William Watson - The Gardener's Assistant (Complete Set/ With 20 Colour Plates) - 1925
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The Gardener's Assistant (Complete Set/ With 20 Colour Plates), by William Watson, published by The Gresham Publishing Company Limited in 1925, English hardback, six-volume illustrated edition, 27 x 18 cm, 1366 pages, very good condition with 20 colour plates and botanical illustrations.
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Complete Set with 20 Full-page Vibrantly Coloured Plates
Important set of books, both in terms of book design and gardening. Complete six volume of Thompson's seminal work on the art of gardening, edited by William Watson, curator of the Royal Gardens at Kew. With a preface by Sir Frederick W. Keeble
Each volumes is illustrated with an attractive colour plate frontispiece, several colour plates, photographs, and numerous botanical illustrations throughout. Published by The Gresham Publishing Company Limited, London, 1925. Publisher’s original Dark-green cloth with flowers design and gilt lettering on upper boards, and spines.
Volume I: 3 colour plates - Number of Pages: 224
Volume II: 4 colour plates - Number of Pages: 237
Volume III: 2 colour plates - Number of Pages: 232
Volume IV: 1 folding plate and 4 colour plates - Number of Pages: 224
Volume V: 3 colour plates - Number of Pages: 232
Volume VI: 3 colour plates - Number of Pages: 201 including index.
Book Dimensions: 27 x 18 cm and Number of Pages (6 Volumes): 1366
Nice publication weighing in excess of 8 kilograms.
Condition
The books are beautifully bound, designed and illustrated. Firm and well bound books. External covers are clean and in nice shape, and with light wear to corners, and spine ends. Internally in very good condition. No names or inscriptions. Pages are clean, with light foxing on the margin of some pages and page edges. All plates are present, and bright (Please see pictures).
Complete Set with 20 Full-page Vibrantly Coloured Plates
Important set of books, both in terms of book design and gardening. Complete six volume of Thompson's seminal work on the art of gardening, edited by William Watson, curator of the Royal Gardens at Kew. With a preface by Sir Frederick W. Keeble
Each volumes is illustrated with an attractive colour plate frontispiece, several colour plates, photographs, and numerous botanical illustrations throughout. Published by The Gresham Publishing Company Limited, London, 1925. Publisher’s original Dark-green cloth with flowers design and gilt lettering on upper boards, and spines.
Volume I: 3 colour plates - Number of Pages: 224
Volume II: 4 colour plates - Number of Pages: 237
Volume III: 2 colour plates - Number of Pages: 232
Volume IV: 1 folding plate and 4 colour plates - Number of Pages: 224
Volume V: 3 colour plates - Number of Pages: 232
Volume VI: 3 colour plates - Number of Pages: 201 including index.
Book Dimensions: 27 x 18 cm and Number of Pages (6 Volumes): 1366
Nice publication weighing in excess of 8 kilograms.
Condition
The books are beautifully bound, designed and illustrated. Firm and well bound books. External covers are clean and in nice shape, and with light wear to corners, and spine ends. Internally in very good condition. No names or inscriptions. Pages are clean, with light foxing on the margin of some pages and page edges. All plates are present, and bright (Please see pictures).
Details
Number of books
6
Subject
Botany, Collected works, Illustrated, Natural History
Book title
The Gardener's Assistant (Complete Set/ With 20 Colour Plates)
Author/ Illustrator
William Watson
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1925
Height
27 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Width
18 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
The Gresham Publishing Company Limited
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
1366
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