HOGG (Robert). The Herefordshire Pomona, containing original - Lot 58

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HOGG (Robert). The Herefordshire Pomona, containing original - Lot 58
HOGG (Robert). The Herefordshire Pomona, containing original figures and descriptions of the most esteemed kinds of Apples and Pears. Hereford, Jakeman and Carver, 1876-1885. 2 volumes in-4°, fir-green half-palm, spine with nerves (contemporary binding). First edition illustrated with 2 portraits, 2 black plates and 77 chromolithographs offering nearly 400 fruits finely colored with their description, culinary use, time of harvest and characteristics of the tree; it was sold by subscription in 7 parts from 1876 to 1885. The result of the collaboration of Robert Hogg and Henry Graves Bull, the book is still considered one of the most beautiful books on the subject. A fine copy. (Great Flower Books, p.59-60 "One of the finest fruit book sever issued". - Nissen BBI 294). Stamp of the S.N.H.F. (double signed by the librarian).
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