Vintage “1000 Beautiful Garden Plants and How to Grow Them” by Jack Kramer | 1976 Hardcover with Dust Jacket
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Grow your garden with confidence using Jack Kramer’s classic guide, 1000 Beautiful Garden Plants and How to Grow Them. Complete with 247 pages of expert tips, 1,000 line drawings, 8 vivid color plates and 35 photographs, this hardcover edition makes planting a breeze.
Quick Specs
∙ Item Type: Vintage hardcover gardening book
∙ Size: 10 × 8 × 0.5 inches
∙ Material: Cloth-bound boards, paper, dust jacket
∙ Color: Cream jacket with green text and floral photo; deep green boards
∙ Origin or Maker: William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York
∙ Year or Era: 1976 edition
Condition
∙ Jacket shows light edge wear and a few faint scuffs
∙ Boards are clean and tight
∙ Pages crisp, bright, and unmarked
∙ Dust jacket fully intact with minimal shelf wear
∙ See all photos for details—sold as pictured
About the Author: Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer was a renowned horticulturist and garden writer whose clear, practical advice helped generations of gardeners create stunning outdoor spaces. Illustrator Robert Johnson contributed 1,000 precise line drawings to bring each plant profile to life.
Ready to plan your perfect border or rock garden? This comprehensive guide is your go-to reference for trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, vines—and everything in between.
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Honestly. This is vintage, so expect some age. When I find wear, writing, stains, loose pages, chips, or missing pieces, I note them and show them in the photos. Some marks add character. Some are just flaws. I tell you which is which so you can decide if this is the right one for you.
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With care. Old books and fragile pieces are wrapped and boxed so they arrive the way they left me. Careful packing is one of the things buyers mention most in their reviews. Orders of $35 or more ship free.
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Probably not. Everything here is one of a kind, and I rarely find the same item twice. Once it sells, it is gone. Vintage does not restock neatly.
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