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THAXTER, Celia. An Island Garden.Boston and New York : 1895
Second edition, with an autograph letter signed from the author and dated 6 August 1880 reading: "Gentlemen: Will you kindly send me a copy of sayings of Epictetus, the small, vest-pocket edition, with bill for same & oblige, yours truly, C. Thaxter, Appledore, Isles of Shrals sic Off Portsmouth, N. H." tipped-in to the front free endpaper, and a manuscript... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 135708
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SANDER, Henry Frederick Conrad. Reichenbachia, Orchids illustrated and described.London & St Albans : 1888-94 [1895]
Imperial edition, copy 51 of 100 copies signed by Sander. Published during the heyday of the late Victorian orchid mania, Sander was the foremost authority on the Orchidaceae, as well as the largest grower, maintaining nurseries in England, Belgium, and the United States.
He had agents gathering plants worldwide, often dangerous work, and he... Learn More£37,500.00Stock Code: 122509
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BUCKMAN, James. Science and Practice of Farm Cultivation.London : 1865
First edition, presentation copy, title page inscribed "With the author's best respects", and with an autograph presentation letter signed from the author mounted to front free endpaper, to Henry Bull, 10 October 1869, requesting that he send him the transactions of the Woolhope Club, as he is interested in the paper on mistletoe fungi and fairy rings,... Learn More£650.00Stock Code: 149423
