THE BOOK OF HARDY FLOWERS by Thomas, H.H - 1920

London, Cassell and Company, [1920], . . original green cloth with gilt title lettering, lightly rubbed at edges, signature on endpaper, very good. . thick 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xii, 492 pp, 32 color plates from photos by H. Essenhigh Corke including frontis, 64 half-tone plates, other illustrations from drwgs, index. . A useful and well-illustrated reference, arranged alphabetically by technical name, with an index of common names of thousands of plants with descriptions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Cassell and Company, [1915], First edition. . original green pictorial cloth with gilt title lettering, picture in green, blue, white and red, tear at spine repaired, rubbed at edges, small owner's blind stamp on endpaper, interior clean and very good. . thick 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xii, 492 pp, 32 color plates from photos by H. Essenhigh Corke including frontis, 64 half-tone plates, other illustrations from drwgs, index. . A useful and well-illustrated reference, arranged alphabetically by technical name, with an index of common names of thousands of plants with descriptions. The later edition did not have the pictorial cover. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

1915. Good. THOMAS, H. H. The Book of Hardy Flowers. A simple and complete descriptive guide to the cultivation in gardens of the trees and shrubs, perennial and annual flowers, that are hardy, or are suitable for planting out-of-doors in summer in temperate countries. London: Cassell and Co., 1915. 8vo, pp.xii, 492, 32 color photographic plates by H. Essenhigh Corke and 64 half-tone plates. Orig. pictorial decorated cover. Some foxing, o.w. a very nice copy.

, xii, 492 pages, illustrated with 32 colour and 64 black and white plates, marbled edges and endpapers