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70 pages. Features: Nice ad for Ford V-8 cars inside front cover shows scotty dog outside empty garage; Fascinating half-page ad shows a lead miner and extolls the benefits of lead paint; Nice color ad for Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Seven Keys to Cape Cod; New Yorkers DO Garden; Biennials Stage the Greatest Show of All; Cool Little Touches - how to give that cool and summery feel to your rooms; It's more fun to play at home; July indoor and outdoor gardening guides; Nice color-photo ad for Campbell's soups; Cook Hot, Keep Cool; *Charming* one-page colour ad for Certo features May Robson who says "I'm An Old Hand at Jelly-Making"; Down with Chaperons - and up with parental guidance; Nice one-page color ad for Heinz soup shows artist at work; Half-page two-color ad for Spam; Nice 2-color half-page ad for Libby's fancy tomato juice; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chicken of the Sea and White Star tuna features magician; Wesson Oil ad features artist Meysa McMein; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chesterfied cigarettes features young lovelies in red, white and blue hats; Nice colour-photo one-page ad for Beautyrest mattresses; It Took Imagination - before and after photos and write-up of the makeover of "a wretch of a place"; Really nice color ad for Hellmann's mayonnaise inside back cover; Nice ad for Ralston shredded whole wheat on back cover features comic family the "Crabby Craigs" and an endorsement by Ida Bailey Allen.. 3" x 3" clippings from page 22, 23 and 27. Taped repair to page 14. Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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
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
54 pages. Features: We Build Grandfather's House; Making the most of the backyard; Amateur water gardening; Furnishing the small house; Gunston Hall - The Home of George Mason - article with photos; Firing Your Garbage - brief article with photo of incinerator and incinerator chute; Does your budget budge much?; The charm of decorative iron; Making a small lot productive; A little house of English type; Landscape planning service; Salads ad interest to winter meals; One-page ad for Dodge Brothers cars, featuring their new Coach; My forty years with plants - D.W. Coolidge; Nice one-page ad for Montgomery Ward & Co. advertises their catalog; Ad for the Davenport bed; 2/3-page "Come to Canada" ad features Mr. Henry C. Wallace, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary; Folks not afraid of an idea - Charles Lathrop Pack; Where to put chickens on a city lot; 25 ways to improve the old home; Buckwheat cakes and sausage; The Music of the American Indians; Fascinating embroideries; Color ad inside back cover features photo inset of Earl E. May and color illustrations of his Zinnias; Two-color ad on back cover for Stark Bros. features their Delicious variety of apple. Above-average wear and soiling. Peripheral nibbles. Middle page loose but present. First two pages loose but present. Two-inch x two-inch piece missing from corner of page 16. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
106 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Capital Boilers inside front cover; One-page De Soto Six ad featuring the Cupe De Luzo; Nice one-page Nash 400 car ad; Poem - 'Pansies are for thoughts, but lilacs are for memories'; One-page ad for ATT features art deco illustration of woman with phone; Diary of a Plain Dirt Gardener; Nice one-page color ad for Armstrong's Linoleum Floors; One-page color ad for Chipso dish soap; The nature trail and its makers; Making cutflowers last longer; The magic of summer bouquets; Organization of the Junior Garden Clubs of America; We furnish the 'January' house; Cartoonist J.N. (Ding) Darling in his garden - article with photos; a house adapted to varying conditions; Summer bloom from bulbs; Five methods of house financing; Avoiding vacancies in rose beds; Comfortable closets displace old ones; smart summer things of oilcloth; Nice 2/3-page ad for the Maytag aluminum washer; Brides and budgets; Very nice one-page two-color ad for General Electric refrigerators; Delcious muffins and popovers; Jelly for your bread; Nice color one-page ad for Johns-Manville asbestos shingles; Two-page color ad for Sherwin-Williams house paint (with small clipping removed); The aroma from the trailside frying pan; One-page Simmons bed products ad features photos of Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt; aids to better housekeeping; Nice one-page two-color ad for Weyerhauser's 4 Square Lumber; interesting one-page ad for The Iron Fireman - automatic coal burner; Music takes off its high hat; Nice one-page two-color ad for Lowe Brothers paints and varnishes; The lure of other countries; The Lure of Other Countries - now the writing of travel books has become a fine art; nice one-page color ad for Cannon towels; Nice one-page color ad for Weatherbest stained shingles; The true value of tillage; Swings for children's play hours; The children's pleasure chest; The Hummingbird; Nice color ad for Mohawk rugs and carpets inside back cover; color ad for Old Dutch cleanser on back cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
