Hortus Veitchii: A History Of The Rise And Progress Of The Nurseries Of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons...

Title: Hortus Veitchii: A History Of The Rise And Progress Of The Nurseries Of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Together with an Account of the Botanical Collectors And Hybridists Employed By Them and a List of the Most Remarkable of Their Introductions

Author: Veitch, James

Publication: London: James Veitch & Sons Limited, 1906.

Description: First edition of this history of the Veitch Nurseries, an essential reference work on Victorian horticulture and plant collecting. Illustrated with fifty black-and-white plates. Printed for private circulation by Gilbert and Rivington (also issued in a special edition with a half leather binding). On laid paper; title page printed in red and black. Bound in full red cloth with blind-stamped borders on the covers and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. Large octavo; [4], 542, [2] pages, [50] leaves of plates; [A]⁴ B-X⁸ [Y]⁸ Z⁸ 2A-2L⁸ 2M⁴ 2N² (first leaf blank); 11.25 x 8.25 inches. Laid in is a newspaper clipping from The Daily Express (London), dated July 16, 1921, on care of roses. Binding significantly sunned and edgeworn, front hinge starting, offsetting to endpapers, but a clean and bright interior. A Very Good copy of an important reference work for gardeners and horticulturalists interested in Victorian-era plants and gardens.