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Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright, no inscriptions. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright, no inscriptions. No jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With 1088pp - numerous illustrations - including coloured plates - not dated circa 1950 - very detailed - rather heavy in good condition , HARD COVER, NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS, GOOD USED CONDITION, SPLENDID VALUE.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Three volumes (complete). A placid set. Each volume has blind stamped decoration, green titling and colouring of some decoration. They have wear about all edges, corners, seams. The boards are scuffed, dulled. They are steady and sure. The contents have evidence of age and use throughout. However, the evidence is benign and largely expected. Overwhelmingly, the contents of each book are clean, clear, diligent, convivial, companionable, still keen, more than competent. Please note that due to the weight of the set should the books need be sent to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 194 pp. ; illustrated ; green cloth with gold lettering and embossed designs ; no dustjacket ; "Produced by the Publications Committee of the National Rose Society of Great Britain" ; numerous articles on a variety of subjects, all pertaining to the rose and its culture ; Contents: Patrons and Officers and Council -- Report of the Council -- Balance Sheets -- Arrangements, 1952 -- Presidents, N.R.S.; Dean Hole Medallists -- The President's Page -- Great Roses / A. Norman -- The Problem of Winter Hardiness / Wilhelm Kordes -- Dog-Days / Oliver Mee -- "-Her Infinite Variety." / Constance Wheatcroft -- An Exceptionally Wet Season -- The Rose and the Poppy -- Rose Shows and Displays of Roses / A. J. Macself -- Roses and Rose Men of Canada / A. J. Webster -- A Heterogeneous Rose Garden / Mrs. F. Stoneman -- Some Rose Diseases and their control / Bertram Park -- Spring in the Rose Garden / Dr. R. C. Allen -- Roses in the North of England / Oliver Mee -- The Relationship of Drainage, pH and Manures / Dr A. S. Thomas -- Green Mannring / Robert L. Scarlett -- The Great Summer Show / Roy Hay -- Rose Ceremonies / Leonard Hollis -- Artistic Show Work / Julia Clements -- The Provincial Rose Show / A. G. L. Hellyer -- George Dickson (H.T.) / Alan Gibbs -- The Great Autumn Show / Gordon Forsyth -- Shrub Roses at Bulkeley Mill / A. T. Johnson -- Roses in South Africa / Charles W. Smith -- The Bristol Group of N.R.S. Members / A. E. Griffith -- Is it so Difficult? / V. J. Sanday -- Has the Rose lost its Fragrance? / N. P. Harvey -- The First Pruning of Maiden Plants / Vera F. P. Day -- Life is a Bed of Roses? / A. T. Barnes -- Round the Nurseries / D. L. Flexman -- Rose Lovers / Charles F. Warren -- A Letter from New Zealand / W. H. Wilson -- My First Medal Bloom / W. J. Burkey -- The Trial Ground / H. Edland -- The Rose Analysis / H. Edland -- Illustrations -- An Asymmetrical Decoration -- A Corner of the President's Garden -- R. Kordesii -- Maid of Honour Schleswig -- A Fine Plant of Alberic Barbier -- A Fine Plant of Elizabeth of York -- The Municipal Rose Garden, Alexandra Park, Stockport -- Tzigane -- Wellworth -- A Decorative Vase -- A Delightful Arrangenient of Roses -- Border King -- Tantau's Delight -- Rudolph Timm -- Elfe -- The Trial Ground Committee makes Awards -- Ida McCracken -- Sutters Gold -- Masquerade Grandmaster -- Cocorico -- Coloured Plates ; foxing, else VG. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 199 pp. ; illustrated ; green cloth with gold lettering and embossed designs ; no dustjacket ; "Produced by the Publications Committee of the National Rose Society of Great Britain" ; numerous articles on various subjects pertaining to the rose and its culture ; Contents: Patrons, Officers And Council -- Arrangements For 1958 -- Report Of The Council Accounts -- The President's Page, By A. Norman, President -- The International Rose Conference 1958 -- "Nature Is The Art Of God," By B, Royalton Kisch -- Grow Better Roses, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.Lc. -- Foliar Feeding And Supplements Of Antibiotics Or Gibberellines, By Dr. George B. Jorgenson -- Poller Feeding, By Mr. And Mrs. John Bolander -- The Pros And Cons Of Foliage Feeding, By Dr. P. P. Pirone -- Derriaghy -- Just A Chat Continued, By W. J. W. Sanday -- Some Experiments In Foliar Feeding By Bertram Park -- Compost For The Rose