Flowers from old gardens : a selection of old and rare garden sentiments / edited and arranged by Hal W. Trovillion.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trovillion, Hal W., 1879-1967, editor, publisher.

Trovillion, Violet, 1890-1979, publisher, printer.

Trovillion Private Press, publisher, printer.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardens.

Gardening.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Linweave (Paper).

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Baskerville.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Trovillion, Hal W., 1879-1967 (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[12], 89, [3] pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Herrin, Ill. : Trovillion Private Press, 1951.

Contents:

Early garden praises

Joy of gardening

Women in the garden

Garden preachments

Sun, stars and gardens

The shepherd's barometer

An old planting calendar

Garden enchantments

Garden contentments

Gardener's requirements.

Notes:

"Eight hundred and ninety seven numbered and signed copy were printed for Violet & Hal W. Trovillion on Linweave Text from 9-point Baskerville type by Trovillion Private Press .. in the spring of 1951"--Colophon.

Includes index.

List of sponsors page 89.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

Villain-Wieck Collection copy has number 326. Autographed.

OCLC:

1616033