An Australian Gardener's Anthology by Mcphee Gribble Publishers - 1982

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: McPhee Gribble Publishers, 1982. vii, + 296pp., colour and b/white art and photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain boards very lightly edge-bumped. Previous owner's neatly penned text (poem 'Seeds', from 'The Age') to top half of rear free endpaper, previous bookseller's small label to front pastedown, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased only. "The best writing about gardening has that indefinable blend of earthiness and romance that captivates the reader . . . This beautifully illustrated collection ranges from the early days of settlement when vegetable growing was a matter of survival, the devotion to English cottage gardens and grand parks as familiar oases in the alien Australian landscape, the dawning of affection for native plants, to the challenges of present day urban gardens . . . " Book weight approx. 1.12 KG. * Buyers outside… Read More

Melb: McPhee Gribble. 1989. Paper Back. 0869140531 . With illustrations in colour and black & white. A very good copy. ; 260 x 185mm; vii, 296 pages .

Melbourne, McPhee Gribble reprint edition - large paperback,card covers This illustrated collection ranges from the early days of settlement, vegetable gardens, cottage gardens and grand parks. Here are the gardens of our childhood days, bush gardens, seaside and terrace house gardens, and the last word (from the 1890s) on tasteful floral decorations for the table. 260 x 185mm., pp. vii, 296, b/w & col plates t/out, list of plates. Large booklet, stiff card covers. Contents - no inscriptions, card covers - very slight rubbing on corners, no creases. NEAR FINE ISBN: 0869140531