Thomas Rivers — The Miniature Fruit Garden

London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864. Cloth. Resourceful illustrated guide to fruit trees from important horticulturist Thomas Rivers. Twelfth edition.In publisher's original green cloth binding.Featuring one double-page plate and numerous additional in-text illustrations.Resourceful guide to fruit trees from important horticulturist Thomas Rivers. In his work Rivers developed many new varieties of roses and fruits, most significantly the "Early Rivers" plum. Similar titles of his include Catalogue of Roses (1833) and The Orchard House (1858). Rivers also contributed to a range of gardening journals, including Loudon's Gardener's Magazine. In publisher's original green cloth binding. Bookplate from previous bookseller to front paste down. Externally, very smart with only slight bumping, rubbing to spine tips and the occasional faint mark. Internally, firmly bound. Small mark to page two and again from page four through 22. First and last few pages feature light spotting, otherwise bright and clean copy. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .