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WILSON POPENOE

By [Popenoe] Frederick Rosengarten, Jr

Agricultural Explorer, Educator, and Friend of Latin America. Lawai, HI: National Tropical Botanical Garden, 1991. Numerous b/w photographs. 182 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Heel lightly bumped. Else, a very nice copy in spine-faded dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

FERNS OF TENNESSEE, WITH THE FERN ALLIES EXCLUDED

By Shaver, Jesse M

Nashville, TN: Bureau of Publications, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1954. Very good-/Good. Nashville, TN: Bureau of Publications, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1954. Numerous b/w photographs, line drawings and figures. 502 pp. . 8vo. Grey cloth. Head, heel and corners bumped and rubbed; last few pages sprung. Dustjacket well worn and soiled, with numerous large chips and closed tears, front turn-in separated from front panel. Still, textblock clean and bright. Very good-/Good.

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES

By No author stated

Leaflets Nos. 1 to 100. London: Her MajestyÕs Stationery Office, 1910. Eighth edition. Numerous b/w figures, plates and tables. Hardcover. 8vo. Maroon cloth backed, beige paper covered boards. Extremities including pressure points lightly bumped, rubbed and worn; heel more so. Spine lightly sunned and beveled, cloth on rear joint split 6 inches starting at heel. Boards moderately soiled and lightly scuffed. Edges and pages lightly yellowed with light scattered foxing and staining. Previous ownerÕs name and place in pencil to front paste-down. Few signatures starting to spring. Overall still a tight, bright and sound copy. Good+/No dust jacket.

SEASIDE PLANTS OF THE WORLD

By Menninger, Edwin A

A Guide ti Planning, Planting, and Maintaining Salt-Resistant Gardens. New York: Hearthside Press Incorporated, 1964. Copious b/w photographs. 303 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light green cloth backed, blue paper covered boards. Boards slightly discolored, corners & head/heel of spine bumped, bottom edge bumped; d.j. edge worn & slightly scuffed, several small tears to top edge; all edges toned; end papers toned; else clean & sound. Very good/Very good-.

MANUEL PRATIQUE DÕARBORICULTURE

By Raoul, LÕAbbe

Besancon, France: Turbergue, 1863. Third edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Besancon, France: Turbergue, 1863. Third edition. 8 b/w plates plus one large fold-out plate. 263, 16 [cat], 36 [cat] pp. Text in French. Hardcover. 12mo. Red 3/4 leather over marbled paper covered boards. marbled endpapers; all edges marbled. Covers lightly worn, interior clean and tight. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

LEAVES FROM GERARDÕS HERBALL

By Woodward, Marcus

Arranged for Garden Lovers. London, England: Gerald Howe, 1931. With 130Illustrations after the original woodcuts. 305 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Bumped at head, heel and corners; fading to spine and extremities; toning to endpapers; else, interior clean and tight. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

ROSES FOR ALL AMERICAN CLIMATES

By Thomas Jr., George C

New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1924. First edition. Numerous b/w and full color illustrations. 251 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Bumped and worn at head and heel; mild, scattered foxing; else, interior clean and tight. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

AMERICAN ROSE ANNUAL: THE 1925 YEAR-BOOK OF ROSE PROGRESS

By McFarland, J. Horace

Harrisburg, PA: American Rose Society, 1925. Numerous b/w photographs. 208; xxi pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Light green cloth. Bumped and rubbed at head, heel and corners; toning to spine; edges of text block foxed; light, scattered foxing; else, interior clean and tight. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

OXFORDÕS COLLEGE GARDENS

By Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair

London, England: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1932. Hardcover. Very good/Good+. London, England: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1932. 24 Illustrations in Colour, and 1 b/w by Estella Canziani; and 7 Illustrations in Monotone by W. Williams. 193 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Bumped and rubbed at head, heel and corners; light foxing to edges of text block; very light, scattered foxing. Dustjacket uniformly toned; chipped at head; some creasing and wear at edges. Very good/Good+.

MEDIAEVAL GARDENS. 2 VOLS

By Crisp, Sir Frank

New York, NY: BrentanoÕs, ND. One of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Hardcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. New York, NY: BrentanoÕs, ND. 2 vols. One of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed by Richardson Wright, dated 1928. Copious b/w figures and illustrations. 140+ pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. White cloth. Gilt lettering to spines and front boards. Covers spine-darkened, soiled and stained; toning to endpapers; endpapers tape-repaired; ink names on front free endpapers; light, scattered foxing; extensive, neat, penciled underscoring in vol. 1, else, contents generally quite clean. A very heavy set. Very good-/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND

By Amherst, Alicia

London, England: Bernard Quaritch, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London, England: Bernard Quaritch, 1895. First edition. Numerous b/w illustrations. 397 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board; gilt decorative device to front board. Bumped and worn at head, heel and corners; slight cock to spine; else, interior clean and tight. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued.

