1st Edition 1889. Rare. Beeton's illustrated book of the garden : a complete guide to gardening in all its branches. Showing how to lay out and stock the garden itself, and describing with minuteness the culture necessary throughout the year for every fruit, flower, and vegetable that is grown in it. Also, a reliable compendium of the theory and practice of horticulture ... profusely illustrated with engravings, plans, diagrams, etc., etc. Author Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877. 1260 pages. Illustrated with colour lithographs, plans and engravings throughout. Book is very good and quite bright. Cloth lightly marked and worn in places. Spine with professional repairs to the top. Creasing. Contents good. Pages age toned. Light repair to odd pages.