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growing house plants book 1000 Beautiful House Plants – Jack Kramer | Vintage Gardening BookGrow your indoor jungle with Jack Kramers classic Gardening & Houseplants guide, 1000 Beautiful House Plants and How to Grow Them. First published during the mid century houseplant boom, this photo rich manual covers what to grow and how to keep it thriving. The dust jacket notes 46 color plates, 73 black and white photographs, and 3 pages of working drawingsplenty to inspire beginners and seasoned plant parents. Quick Specs Item Type: Vintage
Grow your indoor jungle with Jack Kramer’s classic Gardening & Houseplants guide, 1000 Beautiful House Plants and How to Grow Them. First published during the mid-century houseplant boom, this photo-rich manual covers what to grow and how to keep it thriving.
The dust jacket notes 46 color plates, 73 black-and-white photographs, and 3 pages of working drawings—plenty to inspire beginners and seasoned plant parents.
Quick Specs
- Item Type: Vintage hardcover book
- Size: 10 × 8 × 0.5 inches
- Material: Green cloth boards with printed dust jacket
- Color: Green boards; cream DJ with multicolor plant photos
- Origin or Maker: William Morrow & Company, New York
- Year or Era: 1966 (per copyright page)
- GENRE: Gardening & Houseplants
- Language / Pages: English / 178 pages
- Identifiers: Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 66-15154
Edition & Features
- Edition/Printing: Not provided
- Dust Jacket: Present; original $15.00 price on front flap (unclipped)
- Illustrations/Maps/Plates: 46 color illustrations; 73 black-and-white photos; 3 pages of working drawings (as stated on DJ)
- Extras: Series note “A Helen Van Pelt Wilson Book” on title page
Condition Grade: Good
Notes: Clean, solid copy with moderate shelfwear to jacket (light edge rubs, mild toning). Boards bright green with a tiny spot/handling mark visible in photos. Text pages clean and unmarked; binding sound. Original DJ price present; not price-clipped.
See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.
Condition Grade Key
Near Fine: minimal wear; tight; clean.
Very Good: light wear; clean text; minor flaws.
Good: noticeable wear; sound reading copy; some marks.
Fair: heavy wear; complete but worn; priced accordingly.
About the Author / Maker: Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer (1915–2020) authored numerous accessible plant guides and helped popularize indoor gardening for home growers in the 1960s–70s.
Add this mid-century plant guru to your shelf and your foliage will thank you.
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