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Catalog Number |
1976.1.2160 |
Author / Creator |
Cook, E. T. |
Title |
GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS: A Handbook to the Garden |
Published Date |
1901 |
Publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons |
Description of Contents |
This book is well-known in the cannon of early 20th century garden literature, primarily because the first edition (this is the 2nd) carries a preface by the pre-eminent English horticulturist Gertrude Jekyll. (Jekyll's preface is reproduced in the 2nd.) The book is also notable because it was written specifically for beginning gardeners, theretofore an under-appreciated audience. The subject matter is a soup-to-nuts 'how-to' for nascent home gardeners with advice on both ornamental and practical gardening. Published by the Country Life Library, a popular press at the time, it was written by Sir Edward Tyas Cook (12 May 1857 – 30 September 1919), an English journalist, biographer, and man of letters. There are at least two other titles by Cook in Blithewold's collection, both about the 19th century art critic John Ruskin. |
Physical Description |
Hardcover book showing faint signs of previous repairs along the front and back spine. Front board, spine, and back board are covered with a fine-grained glazed dull buff linen or buckram. There is minimal decoration on the spine and front cover, limited to title and author on the front, and title, author, and publisher on the spine. Endpapers are plain cream card stock. There are 559 clean-cut pages of heavy cream stock. 6 1/4" wide x 8 3/4" tall x nearly 2 1/2" deep. Indexed and illustrated with half-tone photos and line drawings. |
Condition |
Fair |
Search Terms |
Book Non-Fiction Horticulture Garden Gardening Garden Design Country Life |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Object Name |
Book |
Number of images |
7 |