‎Biography‎

‎Polhill, D & R‎

‎East African plant collectors‎

‎Kew Publishing 2015. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Pictorial hard covers A detailed biographical reference work to the collectors of plants in Kenya Uganda and Tanzania prepared as an adjunct to the Flora of Tropical East Africa. 520 pp. Kew Publishing hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 13930

‎Curtis, T (ed); Nelmes, E & Cuthbertson, W (compilers)‎

‎Curtis's Botanical Magazine: dedications and portraits 1827-1927‎

‎Bernard Quaritch Ltd 1931. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket. Publisher's boards Inscribed by the joint compiler Wm. Cuthbertson on ffep. Bernard Quaritch Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 15409

‎Parkinson, Anna‎

‎Nature's alchemist: John Parkinson herbalist to Charles 1‎

‎Frances Lincoln 2008. 1st edition. As new/As new. Hard covers dust jacket Cleverly constructed biography which skates over the gaps in the record painting a convincing picture of the life of a talented Catholic Lancastrian in London at the turn of the 17th century. 336 pp. Frances Lincoln hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 15720

‎Strachey, Lionel (tr); Lebrun, Vigee‎

‎Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun‎

‎London: Grant Richards 1904. 1st edition thus. V.g./No Jacket. Hard covers Owner's initials and bookseller's ticket on front pastedown another ticket on rear pastedown. A tidy copy. xv 233 pp. London: Grant Richards hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8357

‎Bentley, Phyllis‎

‎The Brontës‎

‎Home & Van Thal 1947. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Hard covers no dust jacket Dated inscription by author on ffep. Cover very lightly soiled. 114 pp. Home & Van Thal hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 9497

‎Barber, CT C T‎

‎A geologist in the service of the Raj‎

‎The author Henfield 1978. First edition. V.g./No Jacket. Hard covers no dust jacket Spine lightly sunned. ix 245 pp. The author, Henfield hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 10145

‎Brummitt, RK & Powell, CE (eds) R K C E‎

‎Authors of plant names‎

‎Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1992. 1st edition. Fine/Good. Hard covers dust jacket A compilation of names of authors of scientific names of plants and fungi with standardised abbreviations. Jacket sunned but otherwise intact. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 10155 ISBN : 0947643443 9780947643447

‎Smith, James E‎

‎A selection of the correspondence of Linnaeus and other naturalists from the original manuscripts vol. 2 only‎

‎Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Brown London 1821. 1st edition. Good/No Jacket. Boards Torn label on spine front hinge starting edges untrimmed. Vol. 2 only. iv 580 pp. plus unpaginated index at end. Folding plates of handwriting samples at rear somewhat foxed. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 10412

‎Chase, Isabel Wakelin Urban‎

‎Horace Walpole: gardenist‎

‎Princeton University Press 1943. 1st edition. V.g. /No Jacket. Publisher's green cloth gilt title on spine Slight corner wear otherwise a very good copy. Blind stamp of Brewster Rogerson on ffep. Princeton University Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 4800

‎Alfred, Baron von Wolzogen‎

‎Raphael Santi: his life and his works‎

‎London: Smith Elder 1866. 1st English edition. V.g./No Jacket. Full calf raised bands red label with title on spine Bound in full calf raised bands red label with title on spine. Waterstaining to frontispiece; all edges marbled. Front board loose. xii 259 pp. London: Smith, Elder hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 6243

‎Backhouse, James‎

‎The life and correspondence of William and Alice Ellis of Airton‎

‎Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth 1850. 2nd edition revised and corrected. V.g./No Jacket. Full leather binding gilt title on gilt-banded spine The rare Philadelphia edition. Ex-library copy with bookplates of Friends' Library at Rose Street and New York Monthly Meeting library; discreet labels on spine no other ownership marks. Bound in full leather worn at corners with scarcely raised bands delineated in gilt with gilt title on spine. Mild foxing to extremities and occasionally within. Frontispiece of Friends' Meeting House at Airton West Yorkshire by A. Kollner of Philadelphia. x 334 pp. Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 6386

‎Galsworthy, Ada & John‎

‎Ex Libris John Galsworthy: selected by himself and A.G.‎

‎William Heinemann London 1933. 1st edition; printed in red and black. Fine /No Jacket. Full leather binding gilt lines Fine lacks d.j. in 1930s art binding of green pigskin leather linear gold tooling 'J.G.' monogram on front undecorated raised bands spine somewhat sunned sll. foxing on outer edge of pages not affecting text. Includes charming 'art deco' illustrations by Rudolf H. Sauter who also illustrated Galsworth's "The awakening". William Heinemann, London hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 562

