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48 pages. Features: Rave Reviews for Ed Koch; Quebecois Flock to the beaches of the south coast of Maine; Fairy-Tale Wedding of Charles, the Prince of Wales, to Diana Spencer - nice photos; Abolhassan Bani-Sadr; VIA Rail drops 15 Runs; World Record Swim for Alex Baumann; Strikes at Algoma Steel and Stelco; Straight-speaking Laura Sabia; B.C. Hatchery Accident results in many blind fish; Saskatoon aims to become a prairie Tivoli Gardens; Shorts - Fashion; Stopping the Suicide Cycle; Rock Music - with picture of Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Loverboy. Unmarked. Above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
257 pages including index and bibliography. "A lively and provocative presentation of great places and ideas that underlie them. I know of no book that looks as sympathetically and knowingly at gardens and garden design." - William L. Porter, Professor of Architecture, MIT. Includes over 500 sketches, axonometric drawings, and photographs which explore the special qualities of places and the acts that can transform them into gardens. Gift greetings upon half-title page else unmarked. Light wear to book. Moderate wear to jacket. Solid copy. Book
Features: Cover Artist - Shuji Wako; Saga Goryu; Chiko School; Ichiyo School; Ikenobo School; Ikenobo School; Shinto - Japan's Spirit of Endless Renewal; Ohara Iemoto & Iemoto Designate; Rysei-Ha; Sogetsu School; Koryu Shohtohkai; Soami School; Ohara School; Japanese Gardens in England and elsewhere; Past, Present and Future - some thoughts. Average wear. Cup ring on front cover. A sound copy. Book
16 pages of nature pictures in rotogravure. Features: The Galapagos Islands One Hundred Years after Darwin; Wings of the Storm - gulls and cormorants in the north Atlantic; Kentucky Blue-Grass; Feathered New Yorkers; Puddlestone Gardens; Conservation - court decisions hep migratory birds; Progress in Roadside Legislation - the signboard debate; Covering Nature's Nakedness - a sacred duty - planting seedlings in Michigan; The Mourning Dove; Planets and Planetoids. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Features: Deputy Marshal Johnson Breaks a Long Silence - Boone Marlow Killed; The Vigilante Years - Colonel George Hunter; Bathhouse John Coughlin's Colorado Come-Down - amusement park and zoological gardens in Colorado; Me - An Old-Timer? - Hosstail's 'Small Talk'; Ma-Si... Alias Apache Kid; Artillery has never been given its due in the winning of the west; "Tell the Boys I Died Game" - Fleming Parker; The Spinnin' Horse and the Montana Kid - Leonard Stroud; Indian Georgie - Most famous guide and scout of the Panamint Tribe; Wild Old Days!. A quality copy. Book
237 pages. Index, bibliography and list of illustrations. Lavishly illustrated with colour photography and black and white illustrations. "Follows in the footsteps of those who designed and constructed the great gardens of Europe and those who over the centuries have found pleasure in them. Through new and previously unpublished photos, this beautiful volume re-creates the atmosphere the owners and their guests must have felt as they walked through the gardens, and captures the fleeting, ephemeral moment that is a garden." - from dust jacket. English translation of the French first edition, "De folie en folies". Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy of this beautiful work. Book
26 pages. Features: Photo of Nanaimo's "Queen Victoria"; Great assortment of local ads; Getting Wired II - Second of a two-part series on communicating using computers in the Nanaimo area, with photo of Mayor Gary Korpan at the keyboard; Gardens of Earthly Delights - Bringing our backyards to Life, by Alison Watt, with photo of local naturalist Bill Merilees; Short photo-illustrated article on the Hogle House which sits atop Nanaimo's Nob Hill; Is Prostitution a Problem in Nanaimo?, view from the left by Jean Blackburn and view from the right by Larry Hume; Nice full-page colour ad for Cameron Island, Phase II inside back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Few small openings to/chips from front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
250 pages including index. "A sumptuous tour of 19 American and English gardens from small to majestic with detailed watercolor plans and 400 gorgeous full-color photographs." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket in protective brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, 4 fine coloured plates, 30 plates in monochrome and 2 illustrations in the text; original green cloth, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. With personal book-label on front free endpaper. This detailed standard reference includes a list of plants from 'The Feate of Gardening' (c.1440) and an extensive historical bibliography. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hoyles I, p.206.
