(Fruit) A Complete Manual for the Cultivation of the Strawberry; with a Description of the Best Varieties. Also, Notices of the Raspberry, Blackberry, Currant, Gooseberry, and Grape; with directions for their cultivation. Elizabeth David Broadside advertising Wheelon ice cream

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(Fruit) A Complete Manual for the Cultivation of the Strawberry; with a Description of the Best Varieties. Also, Notices of the Raspberry, Blackberry, Currant, Gooseberry, and Grape; with directions for their cultivation. Elizabeth David Broadside advertising Wheelon ice cream144 + 10 ad pp. Illus. with wood engravings of bush fruit varieties. Blindstamped brown cloth, gilt lettered spine. First Edition. NY: C. M. Saxton, 1854. An important early work on American cultivation of strawberries and other berries, with in depth advice for choosing the best varieties for climates and soil of the East Coast. Minor chipping to spine head, faint spot to front cover, else very good. (3)