‎McVaugh, Rogers‎

‎Edward Palmer plant explorer of the American West‎

‎University of Oklahoma Press 1956. 1st edition. V.g. /V.g. Hard covers dust jacket Jacket in protective plastic cover with slight edge wear; internally very good. A valuable reference book to the botanical field work of Palmer in Colorado and other parts of the American West. The author was educated at Swarthmore College near Philadelphia with a Ph.D. from UPenn and became curator of phanerogams at the University of Michigan herbarium. xvii 430 pp. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 3583

‎Gouzenko, Igor‎

‎This Was My Choice: Gouzenko's Story‎

‎Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Canada Limited 1948. First edition first printing. Hardcover in good condition with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked worn and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked including small tears and chips. Board spine ends are bumped and sunned. Page block is tanned and blemished. Previous owner's dedication penned to FEP. Boards are clean binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Used. J.M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 548061

‎Blum, Ron‎

‎George Rose Australia's Master Stereographer Signed by Author‎

‎Adelaide: Published by Author. 2022. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Mint condition - a new copy. Illustrated with over 280 photographs taken on George Rose's photographic journeys around Australia and the world. Signed by author the late Ron Blum. 262 pages. The story of George Rose a great Australian photographer with a catalogue of all his known 3-D views taken from the 1880's to 1920. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New. 4th Edition. Softcover. Published by Author paperback‎

Bookseller reference : BIB332086 ISBN : 0958957231 9780958957236

‎OLIVE PEABODY‎

‎1908 Olive Whipple Peabody Manuscript Travel Journal of Tsarist Russia with 17 Real Photo Postcards of St. Petersburg and Moscow before the Revolution‎

