George E. Whitehead — Garden Herbs: Culture, Storage, Uses

London, Adam & Charles Black , 1942. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of George Whitehead's guide to growing and using garden herbs, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A guide to using, growing and preparing garden herbs by George E. Whitehead. The work covers a range of herbs including sage, mint and parsley, and provides instructions on ideal growing conditions, how to distil and dry herbs, and a helpful calendar for herb growing. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only a slight lean. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper, with offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap has minor sunning, slight marks, and loss to the head and tail of the spine, which is repaired with archival tape to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.