Fruits

12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xviii, [ii], [13] - 136 pp, frontis (Duchess D'Angouleme pear tree), illustrations including full page,. original pictorial gilt cloth, spine faded from the sun, very lightly foxed on some leaves, a very good, solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Hedrick and Woodburn p. 536. An early American work on growing pears, with details on all aspects. A table shows the price of pears over several years for a number of varieties. Some of the illustrations are of tools need for growing pear trees.