‎RUSSIA. Fair with no dust jacket. 1908. Unbound. On offer is a wonderful description of an American girl visiting Tsarist Russia in the years before the revolution. The author of this travel journal is Olive Whipple Peabody 1886-1969 the adopted daughter of the American lawyer and philanthropist Philip G. Peabody 1857-1934. To learn about Philip & Olive please see BIO NOTES at the conclusion of the listing. In this journal Olive describes a trip she took with her adoptive father Philip in 1908. This amazingly detailed diary is exceptional with its fascinating details of all that she saw and did in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The journal opens with them in Sweden: "Dad and I returned from Kristiania this morning. Our train left Kristiania at 6 o'clock last night and we rode without any change of cars until 7: 50 this morning when we entered the large Central Station of Stockholm ." May 17They spent several days visiting historical sites in Stockholm before sailing for Finland and Russia. They arrived in St. Petersburg on May 21st: "All the Russian churches and many of the people have a sort of unclean odor. Found St. Isaac's Cathedral more impressive than the Kazan Cathedral. This Cathedral stands in the Nevsky Prospekt - the long main street of St. Petersburg. It has an arched colonnade of 136 pillars in imitation of St. Peter's at Rome". May 22"A guide took us about St. Isaac's Cathedral and showed us the valuable stones set in the gold icons until we really believed that the wealth of Russia is in the Cathedrals. I visited twice The Memorial Church built on the exact spot where Alexander II was murdered. The stones in the pavement are left just as they were The Cathedral of Peter & Paul is an oblong building 210 feet in length and 98 in breadth. All the sovereigns of Russia since the foundation of St. Petersburg lie buried in the Cathedral except Peter II. The bodies are deposited under the floor of the church and the marble tombs above marking the sites of the graves." May 22"We asked admissions to the Winter Palace and we were sent on from one man in charge to another then another & so on till at least we were shown into a little room where we sat down on benches and waited. We did not know how long we would have to wait before someone came. No one spoke English or French. We decided to go on to another Cathedral for we had only the afternoon before we left for Moscow. We went to the bazaars but really most of them were closed for some sort of a holiday. Lots of things were very expensive. Dry goods priced in the windows of the shops were terribly high. A very large good natured cat sat in the door way of every shop. Candy and fruit were very expensive. Car fares cheap - hotels poor & expensive - cab fares moderate." May 23"Passports are compulsory in Russia. Anywhere & everywhere you go a passport is demanded. At every Russian hotel it is taken by the manager then given to the police official of the hotel. The next day it is returned to us after there has been a most careful examination. Even my age is required. We have been delighted to get permission in London of the Russian consul to enter Russia! To remain in St Petersburg and permission to remain in Moscow. Then permission to leave the country. Police officials attend to all this and a charge is made each time. Often times you need a passport even to enter a public building". May 23"We left the Hotel de France at 6 o'clock yesterday and drove to the Nicholas R. R. Station. The cab was so small we could barely get in with our luggage. My suit case had to ride outside in the pouring rain. At the station only two small settees near the door to accommodate the hundreds of people who would wait for trains. I managed to get a seat on one bench. The moment anyone moved 20 people were after that seat. Dad was standing in line 40 minutes for our tickets. Our train to Moscow was the largest one I ever saw. We walked nearly a quarter of a mile before we came to our places. Dad had to ride in a men's compartment in the car behind mine. I was put in with 3 women & a child; all Russian; all very nice. Extra fees are charged on this train for speed as it goes between St. Petersburg & Moscow in 12 hours instead of 24 hours. Also there is extra charge for use of a berth. The ride was uninteresting. We passed woods and meadows pastures and little hills. We entered Moscow station at 8: 45 this morning just on time. A very ordinary station for so many travelers" May 24; "We had good rooms in the Hotel Bazar-Slav Hotel Slaviansky Bazar; room numbers 104 & 105 - with electric lights red plush furniture & hard wood floor - no carpet but one or two rugs. The first place we visited was the Kremlin about a 10 minute walk from the hotel. The life of a Russian soldier is very hard. They must be ready any moment to go where ever ordered. Their pay is only a few cents a day. At one time they were allowed to write one letter a month free of postage but when later they were obliged to pay that postage they often had to go two months without sending a letter. They look very forlorn & dirty". May 26"We passed The Great Riding School on our way to an electric car stopping place - as we had come out of the Kremlin through the Trinity Gate. This remarkable building was built in 1817 and is one of the largest rooms in the world unsupported by pillars or props of any kind. The place was well lighted and we thought it a good opportunity to look in. The room was full of automobiles and the wealthy people of the city were evidently spending the evening at an automobile show ." May 27"I have visited the Iberian Chapel several times. It is very small and the inside is bad air. The chapel which is illuminated by silver lamps with wax candles is always beset by worshippers whose donations amount to a very large sum. The Iberian Mother is often taken out to ride in a splendid coach drawn by 6 horses with priests and servants. It goes to the houses of the sick to weddings and to new houses etc. For this honor large sums are paid sometimes the fee received amounts to 100 Rs. $58.00. While it is absent from the chapel another copy is put in its place. On visiting Moscow the Emperor always dismounts and prays at this chapel before entering the Kremlin. It is generally surrounded by nuns and other beggars". May 27. Unfortunately her diary ends here. Olive has lightly affixed 17 Real Photo Post Cards RPCC to the pages; several are written on with detailed descriptions. There are also two small pressed flowers tucked between the pages; original florets from 1908. The amount of detail in this journal is outstanding. Olive is a keen observer and writes well. This is an excellent source document for a Russia historian as it paints a vivid picture of life under the Tsars. The photo post cards that she has pasted into her journal bring her descriptions to life especially the street scenes. This is an excellent picture of a world that was soon to spiral into a very dark place for many years to come. Condition: Measuring 8.25 inches by 6.25 inches this journal has 35 pages and is 100% complete. The front and back covers are missing and the spine has been broken. All of the pages are intact. The handwriting is quite legible. BIO NOTESOlive Whipple Peabody Beardwood 1886-1969 born Hamilton Essex County Massachusetts USA. She married James Beardwood 1884-1968 of Lancashire England in 1920. They had one child Jamie W. Beardwood 1930-2003. She was the adopted daughter of Philip G. Peabody. Philip G Peabody 1857-1934 was a noted American financier and philanthropist who lived in Boston in the early years of the 20th century. He was the son of a Justice of the NY Supreme Court of the United States and was himself an attorney by profession. He also was involved with several social campaigns of his day. In particular he was active in the anti-vivisectionist movement and a supporter of a major project of the nascent NAACP. Peabody had adopted Olive in 1904 when she was 18 years old. Their friendship was somewhat unusual. They had met on a local train when she was 14. He was an avid world traveller and in his lifetime he crossed the Atlantic an astounding 145 times and visited 43 different countries. He told her stories of his adventures and a friendship ensued. Over the years he gave her gifts and money took her places and showed her the world he lived in. ; Manuscripts; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 35 pages; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 1900s; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; RUSSIA; OLIVE WHIPPLE PEABODY; PHILIP G PEABODY; NAACP; TSARIST RUSSIA; TSAR NICHOLAS II; ST. PETERSBURG; MOSCOW; AMERICANS IN RUSSIAN EMPIRE; AMERICAN TRAVELERS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; PREREVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA; TRAVEL JOURNALS; SWEDEN; STOCKHOLM; TRAIN TRIPS IN PREREVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA; RUSSIAN HOTELS IN 1900s; THE MANEZH RIDING SCHOOL; RUSSIAN CAPITAL IN 1900s; LANDMARKS OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIA; IBERIAN MOTHER; RUSSIAN CHURCHES; REAL PHOTO POST CARDS RPCC; SLAVIANSKY BAZAR; STREET SCENES OF MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURGH; URBAN LIFE IN PREREVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA; SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN TSARIST RUSSIA; RUSSIAN ECONOMY IN 1900s AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL; Signed by Author . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0008190

