[Rarebooks] For Sale: 1860 Pa. work on American grape culture

Norman Kane nkane at kanebooks.com
Thu Feb 23 00:58:19 EST 2006


We can offer:

BOTH SIDES OF THE GRAPE QUESTION. COMPRISING    I. "AN ESSAY ON THE 
CULTURE OF THE NATIVE AND EXOTIC GRAPE," BY WM. SAUNDERS, OF 
GERMANTOWN, PA.   II. "PHYSIOLOGY IN ITS APPLICATION TO GRAPE 
CULTURE," BY  F. J. COPE, OF GREENSBURG, PA.   III.  "A CONTRIBUTION 
TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF THE GRAPE VINE, 
WITH HINTS ON CULTURE," BY J. M. McMINN, OF WILLIAMSPORT, 
PA.    Phila.: Lippincott;  Spangler;  N.Y.: Saxton;  Barker,
1860.    12mo, approx. 6 1/4 X 4 1/4 inches, original flexible 
pebbled cloth lettered in gold,  modest edge wear, pale marginal 
stain on first few leaves, text illustrations, 96 pages.  The 
principal publisher was A. M. Spangler of "The Farmer and Gardener," 
a Phila. publication.   Uncommon.   $225.00

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Telephone: 610 323 5289
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Proprietor: Norman Kane (50 years as an antiquarian bookseller.)
Trade Discount 10%  





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