Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade, 1949. Revised, reprint ed.. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, fair condition reading copy, olive-green board cover, colour & black & white photos, few black & white text-photos & drawings, spine ends chipped, cloth covers marked & little faded (corners bumped & worn, spine little faded), pages lightly toned, endpapers lightly toned (foxed spots), sticker mark front cover, extensive biro annotation bottom half front flyleaf (written upside down). 312 pp. Revised edition. This well-loved and used book by P. J. Hurley (known as 'Waratah') was written primarily as an abridged 'Encyclopaedia for Australian Gardenersâ€™, arranged A - Z by topic. It deals with every plant-flowering, vegetable, fruit, grass, orchid, that many people like to grow. Full and detailed descriptions of care and cultivation are given for the specialised subjects such as sweet peas, bulbs, annuals, shrubs, trees, roses, gladioli, strawberries, peas, Christmas bush and tomatoes. .

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Bookseller: Bookhome Sydney (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 31032
Title: An Encyclopaedia for Australian Gardeners.
Author: Hurley, P. J. [Waratah]
Book Condition: Used
Edition: Revised, reprint ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dymock's Book Arcade
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1949
Keywords: reference, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, gardening, australia, collectible, collectable
Bookseller catalogs: GARDENING & FLORA;

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Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.

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Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.

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