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Verona, dalla Società Tipografica, 1818, 8° brossura originale con titoli in cornice xilografica alle copertine, pp. XVIII-114 con una veduta in rame di Villa Buri (disegnata da Ronzoni e incisa da Mugnon) ripiegata in antiporta. Contiene, oltre alle due opere del titolo: Estratto delle relazioni accademiche dell’abate Melchior Cesarotti; Il giardino inglese descritto da Ippolito Pindemonte nel poemetto de’ sepolcri e la traduzione latina di quello, fatta da Benedetto Del Bene; e una Lettera all’editore, sempre di Pindemonte. Una macchia grande come mezza moneta al margine inferiore bianco delle prime tre carte (forse caffè); peraltro uno splendido esemplare, fresco e in barbe. Seconda edizione.
oblong 4to [19.5 x 26 cm]; 96 pp, color plates, plans, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (price clipped), fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The amateur's ideal guide to planning and starting their own garden, whether formal or informal, annual or perennial, rock garden, fruit garden, English cottage garden, dry garden, water garden, container garden, hillside garden, bird and butterfly garden, herb garden, shade garden, etc, each with detailed plan and plant lists.
8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xiv, [ii], 221, [iii] pp, frontis (portrait of author), plates from photos, map, bibliog. original cloth, pictorial endpapers, small ink spot on title page, slight musty smell , clean, very good+ copy, signed by author in ink. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An interesting and very well-illustrated work covering pre-conquest gardens, colonial homes and gardens, colonial public buildings with gardens, modern homes and gardens, plants and trees of Mexico. The last chapter is on orchids and orchid hunting.
square 8vo [20 x 19.5 cm]; 224 pp, over 700 illustrations from photos and drwgs, index. original pictorial heavy paper wraps, clean and fine, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A beautifully illustrated work with practical advice, including step-by-step sequences, showing the possibilities in detail, covering patios, pots, baskets, window boxes, cottage gardens, beds, borders, and a very wide range of plants, flowers, space-saving fruit, etc.
Bologna, Calderini, 1984, 8vo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 271 con ill. in nero e col. n.t.
8vo [22.5 x 17 cm]; xv, 144 pp, 20 fine color plates including frontis from paintings by Benger, each mounted on heavy art paper, each with captioned tissue guard, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, top edge gilted, spine end bit rubbed, name on endpaper, interior clean, very good+ overall. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Inman 158. Only 3,000 copies of this first edition were printed, some later printings had less plates. The charms of English country life in pictures and narrative as the author travelled the lanes, highways and byways through the year.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 256 pp, frontis, numerous illus, color plates from contemporary sources, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The head gardeners of upper class estates influenced the course of gardening and landscaping but were aided by the development of new greenhouse techniques and the discovery of new plants in many parts of the world. Drawing on contemporary records and illustrations, the authors describe the massive changes in gardening including the use of conservatories to provide out of season food for the wealthy. Beautifully illustrated.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 256 pp, frontis, numerous illus, color plates from contemporary sources, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The head gardeners of upper class estates influenced the course of gardening and landscaping but were aided by the development of new greenhouse techniques and the discovery of new plants in many parts of the world. Drawing on contemporary records and illustrations, the authors describe the massive changes in gardening including the use of conservatories to provide out of season food for the wealthy.
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xi, 388, 24 (publisher's catalogue, dated April 1870) pp, two color lithographed plates including frontis, engraved illustrations. original pictorial cloth, spine ends bit frayed, spine darkened, very good clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Catalogue of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society p. 217. Describes 621 species in some detail including their cultivation, requirements, etc.
Bologna, Marsigli, 1821, in-8vo cop. muta, pp. 40 ("Memorie di storia naturale lette in Bologna". Memoria VII).
Bologna, 1821, estratto con copertina muta, pp. 3/40 ("Memorie di storia naturale lette in Bologna". Memoria VII). - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
Bologna, Marsigli, 1821, stralcio in-8vo cop. muta, pp. 40 ("Memorie di storia naturale lette in Bologna". Memoria VII). - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo, completo in se, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perché ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “extract” or “excerpt” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
small 8vo [19 x 13 cm]; [ii], vi, 295 pp, illustrations especially of architectural devices from drwgs by E. C. Gardner, plans. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover in gilted border, signature on endpaper, 'with complements' and signed by the author on half title page. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. 'I have especially sought to excite the ambition of the holders of these humble estates, who believe nothing can be done in the way of adornment of country property. The book is a tract for homeliness; and I hope it may make country proselytes.' [preface]. The author of My Farm at Edgewood, Wet Days at Edgewood, etc, has here re-published his popular Rural Studies with Hints for Country Places, first published in 1867.
