Author: Captain W. E. Johns
Title: The Passing Show: A Garden Diary by an Amateur Gardener
Description: London, My Garden, 1937. Cloth. A smart first edition, second impression of this illustrated garden diary from English pilot and writer Captain W. E. Johns. First edition, second impression. Illustrated throughout. A brilliantly amusing book about gardening from an experienced yet amateur gardener. This work tells the story of a gardener's year, month by month, with records of the successes and failures, trials and triumphs, experiments and discoveries of one enthusiast. Written by William Earl Johns, an English First World War pilot and writer of adventure stories best known by his pen name Capt. W. E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh, a British artist and illustrator. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine and panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Near Fine . Ill.: Howard Leigh. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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