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This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dustjacket with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Beautifully reprinted classic of French garden design, from the late 18th century. Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne was the owner of the moated castle and surrounding gardens located in Beloeil near Mons in Belgium on the border with France. The property has been in his family's possession since the 11th century.The first edition of this work was published in 1786, the second in 1795. Basil Guy translated and edited this printing, and has a long essay on the Prince and the famous gardens at Coup d'Oeil. Illustrated in black & white, and occasionally green inks on fine paper.158 illustrations. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 295 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
A Londres, chez Stace et Herbert 1796. In-16 relié plein maroquin vert, dos lisse, titre et tranches dorées. Accroc au bas du dos. Dentelle intérieure. 3 feuillets blancs, frontispice, vignette de titre, 134 pages + 3 feuillets blancs.
Pages 253-292 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Garden Fountains; Furniture for the Home - Porch Furniture for the Home; A House Built for Mr. J.W. Buhlert, at Wenham MA; The Handicraftsman - An Amateur's Birdhouse; The Art of Fireless Cooking - using a wooden haybox!; What The Motor Vehicle is Doing for the Farmer - article with nostalgic photos; Among the Rhododendrons and the Ferns (photo); Yama-No-Uchi and its Trout - near Napanoch in the Catskills; The Finest Collection of Antique Watches in the World - acquired recently by J.P. Morgan; Some Houses at Meadowdale, Bronxville, NY; Decorations and Furnishings for the Home - V - A Talk on Flower Holders; "Fouracre," The Summer Home of the Late A.J. Cassatt, at Bar Harbor, ME; Timing the Rapidity of the Leading Traveling Bean Shoot; Ornamental Bedding Plants for Hedges; Illustrated ad for the Hotel Seneca in Rochester, NY; Elaborate one-page ad regarding the sale of Darlington, the magnificent country estate of the late George Crocker, in Northern New Jersey; Back page color ad for the Columbia Grafonola, with image of Italian baritone Campanari; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
158 pages. "Takes you deep into cottage country to discover the essence of summer cottage style. Spectacular photographs from Muskoka, Haliburton, Georgian Bay and the Kawarthas capture the time and place we love most... With chapters on experiors, boathouses, kitchens, dining rooms, living rooms, decks, docks and gazebos, verandas and porches, bedrooms, bathrooms, guest cabins and bunkies, wallworks, details, fireplaces and gardens, this is the definitive book on Canadian cottage style." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Remainder dot to bottom edge of textblock. A sound copy of this attractive work. Book
In-8, broché (le prem. et dern. f. se détache), 10 p. Edition originale. Général de la Révolution française, puis ministre de Napoléon Ier et sénateur du Premier Empire, Jean François Aimé, comte Dejean (1749-1824) devint membre de la Chambre des pairs pendant la Restauration. Alors directeur général des subsistances militaires, il propose un procédé expérimenté pour le stockage et la conservation illimitée des grains. Graphiques et statistiques.
Duculot, 1984. In-8 broché, couverture illustrée de 192 pages. Photos. Bon état
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Covers show edgewear at lower edge. 112 pages with large b&w illustrations and photos throughout. Subjects covered in text include: Balloonists, Brass bands, bathing, Batty's hoppodrome, Catch clubs, Circuses, Cock fighting, Cyclorama, Cricket, Derby, Donkey rides, Hangings, Hyde park, Jockey club, Magic Lantern, Pleasure gardens, Prize fighting, Horse racing, Street traders, thames, Thaumatrope, Village entertainment, etc.
