Combines basic instruction with personal reminiscence and advice in a guide to the essentials of planning and maintaining flower and vegetable gardens of modest but satisfying yield
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0070251045I5N00
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Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (-). Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. BEATON, Cecil (illustrator). Second Edition. (USA) First Printing of the Second edition (1987) The First edition was originally published by Putnam's, 1976. No markings, but the upper edges of pages are very sightly wavy due to atmpspheric moisture, thus Very Good (-) in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with a tiny chip to the base of the spine and hint of rubbing to panel gloss. Square hardcover, green cloth with titles and flower graphic in white, 144 pp, index. Map of climatic regions of the U.S. Three page intro. by Truman Capote whoi starts off by saying he can't pretend to know very much about gardening, but launches into a characteristic portrait of the author: "The first time I saw Mrs. Giest was during the entr'acte on the opening night of MY Fair Lady.escorted by Cecil Beaton. . Drawings by Cecil Beaton, Design by Massimo Vignelli. Colour photographs by Elvin McDonald. Billed a simple garden primer for all those who want to learn the ABCs of flower and vegetable and have fun doing it, this is a handsomely produced book mixing good advice with beautiful presentation and was originally published at a time before gardening was as fashionable or popular as it is now. The drawings by Beaton are single colour drawings of plants, vegetables and room details. Profusely illus. with colour photos. (3.1 JM HOQ 103/6 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 08509
Seller: Beaux Books, ABA, ILAB, Hartley Wintney, HAMPS, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Drawings by Cecil Beaton. Photographs by Elvin McDonald. (illustrator). McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York. 1987. Revised edition. First published in 1976. Hardback, square quarto; green cloth-bound boards, dust jacket. 144 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings and full-page colour photographs. English. 260x260mm. 1.2kg. Very good, in very good dust jacket; slight shelf wear to spine ends, small tear to top edge of front panel repaired with tape to verso; gift inscription to front free endpaper. C.Z. Guest offers advice for the amateur creating their 'First Garden'. Taking inspiration from her own garden on Long Island and her garden columns for several publications, she explores planting, cut flowers, growing vegetables and fruits, maintaining lawns and looking after orchids. The text is enlivened by Cecil Beaton's delicate line drawings of plants and flowers, and this revised edition is given new colour photographs. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller. 1987. Revised edition. First published in 1976. Seller Inventory # 3781
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Seller: YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # 0070251045-VB
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 18S76_30_0070251045