Jacob Joseph Wright Horace Dean (1 results)

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. A part set of 13 Books in the lovely "Present Day Gardening" series. Each book Beautifully illustrated with 8 Full-Page Full-Colour Plates. The Series is Edited by Brian Hooper and R. Hooper Pearson, Managing Editors of the "Gardening Chronicle". Titles are: Nos. 1, Sweet Peas by Horace J Wright; 2, Pansies Violas and Violets, by William Cuthbertson; 3 Root and Stem Vegetables by Alexander Dean; 4 Daffodils by Joseph Jacob; 5 Orchids by James O'Brien; 6 Carnations and Pinks by James Douglas and J. F. Macleod; 7 Rhododendrons and Azaleas by William Watson; 8 Lilies by A. Grove; 10 Roses by H. R. Darlington; 11 Irises by W Rickatson Dykes; 12 Annuals Hardy and Half-Hardy by Charles H. Curtis; 15 The Rock Garden by Reginald Farrer; 16 Dahliahs by George Gordon President of the National Dahlia Society. Light Green paper-covered boards with Colour pastedown illus. on front covers. Black lettering above & below and on spine. Fore and bottom page edges deckle edged. 8 1/2" tall. Undated Edition, gift inscriptions on a few book dated between 1911 and 1913. Several spines tanned, tiny bits of chipping to some pastedowns, a few books have some tears at spine ends. No inscriptions on text. Part set of 13 books weighs 5.2 kilos so shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like pictures or information.