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Pages 321-360 plus xx pages of ads. Features: Mrs. Guy Norman's Sicilian Garden - The Seat and Canopy in the Garden Wall, plus color cover photo of her garden; Notable American Gardens - Mrs. Guy Norman's Sicilian Garden at Beverly Cove, MA; Historic Mansions of the James River - I - "Martin's Brandon," the Home of the Harrisons (including one-page photo of front entrance pocked with civil war bullet holes; Wonders of the Gourd Vine; Curtains and Draperies; The Wild Garden - a Plea for our Native Plants; An Old Brick House of Interesting Form at Wellesley Hills, MA - built for E.H. Fay, Esq.; The Summer Home of Thomas Nash, Esq., at East Hampton, Long Island; Something Concerning Driveways; The House of J.J. Storrow, Esq., Lincoln, MA; New Ant Lore; Great one-page photo-illustrated ad for the Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. and its porcelain enameled ware; Photo ad for Flandrau & Co., maker of Automobile Bodies and Carriages; One-page illustrated ad for Chickering & Sons pianos; Charming back cover two-color photo ad for Lenox Chocolates / Necco Sweets made by the New England Confectionary Co.; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 295-334 plus xvi pages of ads. Features: "Castlewood," the Villa of Louis Bruguierre, Esq., Newport, RI - a vast and stately building in the Georgian style; The Japanese Garden of "Yademos" - The Country Seat of Charles Phizer, Esq., Bernardsville, NJ; "Huck-Ween Lodge" - the Summer Camp of William Curtis demorest, Esq., Loon Lake, NY; Half a Dozen Great Home Trees; The Value of a Pleasant Sun Room; A Home Shrubbery; Economic Methods in Mushroom Growing; Glimpses of Old Annapolis; Sun-Dials; "White Lodge" - the residence of Charles H. Roberts, Esq., Wynnewood, PA; Well-Designed Applique - an effective means of decoration; Wonderful sepia-tone photo-illustrated back cover ad for the Victor-Victrola XX (Louis XV design) features photos of eleven opera stars; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
292 pages including index. The unique reference book that will lead gardeners quickly and easily to the plants that will look best and grow best in their own particular gardens. Over 1,400 garden plants, all illustrated in full colour, are systematically organized according to growing conditions, purpose and appearance. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this superb reference. Book
96 pages. Index. Colour photography. "Presents a fresh approach to rock gardening - a botanical art practised as early as the 15th century by Zen monks, and, later, by ambitious Victorians hoping to capture the essence of the flowering mountainsides of Europe." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
196 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée, XXV, 532 p. Edition originale. Publié par l'Association française de science politique dans les cahiers de la Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques. Nombreuses et importantes contributions. Envoi d'Henri Mendras à Pierre Coutin, directeur d’études dans la section sciences humaines de l’EPHE devenue EHESS. Très bon exemplaire, très frais.
100p. + Plus fourteen beautiful reproduction water colors by P. Vignal. Color plates printed on heavy artist paper with original tissue guards. Numerous photogravure text illustrations by Alinari Bros. and Anderson. Pictorial decorated title page. Greek style bookplate of Jacob S. Konstantino. Folio. Original cloth binding with water color plate on front board. Binding has some wear. Hardbound. Very good copy. TRAVEL/3
This is a very good hardcover copy of the 1926 edition, not the later reprint. Very clean inside and out. Endpapers and text pages just slightly toned. A previous owner name on the front endpaper, dated 1926. No title label on spine. Front cover color plate a bit scuffed around the edges. Beautiful color plates of water colors by Pierre Vignal printed on heavy stock with tissue guards. Many Alinari photographs from the 19th century of famous Roman gardens and statuary. 13" high X 10" wide, 100 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and sent with tracking.
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
72p. 4to. Original printed wraps. XLib. List of zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens in the United States in 1930's. NH 5
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.
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.
A touch of wear to covers.
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
Near VG in original green cloth with black lettering. Foxing to the page edges. 14199. eng
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.
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.
Reliure toile grise de bibliothèque. (Ministère de l'Instruction Publique) 484 pages.
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée, 597 p. Édition originale. Bon exemplaire.
249p., illus. Hardcover Good condition! endpapers chipped
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
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
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
