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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good - Original. R.M. Greenslade - B.Sc., A.R.C.S (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Foreword by J.C.F. Fryer. O.B.E., M.A. - Director, Plant Pathological Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. - Agricultural and Horticultural Handbooks. - CONDITION & DESCRIPTION: The original dustjacket houses this incredibly rare book. Retains price of 15s. net to front prelim and the original hand-written receipt for 15- is still inside the book. It is dated 5th January and states, in pencil: 'Sent on approval as being of interest'. - The dustjacket is in pretty good shape for 1937. Additional to the title, author and publishers names, it unusually states to the spine: 26 plates in half-tone by R.M. Greenslade There are a few small chips to the top and bottom of the spine. The spine is also faded in comparison and soiled in general, with foxing. Now housed in a protective removable archival sleeve for future protection. - Beautifully clean dark green cloth with white lettering to the spine, which is faded but still legible. Boards are clean and tightly bound to the page block. - Pages are of a very good quality stock. Very light foxing, most apparent to the page edges. There are 15 chapters and the main body of text is on 281 pages. Then there is: Scientific Index: 5 pages. - Popular Index: 6 pages. - Index of Authors: 2 pages. - Then there are 6 pages of advertising. So; 300 pages in all. - END. - Free worldwide postage includes full insurance and will offer a signed for service in the UK and Signed and Tracked where possible abroad [outside the UK]. Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it.