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Gardening Books on Roses, Chrysanthemums and Other Plants

Item Details

Title and Author/Editor The Gardener’s Assistant: Practical and Scientific. A Guide to the Formation and Management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Gardens, and the Cultivation of Conservatory, Greenhouse, and Stove Plants; with a Copious Calendar of Gardening Operations, and Select Lists of Plants, Fruits, and Vegetables (Robert Thompson; revisions by Thomas Moore, 1886), Roses (H. R. Darlington, 1911), Chrysanthemums (Thomas Stevenson, 1912), A Rose Odyssey: Reminiscences of Many Trips to European Rose Centers (J. H. Nicolas, 1937), The National Rose Society’s Handbook on the Fungus and Insect Pests of the Rose: The Enemies of the Rose (George Massee and Fred V. Theobald, 1910), Climbing Roses Old and New (Graham Stuart Thomas, 1966)
Genre Home and Garden, Travelogue
Type of Illustration Offset Lithograph, Halftone, Photograph
Binding Hardcover
Dust Jacket Yes, No
Period Early to Mid 20th Century, Late 19th/ Early 20th Century
Edition Statement Revised Edition, First Edition
Language English
Number of Books 5

Condition

- glue and tape repairs to spine and hinges of The Gardener’s Assistant; discoloration, scuff marks, dings, bumped corners and edge wear to covers; chipping, damp staining and tears to dust jacket; writing to endpapers; browning, foxing and fading to text blocks and text edges; generally tight text blocks and clean pages; conditions vary per volume.

Dimensions

3.0" W x 10.0" H x 7.5" D

- measures The Gardener’s Assistant.

Item #

ITMG641152

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