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1843197273Wien, 1843. 4°. 624 S. Hldr. d. Zt. m. Rsign. Einbde, beschabt u. bestoßen. Rücken von Bd. 1 beschäd. m. Fehlst., Rücken von Bd. 2 fehlt. Gebräunt u. braunfl. St. a. Tit.
1882ZNF-803Illustré de 284 gravures intercalées dans le texte, chez l'auteur 1882. Avec table alphabétique, table des matières, table des figures. Reliure demi-cuir.
183012565Paris, Ab. Cherbuliez, 1830. 2 tomes reliés en 1 fort vol. in-8 (202 x 128 mm) de viii - 310 pp. ; viii - 303 pp. Reliure de l'époque de demi-basane fauve, dos lisse orné de filets gras dorés, doubles filets dorés, titre doré, tomaison dorée, toutes tranches mouchetées.
18271202375München, Lindauer, 1827. 1 Bl., 186 S. m. einigen Textholzschnitten, 8 Bl. Register, 1 (von 3) Falttabellen, 2 Bl. Anzeigen, 29 Bl. (weiß). Hübscher Hldrbd d. Zeit m. Rückenvergoldung (kleiner Stempel auf Titel u. 2 weiteren Bl. m. altem Papier sorgfältig überklebt, 2 Tab. fehlen).
1831019750Ave Maria Lane London: Whittaker Treacher & Co 1831. New i.e. Third edition with additions. Hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece octavo pp xliv 464 the half-title and the last page are age-toned otherwise the contents are extremely bright recently bound in grey boards with a paper label on the spine. After an introduction on literary treatments of flowers and bouquets the text is arranged alphabetically by English vernacular name Latin names used when no common name available and each section includes history cultivation details and quotations from poets on the subject. The conclusion offers six pages of "General observations" on the care of potted plants. Published anonymously the author was Elizabeth Kent the sister-in-law of the writer Leigh Hunt. She advertised botany classes for young ladies in The Times. New Edition. Boards. Very Good. Whittaker, Treacher & Co Hardcover
18679337New York: William Wood & Co 1867. New Edition Revised and Enlarged. 8vo each part separately paginated 152 212 166pp. Indices. Engravings and woodcut vignette illustrations by S. Edwards Todd. Publisher's purple cloth spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Boards soiled and faded spine dulled. Hinges starting but sound and clean internally. Very good. <br /> <br /> Nicely illustrated edition in original cloth of this comprehensive American horticultural work from Thomas Bridgeman 1786-1850. Bridgeman was born in England and emigrated to the U.S. in 1824 opening a seed store. He authored several other titles on gardening. <br /> <br /> Both the first edition of 1866 and this enlarged 1867 edition are surprisingly scarce. William Wood & Co unknown
18920000285Philadelphia: W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 1892. First edition. 24mo 24 pp. illustrated. Original pictorial stapled paper wraps. Lightly soiled trace edge wear Very Good. <br/><br/>The first known book devoted to sweet peas in the United States located by OCLC in just 5 copies. Published by Burpee the author of course promotes the company but also provides instructions on proper cultivation. The Horthistoria website describes the Reverend Hutchins as an avid gardener who kept a beautiful garden in Indian Orchard who when he found sweet peas "was enchanted for life." W. Atlee Burpee & Co. paperback books
187119479Mattoon Illinois: T. E. Woods ca. 1871. First edition. Some slight soiling browning and light wear; in very good condition. Unbound pamphlet stitching evidently renewed 7.63 x 5.25 inches 8 pages. Full page woodcut of an unnamed rose variety. OCLC notes two 1871 examples of Montgomery price lists in the Gilbert Seed Catalog Collection at the National Agricultural Library but not this one. Comparison to digitized copies suggest this undated version of Montgomery's price list had lower production values--perhaps a result of a post-1873 economic downturn Or the simple charms of a small-town downstate printer T. E. Woods, unknown books
1876017838London: Longmans Green & Co. 1876. Third edition. Illustrated with a stunning tinted lithograph frontispiece two folding plates of ring growth octavo pp x 235 24 page publisher's catalogue edges uncut slight age-toning but otherwise very clean internally the front hi nge is slightly weak and is exposed for about 40mm at the top original green cloth with only slight signs of wear the spine head slightly pulled. A work that seems little-known as indeed is the author within horticultural circles. Greenwood had an estate in Hampshire at Brookwood Brockwood House near Bramdean. The tree-lifter was the Colonels invention for transplanting trees up to 30 feet in height with their ball of earth intact a feat the apparatus apparently made possible for a single individual to do at a rate of one tree per day. The somewhat aptly-named Colonel Greenwood was very enthusiastic about the importance of trees to the landscape and the first edition was published in 1844. Colonel Greenwood is said to have excavated local archaeological sites and was a keen geologist referred to as the father of subaerialism ascribing the greater inequalities in the earths surface to atmospheric influences. He published a further book in 1857 entitled Rain and Rivers. His main thesis was the supremacy of rainwash as an agent of land sculpture and the realtive unimportance of streams and rivers. It was said in his obituary that 'had he fallen amongst geologists in early life instead of amongst thoroughbreds he would doubtless have occupied a leading place among men of science'. He does not appear in Hadfield's History of British Gardening nor more surprisingly in Desmond's Dictionary. Third edition. Cloth. Good. Longmans Green & Co. Hardcover
