Vintage Indoor Gardening Boxed Set (4 Books), Popular Library Gardening Series (1970s), Elvin McDonald + Barbara Joan Grubman + H. Peter Loewer | Terrariums, Grow Lights, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening
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A shelf-ready vintage indoor gardening boxed set from the Popular Library Gardening Series, four practical little paperbacks that cover terrariums, water gardening (hydroculture), growing under lights, and classic houseplant care.
It’s pure 1970s “make your apartment a jungle” energy, with diagrams, how-tos, and plant problem-solving you can still use today. The slipcase-style book box makes it giftable and easy to store.
Ready for your plant shelf.
Quick Specs
Item Type: Boxed set of 4 paperback books (with book box)
- Size: Book box: 7 × 4 × 2 in (photo + provided info)
- The World Book of House Plants: 7 × 4 × 1 in (provided)
- The Complete Book of Gardening Under Lights: 7 × 4 × 0.25 in (provided)
- The Indoor Water Gardener’s How-To Handbook: 7 × 4 × 0.25 in (provided)
- Introduction to Terrariums: 113 pages (provided)
Material: Paperbacks + printed cardboard book box
Color: Green slipcase/box; mixed cover art (plants/terrariums)
Origin or Maker: Popular Library • New York (photo-shown)
Year or Era: 1970s (Popular Library editions shown: Sept 1976; other dates vary by title)
GENRE: Indoor Gardening / Houseplants / Horticulture Reference
Language / Pages: English
- House Plants: 320 pages
- Gardening Under Lights: 221 pages
- Indoor Water Gardener: 125 pages
- Terrariums: 113 pages
Identifiers: ISBN 0-445-03014-3 (Gardening Under Lights, photo-shown)
Edition & Features
- Condition/Printing: Popular Library editions (photo-shown); exact printings beyond edition month not provided
- Dust Jacket: Not provided (paperbacks; housed in a book box)
- Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Line drawings + photographs (photo-shown credits; some titles include photo sections)
- Extras: Matching slipcase/book box with series title on the spine (photo-shown)
Condition Grade: Good
Notes: Light-to-moderate shelf wear consistent with age; page toning/yellowing visible; box shows edge/corner wear and scuffs (photo-shown). Pages shown look readable and intact.
- See all photos for detail, sold as pictured.
This 1970s Popular Library boxed set keeps all four indoor gardening guides together in their green book box, and it suits a houseplant or terrarium shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
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- 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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