Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1916. Octavo; 501 pages; VG-; Orange spine with gilt text; Covers have minor edgewear and shelfwear, sunning to spine, rubbing to corners; Textblock has toning along edges; RWO. More
Madrid: ICOMOS-IFLA, 1993. Quarto; VG-/paperback; white spine with olive green text; covers have slight wear to exterior, probably due to handling; mild lean to spine; few dings to edges; text block edges have somes soils to tail edge; interior good; French flaps; illustrated; pp 377; text in Spanish, Italian, French and English; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
New York, NY: Girl Scouts, 1945. New Edition, Eighth Printing. Small octavo; x, 694 pages; VG/G; spine red and brown with stripes and brown text; dust jacket protected with mylar; some shelfwear to dust jacket, including chipping, creasing, scuffing, small open and closed tears, a small torn-off section on the front flap from possible sticker removal, small missing pieces from the head and tail of spine, and a liquid stain visible to interior of dust jacket spine and rear hinge; ink name of former owner to bottom edge of textblock; ink information of former owner to ownership page dated December 25, 1946; black and white illustrations throughout; shelved below front counter. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc./Sagapress, Inc., 1989. First Printing. Quarto; VG/VG-; green spine with red and black text; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows light wear; mildly toned exterior as well; cloth exterior clean; solid binding; text block edges have light toning; frontispiece; partial defect to front hinge; interior clean; illustrated; pp 228. More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, grey with gold print; Boards in grey cloth with gold print, tattering to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, rubbing, blemishes overall; Text block has has gilt top edge, cracked hinges front and rear, tanning and chipping to brittle endpapers, inscription in ink on half-title page, else clean and tight; vii, 150 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color plates). More
Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1999. First US Edition, First Printing. Large Quarto; G+/G-; off-white pictorial spine with green and black text; first US edition, first printing; dust jacket exterior has some soiling wear; two open chips to rear; one or two minor chips to edges; cloth exterior has mild, general wear; head and tail edges have light toning, probably due to age; sturdy binding and boards; text block exterior edges show slight tone; faint, sparse staining to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior good; profusely illustrated with beautiful color photographs; pp 256; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Baltimore: The Pilgrimage Committee of the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, 1938. First Edition. 10mo; VG-; green spine with gilt text; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows fairly slight wear; strong binding; textblock exterior edges have modest wear; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 133. More
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1973. First Edition. Large Octavo; VG-/G; light green spine with black text; stated first edition; jacket exterior shows some scuffing, mostly to joints; other minor edge wear; small closed chip to front tail edge; cloth shows fairly mild wear; solid binding; sturdy boards; exterior text page edges have light wear; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 231. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1992. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Oblong Quarto; VG-/G+; black spine with red and white text; first US edition; first printing; dust jacket exterior has slight shelf wear; light edge wear; mild toning to flaps; mild sticker residue to rear; cloth exterior has mild wear; slight dings to head and tail edges; tight binding; text block exterior edges light tone; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 472; Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
London: Perilous Publishing London, 2005. Oblong Octavo; VG/paperback; black/green spine with green and white text; covers show minimal exterior wear; binding intact; French flaps; textblock clean; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated; pp 189. More
Rennes: Editions Quest-France, 2005. Quarto; VG/paperback; red spine with yellow text; covers show minimal wear; minor ink to rear; slightly rubbed edges; intact binding; French flaps; text block clean; profusely illustrated; pp 143; text in French. More
[Rome]: [Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi], [c. 1670]. Oblong Folio, 8 plates; G; bound in later three-quarter vellum, patterned paper boards; mild rubbing and wear; Features 10 engravings on 8 plates; backing to gutter of plates 1-4, lower edge of 4, 8, fore edge of 5-8, upper edge of 8, lower fore corner of 8; small water-stain to lower edge of 2, 4, 5, 8; small loss to lower edge of 1-4; single tape repair to plate 2; some wear to fore edge from handling; some foxing; 1) Disegno et sito del sontuoso giardino et palazzo del Gran Duca di Toscana in Roma; 2) Villa Borghesia; 3) Giardino del Ill.mo Card Montalto; 4) Giardino de Gl' Illmi Sigri Mattei; 5) Pitratto Nel Quale Si Rappresenta Il Vero Sito Dell' Horti Et Fontane Che Coningeniosissimi Adornamentiet Maraviglie Si...; 6) Font. In Roma Nella Piazza Di. S. Pietro [AND] Font. In Roma Nella Piazza Di. S. Giacomo Scorcia Cavalii; 7) Fon. In R. Nel Cortile Grande Nel Vaticano [AND] Fonta. In Roma Nel Monte Giordano Al Palazzo Delli Sig Or Sini; 8) Fonta. In Ro. Nel La Piaz. Giudea [AND] Fonta. Nel Ponte Sisti in Roma; shelved case 4. More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. Disbound pamphlet; 7 pages; G-; pages not bound, age toning and foxing to pages, marking in pencil on front cover, bending along edges; RW; Shelved Room A. More
Portland OR: Timber Press, 1986. First US Edition. Large Octavo; VG/VG-; black spine with white text; first US edition; dust jacket exterior shows modest handling wear; few crinkles to edges; slight sticker residue to front flap; cloth exterior has mild sunning; strong boards; text block exterior edges have very light tone; tight binding; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 159. More
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1995. First PB Edition, First Printing. Quarto; VG/paperback; white spine with black and green text; first PB edition, first printing; covers have minimal exterior wear; French flaps; intact binding; text block edges have very light tone; previous owner's name to half title; frontispiece; interior clean; beautifully illustrated with numerous photographs; pp 255; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
