Miller, Philip

The Gardeners and Florists Dictionary Or a Complete System of Horticulture: Volumes 1 & 2. [2 Volumes of 2]

      Charles Rivington, 1724. Very Good ________ Bibliographical Details: First Edition (edition identified by: Publishers imprint information. ), Charles Rivington, London, 1724, Leather Bound, 12 mo (17.5-20 cm high). 2 [of 2] volumes with xvi, [unpaginated] printed pages, . Complete 2 volume set bound in contemporary full leather with raised bands and gilt decoration on the spine, including the Catalogue of Curious Trees, Plants...________ Contents: An early work that was the only standard reference on the subject in English for a century. ________ Condition Summary: (Very Good). __ Condition Comments: 2 sound books with overall clean pages. Some staining to the early pages of volume 2 and a contemporary inscription: Worn at the edges. Paper lightly tanned and endpapers and early pages foxed, especially on volume 2. Conservation: Reinforced stitching, Volume 1 re-backed retaining the original leather and new endpapers.