The Planter's Guide; or, a practical essay on the best method to giving immediate effect to wood, by the removal of large trees and underwood; [Landscaping, Landscape Engineering, Horticulture, Orinimental Trees]
by Steuart, Sir Henry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: John Murray, 1828. Full 19th century brown calf binding with lovely gilt borders with gilded around all edges of boards. Covers have lovely gilt decorative border. Spine has red leather label with gilt lettering and tooled design. All edges have publisher's red, gilt inner dentelles behind covers. Slight foxing to the plates and offsetting therefrom. Other pages bright and unfoxed. Sporadic underlining in pencil. Lovely gift quality binding. 6 plates 527pp. Second edition. Overall VERY GOOD Sir Henry Steuart is most famous for inventing a transplanting machine which allowed the balling and transplanting of large ornimental trees. The paved the way for much experiental design work in horticulture and landscaping. UncleAndy. Second Edition. Full Calf Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
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- 001276
- Title
- The Planter's Guide; or, a practical essay on the best method to giving immediate effect to wood, by the removal of large trees and underwood; [Landscaping, Landscape Engineering, Horticulture, Orinimental Trees]
- Author
- Steuart, Sir Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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