James Veitch; Harry Veitch — A Manual of the Coniferae

London, James Veitch and Sons, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this in-depth manual to conifers, complete with folding plates. Signed by the publisher. The first edition.Signed by the publisher, Harry J. Veitch, to the half-title.Illustrated with a folding plate to the frontispiece, in addition to three folding plates, fourteen plates, and many in-text engravings. Collated, complete.An in-depth horticular work exploring the conifer and all of its species. By the Veitch Nurseries, the largest group of family-run plant nurseries in Europe in the nineteenth century. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with loss to the spine. A couple of small chips to the joints. Light marks to the cloth. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Small tears to the folding plates. Publisher's inscription to the half-title. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .