Search Results: Nature - Botany from Horizon Books

New York, The Vendome Press, [1991], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (short tear), fine in near fine jacket. . 4to [26 x 26 cm]; 144 pp, 150 fine colored illustrations from photos by Mehta, many full page, trek charts, glossary, bibliography, index. . Superb photos by renowned photographer. Suggested treks through the Himalayas with itineraries for Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Utter Pradesh, Sikkim and Darjeeling, Nepal east and west. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Journal of Royal Horticultural Society, [1962, 1967], First edition. . bound in green heavy paper wraps with printed label, fine and clean, although cover is slightly faded. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 77-86; 117-128 pp, 2 maps with insets, photo illustrations including in color. . Two interesting papers on plant hunting extracted from this great journal. Cruttwell lived on Cape Vogel Peninsula in South-east Papua and explores this area and nearby Daga Country, while the Jermy-Sayers paper was based on the 1964 expedition by the British Museum and University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In both papers there is description of some of the orchids seen in this richest of orchid areas, including Grammatphyllum papuanum, Dendrobium forbesii, Latourea group of dendrobiums, Dendrobium johnsoniae (color illus), Dendrobium caespitficum (color illus), etc, as well as rhododendrons, and other flowering plants. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Geneva, Paris, Librairie George, Librairie O. Doin, 1899, First edition. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering, rubbed at edges, some light foxing mostly marginal else a very good copy with good impressions of the plates, inscribed presentation copy in French signed by author dated May 1899. . 8vo [25 x 16.5 cm]; xii, [vi], 92, [120], [iv, ads with illus] pp, 60 plates, of which 59 are fine colored lithographs (chromolithographs), other illustrations in text. . Nissen 406a. Not in Glikbarg. Correvon, Swiss botanist and alpinist, wrote a number of influential works on alpine plants and flowers. The very attractive plates in this original edition are finely done and superior to those in the 1923 reprint. Each plate has the scientific name, and the common names in French, English and German. The text is in French. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Bell and Daldy; George Bell & Sons, 1872-1874, First edition of each volume. . orig pictorial cloth, elaborate decoration in gilt & black on front covers & spines, front coves with mounted oval color plate as issued, all edges gilted, about 20 plates in volume II with dampstain, mostly marginal, light edge rubbing, else near fine. . 4to [25.5 x 17.5 cm]; 2 volumes, viii, 152; [iii], 140 pp, 108 colored lithographed plates (chromolithographs), each with tissue guard, general index, systematic index. . The attractive plates, several of which are of lady's slipper orchids, were printed by Fawcett of Driffield from paintings by Lydon. The two volumes constitute the complete set, each volume being issued separately, the first volume being successful it was decided to issue a second series, which is why most sets found are with the second edition of the first volume. Nissen 2186. British Museum Natural History 2361. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 346. Jackson 119.… Read More

Denton, University of North Texas Press, [1992], First edition. . original cloth, dj, fine. . 4to [30.5 x 23 cm]; 127 pp, 52 fine color plates, index. . Attractive botanical art from the artist's original guache and color pencil drawings, each accompanied by a description, history, origin and references of early works. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, J. & A. Churchill, 1904, First edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, title lettering on cover in gilt border, spine faded but lettering clear, corner bumped, interior is clean and fine in very good cover. . 8vo [24.5 x 18.5 cm]; 287 pp, 138 illustrations on 128 plates (complete), index. . A very detailed work with numerous detailed illustrations covering all aspects including starches, flours, leaves, flowers, seeds, spices, fruits, woods, barks, roots, bulbs, corms, fungi, galls, spores, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1912, First edition. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, gilt vignette on spine, fine and clean, covers bright. . 4to [25.5 x 19 cm]; xvi, 351 pp, 16 colored plates, including frontis with tissue guard, numerous other plates from photos, hundreds of illustrations from drwgs, indexes. . A very well-illustrated work covering all the main grasses and related plants (bamboo, sugar canes, rushes, sedges, etc) found in Canada and the United States, with detailed descriptions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Clarkson N. Potter, 1979, First American edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (light crease on lower spine, not price clipped), near fine, clean. . 4to [30.5 x 22 cm]; 40 fine colored plates from painting, other illus, bibliog. . Good introduction through viewing examples of works of the best botanical painters of all time from Europe, USA, far east and with intelligent descriptions and introduction by former secretary of Kew Gardens. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Prentice Hall Editions, [1990], First edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (tear on front panel repaired, not price clipped), fine in good jacket. . 4to [29 x 22 cm]; 160 pp, 56 fine color plates, other illustrations in text, bibliog, brief biographies of artist, index of plants. . Published in Britain as 'Flower Artists of Kew', the respected and renowned author, gives a good introduction, as well as a description for each plate, and demonstrates that the botanical artists of today can compete with the best artists of the past. Includes artists such as Margaret Mee, Mary Grierson, Ann Farrer, Valerie Price, Margaret Stones, etc, and with descriptions of the great earlier artists such as William Jackson Hooker, Walter Hood Fitch, Redoute, etc, Kew Gardens, early engraving and woodcut illustrations, and other topics. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Ottawa, Canada Department of Mines, Victoria Memorial Museum, 1922, First edition. . original heavy paper printed wraps, signature in upper title margin, few penciled notes in margin, spine a bit chipped, very good. . 8vo [25 x 16.5 cm]; [ii], iii, 130 pp, 6 plates including frontis from photos, 2 folding colored maps in rear pocket, index. . Published as memoir 126, biological series. The work includes the geology, physiography, climate, history of botanical exploration, oxylophytes, calcicoles, glossary of terms, species, bibliography, list of new species and varieties, taxonomic revisions, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