218 pages. Features: Rhode Island home of artist Antonio Cirino; The Los Angeles home of Sydney H. Strouds; Solar home designed by David Barrow; Home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cook of Phoenix; The home of Dr. and Mrs. M.E. Smerling; Jean Keithly and her Elmhurst, Illinois home; The Skeet Brandon family of Newcastle, Indiana; and much more, plus dozens of vintage ads. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
50 pages. Features: Charming cover illustration of children with wishbone; Color ad for Purina chicken chow inside front cover; Nice one-page ad for Victrolas features illustrations of Geraldine Farrar, Gigli and Heifetz; Photo-illustrated article on the John and Prisciilla Alden House at Duxbury, MA, near Plymouth; How the Center-Soll Community has brought its neighborhood together - photo-illustrated article; Amaryllis - a Desirable House Plant; Two subscribers tell how they financed their own homes - article by Rebecca Du Pont and Charles A. Hartley; Good seed potatoes for the home garden; Shrub suggestions for southern gardens - article with photos; Screening the undesireable; "Edgevale" flat-roof house plan; Hot water heaters; Nice 'Say it with Flowers' one-page ad appears to be a predecessor to FTD ads; Books for use and decoration; An Old-Time Thanksgiving Dinner; 2/3-page ad encouraging people to buy land in Canada; How to Buy and Cook Meats; The What and How of Veal; Backyard fruit experiences; A chicken ranch in a loft; Music for every home - Music from the air; Embroideries suitable for gift or bazaar. Above-average wear and soiling. Covers present - almost detached. Openings to page 10. Center page loose but present. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
100 pages. Features: Possibilities for planting wall gardens - rock walls; Showing civic pride with trees; The proper way to remove branches - photo-illustrated article on pruning trees; The third season in my garden; How shingles help in remodeling; Homes of famous Americans - part XLVI - Lockerbie Street, the home of James Whitcomb Riley; Let's have a fireplace; Nice one-page Johnson's Polishing Was ad features illustration of mother and child waxing floor; Preparing for your garden next year; Nice one-page color ad for Johns-Manville asbestos shingles features illustration of castle under attack; Nice one-page color Congoleum ad; Reader's letters; How proper insulation will help improve the home; Nice one-page ad for the Louisiana Red Cypress Bureau features the birth of New Orleans; A garden for a playmate; Nice one-page ad for 'Say it With Flowers' features George Washington and his mother; Poet Lew Sarrett's prescription for a tired world - with photo of Sarrett; Nice 2/3-page ad for True Temper yard tools; Nice vintage 2/3-page ad for Stanley Tools shows man installing bookrack; Nice 2/3-page ad for Yale door lock hardware; Poultry - a profitable hobby; Nice one-page Montgomery Ward & Co ad for their catalog; Nice 2/3-page ad for Sargent locks and hardware; Budgets for couples; Charming 2/3-page ad for the Wurlitzer Studio Grand piano; Beware of fake music publishers; Building healthy bodies - trees in the yard allow kids to exercise; One-page illustrated ad for the Kalamazoo Stove company; Attractive color ad for Sun-Maid raisins inside back cover; Soiled color ad for Mohawk Rugs on back cover. Above-average wear and soiling. Nibbling to upper corners. Covers detached but present. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. 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
xi, 55p. Uncut and unopened. Buff colored rag paper. Tall 8vo. Original cloth backed paper boards, extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. Limited edition. Unsigned and un-numbered. "Of This First Impression of 250 Numbered and Signed copies, 50 are printed on large paper, quarto; the remainder, octavo, on buff-tinted rag paper; all uniformly bound in boards, uncut, paper label. This is an out of series (un-signed & un-numbered copy). Scarce. PLANTS W130
216p. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts of plants and flower. Inked ownership of Miss Martha A. Woods, April 1841. Aged stained. Small 12mo. Original leather backed paper broads. Gilt lettered spine. Binding rubbed and worn. Hardbound. Sixth edition. Though worn, still a nice tight copy. PLANTS W130 Left Rear
1st edition. 8vo oblong format, 104 pages, illustrated. Very good condition softback book some pages dog-eared. Stamp on back endpaper. 39470. eng
Hardcover petit in-4, 247 pages, importante iconographie en noir et blanc, relie pleine toile d"edition sous jaquette illustree. Tres bel exemplaire (accrocs à la jaquette). [GD8/7]
224pp. Hardcover Very good condition good
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.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 4 7/8"w x 7 1/2"h. 68 pages. Small tear at top of spine. Illustrated. Topics include: cultivation, soil, potting, sunlight, ventilation, heating, watering, seed raising, cutting, crafts, cacti, collection, insect pests, succulents, miniature gardens.
