The Tradescants: Their Plants, Gardens and Museum 1570-1662
Author:
ALLAN, MEA
Title:
The Tradescants: Their Plants, Gardens and Museum 1570-1662
Publisher:
Michael Joseph 1964
Description:
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 345pp, illus, folding family tree to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate water staining to base of spine & eps/gutters, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light insect damage to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate water staining to base of gutters, occasional light cracking to gutters, moderate tanning to photos, light sporadic foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- tape repairs to internal sides, moderate surface insect damage, heavy soiling & creasing to flap joins, moderate soiling & foxing/soiling, prev. owner's details in ink to rear)
Keywords:
first editions signed Mea Allan royal gardeners history John Tradescant gardening plants gardens historical