Edward T. Connold — British Vegetable Galls: An Introduction to Their Study

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. An extensive study of British vegetable galls, the first edition. The first edition of this work by Edward T. Connold. An extensive study of galls for amateur gardeners, looking into the swelling growth of external tissues of plants, with hints and suggestions on how to treat the pant.Illustrated with a frontispiece and one-hundred-and-thirty-eight full page plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally sound with shelf wear and chipping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With minor marking and general light soiling to the boards. Library stamp, label, and inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, the hinges are slightly strained, holding firm, the binding slightly tender split to p.80, 256. The pages are generally very clean with only the occasional minor spotting scattered throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one-hundred-and-thirty-eight full page plates. Collated, complete. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .