OBSERVATIONS ON MODERN GARDENING, Illustrated by Descriptions.
London: Printed for T. Payne, 1770. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good+ condition. Item #018456
[viii], 257 pages of text. New quarter leather binding with green leather spine and maroon gilt-lettered spine label and marbled paper-covered boards (by Scott Kellar - Chicago). Title page was washed and light bleached, and the final page was re-hinged. Minor foxing scattered throughout the text. This title was published in four English language editions by 1777, and is listed in Thomas Jefferson's 1783 "Catalogue of Books" in his library. An attractive first edition.
Price: $1,250.00
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