HISTORY OF GARDEN ART. 2 VOLS

By Gothein, Marie Luise

London, England: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1928. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day. London, England: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1928. 2 vols. 600+ b/w Illustrations. 459; 486 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. Light green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Spines faded, as usual; covers lightly soiled and worn; interior clean, and bindings tight. A nice set. Very good/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply)

AMATEURÕS ROSE BOOK

By Hibberd, Shirley

London, England: Groombridge and Sons, 1885. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Comprising the Cultivation of the Rose in the Open Ground and Under Glass: The Formation of the Rosarium: the Characters of Wild and Garden Roses: the Preparation of the Flowers for Exhibition: the Raising of New Varieties: and the Work of the Rose Garden in Every Season of the Year. London, England: Groombridge and Sons, 1885. Numerous b/w illustrations, including full color frontispiece. 258 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Pink 1/2 polished morocco with onlaid roses in 4 of the 6 spine compartments. Top edge gilt. Light wear to binding, with tiny chip at head; bookplate to front pastedown, else tight and clean. Very good/No jacket issued.

HISTORIC VIRGINIA GARDENS: PRESERVATIONS BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

By Williams, Dorothy Hunt

Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1985. Hardcover. Very good/Very good+. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1985. Foreword by Ralph E. Griswold. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. 350 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Light green cloth. Silver lettering to spine. Bumped and rubbed at head and heel; fading to spine; interior tight, clean and bright. Dustjacket very lightly shelfworn. A very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good/Very good+.

PECAN AND ITS CULTURE, THE

By Hume, H. Harold

Harrisburg, PA: Mount Pleasant Press, 1912. Third edition. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. 195 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Dark green cloth. Covers lightly worn; top corner of front board worn through cloth; a few very light stain on back cover; previous ownerÕs stamp to front pastedown and free endpaper; interior t light, clean & bright. Very good/No jacket issued.

GARDENS OF ROBERTO BURLE MARX

By Eliovson, Sima

New York: Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. Very good/Very good+. New York: Abrams, 1991. Foreword by Roberto Burle Marx. Numerous full color photographs. 237 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth backed, paper covered boards. A very good copy in like dust wrapper. Very good/Very good+.

ORCHIDEES, LES

By Puydt, E. de

Paris: J. Rothschild, 1880. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Histoire Iconographique. Organographie - Classification - GŽographie - Collections - Commerce - Emploi - Culture. Avec une revue descriptive des espces cultivŽes en Europe. Paris: J. Rothschild, 1880. 50 full-page, chromoliographic plates heightened by hand, plus 244 illustrations in the text. viii, 348 pp. Text in French. Hardcover. Royal 8vo. Brown 1/2 leather over marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Covers moderately worn; split at bottom of front hinge; an unintrusive stamped number on the title-page; browning around the edges of text [ plates quite clean ], else a very good, untrimmed copy. Very good/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

BANANA DISEASES, INCLUDING PLANTAINS AND ABACA

By Wardlaw, C. W

N. p: Longmans, [ 1961 ]. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good+. N. p: Longmans, [ 1961 ]. First British edition. Numerous b/w photographs. 648 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green cloth. Several modest stamps on front pastedown and free endpaper indicating a former life in a research library, some very light, scattered foxing, else very good. Very good/Good+. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

FLORA OF TROPICAL FLORIDA: A MANUAL OF THE SEED PLANTS AND FERNS OF SOUTHERN PENINSULAR FLORIDA

By Long, Robert W. and Olga Lakela

Miami, FL: Banyan Books, ( 1976 ). Reprint of the 1971 edition. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. Miami, FL: Banyan Books, ( 1976 ). Reprint of the 1971 edition. Copious b/w illustrations. 962 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green paper covered boards. Hinges lightly chipped; edges lightly soiled; some light foxing of preliminary pages; ownerÕs name in ink at top of title-page. Despite all, a solid, relatively clean copy of this essential book. Good+/No dust jacket. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS

By Pack, Charles Lathrop

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1919. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Its War Time Need and Its Economic Value in Peace. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1919. Full color frontispiece with numerous b/w photographs. 179, 32, 32 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board, top edge gilt. Head, heel, and corners bumped and rubbed; boards very lightly soiled; light water damage to bottom extremities; minimal foxing to preliminaries; pages untrimmed. Pages very lightly toned. Very good/No dust jacket.