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Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants. Volumes I & II. Illustrations and Descriptions of Beautiful and Interesting Plants Suitable for Outdoor Culture in the British Isles. In Signed Bayntun - Riviere Leather Bindings
1930047313Hampton Wick Middlesex UK: A. W. Darnell 1930. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quartos. 252 3; 252 pages. Indexed at the end of the first volume. Large format books the bindings measure 11 /14 inches tall by about 9 inches wide. Hardcovers bound in early 3/4 green calf with green cloth-covered boards. Bindings signed in type in the verso of the front flyleaves "Bound by Bayntun Riviere Bath England." Raised bands on the spines which have 6 compartments each. Dual leather labels per spine. The compartments are nicely stamped in decorative gilt with floral designs. Some rubbing to the bindings and spotting on the cloth. Faux marbled endpapers. Prior owner's signature of "William Lanier Hunt" on the second front flyleaves. Text is foxed especially at the front and rear. Nicely illustrated throughout. Collates complete with 24 color plates 12 per volume and numerous black and white full-page illustrations. Scarce in such nice bindings. Possibly a custom binding which would make this set unique. William Lanier Hunt 1906-1996 the former owner was known as the "Dean of Southern Horticulture." He donated land along the Morgan Creek in southern Orange County NC to the North Carolina Botanical Garden and is now known as the Hunt Arboretum. <br/> <br/> A. W. Darnell hardcover
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