Light foxing to fore edges and endpapers, front hinge slightly shaken. The dust jacket is very foxed and/or stained with chipping at the corners and wear along the folds and edges. The book had been stored in a barn and there is a slight "earthy" smell - appropriate for a gardening book! ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 729 pages; This is a reprint of the fourth edition (1966) of a classic work on conifers. The book is from the collection of the horticulturist who planned and executed the restoration of the gardens at Barnsley Gardens in NW Georgia.