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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+.

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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.… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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.

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… Read more

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… Read more

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;… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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+.

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.… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more