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HOVEY, Charles. The Fruits of America, Containing Richly Colored Figures, and Full Descriptions of All the Choicest Varities cultivated in the United States. Two Volumes. viii, 100; iv, 96 pp. Illustrated with a lithographic frontispiece portrait of Hovey, a lithographic frontispiece portrait of William Sharp, two engraved title vignettes by A. Roberts, and 96 chromolithographic plates of fruits by William Sharp, plus numerous textual illustrations throughout. Tall 4to., 273 x 177 mm, bound by B. Bradley and Co., Boston in contemporary full dark blue morocco, gilt ruled borders on covers, a.e.g, rebacked with original spines laid down. Boston: Hovey & Co. and New York: Appleton, 1852, 1856. First Edition, a fine, complete copy of the most beautiful American work on fruits produced in the nineteenth century, illustrated with 96 chromolithograph plates by the firm of William Sharp of Boston. This is also one of the most lavish American works featuring chromolithographs to have been issued prior to the Civil War. Hovey was a nurseryman of Cambridge, Mass., and a leading writer on horticultural topics. The book was originally issued in parts, from 1847 to 1856, and contains brightly coloured figures and full descriptions of the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States, including varieties of pears, apples, cherries, peaches, plums, strawberries and more. Daniel McGrath states: "In 1852, there was published simultaneously in Boston and New York the first use of chromolithography in an American book. In Hovey's The Fruits of America there are 96 plates [sic] that in gentle gradations of tone put our chromolithographers in the same class with those of England." This copy has less foxing to the plates than most copies; bindings professionally restored. Complete copies such as ours are rare. Oak Spring, Pomona 61 (containing 96 plates, and noting only "twelve plates" in the third part). Reese, Nineteenth Century American Color Plate Books 20. .
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 1359590072ISBN 13: 9781359590077
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017116679ISBN 13: 9781017116670
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: D. Appleton, New York, 1856
Anbieter: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, USA
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leather_bound. First edition. 100 & 96 pages. 8vo, 26 x 18 cm. Ninety-six chromolithograph plates [with tissue guards] by Boston's William Sharp & Son, plus a plethora of woodcuts of fruit, flowers and trees. "He published also two complete volumes and part of a third entitled FRUITS OF AMERICA, purposing to give `richly colored figures and full descriptions of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States.' This work was issued in parts from 1847 to 1856, though the title page of the first complete volumes bears the date 1852. The volumes are handsomely printed printed and contain plates.sketched from nature by Hovey himself." [see: DNB, Vol. 9, p.272]. Hovey also made the greatest single contribution to horticulture in the origination of the Hovey strawberry -- the first North American variety produced by a definite plan of breeding. NISSEN 941. REESE #20. Ex-library, no exterior marks, perforated library stamp title page, plates with circular library stamp in margins at lower corners. Vol. I plates and text clean and bright. Vol.II scattered text age-toning, plates affected mostly at margins. Lovely modern binding, raised bands, red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Modern three quarter brown calf and marbled boards. 2 vols. Fine.
Verlag: C.C. Little and Jas. Brown and Hovey & Co [1847]-1856, Boston, 1847
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
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Hardcover. Quartos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in three-quarter green polished calf with marbled boards and paneled spines with gilt titling. Moderate wear and rubbing to bindings. Text block shows moderate foxing and light age toning throughout. Tissue-guards for most plates are lacking, causing some offsetting. Bound by E. Lycett, with their blind-embossed stamp to the first three endpapers of vol. I and first two endpapers of vol. II. Subscriber's list in vol. I. Title pages include wood-engraved vignettes. Frontispieces feature lithographic portraits of Hovey and William Sharp. Volumes include 96 chromolithographic plates by William Sharp & Son in addition to numerous woodcut illustrations. CONTENTS: Vol. I. (xii, [4], 100 pages [interspersed with 48 full-page color plates]) -- Vol. II. (iv, 96 pages [interspersed with 48 full-page color plates]). Shelved in Case 3. The 96 varieties featured include 93 fruit trees (53 pear, 20 apple, 7 cherry, 7 peach and 6 plum) and 3 strawberry varieties. The plates were all executed by the Boston firm headed by William Sharp and are accompanied by text which gives the history of each variety, a full description, its growing habit, flower and fruit, and advice on its cultivation. It was intended by Hovey as an international show-case for what American pomologists had achieved, as well as an essential reference guide. "The first major work executed entirely in chromolithography" [Reese]; "First published in parts in 1847, et. seq., and the finest work of its kind in the United States." [Sabin] References: Sabin 33206; Reese 20; Arnold Arboretum/ Harvard 354; McGrath 112; Nissen, BBI 941. 1349662. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 1355206847ISBN 13: 9781355206842
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.
Verlag: R. Beresford, Printer, Washington, 1881
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Softcover. Octavo; Fair-; Paperback; Spine, tan with black handwritten title; In clear plastic sleeve: Cover is tan with black print, separated front is taped to text block, portion torn away at front fore edge, rear has portion torn away at bottom edge, light soiling, shelfwear; Text block has stab binding with white string, pages 51-54 torn and repaired with tape, clean text; paged 36-88. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #6. 1350144. FP New Rockville Stock.
Verlag: Africa World Press 2008-02-18, Trenton, 2008
ISBN 10: 1592215750ISBN 13: 9781592215751
Anbieter: Blackwell's, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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paperback. Zustand: New. Language: ENG.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 1355762340ISBN 13: 9781355762348
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: SWING, 2015
ISBN 10: 1297972716ISBN 13: 9781297972713
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.
Verlag: ARKOSE PR, 2015
ISBN 10: 1346283753ISBN 13: 9781346283753
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.