The Orchard and Fruit Garden - a new pomona of hardy and sub-tropical fruits by Hyams, Edward & Jackson, A.A. (editors). [Arthur Hellyer's copy] - 1962

Longmans, Green and Co, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 1st edition. A Very Heavy Copy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. A Bit Damp stained on page edges- not affecting the text. Wavy. The dust jacket is torn, chipped, creased, shelf rubbed and marked. The boards are edge worn, cocked, marked. Minor marks within the book. However, it is still in good condition, excellent binding and intact. No inscriptions. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

[London]: Longmans, 1961. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild bumping to rear board-top corner, very gentle bumping to other three corners, very faint soiling to boards (mostly to front board) and fore-edges, price sticker and light soiling to front pastedown, four tiny tears to front DJ-top edge, very small tear to DJ spine head, three very small tears to rear DJ-top edge, light soiling to DJ (mostly to rear DJ), faint soiling to DJ spine foot, two medium tears to mylar, two small-medium tears to mylar, else Near Fine(-) in Very Good DJ.. Folio in white DJ, xv, 207 pages, color illustrations, 34 cm. Color plates on coated stock. High quality produciotn. Pomology. Gardening, Agriculture, Fruit-culture -- Bibliography.

Longmans, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback, folio, green cloth lettered gilt, bevelled edges to boards, top edge gilt, a very good copy without a wrapper but housed in original red slipcase, col'd photographic plates, 207pp.

London: Longmans, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Longmans, 1961. Quarto; gilt decorated cloth; top edge gilt; sunned about the spine; covers lightly marked; a very good copy in the slightly sunned, marked and rubbed slipcase.

London, Longmans, [1961], First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt picture of fruit on cover, one page with light crease in margin, dj (not price clipped, slight wear at edge), near fine and clean in original cloth-covered solid slipcase. . folio [33 x 26 cm]; xv, 208 pp, 80 fine colored plates from photos, extensive bibliography, index, index to bibliography. . An authoritative work by two experts on fruit growing in temperate climates, including cultivation, propagation, the fruit growing industry as well as the history and origin of fruit growing. Includes apples, pears, plums, berries, peaches, apricots, cherries, nuts, quinces, melons, figs, grapes, cucumber, tomato, lemon, banana, etc. Chapters on fruit growing in South Africa, Canada, Australia as well as Britain. A picture of this book is available on request by email.