1814014918Edinburgh and London: Archibald Constable & Co. 1814. Third edition. 12mo half-title title page pp xiv 398 uncut slight age-toning slightly uneven fading of the title page and opposing page otherwise exceptionally clean and sound internally very neatly and recently rebound in grey boards with paper label on the spine. A superb copy uncut and unpressed in a very sympathetic binding. Walter Nicol 1769 - 1811 was a Scottish garden and hothouse designer who wrote several books on practical horticulture. He was born in Niddrie. He was employed at a number of estates in Scotland and improved the design and layout of gardens and glasshouses. Nicol is in particular responsible for the walled garden layout at Dalhousie Castle in Midlothian."His works which were of a very high standard became exceedingly popular" - Blanche Henrey 1187. Third edition. Boards. Very Good. Archibald Constable & Co. Hardcover
1884143721884 percaline noire éditeur. 2 vol. in-12, LX-732pp. et 872pp., réclames, P. Maison Rustique 1884
1802019028London Dublin & Edinburgh: Samuel Bagster; John Archer; Ross and Blackwood 1802. Second edition enlarged and improved. Two engraved plates a little browned and marked pp 432 vii slightly used throughout the blank page following the front endpaper is creased and lacking a corner bound in a later brown cloth. The authorship is frequently given as the agricultural writer Arthur Young but I can find no justification for this Fussell certainly made no such assertion. Second edition. Cloth. Good. Samuel Bagster; John Archer; Ross and Blackwood Hardcover
1816017034Paternoster Row London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Brown 1816. Two volumes. Illustrated with a folding plan in the first volume 12mo measures 180mm x 108mm the first volume is partly unpaginated the second volume is 4 211 i slight age-toning and the occasional blemish the frontispiece is awkwardly folded and along with the title page a bit browned but otherwise clean and sound internally half calf and boards rubbed lacking most of the spine labels with the tiny armorial bookplate of William Booth Grey - the son of George Harry Grey 1737 MP for Staffordshire in 1761 and succeeded as the 5th Earl of Stamford 30 May 1768. He is considered to be the artist of two plant collages in the style of Mary Delany acquired by the British Museum in 2008. RARE. William Salisbury botanical nurseryman has been erroneously described as a brother of Richard Anthony Salisbury. In the preface he states that from 1791 he was employed by the Board of Agriculture in conducting experiments on the growth of plants ; he may have been previously engaged as a nurseryman. In 1797 he was gardener to J. Symmons F.R.S. at Paddington House Paddington and in the same year entered into partnership with William Curtis at his garden at Queen's Elm Brompton. After Curtis's death in 1799 he removed the garden to Cadogan Place Sloane Street where he held botanical classes. He died in 1823. The site is now the private gardens of Cadogan Place. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown Hardcover
18331152900Berlin, G. C. Nauck, 1833. 8, 2, 402 (von 426) S. Ppbd d. Zeit (bestoßen, Rsign. u. Bibl.-St., fl. Vorsatz entfernt, durchgeh. braunfl.).
18161197856Reutlingen, Mäcken, 1816. 284 S., 2 Bl. Späterer Ppbd (Vordergelenk m. Wurmgang, fliegender Vorsatz m. Eckausschnitt oben, innen etwas braunfleckig).
1891100151739Auguste GOIN 1891 in12. 1891. Cartonné. Traité complet sur la création de parcs et jardins couvrant la culture et l'entretien des arbres d'agrément des fleurs et des plantes ornementales. Ouvrage de référence du XIXe siècle publié en plusieurs éditions par l'auteur Gressent chez l'éditeur Auguste Goin
1803185689Erfurt, Henning, 1802-1803. M. 4 gef. Kpfr.-Taf. XIV, 350 S.; VIII, 346 S., 1 Bl. Hldr. u. Ppbd. d. Zt. Einbde. berieben u. bestoßen. Hldrbd. m. Rsign. Gebräunt, teils braunfl. u. etwas eselsohrig. (Die deutsche Landwirthschaft ... Bd. 1 u. 3).
18151215006Wien, G. v. Mösle, 1815. Handkoloriertes Titelkupfer, 180 S. Neuer Ppbd (die erste Hälfte des Bandes am Heftfalz m. Nässeschaden u. Rotverfärbung, sonst gering fleckig).
187071502Paris, Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie, 1870, 1563 pages. Ouvrage orné de 1300 gravures, complet en 4 volumes. Elégant demi-chagrin orné dans les entre-nerfs d'une fleur à l'or. Dos uniformément insolés. Mention de 3° édition. Bel exemplaire, très frais.
