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Savannah Georgia: Historic Savannah Foundation, 1982. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. F/VG+/1st ed. This is the first book to be written about gardens of Historic Savannah. Gardens have flourished here, faded away and flourished again for two hundred and fifty years. Today, with the renaissance of the old city, gardens are once more taking their place beside the old houses. This volume contains fasincation bits of horticultural intelligence such as the native habitat of plants, as well as the landscape architectual designs of many of Savannah's oldest and most important homes. Book Condition is Fine; clean and unmarked, with white slick pages. 80pp. First Edition. Contains Horticultural Charts by James White Morton III, Landscape Drawings by Louise Yancy, and Paintings by Ray G. Ellis. Bibliography and Botanical Nomenclature; botanical and common names for plants are listed. Dust Jacket is Very Good+; excellent color with several small closed tears to front panel. One large chip.…
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Behind Those Garden Walls in Historic Savannah
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Cottages on the Coast: Fair Harbors and Secret Shores
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New York, New York: Universe Publishing, 2004. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. VG+/VG+/1st ed. A clean solid copy of this book with no marking or soiling. Previous owner's book plate on front free end paper. First printing noted on verso title page by number 1 on printing line. Jacket has no tears or nicks and has been covered a mylar sleeve. Great photography. 223pp., photographs and descriptions of 27 cottages.
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Essays on William Chambers Coker, Passionat Botanist
by Mary Coker Joslin
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Chapel Hill , NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sandra Brooks-Mathers. F/F/1st ed.,1st. prntng/Signed by author and illustrator . William Coker was one of the sterling group of faculty colleagues who, by virture of superior scholarship, brought the University of North Carolina into the national and international community of learning. Dr, Coker was responsible for the establishement and developement of the Coker Arboretum and Botannical Gardens. He also volunteered to landscape public area, including public schools, an Ashville cemetery, and a library at Edenton, among others. This book was written as part of the celebration of the Coker Arboretum Centennial at Chapel Hill in 2003. Book contains nine essays and an epilogue on the legacy of Dr. Coker. Also includes two appendices: one on plants named by Dr. Coker, the other on his publications. 197pp. First Edition, first printing stated. Notes, bibliography, b&w photos and drawings,…
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Gardens of Georgia
by William Mitchell
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Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree Publishers, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Photography By Richard Moore. VG+/NF/1st ed., 1st prntng/Signed by Both. Writer William Mitchell and photographer Richard Moore have portrayed the wonders of gardens historic and comtemporary, public and private, and urban and rural from each of the three regions of Georgia: North Georgia, Piedmont Plateau and South Georgia. Whether illustrating overall "gradenscapes" or capturing intimate vignettes and individual blossoms, Richard Moore's photgraphs have a depth of color and clarity of detail that immerse the reader into a world of delightful splendor. The text by William Mitchell not only describes the setting as they are today, but also spins a rich background of history in the context of the botanical "Eden" observed by the early explorers. Book Condition is Fine; beige cloth over boards with white lettering to spine and front. 214pp. First Edition, first printing. Beautiful…
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Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South
by James R. Cothran
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Columbia South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 2003. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed., first printing. Cothran's research included travel throughout the South to examine a multitude of historical sources--diaries, letters, travel accounts, garden plants, maps, paintings, photographs, nursery catalogs, garden books, and agricultural journals. In the resulting volume he describes the distinguishing features of antebellum gardens, sources for seed and plants, and dissemination of gardening information and fashion. Book Condition is Fine; green cloth over boards with gold lettering to front and spine. 320pp. First Edition, first printing. Slick, higher quality paper with full color photos on most pages. Included also are garden maps, drawings and sketches. Appendixes, bbibliography, index and illustration credits. Contains a conposite list of Pre-1861 American Nursery Calalogues. Book is tightly bound, clean with no markings, soiling. Square and sharp cornered. Dust…
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Historic Charleston Gardens
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Charleston South Carolina: Arcadia Publications, 2007. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. VG/1st ed. A clean tight unmarked copy with even color to covers and a gentle curve to the front cover panel. 124pp. with b&w early photos (20th century, some earlier) on most pages. Signed by authors on the title page(names only). Comes to you in an archival document bag for storage. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BASH
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The Rabbit in the Moon : A Garden Tale for the Young and the Young at Heart
by Alice Van Trease
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Savannah Georgia: Pele Publishing, 1996. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good+. Vg+/0/1st. ed./signed An adorable story of kindness and, how the Rabbit got his image on the moon. When a garden club speaker canceled with only a few days notice, Alice Van Trease called everyone she could think of as a replacement speaker. Because she was too embarrassed to have no program at all for the meeting, she decided to give the program herself. Resorting to memory and imagination, she tried to pinpoint the exact time in her life that she fell in love with gardening. She thought about the gardens in which she played as a child. she recalled the sights, sounds and scents of the garden at night and the magic of childhood garden games. "The Rabbit in the Moon" is the result of her efforts. Book Condition is Very Good+; small oblong paperback with a drawing of the moon rabbit on the front with the title in blue letters. Fifty seven pages are dedicated to the story and the charming pencil illustrations,…
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Text-book of Scientific Agriculture with Practical Deductions
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New York, New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1875. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/None Present. VG/0/1st ed. After the conclusion of the Civil War, there was a demand for improved farming methods throughout the southern region. Most of the Agricultural information previously used in the South was based on European research, most of which were not adaptable to the southern soil and climate. The University of Georgia established a small experimental reseach farm in1873, run by a Professor of Chemistry at the University, E. M. Pendleton. Two years later Professor Pendleton published this book, written for the Agricultural students at the Unversity of Georgia, one of the very first such textbook published in the United States. Book Condition is Very Good; clean with firm hand tied binding and orignal leather covering on spine with title and author's name in gilt lettering.Some cracking and rubbing to leather. 419pp. Endpapers and pastedowns are agricultral advertisements. Wear to boards,…
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