North Ryde NSW: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1991. Revised Edition. Octavo; VG/paperback; green pictorial spine with white text; revised edition; covers have minimal wear; lightly rubbed edges; previous bookshop's price sticker to rear; intact binding; text block exterior edges show slight handling wear; few head fore corners creased, having been turned down; illustrated; otherwise interior good; pp 160. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd, 1987. First Edition. Large Octavo; G/G-; pinkish beige spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior front has some rubbing wear; foxing to rear tail edge and joint; one or two chips to edges; slight foxing to flap edges; some foxing inside jacket; tape mended tear inside jacket; cloth exterior has minimal wear; light edge wear; tight binding; text block exterior edges have scattered foxing; interior clean; illustrated; pp 220. More
Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 1955. Second, revised edition. Octavo; 2nd, revised edition; G/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, illustrated, black print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, 1-inch closed tears at top of front hinge and bottom of rear flap fold, toning to spine, shelfwear, price-clipped; Boards in gold cloth with white print, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front pastedown, light tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; 318 pages, illustrated (chiefly b&w). More
London: Gardening World Office, 1888. Octavo; G; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, orange with black print; Boards in orange cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear, else clean and strong; Text block has orange tinted edges, bookplate on front pastedown, library pocket on rear pastedown, library stamp and penciled markings to title page and verso, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the editor on front endpaper; 106 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w) + publisher catalog (xii pages). More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. Fourth Impression. Octavo; VG-/G; tan spine with black text; fourth impression; dust jacket exterior has age toned noticeably; chip to front head edge; mylar wrapped dj; cloth exterior shows some age toning; strong boards; tight binding; illustrated endpapers; previous owner's name to verso to fep; interior pages good; illustrated; unpaginated. More
New York: The Monacelli Press, 2021. 10mo; VG; dark orange pictorial spine with white text; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; strong boards; text block exterior edges have very light tone; frontispiece; interior pages clean; lavishly and beautifully illustrated in full color; tight binding; pp 257. More
n.p. A&W Visual Library, 1975. Quarto; G+/paperback; off-white spine with black text; covers have slight soiling due to age and handling; small blackish mark to rear toward head edge; intact binding; few, minor dings to edges; text block exterior edges show slight age toning; numbers "99" in green ink to title page; interior pages good; profusely illustrated; pp 212. More
Dubuque IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2001. Reprinted. Quarto; G+/paperback; ivory white spine with light green text; reprinted; covers have slight sunned spine; corners show minor chips; slight crease to rear tail fore edge; text block exterior edges have mild wear; several pages to rear text show damp staining to fore and tail edges; interior good, otherwise; illustrated; pp 373. More
Boston: C.C. Little and Jas. Brown and Hovey & Co., [1847]-1856. Quartos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in three-quarter green polished calf with marbled boards and paneled spines with gilt titling. Moderate wear and rubbing to bindings. Text block shows moderate foxing and light age toning throughout. Tissue-guards for most plates are lacking, causing some offsetting. Bound by E. Lycett, with their blind-embossed stamp to the first three endpapers of volume 1 and first two endpapers of volume 2. Subscriber's list in volume 1. Title pages include wood-engraved vignettes. Frontispieces feature lithographic portraits of Hovey and William Sharp. Volumes include 96 chromolithographic plates by William Sharp & Son in addition to numerous woodcut illustrations. CONTENTS: Vol. I. (xii, [4], 100 pages [interspersed with 48 full-page color plates]) -- Vol. II. (iv, 96 pages [interspersed with 48 full-page color plates]). Shelved in Case 3. More
New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2021. Octavo; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, barcode label on rear, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; ISSN 2160-1739; xii, 224 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Portland: Timber Press, 1994. First Edition. Quarto. VG Hardcover w/ Good Dustjacket; white spine with red lettering; DJ has very minor wear to bottom edge and corners; boards show some shelf wear but otherwise clean; binding tight; text block clean; b/w and color photographs; 273 pp. More
Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1974. Reprinted. Thick Octavo; pp 704; VG-/G; yellowish beige pictorial spine with green text; reprinted; dust jacket shows slight soiling to exterior; few chips to edges; minor marker mark to front flap; lightly toned flap edges; cloth has slight wear to front and rear; some spotting to spine; straight boards; text block edges have mild toning; intact binding; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated with photographs, letters and charts. More
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Third Edition. Octavo; Good/ Hardcover; dark green spine with gilt embossed title; some rubbing and shelf wear on boards; tight binding; aging to text block; previous owner name (C.J. Wood) in ink on first page recto; 311 pp. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit Karl Specht, 1940. Quarto; VG; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Later binding with boards in tan cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 239 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit Karl Specht, 1937. Quarto; VG; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Later binding with boards in tan cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; "Vereinigt mit den Zeitschriften Der schöne Kleingarten und Gartenfreude mit dem Monatsblatt für die Jugend Dein Gärtchen"-- title page; Text in German; 539 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1933. Quarto; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Later binding with boards in tan cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 256 + 117 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1932. Quarto; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Later binding with boards in tan cloth, clean and strong; Text block has smudging and edges tears to initial 3 pages, else clean and tight; Text in German; 240 + 133 