Early American Gardens , published in 1970, was the first of three authoritative volumes of garden history by Ann Leighton. The 464-page masterwork of garden history was reissued in this paperback edition by University of Massachusetts Press in 1986. Concentrating on the gardens of the early settlers of New England, this volume deals with gardeners as well as the plants they depended upon for household aids, flavorings, drinks, and medicines. The well-illustrated, thorough, and scholarly volume is a book for history buffs ...
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Early American Gardens , published in 1970, was the first of three authoritative volumes of garden history by Ann Leighton. The 464-page masterwork of garden history was reissued in this paperback edition by University of Massachusetts Press in 1986. Concentrating on the gardens of the early settlers of New England, this volume deals with gardeners as well as the plants they depended upon for household aids, flavorings, drinks, and medicines. The well-illustrated, thorough, and scholarly volume is a book for history buffs as well as avid and inquisitive gardeners. Companion volumes by Ann Leighton American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century "For Use or for Delight" American Gardens of the Nineteenth Century "For Comfort and Affluence"
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The item shows wear from consistent use but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
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Good. 8vo 8"-9" tall; – Book is in good overall condition. No writing or major blemishes. Average wear.; -We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 441 pages, with 84 b&w illustrations. "From her garden the seventeenth-century housewife had to produce a host of household aids-flavorings, drinks, tonics, cosmetics, insect repellants, candies, narcotics, and whatever she might need for medicine, for childbirth, and for laying out the dead." FINE SOFTOVER.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book 441 pp, extensive appendix of plant names & descriptions, bibliography, index; many drawings, some full-page; illustrated endpapers; green cloth, 8vo; library stamps prelims, back endpaper missing, good, tight; contents near fine, dust jacket number spine, very good.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Book Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970. Stated First printing. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing, in original unclipped jacket. Clean green cloth boards with black lettering and small decoration on cover, gold lettering with black decoration on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean (. Illustrated endpapers, with very small previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 441 pp. with index, 84 illustrations of the period. Jacket is not price clipped (10.00 on front inside flap), unchipped, with 3" closed tear at top spine fold, a few additional short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Gardens from a time when a garden was the prime necessity of life for food, flavorings, drinks, tonics, insect repellents, candies, narcotics, medicine, and laying out the dead. In pithy language and amusing detail, the author describes these early American gardeners whose influence is still strong in our daily lives. In an indispensable appendix Miss Leighton lists 200 of the common plant names, the names of those who used them, and brief descriptions from their own books of reference recording what they believed or expected of each plant.
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Very good in good dust jacket. xviii, 441 p. illus., facsims., ports. 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles. Book in VG condition. First Printing, so stated. Green cloth with blue lettering and design. Tight binding. Covers clean and unmarked. Top edge tinted yellow. A few faint, small spots on fore edge. Interior pages clean, bright and unmarked. DJ a bit faded and shows some edge and shelf wear. "Portions of this book have previously appeared as articles in various publications." Bibliography, 84 Illustrations of the Period. Pictures available upon request.
