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Fantastic vintage 6-panel fold-out brochure measuring 24" x 9.5" when open. Undated but appears to be from the early 1900s. Pre-dates the Swartz Bay Ferry terminal. Great photo of the quaint Pierce-Arrow tour vehicle - a stretched car holding upwards of 16 passengers. Several ads for local businesses. Includes large map of the tour route/southern Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A delightful early Victoria collectible! Book
In-4 (249 x 197 mm), demi-veau havane de l'époque à petits coins de vélin, dos lisse orné de doubles filets dorés, (2), viii, 73 p., 12 tableaux hors texte dont 7 dépliants et un plan de plantation plié en fin. Edition originale et unique, rare, de ce document illustré de 12 tableaux hors texte dont 7 dépliants et un plan de plantation plié en fin. L'auteur qui signe "citoyen habitant cultivateur de Saint-Domingue" était une importante personnalité de l'île, régisseur de plusieurs grosses plantations dont celle marquis de Paroy. Ce document reprend et commente un mémoire qu'il avait adressé au ministère de la Marine et des Colonies en l'an VII (1799) pour convaincre les autorités françaises de l'intérêt de conserver et d'étendre le domaine colonial. La première partie "contient les bases d'un plan d'administration des plantations": cultures, gestion des terres et du personnel, organisation des résidences des cultivateurs, choix des cultures. Parmi ses recommandations, Avalle se prononce en faveur d'un "adoucissement de l'état des cultivateurs noirs". Dans la seconde partie, il livre le résultat d'une véritable enquête de terrain qui le conduit à rendre compte du "mouvement d'une sucrerie pendant une année", illustré de statistiques; suivi "d'observations (…) fondées sur le fruit [d'une expérience acquise] pendant plus de vingt années d'administration": nombre de cultivateurs, bâtiments et objets de manufactures, qualification des emplois, temps de travail….. Les Archives nationales et celles du Patrimoine de la Martinique conservent plusieurs documents de / et sur M.-A. Avalle qui témoignent de l'importance de sa position aux Antilles, de son activité, ainsi que de ses relations avec les autorités locales, dont Toussaint l'Ouverture. (Roquincourt, 'Bibliogr. sur la marine et les colonies', n°81. Monglond, IV 459. Sabin, H.2468). WorldCat ne recense que 8 exemplaires dans le monde. L'exemplaire comporte le monogramme "PB" doré à l'époque au dos. Bel exemplaire, très frais, parfaitement conservé.
Aranjuez, Ediciones Doce Calles, 1990, 28,5 x 20 cm., 120 págs. con retrato y dibujos intercalados en el texto + 1 h.
37 p. Title and chapter initials highlighted (rubricated) in red. Very slim square 24mo. 4 x 5" Original full polished calf binding by Riviere; raised bands; gilt lettered. Some scuffing, but still nice. Top edge gold gilt. Bookplate of . Squire; with the motto: Foy pour Devoir. Ink gift inscription across front flyleaf (1919). This little gift book was prepared by the famed Riviere firm to demonstrate their typographic and binding specialities. Very rare. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PLANTS W131
pp. (1), 10, (1). Thin 4to. Number 71 of an edition limited to only 100 copies. Printed in Caslon Old Black (Gothic Letter), on deckle edged handmade paper. The type set by L. D'O. Walters. The press work done by H. Gage-Cole. Green paper-covered boards binding. Cream cloth back with printed paper spine label (label worn). 1936 Christmas gift inscription. An attactive copy of a wonderful essay on gardens and gardening. "G0D Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man; without which, buildings and palaces are but gross handiworks." W132
37 p. Title and chapter initials highlighted (rubricated) in red. Very slim square 24mo. 4 x 5" Original full polished calf binding by Riviere; raised bands; gilt lettered. Some scuffing, but still nice. Top edge gold gilt. Bookplate of A. Squire, showing a knight on horseback, and with the motto: Foy pour Devoir. Ink gift inscription across front flyleaf (1919). This little gift book was prepared by the famed Riviere firm to demonstrate their typographic and binding specialities. Very rare. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PLANTS W131
260p. Hardcover Very good condition, top of spine rubbed
260p. Hardcover Very good condition
Six Volumes. Profusely illustrated. 4to. Original full cloth bindings. Spines worn. The author/editor, Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was the most important American botanist and horticulturist of his time. He graduated from the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1882. At Cornell University he was professor of horticulture (1888-1903) and dean of the Agricultural college and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1903-1913). Through numerous writings, and as chairman of President Theodore Roosevelt's Commission on Country Life (1908), he worked for the improvement of rural life. Bailey was influential in establishing horticulture as a respected science. He wrote many standard works on botany and horticulture. This is his most widely known work. Nice set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PLANTS W134
pp. xvii, 434 + Frontis and full page photographs. Illustrated with text drawings. 4to. Original cloth binding, lettered in gold. Hardbound. The author/editor, Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was the most important American botanist and horticulturist of his time. He graduated from the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1882. At Cornell University he was professor of horticulture (1888-1903) and dean of the Agricultural college and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1903-1913). Through numerous writings, and as chairman of President Theodore Roosevelt's Commission on Country Life (1908), he worked for the improvement of rural life. Bailey was influential in establishing horticulture as a respected science. He wrote many standard works on botany and horticulture. Nice copy. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PLANTS W133 rear
320p. Illustrated with numerous drawings and photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Book Club Edition. Nice copy. PLANTS W132
Paris, Librairie Encyclopédique Roret, 1832. 2 parties en un seul volume très fort In-12 relié demi basane brune, dos lisse à filets dorés. XII + 355 + XI + 465 pages. Bien complet des 7 planches. Dos passé, quelques brunissures.
