Hardy perennials by Macself, A. J a - 1950

Collingridge, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1950. First Edition. 304 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Rubbed dark marking to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1922. Hardcover. Good. 1922. First Edition. 219 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with black lettering. Contains coloured plates. Binding remains firm.Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning.

New York: W.H. Collingridge Ltd, 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. First edition and first printing. Ex library book. In good green cloth boards, gilt titles to front and spine. The boards are tight, flat and quite clean; spine ends and corners bumped. The end papers are a little tanned, with vertical old sellotape marks from where jacket was attached. Tanned and lightly foxed cut edges. The text block is in good plus condition, firm, straight and fairly clean. With many b/w photos. Library stamp on Contents page. The jacket is in fair condition with colour photo of perennial border to front. The jacket is quite clean; very worn edges with small open and closed tears. Not price clipped. With sellotape still attached to the edges. Rare edition.

London: Collingridge. Very Good/Good +. 1950. First Edition. Hard Cloth Cover. Lge 8vo Dust jacket complete but price clipped, closed tears, in a clear protective sleeve. Previous owner's details on ffep. 304 pages clean and tight. A complete guide to the selection, arrangement and cultivation of herbaceous perennials written by one of the greatest living authorities on this class of plants. Mr Macself very justly - describes hardy perennials as `the mainstay of the flower garden' on account of their great variety, comparative cheapness and the simplicity of the cultural requirements. He has included excellent chapters on propagation and exhibition. .

Collingridge. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Dw has sl fading to spine, wear/sl tears to spine ends and some corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages .