The Botanical Garden, 2 vols in slipcase

Full Title: The Botanical Garden, 2 vols in slipcase: Trees and Shrubs & Perennials and Annuals
Second Hand
Hardcovers in slipcase
Author: Phillips, R. & Rix, M.
Published by: Macmillan

1st edition. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Near Fine.
3 volumes in slipcase, both in Fine condition internally with DJs in near Fine condition – just a little spine fade to the background colour. Very lightly used, if at all. The slipcase is also Near Fine – very light shelfwear and some white paint on the side that would sit against the wall.
Vol. 1, Trees and Shrubs, 491pp., ISBN 0333730038; vol. 2, Perennials and Annuals, 539pp., ISBN 0333748905.
Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix are pioneers in the use of photography in plant illustration. The Botanical Garden I and II, are exciting and thoroughly modern renditions of illustrated botany books. Ten years in the making, this set combines the finest in photography with up-to-date, expert commentary to bridge the gap between gardener-friendly books and scientific texts. In the tradition of the great botanical illustrations, each featured plant has been carefully photographed — as a whole and in its parts — against a white background to reveal the plant’s physical characteristics in exacting detail.