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1896018101Royal Exotic Nursery Chelsea: Printed for Private Circulation 1896. With signed presentation inscription to J. Hollingsworth head gardener at Tredegar Park followed by Margam Park. Illustrated with a large folding map frontispiece with as usual tears and creases at the upper join now neatly repaired nine large full-page plates on heavy card. many small text images from photographs quarto pp 219 slight age-toning and marking some inner joints rather cracked and weak the last third of the book has rather damp-wrinkled pages with light staining on the last few pages original decorated cloth with paper inlay bevelled edges a bit rubbed and marked the spine dull and age-toned andpulled at the head and tail the upper cover slightly unevenly age-toned. In October 1891 Veitch embarked on a tour of inspection of the great Botanic and Public Gardens maintained by governments in various countries as well as visiting many private horticultural establishments to decide whether the Veitch gardens and nurseries might be enriched by further additions. He set off by way of Rome and Naples to Ceylon thence overland from Tuticorin to Lahore. He continued to Calcutta and on to the Straits Settlements. In Penang he visited the Botanic Gardens whose curator Charles Curtis was formerly employed by James Veitch & Sons as a plant collector before moving on to Singapore where he visited the Botanic Gardens. He then visited Johore before returning to Singapore in February 1892 when he climbed Bukit Timah the highest point on the island with Walter Fox curator of the Gardens. He then travelled to Buitenzorg West Java where he visited the Botanical Gardens. He also explored the crater of Kawah Papandajan volcano and visited Lake Bagendit near Garoet. His travels then took him to Japan where he met Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum and they undertook a joint plant collecting expedition including ascending the Hakkoda Mountains together. After visiting Korea he reached Australia in 1893. However he found Australia disappointing and wrote that it was easier to collect seed in Japan where there was cheap labour; in Australia "no one will help". He complained that the seeds of many plants "were so tiny he did not know if he was collecting seed or dust". He sent to Kew a collection of dried specimens of 250 species from Western Australia. Later he visited the North Island of New Zealand before returning to England in July 1893. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fair. Printed for Private Circulation Hardcover
1896018100Royal Exotic Nursery Chelsea: Printed for Private Circulation 1896. Illustrated with a large folding map frontispiece with as usual a slight tear at the upper join nine large full-page plates on heavy card. many small text images from photographs quarto pp 219 slight age-toning and marking a little foxing on the last few pages slight marking along the top of the title page original decorated cloth with paper inlay bevelled edges a bit rubbed and marked the spine dull and age-toned the upper cover unevenly age-toned recently re-cased with new endpapers. In October 1891 Veitch embarked on a tour of inspection of the great Botanic and Public Gardens maintained by governments in various countries as well as visiting many private horticultural establishments to endeavour whether the Veitch gardens and nurseries might be enriched by further additions. He set off by way of Rome and Naples to Ceylon thence overland from Tuticorin to Lahore. He continued to Calcutta and on to the Straits Settlements. In Penang he visited the Botanic Gardens whose curator Charles Curtis was formerly employed by James Veitch & Sons as a plant collector before moving on to Singapore where he visited the Botanic Gardens. He then visited Johore before returning to Singapore in February 1892 when he climbed Bukit Timah the highest point on the island with Walter Fox curator of the Gardens. He then travelled to Buitenzorg West Java where he visited the Botanical Gardens. He also explored the crater of Kawah Papandajan volcano and visited Lake Bagendit near Garoet. His travels then took him to Japan where he met Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum and they undertook a joint plant collecting expedition including ascending the Hakkoda Mountains together. After visiting Korea he reached Australia in 1893. However he found Australia disappointing and wrote that it was easier to collect seed in Japan where there was cheap labour; in Australia "no one will help". He complained that the seeds of many plants "were so tiny he did not know if he was collecting seed or dust". He sent to Kew a collection of dried specimens of 250 species from Western Australia. Later he visited the North Island of New Zealand before returning to England in July 1893. . First Edition. Cloth. Good. Printed for Private Circulation Hardcover
0483304166.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1330487834.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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
1952021812Private printing 1952. Quarto pp 74 illustrated with mounted photographic plates very clean internally original cloth-backed boards very slightly worn. VERY SCARCE. . Cloth-backed boards. Very Good. Private printing Hardcover
1928015040Private printing 1928. First edition not dated but 1928. Slim quarto pp 58 printed on grey paper with deckle edges errata slipe tipped-in at title page illustrated with 7 tipped-in colour plates from watercolours by Miss L.M. Hamilton many other illustrations from photographs and plans all tipped-in original cloth-backed boards with raised lettering and inlaid drawing rather browned and age-toned lower corners bumped the upper spine and rear cover bumped and bruised endpapers age-toned but otherwise very clean internally. The first edition is much scarcer than the second. The garden is located at Ashford Ireland and is spread over twenty acres of land along River Vartry having more than 5000 plant species. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Good. Private printing Hardcover
19708111Bath: Kingsmead 1970. Good. 1970. Card Covers. Folio card covers with colour illustration to front cover. 10 beautiful full page coloured plates each with corresponding text on a separate page spine without paper strip thus showing the web and glue this appears to be a common fault in this edition back cover repaired with specialist tape not paginated. The notes on culture are by Benjamin S Williams. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Kingsmead 1970 unknown
