London, T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd, 1919, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, lightly rubbed at edge, near fine sound set. . large 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, lxiv, 504;viii, 524 pp, 102 plates with 200 illustrations from photos, with the appendix on mexonopsis. . The classic book on rock gardening, first printed in 1919 and reprinted many times due to its popularity and reference value, This comprehensive work has for many years been established as the standard work on the Rock Garden. Its at once the most easily consulted and the most authoritative of any book dealing with plants suitable for rock gardens and their immediate surroundings. The text is arranged in the form of an encyclopedia, and deals not only with the plants of the rock garden but also with the wild garden and the bog. The author was a respected plant hunter and garden writer. "Few writers have been so nimble with epithets and imagery to describe plants, or conveyed such infectious enthusiasm." (Hugh Johnson). "Still a classic book on the subject" (Oxford Companion to Gardens) A picture of this book is available on request by email.

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Bookseller: Horizon Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: J12344
Title: The English Rock-Garden
Author: FARRER, Reginald;
Format/Binding: Original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, lightly rubbed at edge, near fine sound set.
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London, T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd, 1919, First edition.
Size: large 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volume
Bookseller catalogs: Gardening - General;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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