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Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1957. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Some Experiences of an Amateur; Gamma Ray Irradiation of Orchid Seeds; Oncidium splendidum; Germination and Growth Response of Cattleya Seeds as Influenced by the Use of Certain Organic Materials in the Nutrient Media; Australian Cymbidium Species; Studies in Oncidium: Oncidium pusillum and Its Allies - I; A Record on a Vanda Ellen Noa; and Beginners' Handbook: Orchid Hybrids. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1959. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Eulophiella roempleriana; Systemic Insecticides for the Control of Boisduvals Scale on Cattleyas; Diary of Our First Greenhouse; Cattleya intermedia and Some Important Varieties; Growing Orchids in the Home (Pt II): Old Standby Methods Prove Successful; Collectors' Item: Rodriguezia teuscheri; Mormodes lineatum: A Species in Transition; Hybridizing Cluster-Type Cattleyas; Orchids Classics (Pt III): Eulophiella roempleriana (peetersiana); Laelia splendida; A Fungus-free Asymbiotic Flask; Fir Bark Plus a Long-Lasting Fertilizer; and Aspasia and Its Bigeneric Hybrids. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

New York: Munn & Co., Inc., 1909. Book. Illus. by Miller, Laura (cover). Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 173-212 + xxiv ads. Features: Nostalgic photo-illustrated ad for the Coldwell Lawn Mower Company; The Garden in Your Town - Prize Competition; Homes of American Artists - "Fernbrook,", the Summer Home of Thomas Shields Clarke, Lenox, MA - great photo-illustrated article; Practical Suggestions for Domestic Ventilation; A Small Brick House at Concord, MA - Built for Mr. Charles Francis Adams - A Leanto House of the 17th Century Reproduced in Brick; Flower-box Beauty; The Porch Sitting-Room - a wonderful centerfold compilation of twelve photos of Pleasant Outdoor Resting Places; Creating a Small Country Home; Historic Mansions of the Rappahannock River - "Sabine Hall" - one of the famous Carter Homesteads in Virginia - article with marvelous photos; Watercress Culture in France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; A… Read More

Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana and Its Hybrids; Producing Virus-Free Cymbidiums; Vegetative Propagation of Phalaenopsis; Ecology Notes: Laelia monophylla; Phalaenopsis as House Plants; Chromosome Studies in Dendrobium; Notes on the Genus Phalaenopsis; Embryo Culture of Phalaenopsis Seedlings; Teen-Age Orchid Growers: I Got Stung - and I Like It; Epiphytic Orchids and Transparent Plastic Pots; The McCoy Phalaenopsis at Honolulu; and Collectors' Item: Three Species of Ornithocephalus. Little Wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1956. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Orchid Collecting in Java and Bali; Fir Bark - Miracle?; Counting Chromosomes in Cymbidiums - The Elusive Tetraploid; Oncidium carthaginense and Oncidium guttatum; Marketing Flowers and a Greater Market; Orchid Pests and Their Control; Semi-automatic and Automatic Greenhouses (Pt II) and Beginners' Handbook: Building Your Orchid Collection (Pt II). Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1954. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Modern Cypripedium Hybrids (V. Cypripedium villosum); Some Generic Comparisons in the Odontoglossum Group; Odontoglossum crispum, the Orchid with a Challenge; Miltonias; Miltonias and Odontoglossums in Australia; Some Observations on Odontoglossums Grown in a Photo-Thermal House; Odontoglossums in the Pacific Northwest; Odontoglossums in Florida; Book Review: "Les Orchidees" by Maurice Vacherot; and Miltonia Warscewiczii - Collectors' Item. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Illus. by Figaro, Chas.. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 121 - 160 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: A Country Creek in Springtime; Notable American Homes - The Country Seat of M.P. Slade, Esq., at Mt. Kisco, NY; Garden Streams and Appropriate Bridges; A Remodeled Colonial House - The Country Seat of Frederick Converse Beach, Esq., at Stratford, CT; The Garden Joys of a Country Home; The Summer Home of Lucien Oudin, Esq., Water Mill, Long Island; The Application of Stencil Work in Home Decoration - fascinating photo-illustrated article features the "Swastika," or Symbol of Good Luck; The Forced Culture of Asparagus in France; A House at Newton Centre, MA, designed by Mr. Edward B. Stratton, of Boston; Gorgeous back cover color ad for Crystal Domino Sugar, sold in 5lb sealed boxes; and more. Printed on glossy stock. From a bound volume. Complete and… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Illus. by Figaro, Chas.. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 81- 120 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Ad for the Clinton Fireproofing System includes great photo of the mansion of Mr. Spreckles under construction in San Francisco; "Overloch" - The fountain of the formal garden; "Overloch," The Country Home of John A. Burnham, Esq., Wenham, MA; The Disposal of Bric-A-Brac; Residence of Van Wyck Rossiter, Esq., Nyack, NY; Fences in Towns and Villages; Illumination at Mount Vernon; The Summer Home of Spencer Hall, Esq., Water Witch, NJ - Built in the Mission style of Architecture; Planning a Country Home; The House Roof and It's Garden - a neglected opportunity / a successful house-top garden; The Historic Wentworth House at Little Harbor, NH, owned by Mr. J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr., of Boston, MA; Three Pennsylvania Houses designed by Mr. D.… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1909. Magazine. Illus. by Wallick, E.. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 453-492 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: American Homes and Gardens Garden Competition - The Amazing First Price Garden of Charles J. Pilling, Esq., Lansdowne, PA; The Craft of Hammering and Piercing Metal; Some Western Homes - Costing from Four to Six Thousand Dollars, including those of B.W. Cleveland, Esq., of Wilmette, IL, Mrs. Kavana, Mr. Mars, and Mr. Smith; Concrete Ornaments for the Garden and How to Make Them - IV - A Concrete Fence; The Interior Details of the Bungalow and its Furnishings; Making Soil; Homes of American Artists - "Fleetwood," the Residence of robert V.V. Sewell, A.N.A., Oyster Bay, Long Island; Colonial Fireplaces and Fire-Irons; One-page ad for Chickering & Sons pianos; Index to all issues from Volume VI, January to December, 1909; Nice color back page ad for the… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 161-214 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Entrance Front of "Ross-Fenton Lodge," at Deal Lake, NJ; "Chuckles," the House in the Woods; "Ross-Fenton Lodge"; Two New England Bungalows - built for Mr. John Hays Hammond at Gloucester, MA, and Mr. C.W. Parker at Marblehead Neck; Garden Gates for the Bungalow; Rugs and Draperies for the Bungalow; The Summer Camp at Arden - Being an Experiment in Henry George Principles near Wilmington, DE; Plumbing and Drainage Problems of the Bungalow; "The Bunker" - a Bungalow built for George Towle, Esq., on Misery Island, MA; Some California Bungalows; A Bungalow at Bryn Mawr Park, New York, Costing $3,200, for Sullivan W. Jones, Esq., an architect of New York; Types of Bungalows; How I Built My Log Bungalow - "Anoatok," the "Home of the… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Illus. by C.A.; Gould, J.J.. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 337-374 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The House of A.C. Bartlett, Esq., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Raffia in the Normal School; The Endicott Garden at Danvers, MA; A French Rhea (a South American bird related to the emu and ostrich) and Cassowary Farm; A Flock of Highland Sheep Homeward Bound - wonderful two-page photo of a large flock being driven down a road by two farmers; A Residential Park near Philadelphia - "Stoke Pogis," at Villanova, PA; The Bark Cabin - durable, attractive and inexpensive summer homes; "The Terraces" - the Summer Residence of Edward Vassallo Hartford, at Deal, NJ; One-page ad for Chickering Pianos; Sensational back cover color ad for the 1909 line of Pierce Arrow cars features wealthy couple in car with butler, tennis jock and young couple standing beside… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1909. Magazine. Illus. by Towles, Beverly; Treidler, Adolph. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 41-80 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The House of C.P. Searle, Esq., at Ipswich, Massachusetts; Hand-Made Rugs, the Revival of an Old Handicraft; Three Types of Gambrell Roof Houses - the home of Mr. Walter C. Sampson, at Summit, New Jersey, the home of Arthur E. Thayer at Dedham, Massachusetts, the home of Mr. Farnham, and the home of Mr. James Purdon, of Boston; Plant Breeding; The Dino Collection of Historic Armor - collected by the late Duc de Dino, Marquis of Talleyrand-Perigord; The Use of Anesthetics for Plants; A Few Neglected Fruits; A Seventeenth Century Homestead near Boston; A Wood Garden - at the country seat of Mr. H.H. Battles at Newton Square, PA; Nature's Traps; The Country Seat of Charles S. Brown, Esq., Mount Kisco, New York; A New Method of Housekeeping; The New… Read More

Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Name Changes in Orchids; Growing Cypripediums in Florida; The Cyps and I; A Primer on Orchid Growing: Cypripediums for the Beginner; The Genus Caladenia; The Cytology of the White Cypripediums; Starting to Grow Cypripediums in Hawaii; Harvesting Orchid Seed; Orchid Hall of Fame: Cymbidium Lillian Stewart; Japanese Species of Cypripedium; and Collectors' Item: Plectrophora Cultrifolia. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1969. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Propagating the Vanilla Vine; Submarine Orchid Growing; Cymbidium Hall of Fame - The Grand Champions of the Santa Barbara Show 1946 - 1968; A Little Legend of Laos; A Revision of the Genus Phalaenopsis Blume - IV; Orchid Genera, Illustrated - VIII; and Collectors' Item: Epidendrum circinatum and Epidendrum coriifolium. Little Wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

Cambridge, MA, USA: The American Orchid Society, Inc., 1963. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features include: Heating, Cooling and Humidity - Part I; Angraecums I Have Grown; A Preliminary Report on Repeated Sterile Feeding of Seedlings in Flasks; Orchid Hunting in the Sikkim Himalayas; Clonal Multiplication of Cymbidiums through Tissue Culture of the Shoot Meristem; Book Review "The Covered Garden" by Kenneth Lemmon; Judging Vanda Nellie Morley; The Mexican Stanhopeas; and Collectors' Item: Epidendrum mirabile, Epidendrum rhizomaniacum and Epidendrum pseudo-wallisii. Little Wear. Unmarked. A clean copy..

