Author: A. G. L. Hellyer; Constance Spry; S. Ary; M. Gregory Title: Flowers in Colour; Flowers in House and Garden; the Oxford Book of Wild Flowers
Description: London , W. H. & L. Collingridge Ltd; J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd; Oxford University Press , 1955-1962. Cloth. A delightful set of English flowers books, including two encyclopedias and one guide to using them for interior decoration by Constance Spry. Comprising three volumes, two of which are encyclopedias and one guide to the best combinations of flowers for a home's interior for each month. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. 'Flowers in Colour' (first edition, first impression) is an amateur gardening encyclopedia from Arthur George Lee Hellyer, a well-known British horticulturalist. 'Flowers in House and Garden' (sixth impression) is written by British educator, florist and author Constance Spry, and offers as a useful guide to ordering, planting, growing and cutting the most beautiful combinations for each month of the year. 'The Oxford Book of Wild Flowers' (second edition) by B. E. Nicholson, S. Ary and M. Gregory aims to enable the reader to identify common and less common wild flowers of the British countryside. All works are wonderfully illustrated throughout, including many plates in colour to both encyclopedias. In the original cloth bindings. 'House and Garden' in the original quarter cloth. With the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, 'Wild Flowers' and 'In Colour' are excellent, with minor shelf wear. With slightly heavier rubbing and bumping to 'House and Garden&apos. Dust wrappers Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots to the endpapers of 'Flowers in Colour&apos. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: B. E. Nicholson. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.
Keywords: Flowers Gardening Illustrated Constance Spry Gardening B. E. Nicholson
Price: GBP 120.00 = appr. US$ 171.36 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 936Y7
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