1832 The Green-House Companion LOUDON Plants Propagation Soils Flowers Bulbs

Description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title The Green-House Companion; Comprising A General Course of Green-House and Conservatory Practice Throughout the Year; A Natural Arrangement Of The Principal Green-House Plants In Cultivation: With A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Most Desirable To Form A Collection Their Proper Soils Modes of Propagation, Management, And References To Botanical Works In Which They Are Figured. Also, The Proper Treatment Of Flowers In Rooms, And Bulbs In Water Glasses. [Third Edition – Full Cloth Binding] __________ Author J C Loudon ______________________ Year of Publication 1832 __________________________ Publisher London: Whittaker, Treacher, And Co. _______________________ For full description see below - after all photographs___________________________________________ Description: London: Whittaker, Treacher, And Co., 1832, Third Edition. Full cloth binding, black text title on a paper label, full page colour frontispiece with tissue guard. Comprising a general course of Green-House and Conservatory Practice throughout the year; A natural arrangement of the principal Green-House plants In cultivation: With A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Most Desirable To Form A Collection Their Proper Soils Modes OF Propagation, Management, And References To Botanical Works In Which They Are Figured. Also, The Proper Treatment Of Flowers In Rooms, And Bulbs In Water Glasses. xii, 408pp including the index. Approximately 9 ¼ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – good condition – black title text on a paper label, bruised top and tail, sun faded.Joints – good condition – gently rubbed and worn.Corners – good condition – bumped and worn with some of the corners turning in.Boards – good condition – full cloth boards, faded by the sun in places, the upper board has some marks.Page edges – good condition – top edge darkened, all tanned and foxed.See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – paper has cracked down the front hinge but both are intact and solid.Paste downs – good condition – plain, there is a small book sellers label pasted to the centre of the front paste down, tanned and foxed.End papers – good condition – plain, the front end paper is missing, rear is tanned and foxed.Title – good condition – tanned and foxed.Pages – good condition – half title present, full colour frontispiece which has the original tissue guard, there are some b/w illustrations within the text, lightly tanned throughout with some foxing.Binding – good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1832 Binding: Hardback _________________________________________ Louis88Books are members of the PBFA. We take great pride in photographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee provided the item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extra photographs and with any questions you may have Ruler in picture is 6 inches long. ---------------------------- Please Browse all other books and prints in my Shop Thank you. LOUIS88Books Preserving books for the next generation

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