The Canadian Horticulturist, volume 24
de WOOLVERTON, Linus [editor];
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto, The Fruit Glowers'' Association of Ontario, 1901, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, bit spotted, short tears at spine ends, light use, very good sound copy. . 8vo [24 x 19 cm]; [ii], vi, 535, [i, ads] pp, frontis, numerous plates, hundreds of illustrations from photos and drawings, garden plans, portraits. . Volume 24 of the first horticultural periodical published in Canada, dealing with all aspects of horticulture and gardening. Von Baeyer [Preliminary Bibliography For Garden History in Canada]: 'An extremely rich source for landscape and gardening history in the Victorian period, especially as it seems to be geared to the average farmer, gardener and fruit grower'. Von Baeyer [Rhetoric and Roses]: 'In 1878 the Canadian Horticulturist, a monthly periodical, began publication'. Woolverton, the second editor of the magazine, ''altered it focus from fruit to a more balanced selection of horticultural topics' [von Baeyer 153]. Originally issued as a monthly but here bound up in publisher's binding. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- The Canadian Horticulturist, volume 24
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- WOOLVERTON, Linus [editor];
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, bit spotted, short tears at spine ends, light use, very good sound copy.
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- Toronto, The Fruit Glowers'' Association of Ontario, 1901, First edition.
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- 8vo [24 x 19 cm]; [ii], vi, 535,
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- Gardening - General;
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