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1937réf. 22934Los Angeles: Los Angeles Public Library. Printed by Ward Ritchie 1937. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Original printed blue wrappers octavo xi 1 79 pp. 2 plates. Descriptive catalog of 118 works in manuscript. Text also includes an Introductory Note by Jake Zeitlin. Printed at the Ward Ritchie Press in an edition of 750 copies. Los Angeles Public Library. Printed by Ward Ritchie paperback
1965réf. RO60067539Penguin Books. 1965. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 255 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1974réf. 1001H16London: John Murray; Faber and Faber; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Faber and Faber 1974-2009 . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None Stated. A smart four-volume collection of modern travel writing and memoir including a signed first edition by Elspeth Huxley. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Complete with the original dust wrappers all but one of which The Minaret of Djam remain unclipped.A collection of twentieth-century travel and memoir writing across Afghanistan Spain Africa and more by four major figures in modern travel literature.Compromising: 1974 The Minaret of Djam: An Excursion in Afghanistan by Freya Stark. Reprint of the work first published in 1970. Illustrated with twenty-four double-sided monochrome photographic plates a map numerous in-text illustrations and an illustrated frontispiece. Collated complete. The dust wrapper of this copy is clipped. 1979 Spain by Jan Morris. Revised edition of the work first published in 1964 as The Presence of Spain. Illustrated with a map preceding the text and numerous in-text illustrations. 1980 Nellie: Letters from Africa by Elspeth Huxley with a memoir by the author. First edition. Signed and dated by Huxley to the title page 9th March 1980. Illustrated with three double-sided monochrome photographic plates and a map preceding the text. Collated complete. 2009 Contact!: A Book of Glimpses by Jan Morris. First edition first impression complete with full number line. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally very smart. The slightest trace of shelf wear and fading to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers of "Spain" and "Minaret." Author's inscription to title page of "Nellie." Dust wrappers very smart. Slight edge wear to extremities resulting in one or two small closed tears and creases. Dust wrapper of ""Minaret" clipped. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two very minor spots and handling marks to fore edges. Near Fine John Murray; Faber and Faber; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Faber and Faber hardcover
1938réf. AA1460Los Angeles:: Jake Zeitlin 1938. 1938. Small 4to. 7 pp. White printed wrappers. Fine. Limited edition of 500 copies printed by The Ward Ritchie Press. (Jake Zeitlin, 1938). unknown
1938réf. AA1460Los Angeles:: Jake Zeitlin 1938. 1938. Small 4to. 7 pp. White printed wrappers. Fine. Limited edition of 500 copies printed by The Ward Ritchie Press. (Jake Zeitlin, 1938). unknown books
réf. 86153Chatto & Windus. Hardcover. Good/Poor. corner of cover is damaged Chatto & Windus hardcover
1982réf. 187702London: Chatto & Windus 1982. First Edition; 3rd impression. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1962réf. 161390London: Chatto and Windus 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Owner imprint stamp on FEP. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1964réf. mon0001614021The Reprint Society 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 3.3974 21.7834 14.3891. Hardback. With dust jacket. The Reprint Society hardcover
1962réf. 50075London: Chatto & Windus 1962. Fine in near fine jacket. First edition of Huxley's second memoir of her early life in Kenya under British rule a continuation of her previous THE FLAME OF THIKA. 8.5'' X 5.5''. Original rose cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped 21s dust jacket designed by Rosemary Grimble. 335 1 pages. Light foxing to endpapers and dust jacket; minor scuffing to jacket edges. Chatto & Windus unknown
1982réf. Q-014005958XPenguin Books 1982-03-24. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Books paperback
1962réf. 043079London: Chatto and Windus 1962. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Huxley on the first endpaper. A nice solid copy that could easily go a grade higher. Jacket has a few tiny closed tears and light stressing at extremities and some minor foxing mostly to verso. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1962réf. 000368London: Chatto & Windus 1962 From the dust jacket: In The Flame Trees of Thika Elspeth Huxley described her early childhood in Kenya where her parents went as pioneer farm ers. Now in The Mottled Lizard she carries on the story when the family return to Kenya after the First World War. She re creates in vivid detail their home their native servants their European friends their ponies travels shooting expeditions and above all the wonderful wild life of the country with its forests bushveld and open spaces; its beasts birds and reptiles. The relationships of the girl with her forceful mother her gentle ineffective father and the young man Alan who is her hero are delicately handled. Nature 'provides unforgettable backgrounds and episodes - a big waterbuck by the pool at dawn an elephant family playing in the river the splendour of the African sunset the escapades of Rupert the de lightful pet but not tame cheetah. At the end when the girl leaves Kenya to return to Europe the reader shares her regret for the loss of this wild exciting country that has vanished now for ever and whose magic is preserved in pages written with insight wit and love. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 335 pages ------------------ Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 6" Wide and 8½" Tall Chatto & Windus hardcover
