1877 Window Gardening Henry T Williams Illustrated Victorian Plants Hardcover
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Window Gardening, edited by Henry T. Williams, is an illustrated Victorian gardening guide devoted to growing flowers and ornamental plants indoors and using them for parlor decoration. For plant lovers, gardeners, and collectors of domestic history, its detailed illustrations inspire creative plant displays and deepen appreciation for the ways greenery brings beauty into the home.
Published in New York by Henry T. Williams, Office of the Horticulturist, in 1877. Stated thirteenth edition.
The illustrated text explores window gardens, decorative flower pots and jardinieres, conservatories, ferneries, Wardian cases, hyacinths, and ornamental plant arrangements. Detailed black-and-white engravings depict flowers, foliage, elaborate planters, glass plant cases, and houses with conservatories, offering a fascinating view of Victorian gardening and interior decoration.
Period advertisements add further interest, including notices for ornamental tile flower boxes, Minton’s floor tiles, household publications, and decorative fretwork.
Hardcover in blue cloth with decorative black stamping on the front board and gilt lettering and ornament on the spine. An appealing antique volume for collections focused on horticulture, houseplants, Victorian homes, and botanical illustration.
Condition: Fair. Covers show substantial rubbing, scuffing, discoloration, and worn corners with exposed board. Cloth is frayed and worn at the spine ends and along the joints. The front inner hinge is split with binding material exposed, and the rear endpaper shows tearing near the gutter. Pencil drawings and scribbles appear on the endpapers and several preliminary and rear pages, including the copyright page. Pages show age toning, scattered foxing and staining, with tide marks visible along the lower margins of some photographed leaves. The gardening text and engravings shown remain clear and readable. Please review all photographs for condition details.
SKU D-7
1877 Window Gardening Henry T Williams Illustrated Victorian Plants Hardcover
$95.00
Published in New York by Henry T. Williams, Office of the Horticulturist, in 1877. Stated thirteenth edition.
The illustrated text explores window gardens, decorative flower pots and jardinieres, conservatories, ferneries, Wardian cases, hyacinths, and ornamental plant arrangements. Detailed black-and-white engravings depict flowers, foliage, elaborate planters, glass plant cases, and houses with conservatories, offering a fascinating view of Victorian gardening and interior decoration.
Period advertisements add further interest, including notices for ornamental tile flower boxes, Minton’s floor tiles, household publications, and decorative fretwork.
Hardcover in blue cloth with decorative black stamping on the front board and gilt lettering and ornament on the spine. An appealing antique volume for collections focused on horticulture, houseplants, Victorian homes, and botanical illustration.
Condition: Fair. Covers show substantial rubbing, scuffing, discoloration, and worn corners with exposed board. Cloth is frayed and worn at the spine ends and along the joints. The front inner hinge is split with binding material exposed, and the rear endpaper shows tearing near the gutter. Pencil drawings and scribbles appear on the endpapers and several preliminary and rear pages, including the copyright page. Pages show age toning, scattered foxing and staining, with tide marks visible along the lower margins of some photographed leaves. The gardening text and engravings shown remain clear and readable. Please review all photographs for condition details.
SKU D-7