"My Summer in a Garden"-1872 Edition

Antique (1872) "My Summer in a Garden" hardback edition by Charles Dudley Warner. 186 pages. Published by James R. Osgood and Company with illustrations by F. O. C. Darley. Measures 7" length, 5" width, and 3/4" depth. Weighs 14 ounces. There is some wear on the covers edges and some tissues that protect the illustrations are torn or spotted. The book is a classic of American garden and nature writing, originally published as a series of sketches in THE HARTFORD COURANT. It is a humorous chronicle of Dudley's experiences tending a garden along with musings and interactions with his pet cat, Calvin. The engaging essays provide deeper reflections on human nature and lessons drawn from tending to the earth. The illustrated cover features a gold-embossed image of a gardener with a wheelbarrow and hoe.