LOUDON, J(ohn). C(laudius).   THE SUBURBAN HORTICULTURIST;   Or An Attempt To Teach the Science And Practice Of the Culture And Management Of The Kitchen, Fruit, & Forcing Garden To Those Who Have Had No Previous Knowledge Or Practice In these Departments Of Gardening.       London: For the Author,   1842.          First edition. Every conceivable aspect of fruit and vegetable culture is covered here in Loudon's characteristically thorough and encyclopedic manner. Part II is of particular interest for its lengthy discussions and numerous illustrations of the implements, structures, edifices and operations of horticulture in mid-nineteenth century Britain.   8vo (21.2 x 13 cm); xxxii + 732 pp. with wood-engraved illustrations throughout.            Original embossed cloth, lightly worn at head and heel of spine; inner hinges reinforced; backstrip creased. $650.00

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