The Reluctant Gardener by Fearon, Ethelind - 1952

Herbert Jenkins, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1962. 9th Printing. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Underlining to occasional pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

Herbert Jenkins, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. 2nd Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Jenkins, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. 9th Printing. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Herbert Jenkins, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1955. Fifth Printing. 128 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jackethas moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends and edges. Noticeable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Herbert Jenkins, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Seventh Printing. 128 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Decorated end-papers. Black and white illustrations by Alex Jardine. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed. Gilt lettering is darkened. Clipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. 8th Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Areas of loss to spine ends. Water staining to spine and front panel. Light tanning to edges. Wear marks overall.

Herbert Jenkins, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. Third Printing. 128 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Boards have noticeable rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and edge wear. Clipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and heavier sunning to spine. Visible foxing to interior and splitting to joints.

Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. 4th printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with heavy foxing and tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. Eighth Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Reinforced with tape to insides. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light staining overall.

Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Fourth Printing. 128 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.