Gardening rare books

First edition; 4 vols, large 8vo; colour frontispieces, colour plates throughout, additional black and white illustrations in text, two folding chromolithographs on rear pastedowns of vols I and IV, scattered light foxing; publisher's blue pictorial cloth, gilt lettering to spines and upper covers, spine ends slightly bumped, corners slightly rubbed, otherwise an attractive set.

First edition. Folio, [24], 456 [i.e. 452] pp., Engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates, engravings in text, page 245 with old splash marks, contemporary calf gilt, morocco label, neat repairs to headcap and corners, an attractive example.

Sixth edition, 12mo., iv, 261, [xi, including 4 pages ads]pp., contemporary calf ruled in gilt, joints repaired, red morocco label, a fresh, clean copy.

2 copper engraved plates with hand-colouring, framed and glazed, 63.5 x 55.5 cm. (25 x 21 7/8 in) inclusive.