DAVID AUSTIN'S ENGLISH ROSES : Australian Edition by Austin, David - 1996

London: Conran Octopus, 1996. 160pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout by Clay Perry. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean, the slightest hint of tanning to upper edges. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket near fine. "A Garden Writer's Guild Gardening Book of The Year in 1994, the original edition of 'David Austin's English Roses' has here been revised and updated . . . In this new edition, growing conditions in Australia are detailed for the first time. Growth patterns and flowering per year are given for each rose, along with other cultivation information. Notes on the best roses for Australian cultivation." Contents include: Introduction, A Long Tradition, The Old and The New, The Ideal of an English Rose, The Fragrance of the English Rose, English Roses in The Garden, English Roses in The Home, Varieties of the English Rose, The Cultivation of English Roses, Creating a New Rose, Index, Agents for English Roses, Acks. Book weight approx. 1.19 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. Revised and Updated Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.