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In-16, broché, 24 p. Bon exemplaire.
4 vols., 8vo., with frontispiece and 9 coloured plates in the second volume; cloth (green/green/yellow/yellow respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright set of reissues of the original editions of 1951-58. The text of the second volume is augmented by 10 fine coloured plates by Frederick W. Smith. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces and 28 plates, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, neat inscriptions on front free endpapers; cloth (grey/green/red/green respectively), gilt backs, coloured tops, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. Complete set of Vita's immensely popular garden books. The set comprises 'In Your Garden' (1951), 'In Your Garden Again' (1953), 'More for your Garden' (1955) and 'Even More for your Garden' (1958). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE. Cross & Hulme A48, A51(a), A53(a), A56(a); Gretton, 44, 47, 48, 50.
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured title-vignette and numerous fine coloured illustrations (the majority full-page) in the text; laminated pictorial boards, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original [unillustrated] edition of 1937, with fine plates by Rust. This is the first impression of a later printing produced by Pavilion for Bramley Books; see Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A33b.
8vo., First Edition, with decorative title in green and black, and illustrations in the text, free endpapers very lightly spotted; original ivory pictorial cloth, upper board blocked in green, backstrip lettered in green, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at lower edge, wanting lower half of backstrip, and with one closed tear on rear panel. Vita Sackville-West contributes chapters 9-12, based on her broadcasts from October 1933 to January 1934. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme, B16 (recording 'dustwrapper not seen').
Two volumes in one. pp. xxxvi, 224; 203, [2](Errata). Five wonderful engraved plates by a remarkable group of graphic artists; with title vignette; head-pieces, etc. Plates: Frontis by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781), engraved by Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736-1807); "Spring" by Le Prince, without name of engraver; "Autumn" by Benoit Louis Prevost (1747-1804), engraved by Jean Francois Rousseau; "Winter" by Gravelot [Hubert Francois Bourguignon danville](1699-1773), engraved by Nicolas de Launay (1739-1792). Vignettes and headpieces by Pierre Philippe Choffard (1731-1809). The plates are dated mainly 1767-1769. 8vo. 210 mm. Plates slightly foxed. Text very clean. Marbled edges and endpapers. Original French full leather binding with marbled decoration. Spine tooled in gold gilt. Binding somewhat worn at extremities, but still attractive. Large printed French bookplate with the text: De la Douce Lumiere / De L'Ombre / De La Flamme / Et des Livres Amis [Soft light / the shadow / flame / and friends books] . Saint-Lambert (1716-1803) began writing poetry in his adolescence and belonged to the circle around Francoise de Graffigny in Luneville. In 1733 he had already begun work on The Seasons, his major poetical work, but it did not appear completed in print until 1769. Cohen 926; Reynaud 481. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SAFE ADD 1
4th edition. Good in green cloth with red lettering to the spine. Covers bumped. 8762. eng
810 p. Hardcover Good condition; paper aged
24,5x17,5. 221p. 6 láms. Prólog. F. García Sánchiz. Fotogr.
20x21 cm, brossura illustrata; pp. (24), numerose illustrazioni in nero e a colori
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 206 pages; many illustrations.
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.
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
1ère édition de cet ouvrage de l'architecte et éditrice Sylvia SAUDAN-SKIRA et de l'architecte et photographe Michel SAUDAN: architecture, décors et fonctions, entre agrément et utilité, de l'orangerie, initialement "serre à orangers", simple abri utilitaire, devenue l' "orangerie" des traités d'architecture du XVIIè siècle, pavillon de plaisance, pavillon galant ou cabinet de curiosités, puis serres et conservatoires ou éphémère renaissance nostalgique du XIXè siècle; nombreux exemples décrits, français, britanniques ou allemands; riche iconographie: photos et reproductions de gravures et peintures anciennes (jardins, orangeries, flore); index des noms et lieux; notes et références; bibliographie. Exemplaire bien complet de ses jaquette et étui. Français
Paris, Chez Debure, 1767. In-8 relié plein veau de l'époque, dos à nerfs très orné, piéce de titre rouge, tranches rouges. LXXVII + 531 pages. Coins très légèrement émoussés, éraflures sur le 2ème plat. Très bon exemplaire malgré les défauts signalés sans grande gravité.
