1948. Reprinted. 248 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. (The ABC Gardening Series). Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to reverse of front free end-paper. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Heavy tanning to spine. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.