1913 Scarce First Edition - THE ROSE BOOK, A Complete Guide for Amateur Rose Growers by H.H. Thomas.
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Author: Harry Higgott Thomas. Assisted by Walter Easlea. Illustrated by H. Essenhugh Corke.
Title: The Rose Book. A Complete Guide for Amateur Rose Growers by H.H. Thomas. Assisted by Walter Easlea. Illustrated by H. Essenhugh Corke.
Publisher: London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, Cassell and Company Limited, 1913. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 6 ".
Pages: xi-283 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good gilt decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. A rare find in any condition!
Content: Good content (bright, tight, foxing on the text pages throughout - mainly on the outer edges without affecting the illustrations printed on a different paper - as shown, small insert of The Argus 12 Best Roses for 1914 pasted at the end of the index with few annotations - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with 8 beautiful color photographs by H. Essenhigh Corke and 64 half-tone Plates.
Estimate: (Scarce with few or no other copies available worldwide).
The book: Scarce and very attractive First edition of this Rose Book. A Complete Guide for Amateur Rose Growers by Harry Higgott Thomas.
A very beautiful binding!