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Verlag: London. Longman, Orme et al. 1838, 1844
Anbieter: Charles Russell, ABA, ILAB, est 1978, Cirencester, Vereinigtes Königreich
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8 volumes octavo 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, HANDSOMELY LEATHER BOUND IN HALF MOROCCO GILT BY BAYNTUN OF BATH. The FIRST edition. 4 volumes of text and 4 volumes of plates- complete. In addition to the plate volumes the text is illustrated with numerous wood engravings. Some discolouration to the edges of the plates - as usual because of the paper used but a lovely set in a fine binding in good condition. Arboreta are special places for the cultivation and display of a wide variety of different kinds of trees and shrubs. Probably the most important early proponent of the arboretum in the English-speaking transatlantic world was the prolific landscape gardener and writer, John Claudius Loudon (17831843) who undertook many gardening commissions and published the Gardener's Magazine, Encyclopaedia of Gardening and other major works. Loudon's Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 8 vols. first published in 1838 is probably the most significant work on the subject in British history and included an account of all trees and shrubs that were hardy in the British climate, an international history of arboriculture, an assessment of the cultural, economic and industrial value of trees and four volumes of plates.