Garden, By Ben Easey -- The Best Of The Bourbons, By Graham S. Thomas -- "Know Your Soil," By R. F. Burston -- My First Bloom, By Walter R. Price -- Roses And Their Chromosomes, By J. W. Heslop Harrison, D.Sc., F.R.S. -- Boxes-An Out-Of-Date Method Of Exhibiting, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- In Defence Of The Exhibition Box, By G. D. Burch -- The Rose Analysis Reviewed 1930-1956, By H. Wyn Jones -- How I Grow My Roses, By L. A. Anstiss And F. A. Gibson -- 'Peace' And Her Progeny, By Leonard Hollis -- Miniature Roses, By Thomas Robinson -- Insecticides And Fungicides For The Rose Grower, By A. G. Pannell, E.Sc. -- The Island Of Mainau, By Count Lennart Bernadotte -- The Decorative Arrangements At The Shows, By Julia Clements -- Miscellany, By A. Norman -- Here And There, By N. P. Harvey -- Roses Across The Sea, By Alfred Stettler -- Ri Praise Of New Roses, By J. H. Wilding -- Warm Water Is Best, By Dr. Richard Andreason -- Gypsum, Its Use In The Rose Garden, By W. Lockington Marshall -- My Rose Year, By Sam Mcgredy -- Ground Cover For Roses And Roses For Ground Cover, By Graham S. Thomas -- The Spring Rose Competition 1957, By A. J. Huxley -- The Great Summer Show, By A. G. L. Hellyer -- The Autumn Rose Show, By Gordon Forsyth -- The Provincial Show, By J. H. Wilding -- The Bristol And District Group Of N.R.S. Members, By A. B. Griffith -- The Trial Ground In 1957, By H. Edland -- Show Awards 1957 -- International Awards 1957 -- The Rose Analysis, By H. Edland -- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Visits The Summer Show Of The National Rose Society At Westminster -- Some Experiments In Foliar Feeding -- The Queen Mary Rose Garden In Regent's Park -- The Samuel Mcgredy Rose Garden In Derriaghy -- Mme Pierre Oger -- 'Variegata Di Bologna' -- 'Boule De Neige' -- The Rose Gardens Of Count Bernadotte On The Island Of Mainau, Lake Constance -- Arrangement Of 'Virgo' Roses -- Colour Plates: 'Perfecta' (H.T.) -- 'Silver Lining' (H.T.) -- 'Gertrude Gregory' (H.T.) -- An Autumn Note -- 'Paprika' (Flori.) -- 'Angela' (Flori.) -- 'Ivory Fashion' (Flori) -- Tabarin' (Flori.) -- 'Rose Gaujard' (H.T.) -- 'Prestige' (Shrub) -- 'Gail Borden' (H.T.) -- 'Shepherd's Delight' (Flori.) -- 'Ballet' (H.T.) -- 'Border Coral' (Flori.) -- 'Friedrich Hexer' (Flori) -- 'Kassel' (Shrub). ; foxing, else VG. Book.

Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. VG: in very good condition without dust jacket. Covers marked. Light edge-wear. 290mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). 1088pp. Colour plates + b/w illustrations. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. Black hardback varnished cloth cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 239 pp. ; green textured cloth with gold lettering and designs ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Patrons, Officers And Council -- Presidents And Awards -- Arrangements For 1966 -- The Society's Gardens -- Report Of The Council -- Annual Accounts -- The President's Page -- Making Standard Roses / R.L.Pallett -- Beyond The Pale? / Ethel Ireland -- Of Very Ancient Roses / Ruth Borchard -- Roses For Hedges / S.M.Gault -- Ways Of Our Own / F. C.H.Witchell -- Ten Poplars Above The Bay / J.H.Wilding -- Utility Roses / F.Fairbrother -- The Role Of Magnesium In Rose Culture / Graham West -- The Vital First Season / Nigel Raban -- The Lazy Man In The Rose Garden / Gordon Edwards -- The Romaunt Of The Rose / Arbel M.Aldous -- Planning A Rose Garden / H.G.Clacy -- The Two Worlds Of Roses / Tom Edridge -- The Decorative Arrangement Of Roses / Mary Pope -- First Steps In Rose Exhibiting / A.Dick -- Older Roses Worth Growing / J.L.Harkness -- Some Experiments With Miniature Roses / John S Cammell -- On Starting A Collection Of Shrub Roses / Graham Thomas -- Choosing The Right Rose Parents / E.B. Le Grice -- The First Roses Of The Year / B.W.W.Sampson III -- Roses For Mixed Borders / Rosemary James -- Rose Growing Under Semi-Moorland Conditions / H.O.Howson -- My Highlights Of The Year / A.P.C.Dickson -- Recent Research On Roses / E.F.Allen -- Obituaries -- Reports On The 1962 Certificated Varieties / F.Fairbrother, F.A.Gibson, W.Nelmes -- New Ideas For The Decorative Classes / Julia Clements -- Bristol Group Summer Show 1965 / L.A.Anstiss -- Cardiff Group Summer Show 1965 / Mrs L.M.Phillips -- Thesummershow / A.G.L.Hellyer -- The Northern Rose Show / J.Clarke -- The Autumn Rose Show / Gordon Forsyth -- International Rose Awards / Bertram Park -- The Trial Ground And Display