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1997725367London: Macmillan 1997. Reprint . hardcover. Very Good/No D/J. 10x10x15. Nice bright set. 4 Volumes. Macmillan hardcover
19922403260142Groves Dictionaries Inc 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 20x20x20. 4 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Clean unmarked pages. <br> The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening is the sum knowledge of 250 of the world's leading horticultural and botanical authorities. These four volumes provide in-depth coverage and full details of botanical names common names and name derivations an accurate description of every plant listed and a note on the cultivation of every genus whether in the open or indoors. Entries cover all areas of plant science including anatomy physiology breeding greenhouses arboriculture historical information conservation micropropagation information needed for successful cultivation propagation nutrition and USDA climatic zone numbers. The set also delves into questions that have become uniquely relevant in light of recent world developments such as environmental issues technological advances scientific discoveries such as genetic engineering and innovations in gardening techniques. <br> Contents: v.1. A-C; v.2. D-K; v.3. L-Q; v.4. R-Z. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Groves Dictionaries Inc hardcover
1992124248London: The Macmillan Press Limited 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London The Macmillan Press Limited 1992. Heavy quarto four volumes each volume between approximately 750 and 800 pages with numerous line illustrations. Cloth slightly marked; pastedowns lightly yellowed; an excellent set. The Macmillan Press Limited hardcover
1999124749London: The Folio Society by arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society 1999. Hardcover. Fine. London The Folio Society by arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society 1999 first thus. Heavy quarto four volumes each volume between approximately 750 and 800 pages with numerous line illustrations. Cloth; top edges gilt; a fine set in the slightly rubbed slipcase. The Folio Society (by arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society) hardcover
199236737New York: Stockton Press 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine with no dust jacket. Slight shelf wear on bottom edge. Volume 2 of a 4 volume set. 746 pages; Volume 2 Only; 9 x 11 1/4 Stockton Press hardcover
1992HALL508563Hardback. 1992. 4 vols. 4to Macmillan London 1992. A fine set with prospectus loosely inserted offering the set for £375 to RHS members £495 to the general public. . hardcover
23726Hardback. Very Good. Four volumes. The Royal Horticultural Society. 1999. Colour frontis to each volumes; Black and White illustrations. Very Good without dust jackets fore-edges lightly scuffed on a couple of volumes. Oversize; Postage & Packing may cost extra. hardcover
1992040871London: Macmillan Press Limited; New YOrk Stockton Press 1992. 4 vols. lviii 815; vii 747; vii 790; vii 888p. b/w illus. original brown cloth quarto format. Macmillan Press Limited; New YOrk, Stockton Press unknown
1992BOOKS030923ILondon: Macmillan. Fine copies in the original cloth. 1992. 1st. hardcover. 4to 3353 pp. . Macmillan hardcover
199206051scsLondon: Macmillan 1992. Four Volumes. Quarto cloth lviii 815 pp viii 747 pp vii 888 pp. Illus. maps. Former-owner embossed stamps; otherwise Fine. Macmillan, [1992]. Four Volumes. hardcover
1999944F1London: The Folio Society; Royal Horticultural Society 1999 . Cloth. Fine. 12" by 9.5". Samuel Holden et al. A fine four volume edition of the 'New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening' complete in four volumes and beautifully illustrated throughout. Complete in four volumes and housed in the publisher's original slip case.Alphabetically arranged volume I covers the years A-C volume II covers C-J volume III covers J-P and volume IV covers P-Z.Each of these richly illustrated volumes includes between seven hundred and eight hundred monochrome line illustrations.With colour frontispieces.A fascinating work presenting a wealth of information on gardening both for the amateur and the professional. In the publisher's original cloth binding with cloth covered slip case. Externally fine. Slip case in fine condition also. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine The Folio Society; Royal Horticultural Society hardcover
199927175Macmillan 1999. 1st paperback edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers in box Owner's labels. As new. Macmillan paperback
199231815Macmillan 1992. New edition. V.g./No Jackets. Cloth no jackets Generally fine with no inscriptions. The ‘Rolls Royce’ of horticultural reference works. Macmillan hardcover
