Gardening - General from Horizon Books

New York, Arco Publishing Company, [1973], First American edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped, spine slightly faded), fine copy in very good jacket. . 8vo [`23.5 x 15.5 cm]; 128 pp, numerous color illustrations including full-page, from photos, other illustrations from drwgs, index. . A well-illustrated guide with good lists of varieties, chapters on… Read more about this item

London, The Royal Horticultural Society, 1957, revised edition. . original heavy paper wraps, with title lettering in decorative border, few pencil notes in margin, signature on inside cover dated 1958, very good. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 19 pp. . Includes a loose short article on Summer Pruning of Fruit Trees by H. H. Thomas. Most of… Read more about this item

London, Phoenix House Ltd; A Roy Hay Publication, [1953], First edition. . original heavy paper pictorial wraps with title lettering, light foxing, mostly marginal, light wear, very good. . 8vo [24 x 15 cm]; 22, [i], [i, ads], photo plates, other illustrations, tables of plants for different conditions with their size, color, flowering dates, etc. . Still useful guide… Read more about this item

London, Collins, 1956, First edition. . original red cloth with gilt spine title lettering and vignette, very good sound copy with previous owner's notes on roses on blank endpaper and a few tipped-in illustrations of roses from other sources, dj with wear and short tears. . 8vo [21 x 15 cm]; 288 pp, frontis, plus 64 colored plates (complete),… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Arnold Arboretum, Cosmos Press, Martino, 1915 [1998], limited edition facsimile of the original edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, clean, unmarked, fine condition. . 8vo [23 x 17.5 cm]; [vi], 782 pp. . Listing of thousands of books and periodicals in separate sections, with author, title, publisher, place, collations, plates and other information. A very… Read more about this item

Portland, Timber Press, [2000], First edition. . original pictorial stiff paper wraps, very fine and clean, unmarked (as new). . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 542 pp, over 450 color photos, glossary, index. . A superbly illustrated and comprehensive work found in gardens of the tropics, each plant with precise descriptions allowing for accurate identification of tropical ornamentals, with… Read more about this item

London, The Harvill Press with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, [1995], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), pictorial endpapers, small remainder mark on lower outer edge, else a fine clean copy, unused. . 4to [27 x 19 cm]; xvii, 466 pp, 34 colored plates, double-page plans, hundreds of illustrations, biographies of persons… Read more about this item

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1936, First Edition. . original cloth with gilt vignette on front cover and gilt spine title lettering, slight foxing in few margins, near fine and clean copy in good dj (lightly chipped at edges, lightly rubbed, not price clipped). . 4to [26 x 19 cm]; xiv, 549 pp, color frontis, 27 other color plates… Read more about this item

London, Associated Newspapers Ltd, 1908, First edition. . original red pictorial cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, spine slightly faded but lettering clear, very good+, clean and unmarked copy. . 12mo [18.5 x 12 cm]; iv, 5-62, [iv, ads], endpaper ads, frontis and plates, from photos. . A pioneering work on intensive gardening, with much practical information on… Read more about this item

New York, Atkins & Durbrow, [1928], First Edition. . original cloth, title lettering on cover and spine, very lightly foxed on title page, unmarked, near fine and clean condition. . 12mo [20 x 13 cm]; [x], 72 pp, color frontis, 8 color plates, many other plates and illustrations from photos and drawings. . The authors promote peat moss in… Read more about this item

London, Whittaker, Treacher and Co., 1839, sixth edition, with additions. . original blind-stamped cloth, rebacked with new cloth spine preserving the original label with gilt title lettering & covers, internal hinges cracked but firm, endpaper bookplate of Henry Hofheimner, overall very good, interior clean & near fine. . 12mo [19 x 11.5 cm]; xxxi, [iii], 275, [4, publisher's ads]… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light stain on cover, endpaper inscription, interior clean and very good. . 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xi, 297 pp, frontispiece plate, hundreds of illustrations from photos mostly, some from drawings, index. . A well-illustrated work, filled with ideas for constructing… Read more about this item

London, Charles Rivington, 1757, eleventh edition, with a list of the medicinal plants, which may be gathered in each month. . contemporary full calf, gilt-ruled, raised bands, worn at spine ends, joints and corners, old holes in margins of last seven leaves, not affecting text, interior is clean, very good. . 8vo [20 x 13 cm]; xviii, 352, [ix,… Read more about this item

London, William Smith, 1842, First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, light shelf wear, internal hinge lightly cracked but firm, else a near fine copy, interior is clean and without the usual foxing, unmarked. . 8vo [23.5 x 15 cm]; xxxii, 730, [ii, errata], [ii, ads for author's works], 16 [ads] pp, over 380 illustrations… Read more about this item

London, Bernard Lintot, 1718-23-17, first edition of first title, 3rd of second title, 5th of third title. . contemporary full calf with raised bands & blind decorations in compartments and covers, gilt title lettering on red morocco label, later spine in early style, edge wear, lightly foxed on some leaves, very good, clean and sound copy. . 8vo [20… Read more about this item

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1943, First edition, first printing. . original green cloth, title lettering on cover and spine, edges lightly worn, lightly foxed on outer edge of text block, very good and clean, unmarked, in a worn dj (chipped, tears, small piece lacking from upper spine). . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 319, [i] pp, colored frontis,… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Bacchus Press Ltd, [1985], First edition. . original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, pictorial endpapers, very fine and clean in fine dj. . large 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; xvi, 403 pp, frontis, illustrations, indexes of titles and years. . The standard reference on the subject with a comprehensive bibliography. The most complete reference available,… Read more about this item

London, Paris & Melbourne, Cassell and Company, nd [c1884-6], best edition, for subscribers, with the most colored plates. . original green decorated cloth, gilt title lettering on spines and covers, light shelf-wear, some scattered light spotting, very good+ set, clean and unmarked. . 4to [27 x 20 cm]; 4 volumes, iv, 380; iv, 380; iv, 380; iv, 396 pp,… Read more about this item

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1943, . . original green cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, slight wear at spine end, barely noticeable foxing on outer edge of text block, else near fine, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 255 pp, hundreds of illustrations, mostly in color, garden plans, index. . Beautifully illustrated, with much… Read more about this item

London, John Stockdale, 1789, First edition. . contemporary quarter vellum and marbled boards, contemporary vellum spine professionally rebacked, ink title lettering on spine in contemporary hand, cover lightly used, interior is clean and near fine tall copy, no ownership marks. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 238, [ii, ads] pp 5 folding copper-engraved plates printed in red (one… Read more about this item