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Park, Bertram

Collins Guide to Roses

1956

26.32 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1956
Place of printing
London. Collins
Author
Park, Bertram
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - General roses
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21 x 15 cm]; 288 pp, frontis, plus 64 colored plates (complete), plus 16 black and white plates, chart, bibliography, index. original red cloth with gilt spine title lettering and vignette, very good sound copy with previous owner's notes on roses on blank endpaper and a few tipped-in illustrations of roses from other sources, dj with wear and short tears. A picture of this boo The colored plates are from photos by the author and from paintings by Pamela Freemand, paul Jones and Margaret Stones and show 130 rose varieties. The black and white plates, each with one or more illustrations, show how to cultivate, plant, prune, etc. The author is a long time rose grower and photographer. Stock 2062. Stock lists a number of later printings, each identical to this first printing.