pp. xii, 271 + Frontis and full page color photographs. Illustrated with numerous drawings and black and white photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, clipped and slightly worn at extremities. Hardbound. First Printing. Nice copy. PLANTS W134 x2
Description of the RBG as "Garden and wilderness, nature and art" by Douglas Chambers with glorious photographs of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario by Norman S Track . Additionally adorned with the intricate botanical woodcuts of Canadian artist Gerard Brender a Brandis. 150p. illus. Large format coffee table volume.. Book
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
96 pages. Features: Men and guns and the Montreal Massacre; More space doesn't mean better museums; Genevieve Cadieux's installations; Vancouver design collective Proto/zoan; Julie Voyce; The architectural interventions of Martha Fleming and Lyne Lapointe; An exploration of gardens as living metaphors; Kim Adams' vision of society; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
76 pages. Features: Dealer Profile - Uno Langmann of Vancouver; Love's Auctioneers and Appraisers of Vancouver - Orest Buchinski; Profile of Aaron Milrad - Toronto Ceramics Collector; Seen at the Shows; Collector's Queries; Famous Group Portaits in the Frans Halsmuseum at Haarlem; Art Glass - lesser names offer a modern alternative; The Ceinture flechee of old New France, by Ankaret Dean; Was Painted Floor a compliment to sea-faring owners?; Mid-Victorian gardens at Hamilton's Dundurn Castle; Edwin R. Crane - General Store Merchant of Orwell, Ontario in Elgin County; Caring for Works on Paper - Part II - Deterioration - the Improper Environment; Handwoven Hats - A Sense of the Past, Part 3; 'Wilno' furniture suffers identity crisis; What's New; A talk with Robert C. Woolley of Sotheby's; Casa Loma memorabilia return to Toronto. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
102 pages. Features: Painted Illustions - Decorative Wall Painting in Saint John, New Brunswick; The Fascinating World of Historical Costume Design; Louisbourg Gaming; Artifacts of the Saphire - a glimpse of life on board a 17th century English warship; Furnishing Louisbourg; The Orderly Gardens of 18th century Louisbourg; Fashions and Fabrics at 18th century Louisbourg; The Durell service - Chinese export porcelain with a Louisbourg connection; Art History at Beausejour; A colonial merchant's life-style in 18th century Canso; P.E.I.'s Confederation Chamber; An invitation to Fanning Bank, P.E.I.'s gracious Government House; The Temperance Wars - a chronicle of booze and temperance in Newfoundland; Part II (2) of Traditional Crafts in Nova Scotia Today; Quilts from the New Brunswick Museum; The Mystery of Robert Field; Nova Scotia's smaller museums. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
78 pages. Features: Treasures from Mohawk Village - the Mohawk Chapel and other reminders of Native Loyalists; Nova Scotia Basketry Traditions; Tools of the Harvest; Loyalists - The First Year... The Experience of 1784 on the St. Lawrence River; Preserving Food in Early Ontario; Gardens, Hearts and Distelfinken - Symbols in Mennonite folk art speak of Paridise; Of Grapes and Wine - a look at the early days; Pennsylvania German Mennonite Food; French Cooking in Ontario; British Recipes; Hamilton's Stitt Collection of 19th century views of Canada; Ontario Kitchens in Transition; Ontario's Black Settlers. Moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
Features: Marilyn Denis turns to those she trusts to tailor-make her new downtown sanctuary; Natural Habitat - Indigenous stone and wood form the foundation of Monica and Michael Belcourt's Dominican home-away-from-home; Design - A generous layout, traditional detailing and a four-season sunroom let a Quebec cottage designed by Alyson Wood play host to family and friends year-round; Home of the Month - English cottage charm and bursts of lush and colourful blooms designed by Sophie Burke and John Hollifield lend a relaxed attitude to a Vancouver home; Three bathrooms with diverse design personalities merge fashion with function; Weekend Decorating - Weave the textural appeal and natural beauty of rope into any room; Asian seafood dishes; Opulent materials and antique pieces define this regal principal bath; What's Your Dream Garden?; Urban Terrace - Celebrated Toronto landscape architect Ron Holbrook unleashes his sky-high style on his own outdoor space; Meredyth Hilton of Artistic Gardens transforms an overrun English garden in Toronto into a lawn-free space with kids in mind; Osheen Harruthoonyan - This introspective photographer pieces together dreamy moments in time; Modern by Nature - The Vancouver family of pop songstress Mary Zilba unwinds in a bold weekend home nestled in the woods; and more. 192 pages. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
176 pages. Features: East coast style comes to B.C.'s Bowen Island; Airy Georgian Bay cottage; Florist Gilles Lord's Montreal home; Six Mud Rooms; Classic looks for front and back yards; Four front yard gardens; PEI's colourful cottage attitude; Latticework garden trellis; Summer greens; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
