Graham Stuart Thomas — The Old Shrub Roses

London, J. M. Dent & Sons , 1979. Cloth. A new revised edition of Graham Stuart Thomas' work on the old "period" roses, with a foreword by Vita Sackville-West. A charming revised edition of this gardening work by Graham S. Thomas regarding the 'old' period roses in the gardens of Europe and in the United States, going back to Victorian, Mediaeval, and even Roman times.With a chapter on the 'Evolution of Our Garden Roses' by Dr. C. C. Hurst, and a foreword by author and gardener Vita Sackville-West. Illustrated with eight full page plates in colour as well as numerous in monochrome. With the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is unclipped and bright with minor shelf wear only, light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. With full page plates both in black and white and in colour. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.