Edward Sprague Rand Jr. — Flowers for the Parlor and Garden

Boston, J. E. Tilton and Company, 1864 . Cloth. A bright copy of Edward Sprague Rand's delightful and illustrated guide to the growing of flowers in both the parlour and the garden. The second edition of American horticulturalist Edward Sprague Rand's guide to parlour and garden flowers, first published the year prior. With chapters discussing window gardens, the culture of the tube rose, and balcony gardening.Illustrated with an engraved title page, retaining the original tissue guard. With a number of charming vignette illustrations from John Andrew and A. C. Warren.With the armorial bookplate of John Maughan Merrick to the front pastedown, and five pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, bright, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Front hinge somewhat strained, with board holding firm. Bookplate to front pastedown. Small hole to rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: John Andrew; A. C. Warren. Very Good .