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100 Years of Landscape Architecture: Some Patterns of a Century 1888931205 / 9781888931204
Simo, Melanie
Washington, D.C.: ASLA Press [American Society of Landscape Architects], 1999. First Edition
Cloth 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fine. Fine
Black cloth, lettered in blind on front cover and in white on spine panel. As issued. Dust jacket shows very slight surface rubbing, 1/4" closed tear at base of spine, otherwise essentially as issued, now in archival mylar. 374 pp., illus. in color, b&w. Original black cloth covered slipcase also as issued. Gift-quality copy. 034600
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39.95 USD
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A Book of Herbs 0715604066 / 9780715604069
MacLeod, Dawn
London: Gerald Duckworth and Co. Ltd., 1968. 1st Edition
Hardcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine. Fine Book
Green illus. paper covered boards. Former owner's book plate/address label mounted inside front cover, otherwise as issued. Illus. dust jacket shows the least bit of shelf wear, virtually as issued, now in mylar. 037890
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10.00 USD
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A Celebration of Clematis [SIGNED] 0971955263 / 9780971955264
Heafey, Kaye, and Morgan, Ron; Keith Lewis (photography)
Oakland, CA: Half Full Press, 2007. 1st Edition
Hardcover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fine. Near Fine Book Signed by Author(s)
Gray cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered in silver foil. Squarish format. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket shows mildly sunned spine panel, otherwise as issued, now in mylar. xii,182 pp., illus. w/ color photographs. Signed by co-author Kaye Heafey on half-title, full signature, no inscription. 036008
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25.00 USD
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A Christmas Letter: Some Flower Books and Their Makers
Biddle, Moncure
Philadelphia, PA: Moncure Biddle and Co., 1945. First Edition
Original Wraps 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG+.
Tan paper wraps, lettered in black. Modestly soiled covers, extended edges a bit rubbed. 49 pp., illus. w/ b&w figures in text, 8 full page color plates. Text block and all plates clean and bright. Holiday keepsake annual. Scarce. BIBL0337
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20.00 USD
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A Fresh Herb Platter [INSCRIBED]
Hogner, Dorothy Childs
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Co., 1961. 1st Edition
Original Cloth 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine. Near Fine Book Nils Hogner Signed by Author and Illustrator
Tan cloth, lettered in teal. Former owner's book plate/address label mounted inside front cover, otherwise as issued. Color illus. dust jacket mildly toned, otherwise only slight shelf wear, now in mylar. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf, personalized, full signature; additionally signed by illustrator (author's husband) with an accompanying ink sketch. 237 pp., illus. Very scarce signed copy. 037892
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15.00 USD
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A Most Promising Weed: A History of Tobacco Farming and Labor in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1890-1945 (Ohio RIS Africa Series) 0896802035 / 9780896802032
Rubert, Steven C.
Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1998. 1st Edition
Soft cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine. Book
Stiff pictorial wraps. Slight shelf wear, nearly as issued, with square, uncreased binding, clean interior. xvi,256 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs. 035983
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20.00 USD
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All About Herbs 0890091153 / 9780890091159
Dampney
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books/Book Sales, 1978. First Thus
Hard Cover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine. Near Fine
128 pp., illus. w/ color plates, line drawings. Virtually as issued, slightly bumped at corners. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket. 012342
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7.50 USD
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American Estates and Gardens B00089TYWI
Ferree, Barr
New York: Munn and Co., 1906. First Edition
Decorative Cloth Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very Good. Not Issued Book
