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Gr. in-folio, non paginé. Préface de Louise de Vilmorin. Monographies des roses par Armand Souzy. Généalogie des roses par Robert Kohli. Illustré de 40 planches en couleurs de Lotte Gunthart. Bel ouvrage.
4 livraisons reliées en 1 volumes In-8, 83-226p. Collection complète des 4 livraisons parues entre 1824 et 1830 de cet essai fondamental du célèbre rosièriste français. Traces d'usage à la reliure, mors fendus. De la plus grande rareté.
1992small 4to [21 x 21 cm]; 113 pp, well illustrated with color illustrations from photos and paintings, garden plans, illustrations from drwgs, index. original cloth, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped, small crease on rear panel), else fine unworn condition but with small remainder mark on lower edge. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The planning and care of a rose garden is supplemented with a useful list of varieties with their descriptions.
19028vo [20 x 15 cm]; xxiii, [i], 461 pp, frontis, numerous plates and illus, index, title printed in green and black, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt lettering, decorated in white and dark green, top edge gilted, internal hinges cracking but firm, covers quite bright, near fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A classic of the period, very well-illustrated. The topics related to sun dials include classification, portable dials, their construction, symbolic and many other designs. A smaller section deals with roses including chapters on roses and garlands, rosa solis, rose plate and rosee, emblems of the rose in English history, grandmother's roses, the Rosicruians. Stock 751.
188212mo [17.5 x 12.5 cm]; vi, [5] - 293 pp, index, includes 100 page catalogue of 956 varieties with descriptions. original blue cloth, decorated in black with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, lightly rubbed at spine ends, signature on endpaper, else a fine clean copy with bright covers and original decorated endpapers. A picture of this book is availabl Stock 791. See Hedrick page 576. He provides details on growing and cultivation, propagation, exhibiting, growing under glass, colors, and detailed lists of varieties, the people who raise the best roses, with the varieties and dates introduced. The catalogue of varieties lists 956 varieties, each with habits, description and hereditary data. The author had the Mount Hope Nurseries in Rochester, NY, and was the son of George Ellwanger. 'Valuable treatise not easily found and an extremely useful survey of the international scene in the world of roses' [Fisher, The Companion to Roses].
19778vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; x, 342 pp, over 300 illustrations from photos including in color, line drwgs, index. original cloth, dj (price clipped), fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Covers all aspects including growing indoors.
19798vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; x, 258 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, glossary, index. original black cloth with silver spine title lettering, dj (price clipped, short tear at rear panel, light wear), near fine, solid and tight copy in vg dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A good instruction book with hundreds of varieties described in detail.
18788vo [19.5 x 13 cm]; xii, 258, [vi, ads] pp, 6 foldout colored lithographed plates (chromolithographs), numerous other illustrations including full-page, index. original green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine with gilt and black decorations, spine ends a little frayed, covers lightly rubbed, internally clean, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Hibberd was a popular garden writer in Victorian England. Stock 1231 Originally published in 1864 with the title 'The Rose Book; A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Rose' but with no color plates. Later editions, either had less color plates or none at all.. List of hundreds of rose varieties. Attractively produced work with excellent illustrations. This copy includes a loose catalogue of the McGredy Roses for 1956-57, 30 pages filled with color illustrations and rose descriptions.
192612mo [19 x 13 cm]; 223 pp, frontis, numerous illus, including many full-page, from photos and drwgs, one folding plate, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, edges rubbed, one margin creased, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The first edition was in 1911 with only 159 pages. Stock 1303.
192612mo [19 x 13 cm]; 223 pp, frontis, numerous illus, including many full-page, from photos and drwgs, one folding plate, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, near fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The first edition was in 1911 with only 159 pages, it being greatly expanded here. Many species are described. Stock 1303.
185512mo [20 x 12 cm]; 2 volumes in one, viii, [9] -119; 96 pp, engraved illustrations including full-page & including one of a Victorian terrarium, index for first work. original brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine title lettering and gilt vignette of flower, rubbed, lightly foxed, spine ends and edges worn, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Besides describing laying out gardens, bulbs, perennials, annuals, roses, jasmines, evergreens, shrubs, window gardening, domestic greenhouses, the author provides good lists of varieties to grow under various conditions. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 161. The full title of the second work is The American Rose Culturist; Being and Practical Treatise on the Propagation, Cultivation, and Management of the Rose in all Seasons, with a list of Choice & Approved Varieties, Adapted to the Climate of the United States, to which are added full Directions for the Treatment of the Dahlia., and edited by C. M. Saxton. Stock 2614. A popular work which was reprinted many times until 1885. Hedrick mentions only the 1856 printing, this copy being published in 1855. The author describes rose cultivation, pruning, budding, etc, and describes and lists hundreds of varieties.
186012mo [19 x 12.5 cm]; 2 volumes in one, viii, [9] -119; 96 pp, engraved illustrations including full-page, index for first work. original brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine title lettering and gilt vignette of flower, small mark on front cover, corners rubbed, outer corner of blank endpaper cut off, but a clean very good or better copy. A picture of this book is available up Besides describing laying out gardens, bulbs, perennials, annuals, roses, jasmines, evergreens, shrubs, window gardening, domestic greenhouses, the author provides good lists of varieties to grow under various conditions. Masachusetts Horticultural Society 161. The full title of the second work is The American Rose Culturist; Being and Practical Treatise on the Propagation, Cultivation, and Management of the Rose in all Seasons, with a list of Choice & Approved Varieties, Adapted to the Climate of the United States, to which are added full Directions for the Treatment of the Dahlia., and edited by C. M. Saxton. Stock 2614. A popular work which was reprinted many times until 1885. Hedrick mentions only the 1856 printing. The author describes rose cultivation, pruning, budding, etc and describes and lists hundreds of varieties.
