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PRINCE, William Robert (1795-1869). The Pomological Manual; Or, A Treatise on Fruits: Containing Descriptions of a Great Number of the Most Valuable Varieties for the Orchard and Garden. New York: T. & J. Swords, et al., 1831.
2 volumes, 8vo (222 x 133 mm). (Some spotting.) Modern quarter sheep gilt, marbled boards, red morocco lettering-piece gilt (some very minor rubbing or staining).
FIRST EDITION of this scare treatise, which served as an excellent guide for American farmers and gardeners interested in raising fruit. Fruits discussed include apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, pears, and plums that Prince cultivated himself. Prince was an American horticulturist who ran the Linnaean Botanic Garden and Nurseries, was Vice-President of the New-York Horticultural Society, and a member of several other horticultural societies. Sabin 65622.
Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat Botanicum