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
105p. 12mo. [133 x 79 mm]. Worn contemporary calf binding. Lengthy Latin poem, based on classical models, in praise of flowers and gardens. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 1
192 pages. "Reveals the hidden highlights of 26 of Vancouver's finest private gardens. For each, detailed garden plans and a selection of colour photographs complement descriptive text which includes insights in the words of each garden's creator." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A lovely copy of this gorgeous work. Book
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.
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
In-4, 231p. Les plus beaux jardins d'Italie, de France, d'Allemagne et d'Angleterre depuis la Renaissance, en 242 illustrations, plans, dessins, tableaux et gravures. A l'état de neuf.
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.
In-12, pleine toile de l'époque, tranches mouchetées, viii, 486 p. Seconde édition. "Is important chiefly as an innovator in developing the separate study of economic structure of agricultural life" (Cf. Encyclopedia of social sciences). (Einaudi, 3266. Palgrave, II, 575. Say & Chailley, II, 120).
In-8, broché (sans couverture), 16 p. Edition originale de ce rapport, tiré-à-part des Annales agricoles de Roville , présenté à l'occasion du projet de loi qui devait bouleverser la fiscalité sur les alcools. Mathieu de Dombasle est l'un des grands agronomes du XIXe siècle.
In-8, broché (sans couv.), (1) f., 22 p. Edition originale. Dédommagement des employés congédiés des "compagnies de finances" : fermes, régies, caisses, etc. fermés par ordre de l'assemblée. Le décret du 25 juillet 1791 suit la proposition. (Martin & Walter; 26337). Bon exemplaire.
4 volumes grand in-8, brochés, couvertures imprimées défraîchies (sauf le volume 2, couverture factice). Bon état intérieur.
In-8, demi-vélin à la Bradel, couverture imprimée conservée, 87 p. Rare édition originale et unique. "Cette excellente étude forme une importante contribution à l'histoire économique de la France au XVIIIe siècle. Elle est fondée principalement sur les rapports des inspecteurs des manufactures, conservés dans la série F12 des Archives Nationales. M. Tarlé décrit de la façon la plus précise l'extension de l'industrie dans les campagnes au XVIIIe siècle (...)" (Henri See). Index alphabétique détaillé. Bel exemplaire, très bien relié. Les couvertures sont conservées. Rare.
104 pages. Features: Emily Carr and Georgia O'Keeffe - painting women's vision of nature; Neoprimitivism and the future; The Triumph of mindless ness over matter; Public art in private gardens; Eldon Garnet; Canadian Art Portfolio by Angela Grauerholz; Savage Pencils; Joanne Tod - four characteristics show how their passions can make it happen; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
143 pages. Abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Second book by the author. "Describes his journey through the 1980's and early 1990's. Includes the trials of meeting some difficult challenges, and celebrates the rewards of meeting them and winning - winning at some cost, but winning just the same." - from page 9. Len Cullen, now passed away, was a very successful Ontario businessman and gentleman who was respected and appreciated by many. Book clean, bright and unmarked. A lovely memento to this fine man. Book
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
Features: Transforming the Food Axis - Houses, Tools, Modes of Analysis; Machines in Suburban Gardens - the 1936 T. Eaton Company Architectural Competition for House Designs; Tompkinsville, Cape Breton Island - Co-operativism and Vernacular Architecture; Slag Houses in a Steel City; British Army Officer Housing in Upper Canada, 1784-1841; Managing Household Pests the Old-Fashioned Way - Defenses against pest damages in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Also includes the following exhbit reviews: Love, Leisure and Laundry - Why Housework Just Won't Go Away; Finding a Space for Children and Their History; Power and Planning - Industrial Towns in Quebec, 1890-1950. Seven book reviews. and more. Average wear. Former library copy with usual markings. A sound copy. Book
