Roses

Octopus Books -- Distributed by Universal Books, Sydney, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Blue coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photography and reproductions of historical illustrations and line drawings. Illustrated boards with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustrations as for the underlying boards, with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A history of the rose, its cultivation, its varieties, their use in literature, medicine, arts and cooking. First published in 1962. Rubbing of the back strip edges and of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges with scattered foxing also present. The internal pages are clean and bright. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the other edges and of the panels. Foxing to the verso. A hint of fading to the back strip. first publication by this publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [1], 2 - 96 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Gardening. ISBN: 0706401972. ISBN/EAN: 9780706401974. Inventory No: 0287433. . 9780706401974