1962réf. 46332London: Chatto & Windus 1962. First edition of this sequel to Huxley's The Flame Trees of Thika. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed. In this sequel to The Flame of Thika Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. Her family and friends their home and their travels the glorious wildlife and scenery described in rich and loving detail all spring to life in this enchanting book. 'She knows East Africa and she loves it. . . with a critical and understanding sympathy. ' The Times 'What a marvelous writer. . . and what a Kenya it was" Financial Times. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1962réf. RO60061637PENGUIN BOOKS. 1962. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 334 pages. Premier plat illustré en couleurs.. . . . Classification Dewey : 0-GENERALITES
1962réf. 50075London: Chatto & Windus 1962. Fine in near fine jacket. First edition of Huxley's second memoir of her early life in Kenya under British rule a continuation of her previous THE FLAME OF THIKA. 8.5'' X 5.5''. Original rose cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped 21s dust jacket designed by Rosemary Grimble. 335 1 pages. Light foxing to endpapers and dust jacket; minor scuffing to jacket edges. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1985réf. RO60004184Penguin books. 1985. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur frais. 334 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1992réf. 229031MacMillan Great Britain 1992. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. This book encompasses a vast range of plants grown on a domestic or commercial scale in private gardens or present in specialist and botanical collections. They are plants grown for ornament for amenity or for economic use and they include a selection of cultivars. 50000 plants are described including many hundreds of cultivars. It gives concise botanical accounts of species in cultivation throughout the world in line with the latest taxonomic thinking and it gives practical advice on how to grow every plant described. There are over 500 articles on horticultural science and practice newly commissioned from leading authorities. Light foxing to outer page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Horticulture::Gardening; Gardening; ISBN: 1561590010. ISBN/EAN: 9781561590018. Inventory No: 229031. 9781561590018 This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. MacMillan hardcover
1921réf. 131158The sole printing published by London and Paris: Chelsea Book Club for X. M. Boulestin in 1921. No. '339' of 550 copies printed on velin a la cuve. Some text in French some in English. The BOOK is in Very Good condition with the publisher's beveled yellow cloth having moderate age related markings and toning to the edges. Errata slip present. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions. A little toning to the text-block. The contents are otherwise very good to fine with just a little light spotting to the edges in places. All plates are present. Highlights in this wonderful anthology include 'Imaginary Conversation'- Kenelm and Venetia Digby ; D. H. Lawrence's 'Adolf' ; 'The Black Cap' by Katherine Mansfield ; Paul Nash's striking woodcut 'The Sea Wall' ; Gromaire's woodcut 'Bois au canif' ; 'La fille au litre' by Laboureur ; Marie Laurencin's etching 'La Perruque' ; original etching by A. Dunoyer de Segonzac a weird poem on a Tarzan movie by John J. Adams perhaps the first literary work based on a Tarzan film 'Jazz' a tune with a foxtrot beat and lyrics by Aldous Huxley. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Scarce. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. London and Paris: Chelsea Book Club for X. M. Boulestin hardcover
1920réf. 016460London. Paris: X. M. Boulestin by the Chelsea Book Club 1920. Number 34 of 50 copies on Japon from an edition of 620 this copy with the scarce errata slip.127pp with 9 plates. Bound in original white buckram with gilt lettering top gilt edge other rough. Cloth lightly dustdirt marked. Binding in very goood condition. Internally pages clean. A very nice copy. F. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. X. M. Boulestin by the Chelsea Book Club Hardcover
1999réf. 27175Macmillan 1999. 1st paperback edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers in box Owner's labels. As new. Macmillan paperback
1992réf. 31815Macmillan 1992. New edition. V.g./No Jackets. Cloth no jackets Generally fine with no inscriptions. The ‘Rolls Royce’ of horticultural reference works. Macmillan hardcover
2001réf. SBBIH-DURIPMBJDHJIGroves Dictionaries Inc 2001. hardcover. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Groves Dictionaries Inc hardcover
1999réf. 24575NY: Macmillan Company / Grove Dictionaries Inc. 1999. First thus paperback. Paperback. VG. Set of four oversize paperbacks with minor wear except for volume one with tear to rear cover else clean no soiling to text block edges no crease to spines; internally fine -- bright paper that is clean and unmarked. Comes with the original cardboard slipcase. Heavy set will mail domestic Media Mail "standard" with NO extra shipping fees; if airmailed domestic or international will require extra postage. Please contact me with any questions. Summary:This title is designed as an accessible scholarly resource with practical information for gardeners. It encompasses a vast range of plants grown on a domestic or commercial scale in private gardens or present in specialist and botanical collections. Macmillan Company / Grove Dictionaries, Inc. paperback
1999réf. 0816567U.S.A.: Grove's Dictionaries 1999. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. B/w Illustrations . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Four paperback volumes complete as issued 4to approx. 800pp/vol. A massive gardening resource. Grove's Dictionaries paperback
