Wards Book of Gardens by Montgomery Ward and Company - 1947

U.S.A.: Montgomery Ward & Co., 1947. Edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, binding is loose, first page is detached, corners are bumped and rubbed, shelf wear, some fraying at the head and tail of the spine, overall a nice collectible used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Tan cloth with a full color pastedown and black lettering on the front board. Extremely scarce! 68 unmarked historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Wards Book of Gardens brings you the combined resources of four great Nurseries ---- a far-flung system of growing fields ---- more than 5000 acres of the choicest garden lands of 17 different states....literally 13,600 miles of nursery row! We call upon this vast 4-nursery system not alone for fast service ---- plants delivered field-fresh to your door ---- but to assure you....no matter where you live....of nursery stock grown under conditions similar to those in your garden.........". Tan Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hardcover.