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Trees and Shrubs of California Gardens

1926réf. 026809New York: Robert M McBride & Company 1926. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth Gilt. Near Fine/No DJ. Xiv 326 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt And Red" First Published May 1926". Color Frontispiece Photograph By Harold A. Parker; B/W Plates By Saunders. Traces Of Wear Spine And Cover Gilt Brilliant. Inscribed "Harriet W. Culin With Love From Her Brother Charles Francis Saunders April 28 1926" And With Saunders Bookplate And Some Areas Of Glue Stains On And Around It. . A Very Nice Example With An Excellent Associational Inscription. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 Was Born To Quaker Parents In Bucks County Pennsylvania. He And His First Wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders D. 1910 Were Both Avid Naturalists; Charles Began Publishing Essays On Botany As Early As The 1890S. Charles And Elisabeth Also Collaborated On A Number Of Publications He As Author She As Illustrator. After A Honeymoon Trip To California And The Southwest In 1902 The Couple Moved Permanently To California In 1906 And Settled In A Craftsman Bungalow On North Lake Avenue In Pasadena Where Charles Devoted Himself Full Time To Writing. He Eventually Published More Than A Dozen Books Inspired By California And The Southwest. Both Charles And Elisabeth Were Amateur Photographers And Many Of Their Photographs Were Used To Illustrate Saunders' Books The Indians Of The Terraced Houses 1912 And Under The Sky In California 1913. In 1921 Saunders Married Mira Barrett Culin D. 1968 Whom He Had Met At The Pasadena Garden Club. Also A Writer Mira Shared Saunders' Interest In Gardens Botany And Photography. For Many Years Mira Published Articles On Pasadena Gardens Parks And Trees In The Pasadena Star News For Which She Took Dozens Of Photographs. First With Elisabeth And Then With Mira Saunders Travelled Extensively Throughout California And The Southwest Photographing All Of The California Missions The Regions' Natural Wonders Native Americans And Flora Among Other Things. These Interests Became The Subjects Of 18 Books And Numerous Essays And Articles Saunders Published In His Lifetime. Many Of These Books Were Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Their Author On His Many Excursions. Saunders' Collection Of Native American Pottery And Crafts Is Now In The Collection Of The Southwest Museum Los Angeles And His Botanic Library Is In The Possession Of The Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through The Lens Of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly Volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. Robert M McBride & Company hardcover

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Saunders, Charles FrancisBiblio.com

Trees and Shrubs of California Gardens

1926réf. 026810New York: Robert M McBride & Company 1926. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. Xiv 326 Pp. Green Cloth Stamped In Gilt And Black " First Published May 1926". Color Frontispiece Photograph By Harold A. Parker; B/W Plates By Saunders. Traces Of Wear Spine Gilt Weak But Clear And Cover Gilt Brilliant. Inscribed To A Cousin With An 11 Line Quotation Signed In Full By Saunders And Dated June 1926. A Very Nice Example With An Excellent Associational Inscription. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 Was Born To Quaker Parents In Bucks County Pennsylvania. He And His First Wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders D. 1910 Were Both Avid Naturalists; Charles Began Publishing Essays On Botany As Early As The 1890S. Charles And Elisabeth Also Collaborated On A Number Of Publications He As Author She As Illustrator. After A Honeymoon Trip To California And The Southwest In 1902 The Couple Moved Permanently To California In 1906 And Settled In A Craftsman Bungalow On North Lake Avenue In Pasadena Where Charles Devoted Himself Full Time To Writing. He Eventually Published More Than A Dozen Books Inspired By California And The Southwest. Both Charles And Elisabeth Were Amateur Photographers And Many Of Their Photographs Were Used To Illustrate Saunders' Books The Indians Of The Terraced Houses 1912 And Under The Sky In California 1913. In 1921 Saunders Married Mira Barrett Culin D. 1968 Whom He Had Met At The Pasadena Garden Club. Also A Writer Mira Shared Saunders' Interest In Gardens Botany And Photography. For Many Years Mira Published Articles On Pasadena Gardens Parks And Trees In The Pasadena Star News For Which She Took Dozens Of Photographs. First With Elisabeth And Then With Mira Saunders Travelled Extensively Throughout California And The Southwest Photographing All Of The California Missions The Regions' Natural Wonders Native Americans And Flora Among Other Things. These Interests Became The Subjects Of 18 Books And Numerous Essays And Articles Saunders Published In His Lifetime. Many Of These Books Were Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Their Author On His Many Excursions. Saunders' Collection Of Native American Pottery And Crafts Is Now In The Collection Of The Southwest Museum Los Angeles And His Botanic Library Is In The Possession Of The Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through The Lens Of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly Volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. Robert M McBride & Company hardcover

