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
Vancouver, British Columbia: Price, Templeton Syndicate, [No date but circa 1940]. With 100 Illustrations From Photographs. First Edition. signed by Black on the title page. A rare book, especially signed by Black. Martha Louise Munger Black (1866–1957) was a Canadian politician and the second woman elected to the House of..... 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
Wellington: John Mackay, Government Printer, 1910. Illustrated With 71 Photographs. First Edition. Signed presentation from Cockayne on the title page: “L. Cockayne with warmest regards to Dr. Franklin. Sept. 5th, 1914.” Leonard Cockayne [1855–1934) is regarded as New Zealand's greatest botanist and a founder of modern science in New Zealand..... More
NY: Henry Holt & Company, 1912. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Collins on the front endpaper: “Haven Metcalf, with the compliments of J. Franklin Collins.” James Franklin Collins [1863-1940] and Haven Metcalf [1875-1940] were both prominent botanists and collaborated on several works, especially regarding chestnut bark disease. It was..... 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
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
Regina & Toronto: School Aids And Text Book Publishing Co., Ltd., 1942. Drawing by J.H. Flock. First Edition. Signed inscriptions on the front endpaper: "Yours sincerely, Elizabeth Burnett Flock." Also signed by J.H. Flock. Then with another inscription in Mrs. Flock's hand: "sent with the good wishes of R. Bruce..... More
Spanish American Institute Press, Gardena, California:, 1938. With 66 Illustrations From Photographs By The Author. First Edition. One of 100 signed, numbered copies issued to the members of the Sierra Club, this being #54. Uncommon thus! 8vo., pictorial patterned green cloth, stamped in gilt; 135 pages. Very Covers (covers nice..... 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
[Agana, Guam: Lynn Raulerson & Agnes Rinehart, 1992]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by both Raulerson and Rinehart on the title page. A very scarce book, especially signed. 8vo., pictorial white wraps; 138 pages. Very Good (little edgewear covers; few rear pages little bumped on upper corner). More
NY: Orange Judd, 1932. Illustrated With Photographs And Drawings by Ben Carlton Mead. First Edition- a revised edition was published in 1947. Brief signed presentation from Schulzat the top of the front endpaper: "Xmas 1932. To Elizabeth from 'Miss Schulz.'" Ellen Dorothy Schulz Quillin (1892–1970) was an American botanist, author..... 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