The Villa Gardener: Comprising the Choice of a Suburban Villa Residence

London: Wm. S. Orr & Co, 1850. 1/2 leather. Very Good. The 1850 second edition. Tight and VG in its 1/2 dark-green leather over marbled boards. Light rubbing at the panels, small, neat former owner name to the front free endpaper. A bit of minor schuffing and chipping as well along the spine, including just a touch of light chipping at 1 of the 2 leather spine labels. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, hundreds of engravings (many of them full-page) complementing J.C. Loudon's text. Continuing from the title page: "The Laying Out, Planting, and Culture of the Garden and Grounds; and The Management of the Villa Farm, Including the Dairy and Poultry-Yard. Adapted, in Extent, for Grounds from One Perch to Fifty Acres and Upwards. And Intended for the Instruction of Those Who Know Little of Gardening and Rural Affairs, and More Particularly for the Use of Ladies.