Pearson's Encyclopaedia of Chrysanthemums by Monica Bennett
1958. No Edition Remarks. 194 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning. Scuffing to board edges and along spine. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Mild sunning to spine and edges. White staining to front panel.