Collins, London, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. preface by author notes on the use of the glossary, glossary of carnations. The text is illustrated with 64 coloured plates and 47 black-and-white illustrations. Green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt illustration of a carnation embossed to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with black colour titles to the front panel and backstrip. Part of the "The Garden in Colour" series. An easy to read and follow guide from the 1950s on the most rewarding of plants, with a surprising array of variation, the carnation. Softening to the head end to the heel of the backstrip and rubbing to the lower book edge. There is a stain to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and textblock edges are brown, as are the pages. A few marks to the endpapers. Chipping to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the top dustwrapper corners and lower right-hand corner of the front panel. Sunning to the backstrip and a few handling marks to the dustwrapper panels. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Carnations; Inventory No: 0115084. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0115084
Title: Carnations In Colour and Cultivation
Author: Mansfield, T. C
Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1951
Keywords: BZDB2 Gardening, carnations, cultivation, exhibiting, "The Garden in Colour" series Gardening; Carnations; Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded Mansfield, T. C. Carnations In Colour and Cultivation
Bookseller catalogs: Gardening;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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