64p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. Signed by a few of the contributors. 4to. Original printed wraps. PA26
circa, 34x34 cm, cartella editoriale illustrata con inseriti, p. (4) e 10 progetti descritti e con relativa tavola ripiegata, custodia edit
Plon 2012, In-8 broché,couverture à rabats, 585 pages. Très bon état
Mm 245x270 Volume in copertina rigida, sovraccoperta originale, 320 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori nel testo redatto in lingua italiana ed inglese - english-italian texts. Condizioni del libro: nuovo - brand new. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine. ebay
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 7 3/8"w x 9 7/8"h. 128 pages. "This beautiful treasury contains a selection of some of the best-loved Flower Fairies illustrations together with their imformative poems." Watercolor illustrations by the author.
Small format book: 4 1/4"w x 5 5/8"h. Approx. 40 pages. Color illustrations
80 pages including index and glossary. Leads you through each step of selecting, designing, installing, and maintaining a pond or fountain. Abundantly illustrated. A concise, excellent reference. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Book
166 pages including index and black and white illlustrations. How to let earthworms work for you to build and condition your soil for better plants, more beautiful gardens and richer crops. Includes instructions for propagation and use of domesticated earthworms in biological soil-building. Average wear. Some soiling externally. Ink stamp upon front cover and half-title page. Solid copy. Book
8vo., Trade Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), title-vignette, 23 fine coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present) and endpaper maps on green stock, fore-edge very lightly dust-soiled; original green buckram, upper board blocked in gilt and pink, gilt back, expertly rebacked with original backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, firm copy. This copy is something of a curiosity, for it seems to match no recorded edition. Following Riall as closely as possible It is clearly a variant of the second issue of the Trade Edition: (a) gilt backstrip; (b) 24 plates; (c) no gilt top. BUT (a) upper board blocked in gilt and pink; (b) front and rear endpaper maps; (c) list of contents; (d) list of illustrations; (e) 'Little White Bird' on title verso. A VERY SCARCE UNRECORDED VARIANT. Latimore & Haskell makes no mention of this all; see Riall, pp.105-6
582p. + Frontis and seventeen full page engraved and lithographed plates of fruits, flowers, architecture and portraits. Numerous wood engraved text illustrations. Decorative title page. Text ruled in black. Age stained and foxed. Slight damp staining. Inked and penciled ownership of Z. P. Wesley, York, PA, 1914. 8vo. Original half leather binding. Spine decorated and lettered in gold. Raised bands. Hardbound. Nice condition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PLANTS W130
Biography of Lord Twining with fifteen photographs, three maps. Ex Library, library stamp on title page, library card envelope on last page of index.at rear. Library number written at base of spine on dust jacket. A little foxing on top page edges.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint creasing to edges and tiny nick to top of spine. 128pp. The author explores the subjects available to the garden painter, and shows how to capture them in paint using a wide range of media.
In-12, broché, couverture papier marbré, 51 p., vignette de titre. Baudeau Nicolas. Avviso al popolo sul bisogno suo primario o sia Trattato sulla macinatura de' grani e sul commercio delle farine. Firenze, Giovanni Battista Stecchi e Antonio Giuseppe Pagani, 1768. In-12° (mm 167x104). Pagine 51, [1]. Giglio inciso al frontespizio. Prima traduzione italiana de L'Avis au Peuple, apparso per la prima volta in lingua originale nel medesimo anno ad Amsterdam e Parigi, nella versione di Giacomo Paolo Lelorgne. L'opera divenne strumento per diffondere e sostenere la politica libertista avviata da Pietro Leopoldo, e venne spesso citata nelle proposte di legge e nei trattati economici che fioccarono in occasione della grave carestia agraria del 1772. "L'Avis au Peuple est un livre pratique, semi-technique, puisqu'il s'agit de mouture et de boulangerie; une oeuvre d'expédient, pourrait-on-dire, écrite en vue de remédier d'urgence à la cherté, enfin d'aider aux vues saines et généreuses de l'Administration, qui en de telles circonstances porte seule le poids de la misère du peuple et de l'ignorance des subministrations" (Weulersse). Esemplare privo di legatura, in buono stato di conservazione, un piccolo strappo al frontespizio. Timbro al frontespizio della Bibliotèque économique Lasteyrie.