pp. 349, (39) color plates illustrated by Violette Niestle. Line illustrations by Paul Schauenberg. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Hardbound. Nice copy of an authoritive work on the subject. PLANTS W130
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
Book is in excellent condition with very light edge wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind and is in impressively fine condition with tipped-in color plates and b&w prints, map endpapers showing the locations of the text. Dust jacket is price clipped and is extensively repaired at edges with scotch tape. Contents include The pleasure gardens, White conduit house, Marylebone gardens, Jenny's whim, Bagnigge wells, Islington spa, Sadler's wells, Highbury barn, Bermondsey spa, The English grotto, Finch's grotto gardens, Florida gardens, The Yorkshire stingo, etc.
In-8, broché, couverture papier bleu fort (rel. moderne), (4), iv, 91 p. Première et unique traduction française de 'Saggio sopra il commercio generale delle nazioni d'Europa'. Historien et économiste, Saverio Scròfani (Modica 1756 - Palerme 1835) était un adepte convaincu des Physiocrates dont on retrouve les doctrines dans cet essai, particulièrement en matière de liberté du commerce des grains. Alors professeur d'agriculture à Venise et surintendant de l'agriculture et le commerce avec le Levant., l’auteur passa à Paris, puis à Naples où il devint directeur de la statistique (1814-22), poste dont il fut démis pour ses opinions libérales. Tableaux statistiques. (Coquelin & Guillaumin, II, 601. Goldsmiths-Kress, n°18239.17). Larges auréoles et traces de mouillures. Accrocs et manques de papier aux 3 premiers feuillets sans perte de texte.
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée, 276 p. Édition originale.
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
2 volumes, demi-veau bleu nuit à coins, dos lisses ornés en long de fers rocaille, tranches cailloutées frontispices, CXCII+672 + XLIV-948 pp., 17 pl 1804-1805, 1804-1805, in-4, 2 volumes, demi-veau bleu nuit à coins, dos lisses ornés en long de fers rocaille, tranches cailloutées, frontispices, CXCII+672 + XLIV-948 pp, 17 pl, Portrait de l'auteur gravé par B. Roger et obélisque à sa mémoire, en frontispice du tome 2. Les planches, gravées sur cuivre, représentent une meule à courant d'air, des parterres et des plans de jardins. 2 vignettes gravées par Ponce d'après Maréchal et Marillier. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Premier grand traité français d'agronomie, publié initialement en 1600. "La prose de Serres, dans le sillage de Montaigne et de Saint François de Sales, est claire et belle. Le titre du Théâtre d'agriculture, composé de deux groupes de mots usuels unis de façon heureuse et inattendue, dénote une haute maîtrise de la langue. Plus de vingt éditions successives en attestent le succès" (En français dans le texte). Surnommé le père de l'agriculture française, Olivier de Serres nous offre ici une excellente compilation des connaissances de l'agriculture de son temps. Divisé en 8 parties, l'ouvrage traite de la culture de la terre, de la vigne, du blé, du bétail et de la volaille, du jardin potager et fruitier, et enfin de l'usage des aliments et des recettes pour les agrémenter. Cette édition est, avec la première, une des plus estimées (Vicaire). Petites épidermures, coins usés. Bon état intérieur, malgré des pages gondolées. Vicaire p. 789 ; Bitting, p.430
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 128pp. A complete guide to growing, drying and arranging flowers with a compendium of over a hundred plants suitable for drying.
276pp. Paperback Very good condition
Mm 210x280 Volume di pp. XVI-358, piena tela verde con titolo e fregi in oro al piatto anteriore e al dorso, 176 tavole in bianco e nero nel testo, VIII tavole a colori che raffigurano diversi giardini individuati per stato d'appartenenza, 26 in tutto. Cerniera leggermente allentata, ma in buono stato complessivo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY