Greenhouse Gardening & Herbs Duo: The New Greenhouse Gardening for Everyone (HC/DJ, 1955/Gramercy) + Herbs and Spices Golden Guide (1976 PB) | Gardening & Herb Reference
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Two classic, easy-to-use guides for the home grower and cook, paired for instant inspiration. This Gardening & Herb Reference set includes Ernest Chabot’s The New Greenhouse Gardening for Everyone (hardcover with dust jacket) and Julia F. Morton’s Herbs and Spices (the beloved Golden Guide paperback).
Learn greenhouse planning, heating, soils, and plant care, then flip to a pocket field guide of 372 flavoring plants with vivid drawings and practical uses. Clean, complete, and ready to enjoy.
Quick Specs
- Item Type: Two-book set (1 hardcover w/ DJ + 1 paperback)
- Size: HC 9 × 6 × 1 in; PB 6 × 4 × ~0.5 in
- Material: Cloth hardcover with paper dust jacket; coated paperback
- Color: HC dark green boards; DJ cream/blue/green; PB bright green cover with botanical art
- Origin or Maker: HC: Gramercy Publishing Company, New York; PB: Golden Press (Western Publishing), New York/Racine
- Year or Era: HC 1955 (Gramercy reprint); PB 1976
- GENRE: Gardening & Herb Reference
- Language / Pages: English / HC 252 pages; PB 160 pages
Identifiers:
- HC: Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 55-8065 (visible on copyright page)
- PB: LCCN 76-5918; printed cover price $1.95
Edition & Features (books)
- Edition/Printing: HC: Reissued by Gramercy (by arrangement with M. Barrows & Co.); exact printing Not provided. PB: Golden Guide; printing Not provided.
- Dust Jacket: HC: Present (edge wear & small chips). PB: Not applicable.
- Illustrations/Maps/Plates: HC: B/W photos and technical drawings (greenhouse plans, equipment). PB: Full-color botanical illustrations throughout.
- Extras: HC includes how-to drawings; PB includes index and quick-reference entries.
Condition Grade: Good (set)
Notes:
- HC (Greenhouse): Dust jacket shows edge wear, small tears/chips (notably at top edge), light surface rubbing; boards clean dark-green; pages clean and legible; binding sound.
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PB (Herbs & Spices): Light shelf wear and toning; small ink initials on title page (“WAI”); pages clean, tight; bright covers.
See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.
This pair joins Ernest Chabot’s 1955 Gramercy hardcover in its dust jacket with Julia F. Morton’s 1976 Golden Guide to 372 flavoring plants, and it suits a gardener’s or cook’s shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
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- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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