19808vo [20 x 15 cm]; 176 pp, numerous color illustrations including full-page, index of varieties. original black cloth with gilt spine title lettering, near fine, very clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A good survey covering all rose types and hundreds of varieties with descriptions, parentage, raiser, year of introduction.
19938vo [24 x 19 cm]; [x], 182 pp, color plates from photos, bw illus, portraits, tables, index. original cloth backed boards, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Arranged alphabetically, a useful reference with a table of the All-American rose selections from 1940 to 1994.
19744to [20.4 x 21 cm]; xii, 244, xii pp, frontis, color photo plates, other illustrations are etchings by Thomas O'Donohue, bibliog, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (a little worn at edges, price clipped), very good, interior clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A good overall rose growing guide with hundreds of varieties described. Stock 2000 (the reprint does not have the 'first edition' on verso title).
185212mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; 96, [11, ads], [xi, ads with illus] pp, engraved illustrations including full-page. original red cloth with gilt picture of rose on front cover, spine ends and corners worn, one page torn, light marginal stain on few leaves, very good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Stock 2614. A popular work which was reprinted many times until 1885. Hedrick mentions only the 1856 printing. The author describes rose cultivation, pruning, budding, etc and describes and lists hundreds of varieties.
19848vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; x, 533 pp. original navy blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, clean and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. With descriptions of over 3,200 books on roses, this book is the most comprehensive work and the standard reference on the subject. Each entry contains information to determine the exact edition, etc, including collations, plates, book size, descriptive material, dates, publisher, location, number of copies printed where relevant, etc.
19568vo [21 x 15 cm]; 288 pp, frontis, plus 64 colored plates (complete), plus 16 black and white plates, chart, bibliography, index. original red cloth with gilt spine title lettering and vignette, very good sound copy with previous owner's notes on roses on blank endpaper and a few tipped-in illustrations of roses from other sources, dj with wear and short tears. A picture of this boo The colored plates are from photos by the author and from paintings by Pamela Freemand, paul Jones and Margaret Stones and show 130 rose varieties. The black and white plates, each with one or more illustrations, show how to cultivate, plant, prune, etc. The author is a long time rose grower and photographer. Stock 2062. Stock lists a number of later printings, each identical to this first printing.
1979Un approfondito studio sulle vetrate delle cattedrali francesi ed italiane, tradotto dall'inglese da Edouard Deliman con 141 illustrazioni in nero e 59 in quadricromia. opera in lingua francese, esemplare perfetto. Tutta tela editoriale, sopraccoperta illustrata, pp. 140, in 4°
1820A SPECTACULAR COPY OF THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, WITH TWO COLOR ENGRAVINGS AFTER REDOUT…, IN A SIGNED BINDING BY SIMIER, THE ROYAL BINDER. 190 pp + folding table + 2 color plates. The first publication related to RedoutÈ and Thory's magnificent "Roses" project (of which it is a sample), this is a critical catalogue of every known type of rose. Printed on fine laid paper with the plates on fine, thick wove paper. 12mo. Beautilly bound in full calf by RenÈ Simier (signed). Spine and covers elegantly gilt. All edges gilt. Tiny traces of wear to binding, and title-page a bit foxed, else FINE AND BRIGHT, inside and out. Overall an outstanding copy of a very rare and important book.
1977No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, lightly foxed rear and no bumping to corners. 69pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Bishops of Winchester Henry of Blois and Peter des Roches, the aftermath of Nivelle 1917, Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini - humanist and Pope, the Klondike 1898, the Peninsular War, the Yorkshier Plumptons in the Wars of the Roses, Stephen Duck, Thresher Poet plus book reviews and letters.
2016No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 130pp. Britain's biggest music magazine with features on Prince - 21 page celebration of his life and music, Stone Roses, Richard Ashcroft, Michael Kiwanuka, Catfish & Bottlemen, Natasha Khan, Manic Street Preachers, Hinds, Yak, Associates, Last Shadow Puppets and Corinne Bailey Rae. With pull-out colour poster of the Arctic Monkeys.
2016No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 130pp. Britain's biggest music magazine with features on Stone Roses, Savages, Lush, Kanye West, Father John Misty, Richard Hawley, Killing Joke, Guy Garvey, Vhvrches, Suede, Rick Ross, U2, Bring Me the Horizon and lots more.
2013No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bumping to top of spine. 138pp. Britain's biggest music magazine with features on Daft Punk, Stone Roses, Kings of Leon, Blur, Johnny Borrell, Empire of the Sun, Muse, Biffy Clyro, Beatles treasures, the Birth of Britpop and lots more.
189931p. Insert printed on rose color paper indicating when nursery stock would arrive. 24mo. Original printed wraps. Drawing of nursery on rear cover, tiny tear in margin. Very nice copy. Very Scarce. PA PAMPH 19_38 BX1