1921131158<p>The sole printing published by London and Paris: Chelsea Book Club for X. M. Boulestin in 1921. No. '339' of 550 copies printed on velin a la cuve. Some text in French some in English. The BOOK is in Very Good condition with the publisher's beveled yellow cloth having moderate age related markings and toning to the edges. Errata slip present. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions. A little toning to the text-block. The contents are otherwise very good to fine with just a little light spotting to the edges in places. All plates are present. Highlights in this wonderful anthology include 'Imaginary Conversation'- Kenelm and Venetia Digby ; D. H. Lawrence's 'Adolf' ; 'The Black Cap' by Katherine Mansfield ; Paul Nash's striking woodcut 'The Sea Wall' ; Gromaire's woodcut 'Bois au canif' ; 'La fille au litre' by Laboureur ; Marie Laurencin's etching 'La Perruque' ; original etching by A. Dunoyer de Segonzac a weird poem on a Tarzan movie by John J. Adams perhaps the first literary work based on a Tarzan film 'Jazz' a tune with a foxtrot beat and lyrics by Aldous Huxley. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Scarce. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.</p> London and Paris: Chelsea Book Club for X. M. Boulestin hardcover
1920933F46London; Paris: X. M. Boulestin by the Chelsea Book Club 1920. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 6". J. E. Laboureur. A very scarce example of this charming 1921 keepsake book illustrated throughout and with literary contributions from such figures as Aldous Huxley and D. H. Laurence. Very scarce.With text in both English and French.A limited edition work one of 550 copies printed on hand-made vellum. This copy being no. 104 printed on the 1st December 1920.Illustrated with nine plates chosen by J. E. Laboureur. Collated complete.With literary contributions from individuals including Aldous Huxley D. H. Laurence Katherine Mansfield Paul Nash Osbert Sitwell and others.Without the errata slip. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Boards significantly age toned to perimeters and back strip with handling marks. Internally binding strained but firmly held. Pages clean and bright. Good X. M. Boulestin by the Chelsea Book Club hardcover
1920016460London. Paris: X. M. Boulestin by the Chelsea Book Club 1920. Number 34 of 50 copies on Japon from an edition of 620 this copy with the scarce errata slip.127pp with 9 plates. Bound in original white buckram with gilt lettering top gilt edge other rough. Cloth lightly dustdirt marked. Binding in very goood condition. Internally pages clean. A very nice copy. F. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. X. M. Boulestin by the Chelsea Book Club Hardcover
1992229031MacMillan Great Britain 1992. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. This book encompasses a vast range of plants grown on a domestic or commercial scale in private gardens or present in specialist and botanical collections. They are plants grown for ornament for amenity or for economic use and they include a selection of cultivars. 50000 plants are described including many hundreds of cultivars. It gives concise botanical accounts of species in cultivation throughout the world in line with the latest taxonomic thinking and it gives practical advice on how to grow every plant described. There are over 500 articles on horticultural science and practice newly commissioned from leading authorities. Light foxing to outer page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Horticulture::Gardening; Gardening; ISBN: 1561590010. ISBN/EAN: 9781561590018. Inventory No: 229031. . 9781561590018 This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. MacMillan hardcover
86153Chatto & Windus. Hardcover. Good/Poor. corner of cover is damaged Chatto & Windus hardcover
1982187702London: Chatto & Windus 1982. First Edition; 3rd impression. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1962161390London: Chatto and Windus 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Owner imprint stamp on FEP. Chatto and Windus hardcover
196250075London: Chatto & Windus 1962. Fine in near fine jacket. First edition of Huxley's second memoir of her early life in Kenya under British rule a continuation of her previous THE FLAME OF THIKA. 8.5'' X 5.5''. Original rose cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped 21s dust jacket designed by Rosemary Grimble. 335 1 pages. Light foxing to endpapers and dust jacket; minor scuffing to jacket edges. Chatto & Windus unknown
1962D20703London: Chatto and Windus 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Cloth in attractive pictorial dustwrapper by Rosemary Seligman. A fine association copy INSCRIBED by Elspeth Huxley on the half title to American born conservationist Esmond Bradley Martin. Martin settled in Kenya as an adult and spent the balance of his life there courageously fighting on behalf of the elephant and the rhinoceros and the illegal trading of ivory and rhinoceros horns. Huxley's inscription is dated 1975. There is an early gift inscription from a previous owner dated in the year of publication on the front endpaper. <br/><br/> Chatto and Windus hardcover
1964mon0001614021The Reprint Society 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 3.3974 21.7834 14.3891. Hardback. With dust jacket. The Reprint Society hardcover
1962043079London: Chatto and Windus 1962. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Huxley on the first endpaper. A nice solid copy that could easily go a grade higher. Jacket has a few tiny closed tears and light stressing at extremities and some minor foxing mostly to verso. <br/> <br/> Chatto and Windus hardcover
1982Q-014005958XPenguin Books 1982-03-24. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Books paperback
