Alexander McDonald A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening: Comprehending all the Modern Improvements in the Art; Whether in the Raising of the Various Esculent Vegetables, or in the Forcing and Managing of different Sorts of Fruits and Plants, and that of Laying Out, Ornamenting, and Planting, Gardens and Pleasure Grounds: With Correct Engravings of the Necessary Apparatus, in Buildings and other contrivances, as Well as of the More Rare and Curious Plants Cultivated for Ornament or Variety: from Original Drawings by Sydenham Edwards

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Alexander McDonald : A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening: Comprehending all the Modern Improvements in the Art; Whether in the Raising of the Various Esculent Vegetables, or in the Forcing and Managing of different Sorts of Fruits and Plants, and that of Laying Out, Ornamenting, and Planting, Gardens and Pleasure Grounds: With Correct Engravings of the Necessary Apparatus, in Buildings and other contrivances, as Well as of the More Rare and Curious Plants Cultivated for Ornament or Variety: from Original Drawings by Sydenham Edwards

George Kearsley, London, 1807

Expertly rebacked in a brown half calf saving the original cloth boards. Five raised bands in six compartments. Tooled gilt lettering and floral design along the spine. , All plates are clean, crisp and in very good condition. , 4to (210mm x 265mm), Illustrated with superb 61 hand colored plates and 13 black & white plates.

This work is magnificently illustrated and is considered famous for its large decorative plates showing some American flowers. It should be noted that the work is actually written by R.W. Dickson using the pseudonym of McDonald.
(Nissen, 479).

A fine handsome copy.

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Alexander McDonald : A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening: Comprehending all the Modern Improvements in the Art; Whether in the Raising of the Various Esculent Vegetables, or in the Forcing and Managing of different Sorts of Fruits and Plants, and that of Laying Out, Ornamenting, and Planting, Gardens and Pleasure Grounds: With Correct Engravings of the Necessary Apparatus, in Buildings and other contrivances, as Well as of the More Rare and Curious Plants Cultivated for Ornament or Variety: from Original Drawings by Sydenham Edwards is listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase by Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books.

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