THE FLORA OF BUCKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1932. First Edition. 8vo., printed wraps; 331 pages. Very Good (covers with some minor chipping & tiny tears; contents clean & tight). More
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1932. First Edition. 8vo., printed wraps; 331 pages. Very Good (covers with some minor chipping & tiny tears; contents clean & tight). More
Oxford University Press, 1952. BLACKBURN, Benjamin. TREES AND SHRUBS IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: KEYS TO THE WILD AND CULTIVATED WOODY PLANTS GROWING IN THE TEMPERATE REGIONS EXCLUSIVE OF CONIFERS. NY: Oxford University Press, 1952. 8vo., green cloth, stamped in black. First Edition. Signed presentation by Blackburn on half-title page: "With..... More
The Knickerbocker Press, 1917. COWDREY-BROWN, Charlotte. GARDENS TO COLOR AND INDIVIDUAL GARDENS. NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1917. Small 8vo., cloth and patterned boards; 156 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Brown on the front endpaper: "From a Garden lover to a Garden lover. Charlotte Cowdrey-Brown." A scarce title, especially signed..... More
Privately Printed For Mrs. John Crosby Brown by Stercks-Miller Press, 1914. BROWN, Mary Elizabeth. JOY IN GARDENS. NY: Privately Printed For Mrs. John Crosby Brown by Stercks-Miller Press, 1914. 8vo., green cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. With the signature & personal bookplate of Lucretia Osborn, wife of well-known paleontologist..... More
Doubleday, 1970. CARR, Rachel E. CREATIVE WAYS WITH FLOWERS: THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS - EAST AND WEST. NY: Doubleday, [1970]. Small 4to., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Carr on the front endpaper: "With affection and gratitude to my dear friend Camille, whose help was invaluable..... More
Rockford,Ill. Wilson-Hall Printing Company, . 1936. First Edition. Uncommon! 32mo., brown printed wraps. In (original?) envelope. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with tiny smudge one rear page). More
L.Reeve and Co., 1926. DARNELL, A.W. DARNELL, A.W. WINTER BLOSSOMS FROM THE OUTDOOR GARDEN: A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF EXOTIC TREES, SHRUBS AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS THAT FLOWER IN THE OUTDOOR GARDEN IN THE BRITISH ISLES DURING THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY FOR THE USE OF AMATEUR GARDENERS, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED..... More
Beirut, Lebanon: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences American University Of Beirut Publication No. 6, 1959. Illustrations By The Author. First Edition. Signed inscription from Edgecombe on the front endpaper: "With the author's compliments, Winnie S. Edgecombe. June 6, 1967." A scarce imprint! Tall 8vo., printed white wraps; 156 pages. Very Good..... More
Oxford University Press, 1941. BRAZELTON, Julian. GOSHORN, Gladys M. DO YOU KNOW YOUR GARDEN?. Illustrated by Julian Brazelton. NY: Oxford University Press, [1941]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Goshorn on front endpaper: "To Ruby, from Gladys M. Goshorn." Very good; little edgewear d/j. $25.00... More
Thomas Nelson Inc., 1977. HELFMAN, Elizabeth. APPLES, APPLES, APPLES. Illustrated. Nashville/NY: Thomas Nelson Inc., [1977]. 8vo., red cloth & boards in dust jacket; 159 pages. First Edition. Helfman does for apples what John McPhee did for oranges with his 1967 book of the same name. Signed presentation from Helfman on..... More
NY: Vantage Press, 1983. First Edition. Signed inscription by Hilleary on front endpaper: "Merry Christmas 2001, John Thornton Hilleary" 8vo., black boards in dust jacket; 111 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight)'; very nice d/j. More
J.T. Lovett Co., 1890. LAMSON-SCRIBNER, F. FUNGUS DISEASES OF THE GRAPE AND OTHER PLANTS AND THEIR TREATMENT. Little Silver, NJ: J.T. Lovett Co., 1890. 8vo., embossed cloth. First Edition. Very Good (bright). $75.00. More
B.M. McGeachy, 1952. McGEACHY, Beth M. YOUR PALMS: Descriptions and Photographs. [Florida]: B.M. McGeachy, [1952]. 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Good (little chipping wraps & small tear). $12.50. More
McGraw-Hill, 1941. McLEAN, Forman T. THE GLADIOLUS. NY: McGraw-Hill, [1941]. 8vo., pale-green cloth stamped in dark-blue. First Edition. Signed presentation by F.F. Rockwell, Editor for Whittlesey House Garden Series, on front endpaper, to a New York Times editor: "To Lester Markel. March 1941. For more and better glads! F.F. Rockwell."..... More
Paris: O. Doin Et Fils. Et Librairie Agricole, 1909. With three hundred sixty- five illustrations. Fourth Edition. A practical guide to gardening, creation and maintenance of a small garden, cultivation and multiplication of plants, fruit trees, ornamental trees and shrubs, main rustic flowers, turf, sowing schedule and works, etc. 12mo...... More
William Collins, 1836. [PATERSON, Nathaniel]. THE MANSE GARDEN. By A Clergyman. London: William Collins, 1836. 12mo., embossed purple cloth. Early, aristocratic gardening. Very Good (some fading binding, ink presentation title page). $250.00. More
Simon and Schuster, 1952. PIRONE, Dr. P. P. MODERN GARDENING: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE AGRICULTURAL USES OF MODERN CHEMISTRY'S MIRACLE DRUGS. Edited by Maron J. Simon. [NY]: Simon and Schuster, 1952. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Pirone on the front endpaper: "To Al Winslow..... More
F. Tempsin, 1886. STERNE, Carus. HERBST UND WINTERBLUMEN: EINE SCHILDERUNG DER HEIMILCHEN BLUMENWELT. Illustrated With 71 Color Plates. Prag: F. Tempsin, 1886. 12mo., tan quarter-calf leather & patterned boards. First Edition. Very Good (edgewear & some wear corners, small ink name, one signature a bit askew). $75.00. More
T.N. Foulis, 1914. KING, Jessie. WATERFIELD, Margaret. CORNERS OF GREY OLD GARDENS. London: T.N. Foulis, [1914]. 12mo., pictorial white boards, top edge gilt. Cover by Jessie King. First Edition. With eight tipped-in color plates by Waterfield. One of the Grey Old Gardens series, containing ten essays on gardens by Sir..... More
WEATHERS, John. THE BULB BOOK: OR BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS PLANTS FOR THE OPEN AIR, STOVE, AND GREENHOUSE. CONTAINING PARTICULARS AS TO DESCRIPTIONS, CULTURE, PROPAGATION, ETC., OF PLANTS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD HAVING BULBS, CORMS, TUBERS, OR RHIZOMES, (ORCHIDS EXCLUDED). Illustrated by the Author. NY: E.P. Dutton, [no date]..... More
Macmillan Company, 1951. WYMAN, Donald. TREES FOR AMERICAN GARDENS. NY: Macmillan Company, 1951. Small 4to., green cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Typed letter signed from Wyman tipped to half-title page, dated 1965. Very Good (light spotting); some wear (few chips, rubbing & tears) d/j. $20.00. More
The Iowa State College Press, 1953. YOHE, Ralph Sandlin. WHAT OUR FARMERS CAN LEARN FROM OTHER LANDS. Foreword by Arthur C. Page. Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State College Press, [1953]. Small 8vo., red-orange cloth in dust jacket; 164 pages. First Edition. The author traveled for three years and 40,000 miles..... More