Tokyo: Rikotosho Co., 1957. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome example of the 1957 1st edition, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes tight and VG+ or better in their oatmeal cloth, with decorative blindstamping and crisp, unflecked lettering at the front panels and spines. Tall quartos, detailed black-and-white photography thruout... More
Buenos Aires: Guillermo Kraft Ltda. 1939. A handsome copy of the 1939 1st Spanish edition, translated from the original Arabic by Franz Toussaint. Clean and VG in its decorative pictorial boards, with very light fraying along the spine and at the spine ends. Light, inoffensive foxing as well to the... More
Wilton Garden Club, Wilton, CT, 1992. Soft Cover. 1992 1st edition. A clean, VG+ copy in its original light green wrappers. Thin quarto, 105 pgs. More
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico (Instituto de Biologia), 1994. 1st. Cloth. A beautiful copy of the 1994 1st edition of Vol. 6 (Alismataceae a Cyperaceae) of "Flora Mesoamericana". Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall, thick quarto, 543 pgs. Published in conjunction with Missouri Botanical Garden and The... More
London: Whittaker and Co., 1853. Half-Leather. A lovely example of the 1853 edition, the 21st volume of the "Floricultural Cabinet". Bound in half-leather over marbled boards. Raised bands, bright gilt-lettering along spine. A tight, VG copy, with a degree of wear at the outer hinges (which are still perfectly sturdy)... More
New York: White, Stokes and Allen, 1883. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1883 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its beautifully-decorated green cloth. Octavo, 132 pgs. Very skillful floral illustrations (with accompanying tissue-guards) thruout by Susie Barstow Skelding. More
Oxford University Press, 1999. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1999 1st edition of Volume 1. Solid and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 197 pgs., including a generous sample of rich color photographs. More
Italy: Arnoldo Mondadori Arte, 1990. Original Wraps. First Thus. 1990 Italian catalogue of an exhibition originally titled "Gardens and Ghettos" and opening at the Jewish Museum of New York. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers. Thick quarto, 353 pgs. High-quality reproductions thruout, text of course in Italian. This show... More
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1939. 1st. A lovely copy of the 1939 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Very modest, light soiling along the spine and back panel, otherwise clean as could be. Internally, immaculate as well. No markings or scuffs of any kind. Thick quarto, 930... More
The New York Botanical Garden, 1975. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1975 1st edition of Volume II. Near Fine (with light foxing at the fore-edge) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 361 pgs., crisp color photographs thruout. More
Germany: Verlag Von J. Cramer, 1970. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1970 re-issue, published out of Germany in the series "Reprints of US-Floras" by Verlag Von J. Cramer. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Thick octavo, 1,236 pgs. More
London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1839. 1st. Full-Leather. The 1839 1st edition of this lovely study of fruit trees of the orchard. Including 18 beautiful full-page, hand-colored plates. 1 plate at the frontispiece, 1 a "vignette in title" and the remaining 16 complementing the text. (All 18 of the... More
Tokyo: Jitsugyo No Nihan Sha, 1964. Cloth. A very well-preserved copy of this exhaustive 1964 study of the Japanese Bonsai. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ mylar dustjacket. Thick folio, over 100 tipped-in color plates of various Bonsai. Also includes a sturdy, VG+ example of the printed russet-cloth... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1990 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 342 pgs. More
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1935. 1st. Hardcover. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper AND the title page. The 1935 1st edition. VG in its printed green boards, with light wear near the spine crown. 12mo, 61 pgs., illustrated thruout by Franklin Bossart. Signed by Author. More
East Rutherford, New Jersey: Roehrs Company, 1982. Cloth. A crisp, sparkling copy of series 4 of Exotica, in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in bright, Near Fine dustjackets. Thick quartos, 2,560 pgs. all told. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. A.... More
New York: The Century Co., 1904. Maxfied Parrish. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1904 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with brilliant, unflecked gilt-design and lettering to the front panel and spine. A touch of light scuffing at the front panel and a bit of... More
Cranbrook Institute of Science. Cloth. A handsome copy of this exhaustive study of "Michigan Flora", complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes clean and Near Fine in bright, VG+ to Fine dustjackets. Vol. I is the 1980 2nd printing and is subtitled "Gymnosperms and Nonocots"; Vol. II is the 1985... More
Westport, CT: Self-published, 1935. 1st. Original Wraps. 1935 1st edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page. Solid and VG in its spiral-bound pictorial wrappers, with light soiling and spotting to the panels. Quarto, 56 pgs. Very nicely printed (in rich, deep color) by the American Offset Corporation of... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1936. Cloth. The 1936 1st edition, in its uncommon pioctorial dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (with bright gilt-titling along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact ($5.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Light soiling as well... More
New York: Orange Judd Publishing Company, 1943. 1st. Cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the uncommon 1943 1st edition. Tight and VG (with light offsetting at the front gutter) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling... More
Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1987. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 1987 revised edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 251 pgs. More
The Botanical Museum (Harvard University), 1979. 1st. Original Wraps. A solid copy of the 1979 1st edition, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes tight and VG in their pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling at the panels. Octavos, over 1,000 pgs. of illustrations all told, More
Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1999. Decorative Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 1999 1st edition of this exhaustive study of the flora of North Central Texas. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Very thick quarto, 1,626 pgs. More
Boston: Bates & Guild Company, 1902. Decorative Cloth. The 1902 1st edition of this rich examination of the American garden at the turn-of-the-century. Solid and VG- in its wonderful gilt-decorated and brodered front panel. Light soiling --and chipping-- along the endpapers and pastedowns, notable wear at the front hinge and... More
