By Benjamin Samuel Williams
London   Victoria and Paradise Nurseries
8" by 5" xi, 336pp. [24]
The fifth edition of Benjamin Samuel William's guide to growing orchids, illustrated with beautiful folding plates.
By Benjamin Samuel Williams

1877 The Orchid-Grower's Manual

London   Victoria and Paradise Nurseries
8" by 5" xi, 336pp. [24]
The fifth edition of Benjamin Samuel William's guide to growing orchids, illustrated with beautiful folding plates.
£98.00
: 0.5kgs / : 907Z30

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Description

Colour Plates, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The fifth edition, enlarged and revised.

Illustrated with a folding colour frontispiece and fifty-two monochrome illustrations including vignettes and folding plates. Collated complete. 

In the publisher's original gilt cloth. 

This work was written by English orchidologist Benjamin Samuel Williams and provides an in depth manual on the orchid and how to grown them. This guidebook describes the various species of orchid, diseases that can hinder the growth of the plant and the best techniques for growing.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with a lean, marks to the boards, bumping and slight rubbing to the extremities and small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges tender with an old ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, pp.216-219 disbound but present, with strain in places. Pages lightly age toned with occasional light spotting, heavier to the front and rear. Closed tears to the odd plate.

Very Good

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