A penguin handbook, originally written in 1941, this is a revisted post-war edition from 1948 combines two volumes and updated for post-war conditions. The cover design is a decorative twist on the classic Penguin book covers we all know and love.

• 2nd edition

• Includes diagrams on ground preparation, composting and making frames.

• Chapters include Peas and Beans, Root Vegetables, Onions and Leeks, The Cabbage Family, Salad Crops, Tomoatoes and Cucumbers, Poatatoes, Mushrooms, Miscellaneous Vegetables and Herbs

• Includes 13 plates of gravure black and white photography

Size

• 418 pages

• 18cm x 11cm/7” x 4½”

Brand

Penguin Handbooks

Condition

Well loved. The first 7 pages have nicks (mostly at at the bottom) – as though they had a run in with the garden shears! – The worst one is that shown on the front cover. There is a crease on bottom bright corner of the front cover and the back corners are dog-earred. The spine is significanlty worn, especially at the top. It’s a bit grubby on the cover as one would expect when it has been handled by a gardener, the nature of paper books is of course that they can’t be cleaned.