John Wright — The Flower Grower&Apos;S Guide
London, H. Virtue and Company Ltd. 1897. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated six-volume late 19th-century guide to flower growing by British horticulturist John Wright, with colour plates and further illustrations. Six volumes in the publisher's original cloth.With forty-six full page, full colour plates by Miss Gertrude Hamilton and Miss Marie Low and further illustrative black and white diagrams by F.W. Burbridge, George Shayler and Miss May Iggulden. A late 19th-century guide to flower growing by British horticulturist John Wright. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.With numerous pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear of the works. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart with the odd mark to the boards. With shelf wear to the extremities and joints, and bumping to spine head and tails. Pictorial design to front boards slightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, but slightly age toned, with spotting to first and last few leaves. With numerous pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear of the works. Good . Ill.: Miss Gertrude Hamilton and Miss Marie Low; F.W. Burbridge; George Shayler; Miss May Iggulden. Good .