The Driftwood Flower Arrangement Book

164pp. Brown cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; many black and white and 13 colour photographs (inc. frontispiece). 4to. Spine head lightly rubbed, heel heavily rubbed; bottom corners rounded. Heavy foxing and tanning on top and fore text block edges, light foxing on bottom edge. Evidence of previous label on front pastedown, strip of tanning mirroring dust jacket and gift inscription on front free endpaper. Heavy foxing towards beginning and end of volume. Internally neat and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, chipping at heel and a <3cm section of loss at head (affecting titles). Dust jacket front cover has some staining, foxed, circa 3cm closed tear to top rear, chipping with some minor loss, price clipped. Dust jacket interior is lightly tanned and foxed. With chapters on finding, selecting and preparing driftwood, contemporary, modern and abstract designs, etc.