Item #19959 The American Gardener; Or, A Treatise; On the Situation, Soil, Fencing and Laying-Out of Gardens; on the Making and Managing of Hot-Beds and Green-Houses; and on the Propagation and Cultivation of the several sorts of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits and Flowers. William Cobbett.

The American Gardener; Or, A Treatise; On the Situation, Soil, Fencing and Laying-Out of Gardens; on the Making and Managing of Hot-Beds and Green-Houses; and on the Propagation and Cultivation of the several sorts of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits and Flowers

London: C. Clement, 1821. Stereotype edition. leather_bound. Unpaginated. 19 x 12 cm. Four copperplate engravings. The author, also known under the pen name of Peter Porcupine, (as a controversial political pamphleteer) lived in the United States at the end of the 18th century before returning to England. Index. SABIN 13871. Light text toning, elegant binding -- raised bands, spine panel gilt in floral motif, double gilt border fillets. Modern full brown crushed morocco. Fine. Item #19959

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