BETTER ROSES by Thomas, A.S - 1950

Angus and Robertson, Sydney . London, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. foreword by Charles Frost, President, National Rose Society of Western Australia (1939-49), preface by author list of coloured plates, recommended books and index. Colour photographic frontispiece – showing the Rose Edna Harkness, a hybrid tea rose. The text is illustrated with another nine coloured plates of roses, numerous black-and-white photographs and the occasional black-and-white illustration. Green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. A book on how to grow, prune, graft and generally enjoy the gardening of roses, for Australian conditions. Softening and fraying to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners and lower book edges. Foxing can be seen to all surfaces of the book along with flecking. Small white mark – paper that has adhered to the book, to the… Read More

Angus & Robertson Pub., 1964. Fourth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 1955 B & W And Color Plates, Text Figures Octavo, 1964, PP.316, Includes New Roses Not In Earlier Editions; Has Book Plate Of Rosarians Marge and Walter Merhoff Of Milwaukee D11a-a

First Edition; 8vo; pp. xv, 295; frontispiece, 9 colour plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, index; dustjacket with minor chipping, 25mm, 15mm, 10mm tears to front jacket, minor chipping to spine top of jacket, good copy. Sydney, Angus And Robertson, (1950).

Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1960. pp.xvi, 308. includes Index. Colour & B/w illustrations. Corners lightly bumped, contents clean. Pricelipped Dustjacket is very worn on edges with several small tears.. Third Revised Edition . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1955. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. inc. photos, index, normal shelf wear, previous name, color frontispiece of a red rose, dust jacket worn and torn along the edges, not price clipped, in protective cover, a nice copy for year published, collectable. Size: Octavo. 306 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Gardening; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 100760. .