Carnations for Amateurs by JL Gibson - 1953

W.H. & L. Collingridge, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. Reprinted. 115 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with white lettering to spine and front. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, mild crinkling, occasional foxing and mild tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean.

London: W. H. & L. Collingridge 0. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Undated early edition with tipped in Colour Frontis Illustration of red, white & yellow Carnations. Illustrated with B&W Plates and Line Drawings. Expert advice on the cultivation of these beautiful and very useful flowers. Green cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. 8 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions except an old penciled price on free endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

W H & L Collingridge, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. No Edition Remarks. 131 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some marks and staining to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.