The Pansy and How to Grow It [Anthony Huxley's copy]
by Simkins, James
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Birmingham & London: Cornish Brothers; Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1889. Illustrated with four coloured plates, several line drawings in the text, small slim octavo, pp (6), 112, a few neat manuscript additions to the list of best cultivars, similar notes on the rear blank, and a manuscript recipe for Deans Insecticide on the final text page, verys slightly age-toned, traces of a label on the rear endpaper, otherwise clean internally, blue blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering, corners slightly bumped and rubbed, lower cover a little marked, the joints rubbed, the spine faded and a bit worn, lacking a tiny piece at the head. VERY SCARCE. [Little, if anything, seems to be known of the author.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017072
- Title
- The Pansy and How to Grow It [Anthony Huxley's copy]
- Author
- Simkins, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cornish Brothers; Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham & London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botanical/horticultural Monographs; Victorian;
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Mike Park Ltd
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About Mike Park Ltd
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