The American Gardener, Containing Ample Directions For Working A Kitchen Garden, Every Month In The Year; And copious instructions for the cultivation of Flower Gardens, Vineyards, Nurseries, Hop-Yards, Green-Houses, And Hot Houses.
Washington: Printed by Samuel H. Smith For The Authors, 1804. 1st Edition. Full calf. 12º, 17cm.; 204pp., [4]; contemporary calf with stamped 6 paneled spine, spine title in gilt on red leather; hinges started, corners bumped and worn; title page and fr. flyleaf adhered together in the gutter; pages age toned. Presented in custom clamshell box. Good. Item #90
The second American book on gardening. Only preceded by Robert Squibb's 'Gardener's Kalendar'. (Bailey).
Price: $4,000.00
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