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1962ref. 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
1962ref. 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
1962ref. 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
1992ref. 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
1921ref. 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
1920ref. 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
1999ref. 27175Macmillan 1999. 1st paperback edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers in box Owner's labels. As new. Macmillan paperback
1992ref. 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
2001ref. 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
1999ref. 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
1999ref. 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
1997ref. 725367London: Macmillan 1997. Reprint . hardcover. Very Good/No D/J. 10x10x15. Nice bright set. 4 Volumes. Macmillan hardcover
ref. 9781561592401 KKBrand New. PAPERBACK Book Condition New U.S. EDITION. We Do not Ship APO FPO AND PO BOX. Printing in English language. Quick delivery by USPS/UPS/DHL/FEDEX/ARAMEX Customer satisfaction guaranteed. We may ship the books from Asian regions for inventory purpose paperback
1992ref. 2403260142Groves Dictionaries Inc 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 20x20x20. 4 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Clean unmarked pages. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening is the sum knowledge of 250 of the world's leading horticultural and botanical authorities. These four volumes provide in-depth coverage and full details of botanical names common names and name derivations an accurate description of every plant listed and a note on the cultivation of every genus whether in the open or indoors. Entries cover all areas of plant science including anatomy physiology breeding greenhouses arboriculture historical information conservation micropropagation information needed for successful cultivation propagation nutrition and USDA climatic zone numbers. The set also delves into questions that have become uniquely relevant in light of recent world developments such as environmental issues technological advances scientific discoveries such as genetic engineering and innovations in gardening techniques. Contents: v.1. A-C; v.2. D-K; v.3. L-Q; v.4. R-Z. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Groves Dictionaries Inc hardcover
1999ref. 124749London: The Folio Society by arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society 1999. Hardcover. Fine. London The Folio Society by arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society 1999 first thus. Heavy quarto four volumes each volume between approximately 750 and 800 pages with numerous line illustrations. Cloth; top edges gilt; a fine set in the slightly rubbed slipcase. The Folio Society (by arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society) hardcover
1992ref. 124248London: The Macmillan Press Limited 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London The Macmillan Press Limited 1992. Heavy quarto four volumes each volume between approximately 750 and 800 pages with numerous line illustrations. Cloth slightly marked; pastedowns lightly yellowed; an excellent set. The Macmillan Press Limited hardcover
1992ref. HALL508563Hardback. 1992. 4 vols. 4to Macmillan London 1992. A fine set with prospectus loosely inserted offering the set for £375 to RHS members £495 to the general public. . hardcover
1992ref. 36737New York: Stockton Press 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine with no dust jacket. Slight shelf wear on bottom edge. Volume 2 of a 4 volume set. 746 pages; Volume 2 Only; 9 x 11 1/4 Stockton Press hardcover
ref. 23726Hardback. Very Good. Four volumes. The Royal Horticultural Society. 1999. Colour frontis to each volumes; Black and White illustrations. Very Good without dust jackets fore-edges lightly scuffed on a couple of volumes. Oversize; Postage & Packing may cost extra. hardcover
1992ref. BOOKS030923ILondon: Macmillan. Fine copies in the original cloth. 1992. 1st. hardcover. 4to 3353 pp. . Macmillan hardcover
1992ref. 06051scsLondon: Macmillan 1992. Four Volumes. Quarto cloth lviii 815 pp viii 747 pp vii 888 pp. Illus. maps. Former-owner embossed stamps; otherwise Fine. Macmillan, [1992]. Four Volumes. hardcover
1999ref. 944F1London: The Folio Society; Royal Horticultural Society 1999 . Cloth. Fine. 12" by 9.5". Samuel Holden et al. A fine four volume edition of the 'New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening' complete in four volumes and beautifully illustrated throughout. Complete in four volumes and housed in the publisher's original slip case.Alphabetically arranged volume I covers the years A-C volume II covers C-J volume III covers J-P and volume IV covers P-Z.Each of these richly illustrated volumes includes between seven hundred and eight hundred monochrome line illustrations.With colour frontispieces.A fascinating work presenting a wealth of information on gardening both for the amateur and the professional. In the publisher's original cloth binding with cloth covered slip case. Externally fine. Slip case in fine condition also. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine The Folio Society; Royal Horticultural Society hardcover
1992ref. 06051scsLondon: Macmillan 1992. Four Volumes. Quarto cloth lviii 815 pp viii 747 pp vii 888 pp. Illus. maps. Former-owner embossed stamps; otherwise Fine. Macmillan, [1992]. Four Volumes. hardcover books
1940ref. 020796Oxford England: Oxford University Press 1940. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Collection of 21 scholarly articles sponsored by the Association for the Study of Systematics in relation to general biology. Introduction & foreword by editor Julian Huxley who is "well aware of my anomalous position in this enterprise--a non-systematist as editor of a book on systematics" in 583 pages with Name & Subject Indices. Orig. published in Oxford in 1940 this is the 1952 reprint from sheets of that First Edition. From the well-preserved library of a local professor this hardcover book has navy blue publisher's cloth over boards with gilt lettering & design to spine. Condition is Fine: exceptionally clean binding strong & straight hinges secure. Pages modestly tanned; no foxing. Former owner's name stamp to ffep else unmarked. The DJ clipped at the lower front flap where British price was is Near Fine with slight rubbing to all corners light soil; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Oxford University Press hardcover
1940ref. 221673Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1940. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover; 8vo 583 pages. Navy blue buckram covers with gilt lettering on spine. Light to moderate edgewear/rubbing. Yellowed end papers and page ends but the pages themselves are bright and clean. Bottom edge deckled. Prev. owner's signature on ffep and lightly penciled notes on the ffep. With an agenda of a Linnean Society meeting from 1940 laid in back. VG/-- Oxford at the Clarendon Press hardcover
