The Gardener's Dictionary, With the Colored Plates
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Philip Miller, THE GARDENER'S DICTIONARY, IN TWO VOLUMES. Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit & Flower Garden, as also, the Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory, and VINEYARD ... (London: The Author, with C. Rivington) a mixed set, comprising Vol. I, 4th ed., 1743; Vol. II, 2nd ed., 1740; and Vols. III-IV, 1st ed., 1809; All folio (the plate volumes somewhat larger than the texts), uniformly bound in full speckled calf of the early 19th century, with matching marbled endpapers; early owners' signatures on title pages: Rosd. Mills and/or Rosd. Marston.
Condition
Additional Comment, Jan. 22, 2024:
All 300 plates are present, though a couple were put out of order by the original bookbinder.
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Vol.I rebacked; the other volumes with weak joints or detached boards. Texts generally fresh and bright.
The plate volumes have a few scattered brown spots and general very light toning
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The Gardener's Dictionary, With the Colored Plates
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