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Saunders, Charles Francis, Color Plates From Watercolor Drawings By Elisabeth Hallowell SaundersBiblio.com

California Wild Flowers: Six Reproductions in Natural Colors from Water Color Drawings: California Poppy Scarlet Bugler Brodiaea Cream Cups Owl's Clover Wild Pansy

1905réf. 026820Pasadena: Charles Francis and Elisabeth HAllowell Saunders 1905. First Edition . Brown Chemise / String Binding. Fine. 11" x 5 1/2. Color Plates By Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders. String-bound text pages title page printed in red and black with five of six loose color plates lacking the California Poppy plate in brown three-panel chemise printed in black and red as issued.Scarce second separate publication by the Saunders issued in two versions one with 6 wild flowers another with 12. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 was born to Quaker parents in Bucks County Pennsylvania. He and his first wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders d. 1910 were both avid naturalists; Charles began publishing essays on botany as early as the 1890s. Charles and Elisabeth also collaborated on a number of publications he as author she as illustrator. After a honeymoon trip to California and the Southwest in 1902 the couple moved permanently to California in 1906 and settled in a Craftsman bungalow on North Lake Avenue in Pasadena where Charles devoted himself full time to writing. He eventually published more than a dozen books inspired by California and the Southwest. Both Charles and Elisabeth were amateur photographers and many of their photographs were used to illustrate Saunders' books The Indians of the Terraced Houses 1912 and Under the Sky in California 1913. In 1921 Saunders married Mira Barrett Culin d. 1968 whom he had met at the Pasadena Garden Club. Also a writer Mira shared Saunders' interest in gardens botany and photography. For many years Mira published articles on Pasadena gardens parks and trees in the Pasadena Star News for which she took dozens of photographs. First with Elisabeth and then with Mira Saunders travelled extensively throughout California and the Southwest photographing all of the California Missions the regions' natural wonders Native Americans and flora among other things. These interests became the subjects of 18 books and numerous essays and articles Saunders published in his lifetime. Many of these books were illustrated with photographs taken by their author on his many excursions. Saunders' collection of Native American pottery and crafts is now in the collection of the Southwest Museum Los Angeles and his botanic library is in the possession of the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through the Lens of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. Charles Francis and Elisabeth HAllowell Saunders unknown

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Darwin, CharlesBiblio.com

On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection Or The Preservation Of Favored Races In The Struggle For Life Revised Fourth Edition With Changes Shown For Fifth Edition

1869réf. 023422New York: D. Appleton and Company 1869. Fourth American Edition First Printing . Brown Pebbled Cloth Gilt. Near Fine. Folding Chart. 116 Pp 116 - 121 117-425; 426-432 Supplement; 443-440; 2 Pp Ads At Rear. "A New Edition Revised And Augmented By The Author" Containing The Entire Fourth British Edition With Additions And Corrections From The 1869 British Fifth Edition Added As Asterisked Pages And In A Supplement At End Indicating Corrections/Insertions To Be Made Throughout The Fourth Edition To Update It To The Fifth Edition But Not Including Heading "Survival Of The Fittest" Which Occurred In That Edition. Catalog At End Beginning With Page 2 No Page One But Apparently As Bound And Issued Perhaps To Remove A Now Obsolete Listing For The Fourth Edition Of This Work Continuing With P. 3. Original Pebbled Brown Cloth Covers With No Wear No Fraying Or Tears Evenly Colored And Without The Usual Fading Gilt Bright But Now With Some Reddish Toning Original Yellow Endpapers With Solid Hinges Pages Square And Crisp. Previous Owner's Signature "G A. Hadley Sep 20Th 1869" In Pencil On Front Endpaper Possibly Dr. George A. Hadley Of Chicago Who Also Owned An 1871 Descent Of Man With His February 1887 Ownership Signature One Other Pencil Marginal Word In Same Hand No Other Marks No Bookplates. Very Light Dampstaining Along Part Of Foredge Of Pages And Endpapers Wider And Intruding A Little Into Page Block On About 100 Pages Near Center Of Book 2 1/2" X 1/2" To 1 1/2" Damp Spot On Top Edge Of Pages Near Foredge Small Losses Along Foredge Of Front Yellow Endpaper Rear Yellow Endpapers Partly Adhering And Have Not Been Separated. A Very Scarce Edition Apparently Issued For A Short Time Prior To The Regular 1870 American Printing Of The Fifth British Edition; "Darwin On Line" Shows 440 Pp. But States Same As 1863-1868 Editions And Makes No Mention Of The Asterisked Pages Or The Supplement For The Fifth Edition. D. Appleton and Company hardcover

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