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The Gardener's Kalendar; or, monthly directory of operations in every branch of horticulture by Nicol, Walter - 1812
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The Gardener's Kalendar; or, monthly directory of operations in every branch of horticulture
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Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, 1812. Second edition. Octavo, pp xxii, 646, faintly marbled edges, rather strong age-toning on many pages, no real foxing apart from a little on the title page, the joint at the first blank slightly cracked but not weak, otherwise very tight and sound internally, contemporary half calf and marbled board, rubbed and slightly worn, the spine head slightly pulled and a tiny piece missing, the upper joint just beginning to wear. [[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 1174]. Second edition. Half-Leather. Good.
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Camping for Boys
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Die Münzen und Marken aus der Staatlichen Porzellan-Manufactur zu Meissen und aus anderen deutschen keramischen Fabriken
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Brussels, 1951. Book. Good. Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. limited text in English, most is in German. tape repair to spine tears. 63+ pp..
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Johnson's New Universal Cyclopaedia, Volume II. F - Lichens : Scientific and Popular Treasury of Useful Knowledge
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A. J. Johnson & Son. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1876. First Edition: First Printing. Leather. 1767 pages: 8.25 x 11 in.: 8.6: Vol. 2: KB#011376: "Illustrated with Maps, Plans, and Engravings. With Numerous Contributions From Writers of Distinguished Eminence in Every Department of Letters and Science in the United States and in Europe." Corners and edges of boards / spine are rubbed. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound (except for page block just starting to slightly separate at top of page ii) and sharp cornered (except as indicated). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. .
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The Day Of The Triffids
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The Day Of The Triffids Michael Joseph Fourteenth Impression Thus. March, 1984 Wyndham, John: The Day of the Triffids, Michael Joseph, London. Original copyright 1951. Science Fiction, Horror. Original source material for the film of the same name. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. Good/Good Price-clipped DJ. Dust jacket is black with large green and white titling and ornamentation. EX-LIB.
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Last Tales
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Dinesen, Isak: Last Tales, A Collection of Twelve New Tales of Compelling Beauty 1957, Random House. First Edition. Stated First Printing Thus. Used. Very Good/Good+ original red dust jacket, price-clipped. Jacket states 11/57 on front flap. 5 3/4 X
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Rules of Discipline of the Religious Society of Friends, with Advices: being Extracts from the Minutes and Epistles of their Yearly Meeting, held in London, from its first institution.
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London, United Kingdom: Darton & Harvey, 1834. Bound with supplement to the "Rules of Discipline" 1849.Covers every aspect of life and attitudes including conducting conversations, marriage, benevolence, trade, slavery and laws etc.. CONDITION Purple cloth bds with faded spiine though Gilt title still bright (small nick to cloth mid spine, edges unworn, cnrs canted, splash stain to front and top edge) pp xviii 419 interior is bright and clean though very sl foxed to ends, copperplate inscirption to Rev John Coleman of Ventnor Parsonage to first blank, and another to front pastedown from Rev Coleman to Rev Richard Davis of New Zealand (this onw has transferred to ffep) Overweight. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Books From France Volume I: General Literature, Detective Stories, Juvenile Literature
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Paris: Livrexport, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. 167pp; Black leather boards, lettering to front board & spine slightly faded, clean, tight copy, VG condition. Memo from Livrexport laid in. Catalog of French books from Livrexport, a group of French publishers, which includes: Les Presses de la Cite, Plon, Julliard, Librairie Academique Perrin, Christian Bourgois, Raoul Solar, La Palatine, G. P., Fleuve Noir, Fernand Nathan, Robert Laffont, Pierre Seghars & Albin Michel. First of three volumes, this volume covers general literature, detective stories & juvenile literature. Titles in French, text in English.
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KNOCK AT A VENTURE
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Toronto: Morang & Co. Ltd., 1905. KNOCK AT A VENTURE- Eden Phillpotts- Illustrated Frontis- Morang & Co. Ltd.- Toronto- August- 1905- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-12mo-VG++-Near FINE/ no dj- original publishers green tweed cloth with titles in white and green illsutration on cover- minor rubs, clean, tight and square- 353pp + 4pp ads for books, are clean, no tears or writing- top page edges are gilt- SEE PHOTOS- 1st Edtion Morang printed in August, one month before the Methuen edition which was printed in September- A great copy! Collectible- Fiction-thriller-suspense-ghost-stories-anthology (2437). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Nuggets from King Solomon's Mine
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Boston: The Barta Press, 1908. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 141p. Plates (some colorded), diagrams. A pristine copy in original suede with front cover showing full title in gilt over brown leather label. Color representations of the playing cards with their symbolism, the swastika, the belted globe surmounted by the Patriarchial Cross, the Keystone and many other esoteric symbols.
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Jefferson, The President Second Term 1805-1809: Vol 5
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Little, Brown, 1974. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition Second Printing. pages deckled, Pages clean and unmarked
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The Gardener's Kalendar; or, Monthly Directory of Operations in Every Branch of Horticulture [provenance: William Macrae, gardener at Restalrig House in Edinburgh, and James McRae, of the Edgehill Nursery, Edinburgh]
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Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co, 1822. Hardcover. Very Good -. Imprint includes: London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co. Fourth edition. [3], vi-xx, 646 p.; 21 cm. Dark green library buckram with gilt-stamped spine title. Inscriptions on the front fixed endpaper indicate that William Macrae, gardener at Restalrig House in Edinburgh, acquired the book in Nov. 1834, and by 1849 the book was owned by James McRae, of the Edgehill Nursery, Dean (now part of Edinburgh). Contents: Culinary Garden -- Fruit Garden -- The Forcing Garden -- The Pleasure Garden -- The Green-House and Conservatory. One pencilled notation and a few botanical specimens. In Very Good- Condition: cover is slightly rubbed and soiled; faint dampstain on first few leaves; some sections are browned; occasional foxing, heavy on some pages; otherwise, clean and tight.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Polynesian Triangle
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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