8vo, Incappando in una splendida rosa in un giardino della terraferma veneziana, Andrea di Robilant decide di intraprendere un viaggio particolarissimo alla ricerca delle origini di questa rosa. Un viaggio che lo condurrà dai celebri roseti del castello di Malmaison, sede dell¿imperatrice Joséphine Bonaparte, fino a un giardino rustico friulano, dove un'appassionata signora coltiva più di 1400 specie di rose antiche. Un viaggio in cui l'autore entrerà in contatto con illustri botanici e semplici appassionati, del passato e del presente, attraverso i quali scoprirà e farà conoscere ai lettori aneddoti e segreti, notizie scientifiche e tecniche di giardinaggio, colori e profumi del fiore
Features include: Modern Cypripedium Hybrids (III. Cypripedium insigne); Tree Gardens in the Clouds; Tetraploid Cymbidiums; Europe and Orchids and Book Review: "You Can Grow Orchids" by Mary Noble; The Reh's Plastic Greenhouse; Stanhopea Wardii - Collectors' Item. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
Features include: Development of Phalaenopsis in Hawaii; The Orchidist in Southern Mexico (Pt I): The Nizanda "Rock Gardens" of Oaxaca; Vandas in Central Florida; How Does Your Greenhouse Grow?; Collectors' Item: Rodriguezia rigida; Growing Orchids in the Home (Pt VI): Orchids on a Windowsill in Wales; Oncidium Cavenlur; Evolutionary Trends in the Sarcanthine Orchids; Pleiones, Orchids for Everyone; Cryptocentrum jamesonii, a Rare Ecuadorian Orchid; How Do Your Orchids Grow?; and Orchid Classics (Pt V): On the Identity of Three Supposed Genera of Orchideous Epiphytes. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
134 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Capital Boilers inside front cover; Nice one-page ad for Anaconda Copper and Brass features architect Dwight James Baum; The Mystery in an Autumn Leaf; The Diary of a Plain Dirt Gardener; Color one-page ad for Armstrong's Linoleum Floors; Nice color one-page ad for Chipso dish soap; The Creation of a Home Proportion; A well-gardened home of old Virginia; Treated in a typical English manner; American bulbs that beat the Dutch; Praiseworthy bulbs in the home; The schoolhouse that became a home; photo-illustrated article about Dr. David Starr Jordan; With the Junior Garden Clubs of America; Parents Should Know - what the college professor thinks of their children; Symbols of Home and Happiness - fourteen chimneys that picture to the houses from which they grow; There's magic in wallpaper - use it to conceal structural faults; Furniture periods that combine - Spanish and Italian; The parade of gay-colored lilies; Getting started right with baby - his mental health and well-being are dependent upon the establishment of definite physical habits; Putting variety into meals; Using the pressure cooker to advantage; The country's best cakes - winners in the cake recipe contest; Nice color one-page ad for Swift's Brookfield Butter; Nice color one-page ad for Weathermaster Stained Shingles; A chat about curtains; Maytage aluminum washing machine ad; New dresses for your bed; 2/3-page Kaffee Hag Coffee ad; Autumn suggests hostess aids; Nice two-color one-page ad for Chevrolet features the Chevrolet Six; uncommon 2/3-page ad for the portable Whirldry clothes washer from the Whirldry Corporation; 2/3-page ad for Monarch electric ranges; Nice 2/3-page Frigidaire refrigerator ad; Nice one-page color ad for General Electric Wiring Systems shows child's room with toys; Super one-page color art deco-style ad for Standard plumbing fixtures features black bathtub and toilet!; Seth Thomas Clocks ad; full-page Listerine ad; Nice one-page ad for Insulite insulating board; Choice shrubs for Southern California; Nice one-page two-color ad for Weyerhauser's 4 Square Lumber; Nice art-deco-style color one-page ad for Bigelow-Hartford Rugs and Carpets; Nice one-page color ad for Upson Board and Fibre Tile; Ad for Fairbanks-Morse home water systems; Wherever you live - Try Grapes!; Simmons mattress ad features photo of Mrs. John Sargent Pillsbury; unusual illustrated ad for the W.A. Case and Son one piece water closet; color one-page ad for Sherwin-Williams SWP House Paint; Nice one-page color ad for Knox gelatine; Chrysanthemums in a garden; Nice one-page ad for The Iron Fireman automatic coal burner; City water and sewer services are now available to the homeowner; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Eveready flashlights and batteries; One-page color ad for Cannon towels; Nice one-page two-color ad for General Electric refrigerators; Methods of storing surplus vegetables; Teach your community musical expression; Model airplanes your boy can build; A pergola of small price; Color ad for Congoleum inside back cover; Color ad for Old Dutch Cleanser on back cover. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
78 pages. Features: One-page ad for the De Soto Six features the Cupe De Lujo; Nice one-page ATT ad shows the telephone as a modern kitchen convenience; The diary of a plain dirt gardener; One-page color ad for Cannon towels features photos of Bill Brown, Mary A. Lindsley and Joseph B. Platt; Nice color one-page ad for Chipso dish soap; "Cherry Lodge" - two women built a home for themselves; When a guest arrives at your home; Summer propagation of shrubs; ... But none so regal as the oriental poppy; The bathroom modernized; With the Junior Garden Club of America; Biennials - true and make believe; When Galli-Curci Sings of Home - article with photos; What homes can do to children; Recipes for pickling sweet peppers; Equipment for making frozen desserts; Serve the season's fruits in salads; New things out of paper for the house; Warmer meals from cooler kitchens; ad for Maytag aluminum washers; Home convenience devices; Nature books you ought to know; Gorgeous one-page color ad for Crane bathroom fixtures; Nice one-page two-color ad for 4 Square Lumber; Green manures and cover crops; Nice one-page ad for Eveready flashlights & batteries; One-page ad for The Iron Fireman automatic coal burner; Archery Equipment - how to make it; Very nice one-page ad for Atwater Kent Radio; Nice color ad for Standard Plumbing Fixtures inside back cover features wide pink kitchen sink. Covers present but almost detached. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
249p., illus. Hardcover Good condition! endpapers chipped
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée, 597 p. Édition originale. Bon exemplaire.
