Herklots, G.A.C. Vegetables in South-East Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. George Allen and Unwin. 1972 pp.xii, 525 with line drawings. Contents in fine condition. Dustwrapper is chipped in places and has been repaired with sellotape. Overall a vg. copy.
A comprehensive book on tropical vegetables, primarily directed to South-East Asia, but of value throughout the tropics. It presents an account of the scientific background - soils, fertilisers, pests, climate - and of the nutritive values of vegetables.
£65.00 [ref: 43359]

Hibberd, Shirley. Profitable Gardening; A practical guide to the culture of vegtables, fruits, other useful out-door garden products; intended for the use of amateurs, gentlemen’s gardeners, allottees, and growers for market.
New. Ed. Pub. Groombridge. [c.1885] pp.iv, 296 with illus. in text, plus 4 pages of publisher’s adverts. 8vo. Ffep. neatly removed and lightly coloured scattered foxing to contents which are o/w. in vg. condition. Original green cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
The first page of the publisher’s adverts is dedicated to ‘works by Shirley Hibberd, F.R.H.S.’.
£25.00 [ref: 52396]

Hibberd, Shirley. The Amateur’s Kitchen Garden. Frame-ground and forcing pit: a handy guide to the formation and management of the kitchen garden and the cultivation of useful vegetables and fruits.
1st. Ed. Pub. Groombridge. 1877 pp.vi, 306 with 6 colour plates & b/w. illus., plus 6 pages publisher’s adverts. 8vo. Feint, scattered foxing to end-papers, o/w. contents in fine condition. Fore-edges of text block a little darkened. Original highly decorated brown cloth boards in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy.
£95.00 [ref: 52418]

Hoare, C. A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of The Grape Vine on Open Walls.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Longman. 1837 pp.xii, 210 plus 16 pages of adverts. With some figs. in text. Contents very clean and in thor. vg. condition. Boards rubbed and showing some wear at spine. Overall a good plus copy.
£70.00 [ref: 37367]

Hogg, Robert. The Fruit Manual
4th Ed. Pub. London. 1875 pp.viii, 600 with 48 line drawing of fruit to rear of book. Some light foxing with occasional marginal notes. Bound in dark green cloth, good and tight.
£140.00 [ref: 39083]

Hogg, Robert. The Fruit Manual: A guide to the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain.
5th. Ed. Pub. Journal of Horticulture Office. 1884 pp.xxxix, 759. Royal 8vo. Ex-University of California. Bound in library green cloth boards. Neat repair to verso of half-title, o/w. contents in nr. fine condition. A thor. vg. hdbk. Scarce.
Robert Hogg (1818–97) was a British nurseryman and an early Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society. He first published this work in 1860, adding to it with each new edition. This, the 5th edition, is the last, most comprehensive and preferred edition.
£180.00 [ref: 53308]

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Janson, H.F. Pomona’s Harvest. An illustrated Chronicle of Antiquarian Fruit Literature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1996 pp.433 with 8 colour plates and numerous b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£25.00 [ref: 53859]

Klein, Carol. Grow Your Own Veg.
1st. Ed. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 2007 pp.224 with many colour photos. Crown 4to. A fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A practical, inspirational and authoritative guide from Carol Klein and the Royal Horticultural Society.
£7.50 [ref: 55315]

Marshall, T. Tomatoes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Whittet Books. 2006 pp.128 with many colour photos. 8vo. Fine hardback, gently sunned on spine.
A practical and well-illustrated book.
£9.00 [ref: 55317]

Massee, A.M. The Pests of Fruits and Hops.
2nd. Pub. Crosby and Lockwood. 1946 pp. 284 with b/w. plates. VG. in good dw.
£7.50 [ref: 40398]