Title: The Vanishing Garden
Author: Christopher Brickell; Fay Sharman
Publisher: John Murray, in association with the Royal Horticultural Society
Publication Date: 1986-03-17
ISBN: 0719542669
Type: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket condition: Very Good
Notes: Clean, solid copy with no writing, other than a gift inscription on the front endpaper. No highlighting, marks, or creased page corners. Spine ends bumped, cover corners square. Jacket has surface rubbing and a little edge wear, but no tears. Light sun fading to spine. Price clipped. Book focuses on the serious threat to cultivated plants. Based on 80 plant genera, describes several hundred endangered species and varieties and what can be done to safeguard them. Covers herbaceous plants, alpines, shrubs, trees and greenhouse plants. 86 line drawings and 80 color photographs. 1st edition, stated.
