Vintage Gardening Book Bundle (1972 & 1978), Lois Wilson & Jacqueline Seymour | Illustrated Hardcovers, Horticulture / Gardening
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Grow your library with a two-book gardening bundle: The Complete Gardener by Lois Wilson (Hawthorn Books) and Garden Flowers by Jacqueline Seymour (Crescent Books). Published in the 1970s, when home horticulture boomed, these guides blend practical advice with rich photos and drawings.
Inside you’ll find planting plans, regional tips, and abundant color plates for quick ID and inspiration.
Quick Specs
- Item Type: Two-book hardcover bundle (with dust jackets)
- Size: Each approx. 11 × 8 × 0.5 in (bundle pictured; individual thickness varies)
- Material: Paper / cloth-over-boards with printed dust jackets
- Color: Multicolor jackets; cream/green boards (see photos)
- Origin or Maker: Hawthorn Books, New York (Wilson); Crescent Books, New York (Seymour)
- Year or Era: 1972 (Wilson, per copyright); 1978 (Seymour, per copyright)
- GENRE: Gardening / Horticulture
- Language / Pages: English; Wilson: 400 pages (per jacket); Seymour: 64 pages
- Identifiers: Wilson: ISBN 0-8015-1662-5; LCCN 71-179112. Seymour: LCCN 78-50645; ISBN Not provided.
Edition & Features
- Edition/Printing: Wilson: Revised & enlarged edition of Chatelaine’s Gardening Book (printing not stated); Seymour: 1978 Crescent edition (printing not stated).
- Dust Jacket: Present on both; moderate shelfwear/rubs (see Condition).
- Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Wilson: 115 drawings, 76 color & 12 b/w photos (per jacket); Seymour: full-color photographs throughout.
- Extras: Practical planting plans, at-a-glance plant profiles, regional guidance.
Condition Grade: Good
Notes: Jackets show rubbing, edge wear, and small nicks; Wilson jacket (white) has handling soil/toning; Seymour jacket glossy with light scuffs. Boards clean and square. Text blocks clean with light age-toning; no writing seen. Bindings sound. See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.
This 1972 Complete Gardener with 76 color photos, paired with Seymour's 1978 Garden Flowers, both in their dust jackets, suits a home gardener's reference shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- 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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