Farming and gardening for health or disease,
Sir Albert Howard (1873-1947)
Category
Books
Date
1945
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 3177545
Summary
Bibliographic description
282 p.,xv plates on 8 leaves :. ill., tables, plan, diagrs.;. 23 cm. Provenance: inscribed “To Colonel Harold White, a pioneer farmer in New South Wales from a rebel – Arthur Howard. 22.7.47.” With a letter laid in to Helen Beale, [i.e. Helen Mary Beale (1885-1972)]. date 17th Janury 1948 “Here is a copy of Sir Albert’s book … which he intended to send to a correspondent in Australia. After he had written in the book & I was packing it up, we learned that Colonel White had just got a copy for himself, so we did not send it …I have ordered a copy of Lady Howard’s book for you “The earth’s green carpet” – which I am sure you will love as literature …”. Signed [Marie]. Lady Howard’s book is shelved at MR.G.3.5. Binding: publisher’s brown cloth.
Makers and roles
Sir Albert Howard (1873-1947) Louise Ernestine Matthaei, Lady Howard (1880-1969)