Published by Gale Group, Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A., 1980
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. NOAMZACA. SOME SLIGHT EDGEWEAR TO ALL CORNER'S and TOP and BOTTOM EDGES.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1980
ISBN 10: 0684162709 ISBN 13: 9780684162706
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dorothy Irwin (Illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition, 2nd Printing. Text/Trace discoloration to fEP (likely housed a card or newpaper clipping), wrinkling to pgs 718/719, else As New & Bright. Green linen boards/NF w/light edge rubs. DJ/NF; trace wear to lower front edge. Admirable gardening guide. Collaborative work from landscape architect James Bush-Brown (1892 -1985) and wife, Louise. First published 1939; this is the 1980, N.Y Botanical Garden Revised Edition. Lucid & comprehensive handbook and now also a primary historical resource to the aesthetics & record of micro-climates in 1930's America. 819 pgs, b/w photos, covering some 3,000 plants; 40 chapters in 7 parts: 1, Garden Design; 2, Plant Selection & Culture; 3, Special Habitats; 4, Flavor & Fragrance; 5, Cultural Methods & Practices; 6, The Indoor Garden; and 7. Gardener's Miscellany, followed by Glossary.