4 volumes. 8th edition. xx, 845pp. xvi, 784pp, xvi, 973pp, xv, 808pp. B/W photographs. Very good in dust jackets. Seller Inventory # ABE-1689428073920

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Title: Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles ...

Publisher: John Murray

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 5th or later Edition

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W.J. Bean's great book is the standard work used by professional and amateur alike. A mass of accurate information is combined with an informal style to produce a blend of botanical description, horticulture, and personal experience that is quite unique. The concise descriptions are accompanied by details of distribution, history, distinctive characteristics and merits, and cultivation.

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"The outstanding volume of 1970 for horitculturalists ... a great achievement." Lanning Roper. -- Sunday Times "Refreshingly readable." -- The Field "Ready-made for sudden consultation." -- House and Garden "Should long stand as the authoritative work ... there is no other published work to equal this." Patrick Synge. -- RHS Journal "An essential work of reference ... the revision has been carried out meticulously." Roy Hay. -- The Times

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