The Fruit Grower's Guide.

£1,000 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

vibrant chromolithographs First edition of this lavishly illustrated set, a nice example in the elaborate publisher's cloth binding with the original prospectus loosely inserted. Author John Wright was a member of the Royal Horticultural Society and editor of the Journal of Horticulture. First edition; 3 vols, 4to; 43 chromolithographic plates, chromolithographic titles, engravings within the text, a little spotting, primarily to early leaves, and some light toning of the margins; original green publisher's cloth blocked in black and gilt, cloth a little rubbed at the extremities, spines slightly rolled, a very good set.

• Binding: Hardcover

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