Old fashioned flowers / by Sacheverell Sitwell; illustrated by John Farleigh
London : Country life Limited, 1939. First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #329810
Physical description; 5 preliminary leaves, 193 pages illustrations, color plates 26 x 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliography and index. Contents; The Jacobean Florist -- The Auricula -- The Old Primrose and Polyanthus -- The Old English Tulip -- Carnations and Pinks -- Miscellaneous Florists' Flowers -- Old Fashioned Roses -- Fuchsias -- The Nineteenth Century Florist -- Postscript -- Cultural Notes and Information. Subjects; Flowers. Gardening. Flowers. Gardening. Flower gardening. Gardens, England. Horticulture. Flowers Great Britain. Flowers. Gardening. Flowers History. Gardening History. Old-fashioned flowers. Florists' flowers. History. Landscaping. Genre; Illustrated.
Price: €295.00