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1931. Quarto; VG; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Later binding with boards in tan cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 240 + 217 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1930. Quarto; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Later binding with boards in tan cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight but for light foxing to title page and final page; Text in German; 240 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1921. Quarto; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Later binding with boards in tan cloth, clean and strong; Text block has name in pencil on front flyleaf, numbers in pencil and ink on second preliminary page, else clean and tight; Text in German; 288 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1938. Reprinted. Octavo; G+/fair; dark tan/green pictorial spine with greenish rubbed text; reprinted; dust jacket has age darkened spine; several chips to edges; front and rear shows some soiling, mostly to edges; cloth has overall brownish toning; mildly splayed boards; edges to text block has age toned; deckled fore edge; modest offset to endpapers; interior good; intact binding; illustrated; pp 334. More
Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing Division, 1987. Thick Oblong Octavo; G/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Light Green spine with Blue text; Dustjacket ha s some edgewear, some shelfwear, slight sunning to spine; Boards shaken, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear; Textblock has toning along page edges; 660 pp. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Fourth revised edition. Quarto; Fourth revised edition; VG/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, purple with white print, illustration; DJ has light edgewear, light shelfwear, but is clean and bright; Boards in purple cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; vii, 376 pages, illustrated (b&w with color plates). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
New York: Scala Books, 1989. Quarto; G+/G Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Red spine with White text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, small closed tear along head edge of front cover, fraying and small open tears at corners; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, slight bumping to corners; Textblock has age toning; 223 pp; Signed by author Patrick Bowe on title page Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. More
New York: Random House, 1997. First edition. Octavo; First edition; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ clean and bright; Boards in green paper with gold print, slight wear to spine tail, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the authors on the half-title page; xii, 223 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
North Pomfret: Trafalger Square Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Square Octavo; G+/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Gray spine with White text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, slight fraying at corners; Boards strong, some edgewear, slight shelfwear, bumping to corners of front cover; Textblock has some waviness to pages, otherwise clean; 143 pp. More
Melksham: Colin Venton, White Horse Library, 1977. Octavo; VG/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green with green and brown print; DJ has slight tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, vendor label on front flap, light edgewear, price-clipped; Boards in green cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 98 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
London: A. & C. Black, 1910. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, illustration on front, wear to spine caps and corners, else mild shelfwear; Text block has tinted top edge, spotting to edges, foxing to endpapers, spine break p. 73, occasional foxing within; xiv, 167 pages, frontispiece (color), + 8 page catalog for “Black’s Beautiful Books”, illustrated (color plates). More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1927. Quarto; G- ; Hardcover; Spine, brown with faded gold print; Boards in brown cloth with brown print, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, some light scratches on rear, shelfwear; Text block has cracked front and rear hinges, clean text; Text in German; 332 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1929. Quarto; G- ; Hardcover; Spine, brown with faded gold print; Boards in brown cloth with brown print, tears along hinges, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, small blemish on front, small surface tear on rear, shelfwear; Text block has marbled edges, light foxing to verso of some plates, clean text; Text in German; 487 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1926. Quarto; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with faded gold print; Boards in brown cloth with red print, tears along hinges, tattering to spine caps and corners, light soiling to cloth, shelfwear; Text block has green tinted edges, spine break at June issue; Text in German; 332 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1925. Quarto; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, brown with faded gold print; Boards in brown cloth with red print, tears along front hinge, tattering to spine caps and corners, stains to front and spine, shelfwear; Text block has green tinted edges, cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks; Text in German; variously paged, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. More
Berlin: Verlag der Gartenschonheit, 1924. Quarto; G-; Hardcover; Spine, white with fading gold print; Boards half bound with white paper to spine and corners and decorative paper to boards, wear to spine caps and corners, spine head torn with exposed binding, surface tears to spine and rear, shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 240 pages + xii advertising pages + issue covers bound together at end, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More
Berlin: Verlagder Gartenschonheit, 1930. Quarto; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, tan with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, tears to front hinge, portion at top of spine torn away, toning to spine, peripheral toning, slight stains on front, light bump to rear fore edge; Text block has tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; Text in German; variously paged, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. More
Berlin: Verlagder Gartenschonheit, 1931. Quarto; G-; Hardcover; Spine, tan with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, slight blemishes on front, light bump to rear fore edge; Text block has tanning to endpapers, cracked hinges front and rear, else clean and tight; Text in German; variously paged, illustrated (b&w, some color). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. More
