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810 p. Hardcover Good condition; paper aged
4th edition. Good in green cloth with red lettering to the spine. Covers bumped. 8762. eng
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
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').
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.
In-16, broché, 24 p. Bon exemplaire.
Rustica cartonnage éditeur 1963 grand In-8, du N° 18 (5 mai 1963) au N° 35 (1° septembre 1963). Parfait état.
Rustica cartonnage éditeur 1963 grand In-8, du N° 1 (6 janvier 1963) au N° 17 (28 avril 1963). Parfait état.
50 pages. Features: Intimate glimpses of our native trees - article with photos; Beautifying the small home grounds; How to carry the home expense; Christmas wreaths of native materials; Homes of Famous Americans, XXXVI - Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun at Clemson, South Carolina - photo-illustrated ad; Hardy wild plants for northern gardens; Winter injuries to trees and shrubs; The lure of early New England dressers; A homelike house of shingles (house plan); Unit house number four is a Dutch colonial - house plan; Holiday gifts for home use; 2/3-page illustrated ad encourages readers to buy western crop land in Canada; American women in the world of music; Cookies for Christmas; How to carve dinner meats; Last minute embroidered gifts for the home lover; Nice color ad inside back cover by the Oak Flooring Bureau; Nice color-illustrated Kohler ad on back cover features illustration of child peeking beneath shower curtain. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover soil. Inside very clean throughout. Text in French. Photographs by Jean Roubier. Text by Jerome and Jean Tharaud. 66 photographs in black & white show Versailles at its' grandest. Close-ups of individual sculpture, long shots of the impressive vistas and allees. The architecture by Mansart is highlighted and shown off to great effect in these photographs. Large 4to, 11.5" high X 9" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
271 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Index. Lots of illustrations.
250 pages. Features: Body Sculpture - extraordinary new jewelling in metal by Claude Lalanne, Oscar Gustin; Kore-sculpture in cloth - Mrs. Wyatt Emory Cooper in her fabled Fortuny dresses; Fashion in the Persian-blue gardens of the sun - photos from Iran; Can't Eat Politics... Can't Eat Art; Chanel Always Now; The Miraculous Churches of Kizhi; At Kizhi - "Gulls Sit High on Their Sacred Perches"; Mumba-Flamenca - Three Spectacular Stars; Kirdis of Cameroon; Liza Minnelli; Vladimir Nabokov Talks about Vladimir Nabokov; Chanel and Hepburn - Les Grandes Mam'selles; Woodstock Music and art Fair; A Trance of Poppies; Samuel Beckett Talks about Beckett; Iran, Born Persia; H.I.M. Empress Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanou of Iran; and more. The usual magnificent assortment of ads, our favorite being the Chanel No. 5 ad on page 29 which features an intimate embrace; Two-page ad for Zsa Zsa Gabor's ZigZag perfume. Spine taped. Binding intact. Ink stamps to front cover. Above-average external wear. A stunning compilation of 1960s fashion photography in color and black and white. Hours of enjoyment and amazement await you! Book
8vo., Best Edition, with frontispiece and plates; buff boards, oatmeal holland back with paper label printed in red and black, dark red top, a very good, bright, clean copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. Considerably revised and enlarged version of the original Medici edition of 1921.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece, title in green and black, and 40 plates on 31; handsomely bound in full green morocco, back gilt with raised bands, uncut, illustration from dustwrapper mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
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.
pp. xix, 332 + Numerous photographs, many in color. Text drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. First Edition. Nice copy. PLANTS W135
216p. Illustrated with drawings. 8vo. Dover paperback. A useful little book. Nice copy. PLANTS W132
8vo., First English Edition; green cloth, backstrip lettered in orange, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned at backstrip. THIS COPY WAS PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE DEDICATEE AND CARRIES HIS INITIALLED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON DEDICATION. Rewritten English version of the Danish edition published in 1949.
Two volumes. pp. 322; 323-688. Illustrated with numerous color photographs and drawings. XLib. Map endpapers. Folio. Original full cloth bindings. Hardbound. A really excellent reference. This set is the First Edition of the full Second Volume of the Five Volumes of The Wild Flowers of The United States. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PLANTS W129
165p. Illustrated. 4to. Original printed wraps. ART 6
pp. iv, 663. Woodcut text illustrations. Foxed. Thick 12mo. 130 x 200 mm. Contemporary leather backed marbled boards binding. **NOTE: Cuban booksellers' label: Libreria Espanola y Estrangera de J.E. Abraido, Calle del Obispo no. 63, Entre Habana Y Agular, Hanana (CUBA). A significant standard French text, with a good Cuban association. **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
Le grand livre du mois, 2003. In-4 relié cartonnage souple éditeur, couverture à rabats de 271 pages très illustrées. Parfait état