautifully illustrated monthly publication for gardeners and lovers of nature. Illustrated throughout with full colour chromolithograph plates. The first edition in book form of this early twentieth century horticulture and garden design periodical, edited by landscape designer William Robinson, a leading advocate for the wild or natural garden, which he discusses throughout this work.Illustrated with vibrant chromolithograph plates of flowers, retaining their original tissue guards, and numerous vignette illustrations. With eighteen plates to volume I, twenty-four to volume II, and twenty-four to volume III. Collated, complete.A collection of the 'Flora and Sylva' magazine. 'Flora and Sylva' was a monthly magazine for gardeners and nature lovers.Containing all thirty three monthly issues published between April 1903 and December 1905. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small split in cloth to head of front joint of volume III. Inscription to front endpaper of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of spotting to pages surrounding plates, most prominent to volume III. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 815F46
- Title
- Flora and Sylva. A Monthly Review for lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower; New and Rare Plants, trees, shrubs, and Fruits; the Garden Beautiful, Home Woods, and Home Landscape
- Author
- William Robinson [ed.]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Not Stated
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903-1905
- Size
- 13" by 10"
- Keywords
- gardening flowers flora and sylva william robinson flowers
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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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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tail
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