[London], Collins & Brown, 1991, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. . folio [36 x 25 cm]; 128 pp, 60 color plates from paintings, other illus, index. . Includes some of the finest botanical art from the last few centuries including Ehret, Bauer, Redoute, Thornton, Brookshaw, Catesby, Hooker and many others, each with a good description and an introduction to the art. An impressive production with stunning botanical prints. (There was also a smaller paperback version with only 40 plates) A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, William Collins of London, 1944, First edition. . original pictorial paper covered boards, dj (lightly rubbed), fine and clean in very good dj. . 8vo [23 x 16.5 cm]; 48 pp, fine color plates from drwgs, numerous other illus, bibliog. . In the Britain in Pictures series. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1901, . . original cloth, gilt lettering, uncut, rear corner bumped, short tear at spine, a very good uncut copy. . 4to [26 x 20 cm]; xii, 312 pp, 130 plates from photos including frontis, 10 other full-page illustrations from drwgs, tables, index. . A thorough work, this being the first major study of galls effecting trees and plants. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, B. T. Batsford, [1945], Second edition, revised. . original cloth, faded, lightly water stained and rippled on some pages, else very good. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; ix, 182 pp, color frontis, 133 illustrations from photos, drwgs, old engravings, index. . The appendices are keys to identifying broadleaves and conifers. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Unwin Brothers, nd [1911], First edition. . original cloth-backed boards, lightly soiled, light wear at edge, a little foxed, hinges cracked but holding, plates clean and bright, good+. . small folio [32 x 25 cm]; 40 pp, 10 mounted color plates with tissue guards, on art paper, glossary. . Useful of identification of species, with colored plates from paintings. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Brook, Richardson & Co., nd [c 1880], . . green cloth with gilt rules title lettering on spine, light stain on rear cover, very good copy with nice plates. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 272 pp, 34 colored plates (some hand colored, rest chromolithographs) including frontis, plus colored title page, numerous other engravings. . The British Museum copy has only 32 plates. Most of the plates show 3 to 6 figures, although a number show only one subject, including one of the water lily. An interesting work that describes the uses of the plants and their cultivation. Hundreds of species are covered. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Pasadenea, Abbey Garden Press, 1941, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, outer corner of cover a little bumped, else near fine and clean. . 4to [30 x 22.5 cm]; xiv, [i], 227, [iii] pp, frontis, 31 plates from drwgs that illustrate 146 genera, drawn by Bock, 163 other illustrations from photos, bibliog, index. . Beautifully illustrated book, describing recent species since Britton and Rose's monograph, new species described for the first time, comparisons of genera and a check list of all species, provides a valuable reference work and supplement to the classic Britton and Rose work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Los Angeles, The Bromeliad Society, 1981, First edition. . original brown pictorial simulated leather, dj (chipped at edge, tear), fine and clean in good jacket. . 4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; 112 pp, colored frontis, hundreds of fine colored illustrations from photos, index. . A very well-illustrated survey of this family of plants unique to America, especially found in jungles and rainforests of central and south america including Tillandsias, Vrieseas, Guzmanias, Aechmeas, Billbergias, Noeregelias, Porteas, Navias, and all the rest. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Thames and Hudson, [1987], First edition, first printing. . original cloth, gilt cover design, gilt spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, dj (not clipped), fine, clean, unmarked. . 4to [31.5 x 26 cm]; xxiv, 184 pp, frontis, 57 fine color plates from paintings, 170 illustrations, map of hardiness zones for Canada and USA. . Stuart, one of the most influential gardeners of the twentieth century, winner of numerous awards including an O. B. E., as well as a talented artist who paints from in-depth knowledge of the plants, here presents his excellent paintings especially of perennials, shrubs, roses and other flowers. The appendices list his principal works, the plants he introduced or promoted, his writings and illustrations, books, journals, hardiness zones in the US and Canada for the plants he illustrated, etc. There is also an essay, "An American Perspective on the Artist's Work" by James J. White and the author's essay on flowers and flower painting. A most… Read More

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984, First Edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, dust jacket, very fine and clean, as new. . 4to [31 x 24 cm]; 357 pp, 95 color plates, many other illustrations including full-page, bibliog, index. . Prestele, Bavarian born, moved to Buffalo, New York, where he received commissions from Asa Gray, John Torrey and other leading botanist. His engravings and plates were also used by nurserymen as selling aids. He was one of America's first professional botanical artists. The author has painstakingly created this work, with excellent plates. Appendices include a glossary, checklist of plates for Gray's work, checklist of U. S. Army reports of western expeditions containing Prestele's illustrations, checklist of nurserymen's plates signed or attributed to him. A picture of this book is available on request by email.