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The Shaker Book of the Garden; with a facsimile of the original Gardener's manual of 1843
by Harrison, Lorraine
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/no d.j. as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0764157116
- ISBN 13
- 9780764157110
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron's.Educational.Services. Publishing, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. printed covers with full color paste-down, 64 pages :patterned endpapers, color illustrations ; Reprint of "The gardener's manual" 1843, in pocket, a fine copy This unusual book presents modern advice on gardening, food preservation, and cooking, all based on Shaker doctrine and values. It also includes a "book-within-a-book"-an exact facsimile of the original Shaker Gardener's Manual, published in 1843 and retailed throughout the United States at that time for six cents. .
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125558016
- Title
- The Shaker Book of the Garden; with a facsimile of the original Gardener's manual of 1843
- Author
- Harrison, Lorraine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- no d.j. as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0764157116
- ISBN 13
- 9780764157110
- Publisher
- Barron's.Educational.Services. Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Hauppauge, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Citations Horticulture potage`re Jardinage biologique Organic gardening Quotations Shakers Shakers Quotations Vegetable gardening organic gardening quotations (texts)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Gardening;
Terms of Sale
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Returnable upon receipt with prior notification. If paying by check, please allow two weeks for clearance.
About the Seller
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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