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19824to [29.5 x 22 cm]; [vi], 199 pp, hundreds of fine color illustrations from photos, including full page, glossary, bibliog, index. original green cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, dj (not clipped), fine and clean copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A comprehensive treatment of all aspects of cultivation, propagation, landscaping, growing in containers, etc, with detailed descriptions of each species, and lists of species that will grow under various conditions.
19924to [29.5 x 22 cm]; [vi], 201 pp, hundreds of fine color illustrations from photos, including full page, glossary, bibliog, index. original green cloth, title lettering on spine, dj (not clipped), fine and clean copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A comprehensive treatment of all aspects of cultivation, propagation, landscaping, growing in containers, etc, with detailed descriptions of each species, and lists of species that will grow under various conditions.
19498vo [28 x 18 cm]; 28 pp, with all 14 illustrations including a map, others are photos, bibliog. original heavy paper wraps, title lettering on cover, light cover aging, else clean, unmarked fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This published in English provides details on the expedition, topography, ecology, botany, collections made. The illustrations are mostly of scenery, lakes, mountain, house of the expedition, etc.
19014to [24 x 19 cm]; ix, 274 pp, 16 chromolithographed plates including the frontis from paintings by J. L. Macfarlane, portrait of J. Coles, index. orig pictorial gilt cloth, gilt title on cover and spine, gilt vignette of orchid on cover, a. e. g., cover slightly rubbed, minor foxing on some leaves, mostly marginal, hinges cracking but firm, endpaper inscription, very good copy, interior excellent. Boyle wrote several books on orchids, of which this is his scarcest and most attractive, especially the colored plates. The stories of how the orchids were found are quite interesting. Most chapters include lists and descriptions of numerous orchid species and hybrids. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue 35. The plates include Zygo-Colax, Laelias, Cattleyas, Lycaste, Cypripediums, Odontoglossums.
19468vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; x, 352 pp, 8 colored plates from paintings, including frontis, hundreds of other illus, mostly from photos but some from paintings, index. original green pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, small mark on endpaper, slightly foxed at outer text block, else clean and fine in chipped and rubbed dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well-illustrated and thorough description of each species together with the role of trees in folk-lore and literature.
18808vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 272 pp, 34 colored plates (some hand colored, rest chromolithographs) including frontis, plus colored title page, numerous other engravings. green cloth with gilt rules title lettering on spine, light stain on rear cover, very good copy with nice plates. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The British Museum copy has only 32 plates. Most of the plates show 3 to 6 figures, although a number show only one subject, including one of the water lily. An interesting work that describes the uses of the plants and their cultivation. Hundreds of species are covered.
1909large 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; xi, 287 pp, 5 double-page plates and 83 other illus, from photos and drawings, tables, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering and title lettering in black on cover, cover a bit spotted, front blank endpaper removed, very good and sound copy, interior is clean, unmarked and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by Buller, a professor of botany and acclaimed researcher of fungi and mushrooms, provides a major contribution to the physiology, morphology and physics of reproduction in the Hymenomycetes and also a record of some observations upon the discharge of spores of Asomycetes and of Pilobulus. Detailed and scholarly, with excellent illustrations, the author also describes his research methods and apparatus. This book was quite successful and popular and later became a series of several volumes, but this edition did not indicate there would be later volumes.
185212mo [17 x 13 cm]; x, 409, [viii, ads] pp, 20 hand colored plates of flowers, some with several figures, endpapers with ads, index, half title page is present. original gilt decorated blind-stamped cloth, gilt decorated spine, slightly edgeworn, inscribed on half-title page, very good overall. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Freeman 667. In the Popular Natural History series. Agnes Catlow was a popular natural history writer.
185512mo [17 x 13 cm]; x, 320, 16 uncolored lithographed plates by W. Fitch, frontis with tissue guard, index. original blind-stamped cloth, with gilt design and title lettering on spine, light wear to edges, name on endpaper, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Massachusetts Horticultural Society p. 52. Catlow was popular natural history writer of the time.
1980small 4to [26 x 18 cm]; xi, 172 pp, numerous color illustrations from photos, bibliog, index to common names, index to botanical names. original pictorial gilt cloth, dj (slightly rubbed), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The work covers flowering trees, ornamental shrubs, tropical climbers, orchids, cultivation methods, etc.
19978vo [23 x 16 cm]; 190 pp, over 200 color photos, plus many colored illustrations from drwgs, glossary, bibliog, list of fern societies, index. original pictorial boards, title lettering on cover and spine, dj (not price clipped), a fine, clean and unused copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed and very well-illustrated survey of these ferns by renowned botanist who travelled extensively to study and photograph them, including chapters on ferns in folklore and superstition, economic uses, propagation, cultivation, habitats, species.
19844to [26 x 18 cm]; 343 pp, 2 tipped-in errata sheets at end, 574 fine colored photo illustrations, detailed bibliog, index, map endpapers. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover, original slipcase with title lettering, not issued with a dust jacket, flat signed by the author on the title page, clean and fine, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Fine photos of vegetation and plants from the Rockies, from the Brooks Range of Alaska, through the Yukon and south to Colorado, and from the Arctic, mainly south of the 75th parallel of latitude including Baffin, Victoria and Banks islands and northern Alaska. Valuable for its many fine photos and descriptions
19958vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xvii, 201 pp, 129 color illustrations from photos on 39 plates, maps, distribution maps, tables, charts, text illus, glossary, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt lettering, dj (slightly worn at corner), fine and clean in near fine dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This is the first book on California's wild orchids, a well illustrated field guide to the 32 species, each described in detail with distribution maps.
