Thomas Mawe; John Abercrombie — Every Man His Own Gardener

London, T. Longman, B. Law and Son et al, 1794 . Leather. The fourteenth edition of Mawe and Abercrombie's influential and impressive gardener's calendar, corrected and greatly enlarged. The fourteenth edition of this work, which was first publishedThis copy concludes at page 408, and therefore lacks the final 208 pages (the work should conclude on page 616).Lacking also the engraved frontispiece.A detailed calendar tracing a year in the life of a gardener; advising the reader on what to sow throughout the year, and how to properly care for your plants in order for them to flourish.Written by Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie, and other gardeners. Abercrombie, who also taught botany at the University of Cambridge, is best known for this work.Rebound in calf backed boards, with endpapers renewed.ESTC T129377 Rebound in quarter calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Lacking frontispiece and final 208 pages. Pages lightly age toned, with the odd spot and instances of light handling marks. Good . Ill.: None. Good .