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1845016074Edinburgh London & Dublin: W.H.Lizars; S. Highley & W. Curry 1845. Illustrated with two plain and four hand-coloured lithograph plates an extra lithographed vignette title page 12mo measures 164 x 105 mm pp 82 all edges gilt very clean internally red blind-stamped cloth with gilt circular motif on the upper cover slightly rubbed with very slight wear to the spine head and the top of the upper joint. RARE. From the library of the alpine nurseryman Will Ingwersen with his bookplate on the front endpaper. The first book in English to deal with alpine gardening. Twenty-five years later it attracted the sarcasm of William Robinson. This is the true first edition of 1845. There was a re-issue around fifteen years later - this is distinguishable only in the shape and design of the gilt wreath on the upper cover. An extensive article by Charles Nelson on the book and its author can be found in Huntia Volume 13 number 2. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. W.H.Lizars; S. Highley & W. Curry Hardcover
1893102421<p>Paris 1893. Prospectus printed in black on thin red/pink paper. Illustrated. Size 215 cm x 275 cm. traces of folds but in a good condition.<br /><br />A system for protecting greenhouses and vines. The wine harvest of 1892 has been disastrous . Michelet has invented a new system for protecting the vines.</p>
1834019859Edinburgh London & Dublin: Fraser & Co.; Smith Elder & Co.; W. Curry Jun. & Co. 1834. Two volumes bound in one. Illustrated with 20 engraved plates including a map small thick octavo pp viii 368; 344 very slight age-toning and foxing of the text the plates are a little more marked recently bound in a simple green quarter calf and cloth very good. . Quarter leather. Good. Fraser & Co.; Smith, Elder & Co.; W. Curry, Jun. & Co. Hardcover
18915080BBBerlin, Julius Springer, 1891. 8°. VIII, 154 S. Mit 179 Textillustr. Orig.-Leinenbd. mit mont., handschriftl. Rückentitelschild + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden + (leicht berieben).
1900D11309Paris c. 1900. Hardcover. Fine. Half black calf and mottled green cloth gilt-stamped lettering on upper board; oblong folio 381x280 mm; containing 71 mounted photographs by Constant Robert of 65 Avenue de la Bourdonnais credited on the front board of a French exposition of orchids roses lillies irises bonsai trees and fruit. 57 platinum prints and 14 silver prints ranging in size from 89x127 to 164x229 mm mounted to sheets creating a thin border of beige white or pale grey and heavy grey boards arranged 1 to 4 per page recto only. A lavish album just a bit rubbed along the edges. <br/><br/>The Paris horticultural society originated in 1827 and as it grew became the Royal Horticultural Society 1835 then in 1885 the "Societe Nationale d'Horticulture de France." The exposition portrayed here was extensive and possibly associated with one of the great international French expositions of the turn of the century. All but two images are interior photographs of plants or displays including close-ups of specific blooms arrangements of fruit wide views of the room and an array of Bonsai trees in Oriental ceramic pots. hardcover
180658818Philadelphia: Printed by B. Graves No. 40 1806. Thick 8vo. v 1 648 18 index pp. With 1 text diagram for planting Hyacinth bulbs 1 large folding table “Of the progress of vegetation in Pennsylvania compared with that of the some of the famous wine countries of Europe.†Contemporary full tree calf gilt & red morocco spine label gilt ruling on spine chipping head of spine tidemark through lower corner of textblock from wicking occasional slight foxing very light interior uniform toning 1 closed tear at gutter margin of large folding table still a good copy w/ former ownership bookplate & shelf no. on front pastedown. First edition of the first notable horticultural work and nursery seed catalogue printed in the United States by this Irish-American nurseryman who corresponded and traded specimens with President Thomas Jefferson at Monticello as well as cultivated specimens collected during the Lewis & Clark expedition. McMahon before 1765-1816 immigrated from Ireland during political unrest and by 1802 had established his popular nurseries including greenhouses experimental gardens and hot houses near the Germantown Turnpike between Philadelphia and Nicetown. These contained useful and ornamental plants adapted to the American climate and in this detailed volume he outlines month-by-month the instructions for erecting and laying out the plants their cultivation and has incorporated as appendix detailed catalogues of 18 separate classes for available specimens. Eventually McMahon was able to cultivate and began selling a variety of plants collected from the Lewis & Clark Expedition including a fragrant currant Ribes odaritissimum and he also successfully cultivated Osage orange trees Maclura pomifera which were among the most celebrated specimens. The book became a classic work in the United States reprinted in 11 editions from 1806 to 1857 and urged American gardeners to incorporate indigenous species into their ornamental plantings. See: Hedrick History of Horticulture in America to 1860 1988; Alexander Brey Bernard M’Mahon History of Early American Landscape Design National Gallery of Art 2022. Printed by B. Graves, No. 40, unknown
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
1900023265London: L. Upcott Gill 1900. Well illustrated with over 700 text engravings very thick octavo pp viii 1198 13 pages publisher's advertisements top edge gilt very slight age-toning several pages have been clumsily opened leaving slightly rough edges and occasional very minor loss of page margin page 159/160 has a tear into the text without loss the front hinge is cracked and there is weakness through to page vi due to the extreme weight of the book original publisher's embossed cloth a little bleached on both covers towards the front edge otherwise very good. An amazing book with a great deal of information on just about every aspect of late-Victorian horticulture. SCARCE. A heavy book - extra postage may be necessary. First Edition. Cloth. Good. L. Upcott Gill 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
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
1900600254New York, (ca 1900). 4°. M. zahlr. Abb. X, 610, XIV S. Ill. OLwdbd.
