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français In-8 de 263 pp.; broché de l'éditeur. Sous la direction de Fremy. Illustré de 88 figures. Rousseurs, petites usures à la couverture (manque de papier en pied du dos).
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
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to spine and no bumping to sharp corners. 184pp. A guide to 140 of the finest gardens in Britain which are open to visitors.
With 10 tipped-in coloured plates and 32 illustrations from photographs. 446 pages. Not dated. Dedication to a previous owner on front free endpaper dated 1928. Small nick on side of spine, wear to top/tail of spine and cover corners. Some foxing on title page margins.
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').
9.5 X 7.1 X 0.2 inches; 96 pages
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.
français Quebec, 1904. In-8 de 36 pp.; broché, couverture imprimée. Bulletin du département de l'agriculture, Québec. Bon état.
Charles Massin. Non daté. In-8 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 36 planches de dessins et en noir et blanc et de photos en noir et blanc (héliogravées) et en couleur. Pages détachées. Jaquette très abîmée avec manques. Intro. par M. Fuchs. A l'orée du bois. Le tapis vert. Un jardin à flanc de coteau...
Charles Massin. Non daté. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Coiffe en tête abîmée. Intérieur acceptable. 36 planches de dessins et en noir et blanc et de photos en noir et blanc (héliogravées) et en couleur. Quelques rousseurs en pages de garde. Jaquette abîmée. Intro. par M. Fuchs. A l'orée du bois. Le tapis vert. Un jardin à flanc de coteau...
271 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Index. Lots of illustrations.
Broch?. 174 pages.
Broch?. 184 pages. D?fra?chi. Mouillure. Dos r?par?.
français In-12 de 489 pp.; broché de l'éditeur. Encyclopédie agricole. Deuxième édition, avec figures intercalées dans le texte.
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.
4to, xii,144pp., one of 500 numbered copies, 16 plates, 8 plans, orig. cloth, d.w. The books surveyed in this volume range from 1503 to 1706 (with an extensive bibliography).
français In-8 de XI-728 pp.; demi-basane brune, dos à faux nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). Renseignements pratiques sur l'assainissement des opérations et des établissements insalubres, sur l'emploi du guano, des phosphates fossiles, etc. Précédé d'un aperçu statistique sur la production générale des subsistances.
8vo., First Edition, gatherings U onwards creased but entirely sound; original dark green cloth, boards blocked in blind, gilt back, primrose endpapers, backstrip faded (but all gilt wholly legible), corbners bruised else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, fresh copy now preserved for the future in custom-made slip-case. With 16pp publisher's catalogue (dated April 1839) bound in at end. Formerly with the Royal Gardens, the author details almost one hundred vegetables and herbs, together with their history, culture, and varieties available. Philip Miller was formerly gardener to the Company of Apothecaries at the Botanical Gardens in Chelsea. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Cagle 969 (catalogue dated July 1839); Massachusetts Horticultural Society p. 269; Wheaton & Kelly 5204.
pp. xix, 332 + Numerous photographs, many in color. Text drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. First Edition. Nice copy. PLANTS W135
thick 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xxxii, 644 pp, engraved frontis, 48 engraved plates, 3 foldout maps/plans, 378 other illustrations including plans, title-page vignette, index. original pictorial & blind-stamped cloth, decorated in black & gilt, gilt lettering on spine, Robert Alexander's bookplate on endpaper, light fraying at spine ends, hinge cracked but firm, first two leaves lightly foxed, very good, interior clean. A pictu Horticultural Society of New York Catalogue p. 189. Catalogue of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 268. Robinson was "the most famous and controversial gardening journalist of the nineteenth century" (Hugh Johnson). This is the second book published by the author, who has been called the father of English gardening. This work helped to establish his reputation. Many of his later works had roots in this work. Beautifully illustrated, with views and plans of Paris, plants, gardens, tools, prining arrangements, etc. Mea Allen p. 95.
