Beeton's Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening : Constituting a Popular Cyclopaedia of the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, Floriculture and Pomology in all their Various Branches.
London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1897. Large octavo, original green cloth boards with gilt-stamped rose upper board, gilt-stamped flower and lettering to spine, many b&w plates and text illustrations, b&w adverisements to endpapers, pp i, i, 731. N.d., 1897?. Some tanning to earlier and latter pages, hHead and foot of spine lightly rubbed, a closed tear to the cloth at the fore-edge of the spine. Good condition.
A very comprehensive reference guide to gardening, arranged in a dictionary format, with 550 illustrations. The name of [Isabella] Mrs Beeton (1836 - 1865) of "Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management" fame was used for many years after her death to promote household reference books. This edition is an attractive turn of the century guide to gardening, and includes "monthly calendars of garden work throughout the [English] year". The book is richly illustrated with drawings of flowers, plants, and gardening tools. Item #105975
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