Reliure toile grise de bibliothèque. (Ministère de l'Instruction Publique) 484 pages.
As New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. [416] p., many color and b/w ills. Istanbul, 1910-2010. City, Built Environment and Architectural Culture Exhibition. = Istanbul, 1910-2010. Kent, Yapili Çevre ve Mimarlik Kültürü Sergisi.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. [416] p., many color and b/w ills. Istanbul, 1910-2010. City, Built Environment and Architectural Culture Exhibition. = Istanbul, 1910-2010. Kent, Yapili Çevre ve Mimarlik Kültürü Sergisi.
4to., with mounted coloured frontispiece, 7 fine mounted coloured plates, 32 plates in monochrome and 8 diagrams in the text, some very light occasional spotting; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a remarkably bright, firm copy. Bright copy of a classic text, first published in 1929 by the former supervisor of the rock garden at Kew.
Near VG in original green cloth with black lettering. Foxing to the page edges. 14199. eng
pp. 329, (1). Early inked presentation from to L. A. Wade from her grandmother. Very foxed and age stained. Rear fly leaves torn with loss. Tall 12mo. Original publisher's cloth binding embossed in blind. Gilt lettered spine. Head and tail of spine torn with some loss. Hardbound. Female Victorian prose heavily laced with scripture. PLANTS W130 Left Rear
A touch of wear to covers.
Grand in-4, broché, couverture renforcée, (4), 317 p., non coupé. Document officiel publié par le ministère de l'Agriculture et du Commerce. Rapports des présidents d'enquête. Questionnaire général. Procès-verbaux des séances. Dépositions orales. Bordereaux des questionnaires répondus par écrit. Très nombreuses statistiques. Très bon état intérieur.
In-4 (209 x 136 mm), plein vélin à rabats, dos à 4 nerfs plats, pièce de titre de maroquin brique encadré de filets dorés (reliure moderne), (12), 252 feuillets, (20) feuillets de table (pour "L'agriculture et maison rustique") et 22 feuillets titre compris (pour "La Chasse du Loup"), planches gravées sur bois. Nouvelle édition, celle-ci autorisée avec le privilège royal. Elle est illustrée de 6 gravures sur bois dans le texte et de nombreuses initiales pour la maison rustique; ainsi que de 14 grandes planches pour "La chasse au loup". L’ouvrage de Charles Estienne (1504-1564), est considérablement enrichi par Jean Liébault et augmenté du traité de Jean de Clamorgan "La chasse au loup", placé en fin sous page de titre et pagination particulières. "Après la mort de Charles Estienne, c’est son gendre Jean Liébault (vers 1534-1596), également médecin, qui assure les mises à jour et les révisions de l’ouvrage" (cf. exposition "Le succès de la Maison rustique", BM de Lyon, en ligne). Véritable encyclopédie de la vie rurale, l'ouvrage obtint un immense succès et fut édité sans interruption jusqu'au XVIIIe siècle. Il constitue une source fondamentale sur le sujet. Soins aux personnes et aux animaux, habitat, agriculture, élevage, basse-cour, chevaux et chiens, jardinage, chasse et pêche, préparation des aliments, beurre et fromages, viticulture et vin, boissons et alcools, miel et confitures, boulangerie et pâtisserie, etc., etc. (Goldsmiths'-Kress,, n°154.2-1. Thiébaud, col. 344. Mortimer, n°142). Court de marge supérieure avec petite perte en tête des titre et titres courants. Remarquable provenance: l'humaniste, érudit et bibliothécaire néerlandais Hugo Blotius ou Hugo de Bloote (1533, Delft - 29 janvier 1608, Vienne). D'abord intéressé à la bibliothéconomie, il étudia le droit puis fut nommé, en 1575, premier bibliothécaire en chef de la Bibliothèque impériale à Vienne par l'Empereur d'Autriche Maximilien II. Avec ex-libris manuscrit daté en pied du titre: "Ex haeraditate H. Guttÿ [Helfricus Guttius] exit H. Blotius Viennae 1585". La bibliothèque Nationale d'Autriche possède une épitaphe manuscrite composée par Hugo Blotius en l'honneur d'Helfricus Guttius en cette même année 1585: "Epitaph und Symbolum für Guttius" (Artikel ref. AC14250895). Très bon exemplaire, très frais, imprimé sur beau papier, bien conservé.
72p. 4to. Original printed wraps. XLib. List of zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens in the United States in 1930's. NH 5
116 pages. Fiction: Lucas; Sahara Roses. Features: A Kensington Garden; Interview with Agatha Christie; On Getting Out of America; I Love Stately Homes; Three Country Cottages; Follow That Car; A Kind of Magic - Mollie Harris recalls an Oxfordshire village; The Vanishing Village; Recipes; Journey to the Massif Central; Fashions for Women and Children; Temporary Homes; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book