18998vo [25 x 16.5 cm]; xii, [vi], 92, [120], [iv, ads with illus] pp, 60 plates, of which 59 are fine colored lithographs (chromolithographs), other illustrations in text. original green cloth, gilt title lettering, rubbed at edges, some light foxing mostly marginal else a very good copy with good impressions of the plates, inscribed presentation copy in French signed by author dated May 1899. A picture of this book is avai Nissen 406a. Not in Glikbarg. Correvon, Swiss botanist and alpinist, wrote a number of influential works on alpine plants and flowers. The very attractive plates in this original edition are finely done and superior to those in the 1923 reprint. Each plate has the scientific name, and the common names in French, English and German. The text is in French.
19834to [28.5 x 23 cm]; 32 fine colored plates including frontis, from orig sources, 2 pages reproduced from old catalogues, bibliog. original cloth, dj (spine lightly faded), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fine study of flower paintings originally commissioned by the first Duches of Beaufort in the early eighteenth century, done by Everhardus Kychicus and Daniel Frankcom.
18978vo [21 x 14 cm]; viii, 364, [ii, ads] pp, frontis and numerous illustrations from drawings by Benjamin Lander, mostly full-page, index, glossary, errata slip. original pictorial green cloth with picture in white and red, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine pictorial vignette, light dampstain in lower outer margin of some leaves, inscribed on endpaper, very good copy. A picture of this book is availab Descriptions of hundreds of plants and their growing conditions, from river banks, seas side, woods, dry fields, escapees from gardens, etc.
1997large 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; xlvi, 524 pp, numerous illustrations from photos including portraits of most of the collectors, maps, with the CD in rear pocket, containing full text & illustrations making in pdf format, fully searchable. original pictorial boards, title lettering on spine and cover, fine and clean condition, unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A comprehensive and detailed reference to all the known plant collectors to this area with biographical details on each and with the often lacking CD containing all the material of the book, ideal for searches.
19668vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 89 pp, colored plate, 79 illustrations from photos and drwgs, distribution maps, bibliog, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, lightly rubbed, interior clean and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed survey covering all species and very well-illustrated.
19458vo [22 x 14 cm]; ix, 182 pp, color frontis, 133 illustrations from photos, drwgs, old engravings, index. original cloth, faded, lightly water stained and rippled on some pages, else very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The appendices are keys to identifying broadleaves and conifers.
19698vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; ix, 174 pp, tables, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, cover lightly spotted, overall near fine but interior is very clean, fine and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed reference with contributions by 12 experts in their fields and with a chronology. There are separate chapters on all of the branches of botany including morphology, genetics, physiology, phycology, plant pathology, bryology, pteridology, paleobotany, taxonomy, plant geography, ecology, horticulture, medical botany, etc, each written by expert.
19828vo [24 x 17 cm]; xvii, 338 pp, 5 color plates from painting, 97 illustrations from photos and drwgs, bibliog, index. original cloth with silver title lettering, dj (price clipped, tiny tear), small owner's blind-stamp on endpaper, fine in fine dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author provides an interesting and detailed description of the origins of over 900 plants from most parts of the world from earliest times to those found by more recent plant hunters, and includes a chapter on orchids.
19914to [30 x 28.5 cm]; 174, [i] pp, hundreds of fine colored illustrations, including many full-page, numerous other illustrations from drawings by Don Li-leger, bibliography. original simulated leather (hardback), title lettering on spine and cover, dust jacket, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A magnificent work by one of the premier nature photographers, arranged by region of North America, covering the trees, plants, animals, birds. Beautiful photos with interesting text.
19864to [23.5 x 23.5 cm]; iv, 156 pp, over 140 fine colored photo illus, many illustrations from drwgs by Diana Thompson, bibliog, glossary, index. original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. With major sections on the flowers of woodland, wetland, prairie, meadow, alpine tundra, each illustrated with superb photos by a world famous photographer, plus good accompanying text.
19118vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; 241 pp, portrait frontis and 31 facsimiles of title pages, bibliog. original cloth-backed boards, gilt stamped title on front cover and spine, slight shelf wear, else a fine clean and partly unopened copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Bridson (The History of Natural History) Ba1401. A biography and the main bibliography of this leading nineteenth century American naturalist and botanist. The bibliography cites over 1,000 items. The author was a descendent of Thomas Jefferson, president of the US, for whom he was named.
19108vo [22.5 x 16.5 cm]; xiv, 167 pp, 20 color plates including frontis painted by Flemwell, with captioned tissue guards, index. original green pictorial cloth with a floral design in white & light green on the front and spine, title lettering, light foxing mostly marginal, else near fine in fine and bright cover, in a good dj (chipped at spine end, piece lacking from lower spine). Inman 123. Only 3,000 copies were printed of this first edition, with a reprint in 1916. There is a four page preface by the famous alpinist Henry Correvon in French, although the work itself is all in English. Attractive book with lovely plates. Not often found with a dust jacket.