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Publisher - Sherwood & Co
Description
A manual titled 'The Horticultural Repository containing Delineations of the best Varieties of the different Species of English Fruits.'by George Brookshaw on 17 different fruits (Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Cob-Nut, Currant, Fig, Filbert, Gooseberry, Grape, Melon, Nectarine, Peach, Pear, Pine, Plum, Raspberry, Strawberry) and their various sorts; 96 pages of text interspersed with 47 plates, the illustrations on the left fronting the letterpress on the right; most of the plates with two images of fruit, some shown with their blossoms and leaves, some halved revealing pulp and pits; bound in original black-leather binding with tool-gilded ornamental frame on front and back cover, and also with tool-gilded title and further ornaments on spine. 1823. Letterpress, stipple, etching, printed in green or brown ink, hand-coloured with watercolour and some bodycolour.
Inscription
Title-page lettered with title continuing with: 'to which are also added, delineations of the blossoms and leaves, in those instances in whih they are considered necessary, together with Descriptions of each fruit, its time of ripening and a variety of other observations essential to the successful production of the best kinds. By George Brookshaw, author of the "Pomona Britannica". In two volumes. Vol. I'; publication details below in four lines: 'London : Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co. Paternoster
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
England
Country
England
Medium
Print
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Category
Flora & Fauna