184633512Cincinnati: L'Hommedieu & Co 1846. 8vo. 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches. 68 4 xix pp. plus three plates. Modern three-quarter morocco and marbled boards spine gilt top edge gilt. Bookplate and bookseller's label on front pastedown. Some toning.<br/> <br/> The charter and by-laws for the Cincinnati Horticultural Society with reports and transactions from its meeting during the first three years of its existence.<br/> <br/> "Regional growers sought to share knowledge and capitalize on their collective prestige by organizing the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Founded in 1843 by local businessmen-growers the society was an active group of urban boosters several of whom were also leading winemakers. Under the society's guidance wine making flourished. A period of major expansion of the Cincinnati wine industry marked the decades after 1842 the year in which Nicholas Longworth stumbled onto his formula for 'sparkling Catawba' a much more palatable and popular beverage than his previous 'Cincinnati hock'" - Hannickel.<br/> <br/> Erica Hannickel "Empires of the Vine: Wine Culture in America" Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 2013 p. 103. L'Hommedieu & Co unknown
1862023031London: Day & Son Lithographers to the Queen 1862. With an illuminated half-title a title page and 36 illuminated pages all edges gilt original blue embossed cloth richly decorated in gilt on both covers and on the spine just slightly worn at corners and head and tail of spine probably recased with new endpapers . Cloth. Very Good. Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen Hardcover
1810017753St James's Street London: John Harding 1810. A new edition improved by Samuel Curtis. Illustrated with eight hand-coloured plates octavo pp viii 271 very light occasional foxing or age-toning but overall very clean internally the printing of the title page slightly faint in places half calf and marbled boards rubbed the spine dull with faint lettering slightly worn at its head. Bookplate of Sir Edward W. Watkin. Covers the Hyacinth Tulip Ranunculus Anemone Auricula Carnation Polyanthus and Bulbous-rooyed Plants. Blanche Henrey 1003. Limited edition. Half Leather. Good. John Harding Hardcover
1802018429Edinburgh and London: William Creech; T. Cadell jnr & W. Davies J. Scratcherd and T. Hurst 1802. Third edition "with large editions". Illustrated with 6 engraved plates very foxed and browned octavo pp xvi 427 i marbled edges some sporadic foxing and browning thoughout heavier on a few pages but otherwise very firm and tight contemporary half calf and marbled boards rubbed and a little worn. VERY SCARCE. 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 1182. Third edition. Half-Leather. Good. William Creech; T. Cadell jnr & W. Davies, J. Scratcherd, and T. Hurst Hardcover
1808020196St James's Street Fleet Street & Poultry London: J. Harding; J. White & J. Mawman 1808. Second edition. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece of the Woburn Beech seven other plates of which three are tinted and folding octavo pp 4 6-277 an advertisement page extremely clean internally recently bound in green quarter morocco and marbled boards. A very smart copy. Pontey was a Yorkshire nurseryman and planter and tree-pruner to the Duke of Beford. Second edition. Quarter leather. Very Good. J. Harding; J. White & J. Mawman Hardcover
1897TK0352London:: Office Journal of Horticulture 1897-98. 1897. 2 annuals bound in 1 volume. 4to. 478; xi 1 514 pp. 52 large chromolithographic plates. Original half dark green morocco green cloth; rubbed. Very good. The beautiful and large chromolithographic plates that embellished these 2-years of issues are especially attractive. / Dedicated to the Rev. George Herbert Engleheart raiser of beautiful narcissi being the fifty-first volume of "The Garden". With the next issue dedicated to John Gilbert Baker of the Herbarium Royal Gardens Kew. / Reverend George Herbert Engleheart 1851-1936 achieved national prominence as one of the greatest ever breeders of daffodils Narcissus but as a 'highly cultured man well read and appreciative of everything that is beautiful' he also found time to indulge in the classical archaeology of his local Hampshire parishes. / John Gilbert Baker FRS was an English botanist. He subsequently worked at the library and herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew between 1866 and 1899 and was keeper of the herbarium from 1890 to 1899. He wrote handbooks on many plant groups including Amaryllidaceae Bromeliaceae Iridaceae Liliaceae and ferns. His published works include Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles 1877 and Handbook of the Irideae 1892. HEAVY BOOK – international buyers please contact for postage quote. Office [Journal of Horticulture], 1897-98. hardcover
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
1819016708London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Brown 1819. the title continues: "to which is now added the culture of the cucumber; the plan of a lately invented brick frame for forcing fruits flowers and esculent vegetables without the influence of fire-heat". Second edition. Illustrated with one folding plate a plan of a forcing frame small octavo pp xxxvi 428 errata leaf edges untrimmed original boards rubbed and a little worn recently re-backed with paper spine and label. There is offsetting from the plate to the opposite page of text and some foxing to the plate and occasionally throughout the book but this is not heavy. The section on vine cultivation has seven pages on which some instructions have been underlined in ink but this has been done so neatly that it almost looks as though it it part of the printing. Bound in at the front is a 12 page bookseller's catalogue. This is an uncut and unpressed copy and as close to its original state is is likely to be found. A great copy. Loudon referred to MacPhail as "an excellent grower of pines and melons" but it is perhaps for his culture of cucumbers that he is best remembered. His brick forcing frame illustrated in this work was described by Rogers 1839 as " an excellent invention that has certainly rendered the forcing of this vegetable more simple.there are few gentleman's gardens and few principal market gardens without them". He was gardener to Lord Hawkesbury at Addiscombe Place Croydon for nearly twenty years. Second edition. Boards. Very Good. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown Hardcover
