Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company (House & Garden), 1906. Decorative Cloth. The 1906 1st edition of this impressive examination of some of the leading homes and gardens of turn-of-the-century America. Solid and VG in its green cloth, with lovely gilt-decoration and titling at the front panel. Light offsetting along..... More
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
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
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. Cecil Beaton. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR C.Z. GUEST IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION. A sharp copy to boot of the 1976 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light staining at the front panel. Some serious..... 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
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
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..... 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
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
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
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
Cape Town, South Africa: Breestraat-Publishers, 1989. Gabriel Fagan. Decorative Cloth. A gorgeous copy of the 1989 reprint. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light streaking to the laminate along the flap-folds. Folio, lovely color photographs throughout by Gabriel Fagan. More
Scribners, 1935. 1st. Hardcover. A lovely copy of the 1935 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ example of the UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. With a bit of chipping to the head of the spine and a smalll former owner signature on the flyleaf. Thick octavo, 242 pgs. More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1823. 1st. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1823 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and VG in their original duotone cloth. Octavos, 669 pgs. all told, deckled fore and bottom edges. More
London: William Freeman, 1700. Three-Quarter Leather. The fourth edition, 1700. "To which is added the gardener's monthly directions". Very uncommon British treatise on gardening, in 3 books, "Illustrated with Sculptures, Representing the Form of Gardens, According to the Newest Models". 16mo, 278 pgs. plus an alphabetical table and a catalogue..... More
Zurich and Leipzig: Rotapfel Verlag, 1928. Cloth. The 1928 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG in a bright, pictorial jacket, with chipping (affecting abit of the lettering) along the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, 271 pgs., text in German. Includes 120 illustrations supplementing the text. More
New York and London: Luther Burbank Press, 1914. Decorative Cloth. Beautiful edition, in cameoed, red cloth, prepared by the Luther Burbank Society. Each set includes a tipped-in dedication page, honoring a particular member of the LBS. The first 3 volumes, published in 1914 and holding up very nicely. Each volume..... More