8vo [26 x 16 cm]; [ii], engraved title page, 55 engraved plates, some with two figures, garden plans. orig plain paper wraps (worn, tears, minor fraying, without spine), lightly foxed, title page chipped in margin, leaf with short tear, good complete copy in fine custom made, cloth covered box, with gilt title lettering on spine label, interior marbled p. An early work on garden ornament and buildings, plates being detailed, mostly with accompanying plans on lower part of sheet. Both Middleton and Elison have been named as the author. Berlin Katalog 3433. Scarce and not in the usual references.
8vo [25 x 15.5 cm]; 141, [viii, illustrated ads for garden products] pp, numerous illustrations from photos, including full-page, tables, index. original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, leaf with tear, dj (chipped at edges, price clipped), very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Contributors include Frank Barber on wall gardens construction and planning, T. C. Clare on sink and trough gardens, will Ingwersen on constructing and planting a rock garden, Frances Perry on water in the garden, S. A. Pierce on water-lilies, A. T. Johnson on plants and planting by pool and stream, all with excellent ideas and suggestions and with lists of plants suitable for different conditions.
12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xix, 396, [ii, ads] pp, frontis, 190 illus, including many full-page from photos and drwgs, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering, gilt vignette on front cover and spine, signature of Lauretta P. Johnson dated 1918 on endpaper with her handwritten notes on loose card, slightly foxed on outer edge of text block, very good+, solid copy. A p One of the better all-around landscaping books of the time, still very relevant, this second edition is greatly expanded and updated, with additional illustrations.
8vo [20.5 x 14.5 cm]; xv, 197 pp, frontis of world's largest sundial, numerous photo plates, drwgs, tables, index. original pictorial cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (chipped at spine ends, corner, price clipped), very good, clean and fine internally. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Since a sundial designed for another location will not be accurate in your location, the authors provide complete detail for designing one for your specific location, with formulas and full details. They also provide the theory and many illustrations of other sundials.
Firenze, Sansoni, 1981, 4to (cm. 28 x 20) tutta tela editoriale con sovraccopertina illustrata a colori, pp. 201 con numerosissime illustrazioni in nero e a colori nel testo .
Mm 215x315 Volume rilegato in tela con immagine applicata al piatto, titolo in argento al piatto e al dorso, 165 pagine con figure in nero e a colori lungo l'intero testo redatto in lingua francese - french text. Libro in perfette condzioni di nuovo con ancora il suo cellophane editoriale protettivo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Bologna, Edagricole, 1986, 4to cart. editoriale cop. ill. colori, pp. VII-192 con num. ill. colori. Copia saggio.
466 pages. Index. Line Drawings. Black and white illustrations. "Here is a practical, authoritative book on turfgrass management, written for the professional grounds keeper, the turf worker, the student, the landscape architect, the landscape contractor, the county farm advisor, the homeowner, and all working in areas associated with turf.. Because of the wide range of materials in the book, its principles and practices are applicable anywhere in the world." - from dust jacket (not included). Prior owner's small address label inside front board, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
folio [37 x 26 cm]; 2 volumes, xxii [ii], 464; xxiv, 444 pp, 2 frontis, numerous illus, plans, bibliography. original 2 part cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on front covers, and gilt title on spine, cover of volume I lightly spotted, light crease of endpaper, else a clean near fine set, volume I has the scarce dust jacket (chipped at edges. A picture of thi A massive work with hundreds of illustrations from photos, early sources, drawings. The books are organized by state, with Volume I covering New England, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Great Lake states, Pennsylvania and Volume II on the southern states including Florida and California, together with a chapter on fences and enclosures in each volume. A classic of landscape architecture.
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 251 pp, color plates and illustrations from photos, including many double-page, some black and white photos, garden plans, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear at edge), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A beautifully illustrated and produced book, showing some of the greatest gardens through history to the present.
8vo [21.5 x 13.5 cm]; 229 pp, frontis, 24 plates from photos, 4 double-page garden plans. original pictorial blind-stamped cloth, silver title lettering on spine, near fine in dj (tear and large piece lacking from front panel, not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author and his wife transformed some acres of waste land in England into a garden of exceptional beauty. Written with humour and charm, the author provides all the details and excellent illustrations. Included is a chapter on the making of a bird sanctuary on the property.
4to [26 x 21 cm]; [viii], 216 pp, numerous illustrations from early sources including paintings, prints, plans, mostly in color, some full-page or double-page, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Well-written and beautifully illustrated, the author describes the history and evolution of the park over a thousand year period to the present day.
