[Rarebooks] FS: Victorian Window Gardens

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

Williams, Henry T.  "WINDOW GARDENING. Devoted Specially to the Culture of
Flowers and Ornamental Plants, for In Door Use and Parlor Decoration"

New York; Henry T. Williams: 1872. First published in 1871.

An exceedingly informative survey of the use of plants as decorative
devices in Victorian households (and not limited to window boxes, as the
title suggests). The author not only discusses the uses and types of
plants, but also surveys and illustrates the wide variety of containers
and other devices the Victorians used for displaying them, including
Wardian cases, ferneries, window boxes, and many fancy stands.

Hardcover. 6"x8.5", 300 pages, plus several pages of illustrated
advertisements; publisher's brown cloth; profusely illustrated with line
illustrations; covers somewhat rubbed and soiled, front hinge wobbly and
outer hinge starting to split; spine head and base a bit abraded; a few
small internal stains.  [9452]  $75.00

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