A Chalk Garden. by Stern, F.C

London, UK: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Green cloth, gilt title. 183pp. b/w & col. plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dust jacket only fair, with several large chips and tears, and losses to top and tail of spine and lower front panel. Top text block edge mottled green, other edges lightly foxed. End papers slightly tanned, o'wise contents clean. . Good+. Hardcover. 1960.

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Faber & Faber, 1974. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0571101895

Faber and Faber, London, 1974-08-19. Second. hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Gardening Monographs . 2nd. Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1974. pp.198 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A detailed discussion, by a knowledgeable and accomplished gardener, of the bewildering number of lovely plants he grew in what was probably the first garden made on pure chalk.

LONDON: FABER & FABER. BOUND IN MAROON CLOTH WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS 1974 SECOND EDITION IS VG IN VG JACKET(CLIPPED). 198pp WITH FOREWORD BY LADY SYBIL STERN,15 CHAPTERS, 21 ILLUSTRATIONS, COLOUR AND B/W, AND APPENDICES WITH LIST OF PLANTS AND AN ESSAY BY STERN ON "TREES AT HIGHDOWN". CONDITION VG/VG . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1974.

Gardening Monographs . 2nd. Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1974. pp.198 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in fine dw. A detailed discussion, by a knowledgeable and accomplished gardener, of the bewildering number of lovely plants he grew in what was probably the first garden made on pure chalk.

London: Thomas Nelson and sons Ltd., 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Top edge green. Condition: Good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Light browning to front endpaper from dustjacket flap. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with some small chips missing and some repaired tears. 175pp. 3 colour and 9 b/w plates. This book tells the story of the making of a garden, Highdown, from a barren chalk-pit. It discusses in detail the plants that will grow on chalk. Stern raised plants at Highdown from seed brought back by the great collectors, Wilson, Farrer, Forrest and Kingdon-Ward from south-east Asia, Comber and Clarence Elliott from south America and E.K.Balls and Peter Davis from Asia Minor..