1833AQ25264London: John Harris 1833. 175pp 33. With engraved 19 plates and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red roan-backed dark-green cloth boards lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed corners bumped. Internally clean and crisp. An anonymous primer for young children of the fundamentals of gardening particularly the seasonal planting of flowers; first published in 1831 as a part of the popular Little Library series published by John Harris. Moon 303 3. Third edition. 8vo. John Harris hardcover
1828017561Edinburgh and London: John Murray 1828. Second edition greatly improved and enlarged. Illustrated with six engraved plates octavo pp xxxviii 527 sadly the plates are heavily foxed which has also affected the neighbouring page howver the remainder of the text is remarkably clean and very tight and sound; bound in a contemporary half calf rubbed rebacked sympathetically with a new calf spine. lightly tipped-in at the first page is a small advertisement leaf warning of 'sundry ignorant and uneducated persons' attempting to pass themselves off as having been trained by Henry Steuart - this seems to be scarce. Steuart 1759 - 1836 was a Scottish landowner agricultural improver soldier and classical scholar. Owing to bad health Steuart abandoned most of his literary work and experiments in arboriculture became the chief interest of his life. In September 1823 a deputation from the Highland and Agricultural Society which included Sir Walter Scott and Lords Belhaven and Corehouse visited Allanton and reported on the improvements effected there by Steuart's system of transplanting large trees. Though he had had to contend with an unfavourable soil and an exposed position he attained at no extraordinary expense the power so long desired of anticipating the slow progress of vegetation and accomplishing within two or three seasons those desirable changes in the face of nature which he who plants in early youth can in ordinary cases only hope to witness in advanced life. From this time Steuart frequently corresponded with Sir Walter who imitated several of Steuart's experiments at Abbotsford. When in 1828 Steuart published this work Scott reviewed it enthusiastically in the Quarterly March. When Scott visited Allanton in January 1829 in company with Lockhart he noted in his journal: Sir Henry is a sad coxcomb and lifted beyond the solid earth by the effect of his book's success. But the book well deserves it. The book was also favourably reviewed by Southwood Smith in the Westminster Review by Professor Wilson Christopher North in Blackwood's Magazine April 1828 and in the Edinburgh Review March 1829. It had a large circulation in America. In his preface to the second edition Steuart claims to have made the first attempt to apply the principles of physiology to practical arboriculture and to have created the new science of phytology. Second edition. Half Leather. Good. John Murray Hardcover
1821017740London: James Ridgway 1821. Octavo pp ii 528 slight age-toning but otherwise surprisingly clean internally bound in a recent brown quarter calf and cloth very slightly rubbed. Later editions of the book were published under the title 'A Hothouse and Greenhouse Manual Or Botanical Cultivator' but this first edition is very scarce. Sweet was a prominent botanist and gardener of his day. He published both expensive colour plate works and also practical manuals such as this. This is one of the earliest books to contain so much specific information on propagation. First Edition. Quarter calf and cloth. Very Good. James Ridgway Hardcover
1832016730London: Effingham Wilson 1832. Two volumes small octavo pp xxii 358; 304 with both half-titles slight age-toning and foxing but otherwise sound throughout original brown boards slightly marked and worn neatly re-backed with bew spines and paper labels. This copy is from the Circulating Library English College Lisbon with their small blind-stamp on the title pages and a label and number on the front endpapers. As a landscape gardener Puckler-Muskau is considered of European importance. As a writer of books of travel he holds a high position his powers of observation being keen and his style lucid animated and witty. First British edition. Boards. Very Good. Effingham Wilson Hardcover
182616763Renfermant la Description et la Culture de toutes les Plantes utiles ou d'agréments qui ont paru pour la première fois en 1825; contenant en outre, mois par mois, l'Art de conduire les serres, le moment et la manière de semer ou planter tous les Végétaux, de diriger les couches, d'obtenir des primeurs, de tailler, ébourgeonner, etc.Suivi De la Nomenclature de tous les Fruits (espèces et variétés), d'une Liste des Arbres, Arbustes et Plantes d'ornements, tant de pleine terre que d'orangerie, dans l'ordre de leur floraison; enfin d'un Annuaire du Cultivateur, contenant aussi, mois par mois, tous les travaux appartenant à la grande culture. Par un Jardinier-Agronome.Paris, Roret - Paris, Mme Huzard - 1826 - 211 pages et Table. Complet du Catalogue de la Librairie Roret, relié in fine (8 pages). Tampon ex-libris de la bibliothèque de Thomas Valleteau de Chabrefy.Reliure demi basane fauve de l'époque. Dos lisse orné de filets et de fleurons dorés. Pièce de titre rouge. Pas de rousseur. Très bon état. Bel exemplaire de ce petit almanach peu commun. Format in-12°(14x9).
185673463Columbus Ohio: S. D. Harris. Good. 1856. Softcover. 14 issues of the OHIO CULTIVATOR 1856. Some toning and edge rubbing chipping; Issues meaures 12" x 8" and average 16 pages in length. Illustrated. Good condition. . S. D. Harris paperback
