The Forcing Garden
Wood, Samuel
£30.00
The Forcing Garden
Or How To Grow Early Fruits, Flowers, And Vegetables:
With Plans and Estimates showing the best and most Economical way of Building Glass-houses, Pits, And Frames for the Various Classes:
Containing Also
Original plans for double glazing on the vertical bar without putty; A new method of growing the Gooseberry under glass; The open wall-peach protector, The Lily-of-the-Valley and Christmas Rose Pit combined; With numerous original contrivances for ventilation, and for protecting vine borders.
By Samuel Wood
Crosby, Lockwood & Co., London, 1881. First edition. Hardback. No dust jacket. Taupe col cloth covered boards with illustrations in black and titles in gold. 19cm H x 13.5cm W. ix, 226pp + 50pp publisher’s advertisements. Index. Illustrated with line drawings. Condition: Used. Stained & rubbed outers; Spine a little bumped; Cocked; Dust stained top edge. Inside, beginning to split between the front pastedown and endpaper; Not loose; Pages are clean and tight; No tears or annotations.
Overall Condition – Good