Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 344 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Tight copy.
NY, G.P. Putnam, 1st, 1897, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Line drawings throughout by author. 207 pages. Ex-private library with light residue to end papers, small label on spine, green cloth with bright gilt design.
Hardcover. New York, NY, Holt, Rinehart adn Winston, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover. Decorated endpapers. Color frontispiece and color and b/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped, very good, wrapped in protective clear plastic brodart. Top edge has just a little bit of foxing. Cover boards bound in brown cloth, gilt title on spine and design on front cover board. Binding tight, spine straight. In very nice condition. The first collection in book form of Marianne North's fabulously detailed and exotic botanical paintings, also contains excerpts from her autobiography and vivid travel memoirs.
Hardcover. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1st Edition, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket price clipped, in clear brodart, very good. Brown cover boards, gilt title on spine and design on front cover board. Pages clean, binding tight, spine straight. Life and work of the great artist of botanical paintings.
Hardcover. Albany, Univ. of the State of New York,, 1st , 1918, Dust Jacket: None, Volk 1 has water stain in gutter at top so fair only. Vol 2. VG condition & clean. Many color, black & white plates.
Softcover. Ithaca, Comstock Publishing Associates, 1st paperback edition, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 236 pages. Softcover. Black & white drawings by Stan Folsom and full color photographs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy.
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Crown, 1st, 2010-12-28, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463796
Softcover. Orono, University of Maine, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 98 pages. Softcover. Black & white illustrations. Clean, tight copy. Record # 612915
Hardcover. Hanover, Dartmouth College, 3rd, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 252 pages w/ index. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Green cloth, gilt. Spine shows mildew wear. Clean, unmarked, still pretty tight. Record # 803889
Hardcover. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 251 pages. Cloth boards. Illustrated with color and black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy. Record # 510357
Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 605 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to multiple chips and closed tears. Green cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book was created for use in undergraduate courses in botany, as taken by students in non-science majors. Its emphasis is on the interrelationships between plants and people in society and culture. Author's inscription to the previous owner reads: "January 11, 1978 with thanks for his interest in and help with species - Bill Stern." Clean copy. Record # 34219
Hardcover. Sioux Falls, SD, O'Connor Printers, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 232 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is worn, with chipping along the top and bottom edges. Green cloth covers are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. Author's inscription to the previous owner on the title page reads: "With best wishes, Maxwell" dated Jan 17th, 1979. This book presents a simplified system of hydroponics, intended to enable any reader to have fun growing vegetables, herbs, or flowers on any scale. Clean copy. Record # 34391
Hardcover. Paris, France, Bordas, 1st, 1987, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 254 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a few closed tears. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book in French is a lavishly illustrated history of spices and the spice trade. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Remainder mark on the bottom edge, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34230
Hardcover. Champaign, IL, Stipes Publishing L.L.C., 5th, 1998, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 1187 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards have some minor edge wear, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid, but the spine has partially separated from the binding. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This is a reference guide to the identification and culture of over 1,600 species and over 7,800 cultivars of woody landscape plants. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34448
Softcover. New York , Richard York Gallery, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 24 pages, color and b&w plates of flowers and plants by artists like Stella, O'Keeffe, Demuth, and Imogen Cunningham. An exhibition catalog, 58 works listed. Bibliography. Record # 900259
Hardcover. Portland, OR, Timber Press, Inc., 5th Pr., 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 669 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has minor chipping and a few closed tears, but is still in good condition overall. Green cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This is an exhaustive exposition on propagating methods, from growing seeds to cuttings, grafting, layering, and tissue culture. It is based on the actual working methods of successful propagators worldwide and presents detailed explanations and illustrations of the procedures used. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34449
Hardcover. Harlow, U. K., Longman Publishing Group, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 813 pages combined, hardcovers. Dust jackets, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Bindings are solid. Contains B&W tables and illustrations throughout. These two volumes are a part of the Tropical Agriculture Series, and were designed to be of interest to those working in the spices industry, from cultivation to marketing. These books describe each spice's history, botany, and ecological needs. Clean copies. Record # 34225
Hardcover. Albany, NY, The University of the State of New York, 1st, 1919, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 185 pages, hardcover. Green cloth cover boards have some edge wear and lightly bumped corners. End papers and page edges are foxed, but all interior pages and color plates are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains full-color illustrations throughout. This book is Volume 1 only, of a set of books produced by the State Museum of the University of the State of New York. It presents information on many different types of plants and flowers with accompanying visual aids. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner stamped their name in red on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34687
Hardcover. NY, The Ronald Press Company, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 648 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. A few interior pages have very small chips or bumps that do not affect the legibility of any text blocks. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations, tables, and graphs throughout. This book is a reference work from the earlier days of orchidology, and is a must have for any good orchid reference library. It approaches the topic of orchid growing scientifically, breaking down all aspects of these popular and difficult to maintain flowers. Clean copy. Record # 34228