1755019284Whitehall New Bond Street St Paul's Churchyard : Printed for the author 1755. the title continues " with the Latin trivial and common English names and an English index referring to the Latin names. Also a general catalogue of seeds for the kitchen-garden flower-garden grass-land etc usually raised for sale and those imported from America". First edition. Latin title two-sided advertisement leaf for the author's works English title 12 259 advertisement leaf; Supplement 1780 - Latin title English title pp 8 120 octavo a little age-toning with a small marginal piece missing from page 8/9 and very slight damage to the next page also otherwise remarkably clean and firm a later binding of red cloth perhaps early twentieth century a good sound copy of a scarce and important work. Our copy includes both Latin title pages which are oftern missing; it also has the extra advertisement leaf also uncommon. BLANCHE HENREY 1483 - "Weston appears to have had an excellent knowledge of nursery gardening and nurseryman's sales catalogues. He was interested in agricultutr and all forms of horticulture and he also made a study of horticultural and botanical literature." HUNT LIBRARY 647 - "This in its time was a standard handbook used by botanists gardeners nurseries seedsmen. It lists trees and shrubs herbaceous plants greenhouse plants stove plants and seeds according to their Linnaean binomial and English names." . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Printed for the author Hardcover
1789014961London: G. Kearsley at Johnson's Head in Fleet Street 1789. Fourth edition. 12mo measires 168mm x 105mm pp xii 5 - 164 uncut and unopened hinge at pages 32/33 cracked but sound otherwise extremely clean internally original grey paper covers slightly marked and soiled. An outstanding copy - unpressed and in its original state - of a very scarce book. As this was a book designed solely for almost daily use by working gardeners a copy in this condition is a remarkable survival. Blanche Henrey 1489. "Weston appears to have had an excellent knowledge of nursery gardening and nurseryman's sales catalogues. The book was originally written as the result of Weston being requested by a seedsman of London to write a few short directions for the proper time of sowing seeds which could be given to customers". Paperback. Very Good. G. Kearsley, at Johnson's Head in Fleet Street Paperback
1773015679London: S. Hooper 25 Ludgate-Hill 1773. Second edition greatly improved. Illustrated with one plate foxed octavo pp xxxii 298 2 136 slight age-toning and blemishes heavier spotting and foxing between pages 77 and 98 possibly caused by the different paper of the plate otherwise very sound and tight contemporary half calf and marbled boards rubbed and slightly worn rebacked at some point with the old spine laid down the spine now slightly worn at head and foot. With armorial bookplate of Peter Clutterbuck and a slightly odd offset on the facing blank. RARE. Weston was originally a thread-hosier of Leicester but in some of his anonymous works describes himself as "a country gentleman". In 1773 he was living at Kensington Gore but later was living at Leicester where he was secretary of the local agricultural society. From the number of his published works it is evident he had a very wide knowledge of plants and plant literature. Blanche Henrey 1490 - "Richard Weston 1733-1806 appears to have had an excellent knowledge of nursery gardening and nurserymen's sale catalogues. He was interested in agriculture and all forms of horticulture and he also made a study of horticultural and botanical literature.Weston's first important published work appeared in 1769 anonymously. This was his Tracts on practical agriculture and gardening. At the end of this volume and in subsequent editions of the work is a very useful 'Catalogue of English authors.on husbandry gardening botany and subjects relative thereto''. This catalogue is greatly extended in this rare second edition. Second edition. Half-Leather. Good. S. Hooper, 25 Ludgate-Hill Hardcover
017991London: Simpkin Marshall & Co 1847-1849; 1852. Four volumes 12mo pp 438; 428; 416; 412 the first three volumes very good tight and clean internally original green blind-stamped publisher's cloth just very slightly rubbed; the last volume similarly bound but cloth a bit worn and at one time I suspect that the covers have been detached and have now been glued back in rather than a proper re-casing with the result that the book is more difficult to open and will almost certainly break again with use. Nevertheless the work rarely turns up for sale and normally only in single volumes when it does. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Simpkin, Marshall & Co Hardcover
2000014130London: Garden History Society & E.F. Spon 2000. Well illustrated quarto pp 10 174 paperback very slight signs of use. The Urban Parks Programme financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund has sparked a new enthusiasm for the regeneration of Britain's parks. This unique reference book gives a valuable overview of all the elements of public park design. It emphasizes our parks' diversity and richness and offers practical guidance as to their renovation and future care. It is essential reading for all those involved in the design upkeep and regeneration of public parks. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Garden History Society & E.F. Spon Paperback
1790018728The Architectural Library: I. & J. Taylor 1790. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece 28 engraved plates octavo pp 14 two-page publisher's catalogue at the rear age-toning and some signs of use internally though this is usually restricted to the margins with the contemporary signature of V. Owen Smythe of Condover Park and loosely inserted is the later armorial bookplate of Reginald Cholmondeley of Condover Hall also loosely inserted is a further publishers' catalogue of 16 pages uncut and partially unopened the first page of which is detached; finely bound in full red crushed morocco with ornate gilt decoration on both covers the spine gilt with raised bands and a small black morocco label contained in a custom-made box of marbled paper over boards a red calf spine and cloth lined; the binder is not known but the inked initials "T.A.B. 1974" on the rear endpaper may identify them. From the library of the gardening historian Anthony Huxley with his stamp on the front endpaper. RARE. First published in 1767 the Sir John Soane Library suggests this is probably the third edition of this pattern book although the second could also be possible. Apparently highly influential though nothing seems to be known of its author. New Edition. Full morocco in box. Very Good. I. & J. Taylor Hardcover
19472092902143901535Toyokan 1947. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Toyokan paperback