New York: Munn & Company, 1909. Magazine. Illus. by Pleuthner, Walter Carl. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 213-252 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Braemar," the House of Mrs. M. Rumsey Miller, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, NY; What Can Be Done in a Hand-Loom; "Druidream," The Residence of Charles W.L. Roche, Esq., Brantwood, Short Hills, NJ; The Begonia; A Successful Remodeled New England Barn; Sixteen Houses of Moderate Cost - great photos; House with a Guaranteed Cost - a reputable building firm has guaranteed to build this house under normal conditions for $5,400 within sixty miles of New York City; A Colonial House at Portsmouth, NH - The Warner house was initially the residence of Captain Archibald Macpheadris; The Summer Home of Arthur W. Hall, Esq., at Crystal Brook, Long Island; "Homewood," the Country Seat of Richard G. Tower, Esq., at Lexington,… Read More

New York: Munn & Co., Inc.. Good. 1915. First Edition. Paperback. Pages 145-180 + xvi ads. Features: Home of Mr. Clayton S. Cooper, Fieldston, NY; Maytime Landscape; The Small House of To-Day - with photos of the homes of Mr. S.C. Jackson, Larchmont Gardens, NY, Mr. F.A. Camp, of Fieldston, NY, Mr. Samuel C. Hyer, of Larchmont Gardens, NY, Mr. J.B. Gembriling of Cynwyd, PA, Mrs. George W. Berrian of Glen Ridge, NJ, Mr. William B. Boggs, of Douglaston Park, NY, Miss M. Vaughn of Larchmont Gardens, NY, Mr. H.S. Worden of Larchmont Gardens, NY, Mr. W.H. Phillips of Beechhurst, Long Island, Mr. Irving Childs of Beechhurst, Long Island, Mr. Hardy of Larchmont Gardens, NY, and Mr. W.J. Reed of Scarsdale, NY; Cosmos (flowers); Native Beauty - photo-illustrated landscaping article; A House with a History - photo-illustrated article on the home of mr. Roland C. Lincoln, near Manchester, MA; The Home Built for Charles A. Purcell, Esq., at River Forest, IL; Centerfold photo-spread of five Small… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 255-294 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: "Maxwell Court," The Residence of Francis T. Maxwell, Esq., at Rockville, CT; Leaded Glass Windows for Domestic Use; "Kinnekort," - The Residence of Edward K. Cone, Esq., at Colonia, NJ; Etching on Copper and Brass; Glimpses of Tokeneke - Some Attractive Homes at Rowayton, CT, including those of Mr. H.D. Taintor, Mr. E.H. Norton, Esq., Mr. Walter Blabon, Mr. Thomas Alsop, Mr. Gerrit Smith, Joseph D. Sawyer, Jr., and Mr. Charles H. Pope; Summer Gardening in France; The Home and Studio of Artist Miss Cecilia Beaux at East Cloucester, MA, designed by architect Mr. Charles K. Cummings of Boston; Chickering Piano ad on back cover; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Some pages loose but all present. A quality copy of this great… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Illus. by Towles, Beverly. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 375-414 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Seeking Shelter in the Water (one-page photo of cattle in lake); Notable American Homes - The Seaside Home of Philip Lehman, Esq., Deal, New Jersey - built of gray stucco with roof of green Spanish tiles; A Speculation in Abandoned Farms - the story of how a man accumulated farms and developed a successful business in rural Massachusetts; A Novel Scheme for a Suburban House Proposition - a new grouping of houses and stables for Dr. H.C. Register at Haverford, PA; Indoor Bulb Culture; "Beinhurst" - The Summer Home of William A. Bein, Esq., at "Still Wood Park," in the Woodbridge Hills, near New Haven, CT; Miss Tower's Garden at Lexington, MA; "Sunnyside," - a Home and Shrine - the home of Washington Irving, which stands on the… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1910. Book. Illus. by Figaro, Chas. (cover). Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 453-492 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Country Seat of Howard Henry, Esq., at Camp Hill, PA; The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling; Decorations and Furnishings For the Home - X - Treatment of Fireplaces and Mantels; Old South Salem in Northern Westchester County - article with photos of local buildings including the Horse and Hound Tavern; Artistic Wax Work; A Group of Modern Houses Costing From $1,800 Upwards - nice 12-photo 2-page spread includes the homes of Mr. Warren Bartholf, Mr. W.A. Westerson, Mrs. Colgrove, Mr. R.E. McGregor, Mr. Benjamin A. Paust, Miss Helen J. Holboe, Mr. W.W. Huntress, Mr. Benjamin Waller, and Mr. Ellis Ashley; Handicraftsman - Leather Craftwork; Crafts That Children Can Do; Ostrich Farming as an Industry; The Small Country House - A Dutch Colonial House… Read More