The Reluctant Gardener

London, UK: Herbert Jenkins, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Jardine, Alex. 128pp. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt design and gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Spine heel very lightly rubbed. Text block edges lightly foxed. Illustrated endpapers, internally neat clean bright and tight. Dust Jacket has shelf wear, slightly… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, London,, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5th printing 1955, very good condition with vg dust jacket, small tear on spine, inscribed by owner.

Herbert Jenkins, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1952. First Edition. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. 4th Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. 8th Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. 2nd Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Eighth Printing. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1955. Fifth Printing. 128 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Seventh Printing. 128 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Decorated end-papers. Black and white illustrations by Alex Jardine. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. Eighth Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. Third Printing. 128 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Boards have noticeable rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1962. 9th Printing. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Underlining to occasional pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. Eighth Printing. 128 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking… Read more about this item

Jenkins, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. 9th Printing. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light… Read more about this item

Macdonald and Co.,. Hardback. First edition. Attractive dust jacket is illustrated by Bernard Reynolds. Decorated throughout with woodcuts also by Bernard Reynolds. 301pp. Indexed. Contemporary reviews of Fearon's books claimed she was H. G. Wells' gardener. Sadie Stein of The Paris Review noted in 2015: "As far as I'm concerned, Fearon's entire oeuvre should be in… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. 9th Printing. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1956. Sixth Printing. 128 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine and to board edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing.… Read more about this item

London: Herbert Jenkins, 9th printing 1962. hbk 12mo 128pp illustr drawings and decorated endpapers dj lightly shelfworn with a circular stain on the front now in protective sleeve otherwise an excellent clean tight unmarked copy of this charming book

London: Herbert Jenkins , 1962. Book. Illus. by Alex Jardine. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Great copy. Presents very well, almost no wear (see pictures). All our books at the moment are reduced so the price you see reflects our 33% SALE! ***STRIKE UPDATE*** Due to Royal Mail strike action there are delays… Read more about this item