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The Gardener's Assistant: Volumes I - VI
by Watson, William
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| Title: |
The Gardener's Assistant: Volumes I - VI |
| Author: |
Watson, William |
| Publisher: |
The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd. |
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| Asking Price: |
£60.00 (This book has been sold. This listing is for reference purposes only.) |
| Book Condition: |
Excellent |
| Place Published: |
London |
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| Year Published: |
1937 |
| Size (Inches): |
7.5" - 10.5" Tall |
| Binding: |
Cloth |
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No Jacket |
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Description / Information:
Packed weight = 10.00kg. PLEASE do NOT order through abe without first contacting us as the abe postage rates do NOT apply and they are over the weight limit for non UK customers. These books are not available to Canada as they are over the weight limit. This is the complete set of 6 volumes of the "Watson" edition dated 1925 (First of this edition) reprinted in 1937. Generally in excellent condition overall. There are a number of black and white photographs as well as 5 colour plates at the front of each volume. There are also fold out colour maps of garden plans. All 6 volumes have bright clean boards and spines with bright lettering and are in excellent condition. The contents have only the slightest traces of foxing and are much cleaner than is usual for this set. The Gardener's Assistant of 1859 (Chiswick Sept 1859) was by Robert Thompson in a single volume of 774 pages. A new and enlarged edition was issued in 1875. The William Watson edition was "New and entirely remodelled" and first issued in 1900. (Desmond incorrectly gives this as 1902!) Subsequently in 1925 William Watson published The Assistant in his own name. (Desmond incorrectly gives this as 1905). As Fredrick Keeble stated in his preface "? this work an enduring memorial of his (Watson's) greatness as a gardener. It is right, therefore, that this book should be known by his name. It is true that Thompson laid the foundation of it: but it is no less true that Watson has re-built it, incorporating with skilled hands the new knowledge with the old, and adding ornament in the form of coloured illustrations with arguments not only of beauty, but also usefulness of the work: Therefore over the portals of this treasury of horticulture, his name is inscribed". This copy is the 1937 reprint of the "Watson" issue of 1925.
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Condition:
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Inventory Location:
Box 11
Our Book Reference:
211
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