The Amateur's Greenhouse and Conservatory. A handy guide to the construction and management of plant-houses, and the selection, cultivation, and improvement of ornamental greenhouse and conservatory plants english Colville was the longtime partner

Colville was the longtime partner of theatrical set designer Alan Tagg (1928-2002)

Webb (1894-1972) provided the illustrations for the second edition of Swallows and Amazons and the first editions of its companion volumes Swallowdale and Peter Duck

Full-page b/w photographs throughout

New Delhi: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications

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The Amateur's Greenhouse and Conservatory. A handy guide to the construction and management of plant-houses, and the selection, cultivation, and improvement of ornamental greenhouse and conservatory plants english Colville was the longtime partnerLondon: Groombridge, 1880. Early edition. 8vo; pp. [i], 272 + [16] publisher's catalogue; six coloured folding plates and numerous engravings and diagrams in the text. Publisher's green decorative cloth, gilt. Ends of spine rolled and tips of corners starting to fray in places. Foxing to titlepage and to verso of some of the plates. A VG+ copy.