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First Nonesuch Edition, Limited, One of 625 copies. The George Cheever Shattuck copy. 8vo, in the publisher's original marbled paper covered boards over green cloth spine. 109 pp. A fine and bright copy with only the most minimal evidence of age.

Edizione: edited by geoffrey keynes for the nonesuch press. practical advice for gardeners found in this heritage gardening how-to. beautifully printed by the nonesuch press.<br> as to the provenance of the volume: dr. george c. shattuck, professor emeritus at the harvard school of public health and an authority on tropical medicine was an important member of the harvard and greater boston community.<br> dr. shattuck, was active in france, cuba, the belgian congo, guatemala, the yucatan and along the amazon river before joining the harvard school of public health, where he was clinical professor of tropical medicine from 1938 to 1947. during world war ii he was a consultant on tropical medicine to several hospitals.