The American Gardener; Or, A Treatise on the Situation, Soil, Fencing and Laying-Out of Gardens
London: Publshed by C. Clement, 1821. First Edition. Small 8vo. [256] pp; unpaginated. Index. 4 engraved plates. Original paper covered boards (front board detached; soiling to covers; loss of paper along spine, lacking title label); a good copy of one of the earliest American gardening textbooks. Item #22774
...on the Making and Managing of Hot-Beds and Green-Houses; and on the Propogation and Cultivation of the Several Sorts of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits and Flowers. William Cobbett (1763–1835), English political writer and agricultural advocat, wrote this book after spending two years farming in New York, adapting gardening practice for American conditions.
Price: $100.00