‎PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY‎

‎Volume 96 through Volume 121‎

‎PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. Volume 96 through Volume 121. 24 vols. Phila.: 1972-1997. Uniformally bound in later cloth except for Vol. 101 which is in orig. printed wrappers. Ex-library else a very good set. A run of this collection of local history especially strong on the colonial and revolutionary periods. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 60044

‎Hudson, Derek‎

‎Arthur Rackham. His Life and Work‎

‎London: William Heinemann Ltd. VG : in very good condition with chipped and torn dust jacket tape repairs. Spine faded. 1974. Re-issue. Brown hardback cloth cover with gilt titles. 290mm x 230mm 11" x 9". 180pp. 33 tipped-in colour plates many from Rackham's illustrations and numerous additional b/w plates. Heavy book - extra shipping needed for overseas. . William Heinemann Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : j6016 ISBN : 0434353507 9780434353507

‎Patterson, MW M W‎

‎Sir Francis Burdett and His Times 1770-1844: Volume 1-2‎

‎Macmillan and Co 1931. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1700grams ISBN: Macmillan and Co hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 4945501

‎Abbott, John SC (Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte) S C‎

‎The History of Napoleon Bonaparte‎

‎New York: Harper & Brothers 1883 new edition. Hardcover set 611 666pp. Very good no dust jackets. 4 volumes. Top edges gilt frontispiece illustrations maps notes. Light spine wear at top and bottom corners lightly rubbed top 2 inches of back cover of volume 1 is marred by a dampstain minor shelf wear. Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte. Locale: France. History--France Battle of Waterloo Napoleonic Wars World Leaders. Harper & Brothers Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 117452

‎Walburga, Lady Paget‎

‎The Linings of Life: Volumes 1-2‎

‎Hurst & Blackett. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1100grams ISBN: Hurst & Blackett hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 4945500

‎Van Zwoll, Wayne‎

‎Elk & Elk Hunting‎

‎Long Beach CA: Safari Press Inc 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Very good copy with minor shelfwear. Dust jacket with minor shelfwear and 3" closed slit to a portion of back cover. Safari Press, Inc hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 041477 ISBN : 1571572031 9781571572035

‎Machan, Tibor R‎

‎The Man Without a Hobby: Adventures of a Gregarious Egoist‎

‎Lanham MD: Hamilton Books 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Signed by author on bookplate on dedication page. Very good copy with minor shelfwear and mild soiling along lower page edges. Hamilton Books paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 040276 ISBN : 0761829466 9780761829461

‎T Scott Cook; PhD h D‎

‎Outdoor Leadership - The Noble Gift‎

‎Deeper Vision Publishers 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. 11x9x1. Signed by author with brief personalized inscription on inside front cover. Very good copy with minor shelfwear. Deeper Vision Publishers paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 039079 ISBN : 0979479401 9780979479403

‎Moffit, Gisela‎

‎Bonds and Bondage: Daughter-Father Relationships in the Father Memoirs of German-Speaking Women Writers of the 1970s‎

‎New York: Peter Lang 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket/As Issued. 6x1x9. Very good copy with name on ffep and minor shelfwear. Peter Lang hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 031943 ISBN : 082042014X 9780820420141