New York: D. Appleton and Company 1902. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A review of New York society in the Georgian era. A study of the social conditions of the prosperous class in New York during the "Golden Age of New York". Illustrated throughout. From 'The City and Its Streets' to 'Teapots Urns and Spoons'. Written by Esther Singleton a prolific American author and journalist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with light bumping to the extremities particularly the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Some parts of the text block remain unopened. Very Good D. Appleton and Company hardcover
Dodd Mead and Company 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Title within ornamental border. Remains well-preserved overall. Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature. Physical description; 346 pages 42 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. Subject; Switzerland. Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover
Doubleday Page and Company. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Volume 1. Reading copy only. Bottom inch of spine cut off. Hinges cracked. Front endpage and half title page detached. American Furniture Antiques NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Doubleday, Page, and Company unknown
Methuen & Co. Ltd. Used - Acceptable. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1923. 8vo Hardcover. 360pp. B/W plates. Fair book and no dust jacket. Hinges cracked. Owner's name on front endpage. In protective mylar cover. gardens horticulture gardening history Inquire if you need further information. Methuen & Co., Ltd. hardcover
New York: William Farquhar Payson 1931. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated. A remarkable gardening work looking at the flora used in Shakespeare's works with a guide on how to produce a Shakespeare garden. This is a gardening work examining gardening and horticulture during Shakespeare's days. It looks at the history of the Elizabethan garden and the flowers used in Shakespeare's works as well as containing a guide on how to design one's own Shakespeare garden.A new edition with a fresh introduction and bibliography. This work was first published in 1922. Written by Esther Singleton an American author and journalist.Illustrated from photographs and woodcuts. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; some bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in slight loss and a few small paint splatters to the front board. Internally firmly bound with a little strain at pages 128 and 129. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good William Farquhar Payson hardcover
London: Cecil Palmer 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. xxv 366 frontispiece and many plates taken from old wood cuts and contemporary photographs. Chapters on The Shakespeare Garden Knotted gardens the Flowers of Shakespeare by season. practical suggestions for small and formal gardens on-the Gateway the Mount Seats Rustic Arches Fountains the Dove-cote vases and tubs the sun-dial the pleached alley hedges potpourri etc. Includes a complete list of Shakespearean flowers with botanical identificaation Elizabethan gardens in Shakespeare's birthplace index and bibliography. Publisher's red cloth gilt dj complete but spine darkened and with some edge wear. No inscriptions etc. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall <br/> <br/> Cecil Palmer hardcover