Garden 1965 / L. G Turner -- The Awards To New Roses In 1965 -- The City Of Belfast International Rose Trials Progress Report / J.Craig Wallace -- Book Reviews -- The Rose Analysis / L.G.Turner -- Colour Plates -- 'Grandpa Dickson' -- 'City Of Leeds' -- 'Apricot Nectar' -- 'Winefred Clarke' -- 'Altissimo' -- 'Etude' -- First Prize Arrangements -- 'Diorama' -- 'Blue Diamond' -- 'Eve Allen' -- 'Variety Club' -- 'Goldgleam' -- 'Charm Of Paris' -- 'Scented Air' -- 'Ice White' -- Monochrome Plates -- H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother -- An Excellent Standard Of 'Mine. Caroline Testout' -- Fossils Of Roses -- 'Sarah Van Fleet' And 'Dorothy Wheatcroft' -- Plans Of Rose Gardens -- Our New Secretary And Presentation To Our 100,000th Member -- A Fragrant Seedling Rambler And R. Cantabrigiensis -- 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' And R. Gallica Versicolor -- Pot Roses -- Roses In The Valbyparken, Copenhagen. ; G. Book.

Boards. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Hardback. Slight mark to inside cover. Tiny dent to back cover. No date.Green boards. This book provides the reader with a complete up-to-date and practical guide to the cultivation of all trees, shrubs, flowering plants, bulbs, fruits and vegetables which are, or may be, cultivated in gardens in Great Britain. It explains the meaning of gardening and botanical terms; describes in detail all gardening operations - garden planning, construction and planting, digging, the various methods of plant propagation, lawn making and management, crop harvesting, etc., and the important subject of pest and disease control is dealt with fully. The arrangement of the work is alphabetical and is adequately cross-referenced so that the reader will be able to refer to any subject instantly. Illustrated. 1088 pp. Plastic protective covering around boards. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. three volume set on brown cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. All 3 volumes are in fine embossed boards in virtually mint condition. All are in their original Dust Wrappers. Vol one dw has a small mended tear at bottom of spine of DW, Vol two & Vol three DW are in fine condition, the top edge is Green. There is no date in the books but where published probably sometime around the 1930's. Vol 1---A---HAK, Vol 2 HAK---PRI, Vol 3 PRI--Z. The reason they are in such great condition is because they are still in the publishers heavy duty carboard box that they where sent out with, with the publisher address in Edinburgh on the cover, there is also the original owners address, partly blanked out, who lived at, Bishopmill, Elgin, Morayshire.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Undated three volume hardback set, with remnants of wrappers included. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards clean and crisp; wrappers in very poor condition but loosely inserted. Bindings tight and appear very little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. This set weighs over 5kg packaged and additional postage will be required if shipped outside the UK. More photographs available. Not old library books.

Zustand: Very Good. Uniform matching hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in green. 4to. 11'' x 8½''. Contains colour frontispiece and 5 other colour plates to each volume, many monochrome archive photographs throughout. Very Good condition books in Very Good condition dust wrappers with peek-a-boo window to each spine, small repaired tears to the corners and spine ends. Heavy volume set weighing 4.5 kg, extra postage and insurance will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. GARDEN & HORTICULTURE.

Boards. Zustand: Very Good. Various (illustrator). First Edition. THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. SET OF 3 BOOKS. No Date (c.1930). All VG. Embossed covers. Gilt titles & motifs on spines. 11x9. Total 2192pp. Colour plates and profuse b/w illus thoughout all books. This 3 volume set of the Poular Encyclopedia of Gardening provides the reader with a complete and practical guide to the cultivation of all trees, shrubs, flowering plants, bulbs, fruits and vegetables which are, or may be, cultivated in gardens in Great Britain. It explains the meaning of gardening and botanical terms, garden planning, construcion and planting, the various methods of plant propagation, lawn making and management, and crop harvesting. black boards with gilt and green lettering slight foxing to endpapers.