Dark green cloth, front cover illus. in gilt and black, spine panel lettered and decorated in gilt, top text block edge in gilt. Cover cloth slightly darkened toward edges and with light flecking over much of front cover, minor exposure at corners, rubbed spine extremities. Text block edges somewhat dulled by age. Both hinges neatly mended and intact. Firm binding, printed on heavy polished "art paper" stock. xvi,306 pp., well illus. w/ b&w plates, many full-page. Scarce and exceptional. Partial contents: Blairsden, W. L. Stow, P. A. B. Widener, Harbor Hill, White House, Herman B. Duryea, Indian Harbor, Newport Palaces (The Breakers, Ochre Court, The Elms, Belcourt, Grey Craig, Gambrill, Hopedene, Rosecliff), White Hall, Henry W. Poor, Biltmore, Faulkner Farm, Stanford White, A. Cass Canfield, Rosemary, All View, Lloyd Bryce, The Orchard, The Monastery, Ogden Mills, Bellefontaine, Martin Hall, California Houses (Hacienda del Pozo de Verona, Frank S. Johnson, Felix Peano), Price Collier, Matthew Baird, Charles F. Coffin, Mill-Brook, Chateau Rexsamer, John G. Wright, Ashford, George S. Graham, Craigston, Talbot House, gardens at/of Weld, Georgian Court, John L. Gardner, Hunnewell Estate, Moses Taylor, Alfred Nathan, Francis Bartlett, much more. 039924
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325.00 USD
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Ann Lovejoy's Organic Garden Design School: A Guide to Creating Your Own Beautiful, Easy-Care Garden 0875968368 / 9780875968360
Lovejoy, Ann
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 2001. First Edition
Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine. Near Fine
Green cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Oblong format. Essentially as issued. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear, now in archival mylar. viii,280 pp., illus. with color photographs, plans, drawings, etc. 022982
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14.90 USD
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Big Trees of Pennsylvania [U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Edition 1787-1987]
Clark, Bob (editor)
Mechanicsburg, PA: Pennsylvania Forestry Association, 1987. First Thus
Spiral Bound 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine. Book
Stiff color illus. wraps, spiral-bound. Laid out horizontally. 65 pp., illus. Slight shelf wear, slightly soiled rear cover, former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover with owner's name/date inked out. Listing of trees by species, with circumference, height, spread, points, and location. A sort of follow-up to Wildman's Penn Trees survey of the early 1930s. Scarce. 038928
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Botanica North America: An Illustrated Guide to Native Plants, Their Botany, Their History, and the Way They Have Shaped Our World 0062702319 / 9780062702319
Harris, Marjorie
New York: HarperResource-HarperCollins, 2003. 1st Edition
Hardcover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fine. Fine Book
Polished tan paper covered boards, lettered in brown. Top corners very slightly bumped, essentially as issued. Color pictorial dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. xx,665 pp., illus. w/ color photographs. 040232
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28.00 USD
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Botanical and Horticultural Books: A Price Guide 0930358090 / 9780930358099
Barnett, Carol (compiler)
Peoria, IL: Spoon River Press, 1991. Second Printing
Original Wraps 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine.
Light blue stiff paper wraps. Bottom front corner bumped, resulting in a few dog-eared leaves, otherwise only very slight handling wear. vi,128 pp. June 1995 ptg. Alphabetical listings, remains a valuable reference even if prices are outdated. 013952
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Botany for Beginners: An Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on Botany. For the Use of Common Schools and the Younger Pupils of Higher Schools and Academies
Phelps, Mrs. [Author of "Familiar Lectures on Botany"]
New York and Cincinnati: Mason Brothers/Rickex, Mallory & Co., 1833.
Quarter-Leather 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Near Fine.
Undated stereotype edition, dating to no later than its former owner signature on front flyleaf, dated Jan. 1861. Front flyleaf also shows embossed bookseller's stamp of John Sheaffer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Black polished 1/4 leather, black textured cloth, stamped in gilt on spine panel. 216 pp., illus. w/ 83 figures in text. Nicely preserved, with minimal rubbing at corners, chipping with some loss at head of spine. Endpapers are toned, but text block is clean and bright, with all leaves firmly anchored and tight, square binding. 009871
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Botany of the United States North of Virginia; Comprising Descriptions of the Flowering and Fern-Like Plants Hitherto Found in Those States, Arranged According to the Natural System. With a Synopsis of the Genera According to the Linnaean System.
Beck, Lewis C.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1868. Second Edition
Cloth 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good.
Brown pebbled cloth, decorated in blind, lettered on spine panel in gilt. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. Covers are somewhat faded but otherwise nicely preserved, with sunned spine panel. Some penciled notes on front flyleaf and dried glue residue from a removed book plate on front pastedown. lxiii,480 pp. Text block generally clean, showing scattered and mostly light foxing, some lightly penciled check-marks in margins, text block edges somewhat dulled by age. Firm binding. 018061
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30.00 USD
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