Book ID: 72828
Raphael, Sandra
An Oak Spring Pomona. A selection fo the rare books on fruit in the Oak Spring Garden Library. 1990. illus.(partly col.). XXXVI, 276 p. 4to. Hardcover.
Describes a hundred books and manuscripts about fruit, withillustrations taken from the most beautiful books on the subject,as well as original drawings or paintings. The earliest book describedis Bussato's 'Giardino di Agricoltura' of 1592, the latest 'TheHerefordshire Pomona', an encylopaedia of apples and pears from the1870s. Chronological arrangement. The background essays shouldappeal to garden historians and gardeners as well as collectors andlibrarians.