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198664 pages including bibliography and index. Rightmost half inch of front cover has faded due to sunning. Former owner's inkstamped name on title page. Lifelike colour photographs will help you identify the more commonly found wildflowers of the coast and coastal valleys west of the Coast Range and the Cascades. Plants are grouped by colours, and those which are rather similar in appearance are generally placed close together for easy comparison. Includes notes on leaf formation, habitat and general plant form. Book
198776 pages with index. Keep year-round colour in your home with dazzling displays of dried flowers. Different styles, from Victorian nosegays to modern designs, are outlined and unusual details fully explained and illustrated. Includes inspirational colour photographs, many black and white diagrams, and advice on drying your own flowers. Book
1994Unpaginated. Bright glossy entertaining book. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Sticker remnant upon front of dust jacket. Book
1983215 pages including glossary, recommended reading and index. This uncommon book shows how a walk in the woods can become a genetics field trip. It identifies the different types of genetic variations found among wildflowers and other plants in the Pacific Northwest and tells you how to make simple crosses to determine the cause of that variation. Provides an intriguing new way to look at nature. Authors are Professors of Botany at the University of British Columbia. Attractive glossy colour-illustrated covers. Abundantly illustrated with line drawings, black and white photos and colour photographic plates. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
1979Features: Flowers and ferns for festive occasions; Lygodium japonicum Swartz; Dy-mything some of the mythology; and more Book
197024 pages. A guide to 64 flowering plants of the valleys, meadows and alpine slopes. Includes detailed diagrams of each. A very useful reference. Tiny bit of writing atop back cover. Modest wear overall. Book
1974Volume I covers 1515-1849 while Volume II spans 1850-1950. Volume I is 40 pages plus a large collection of black and white plates. Volume II is 37 pages plus another large collection of full-page black and white plates. Inclusions in this work are restricted to painters for whom, in at least one known painting the inclusion of representational flowers, fruit or still life has been of major importance. This definition allows the inclusion of many of the almost unknown illustrators who, working for scientific or horticultural publications have nevertheless served the two masters - Art and Science. Front endpaper removed from Volume I. Usual library markings to both volumes else unmarked. Average wear to blue boards. No library markings to exterior except darkened patches where library stickers were removed from spines. Bindings sound. Book
195781 pages plus large section of black and white plates and index. Contains brief descriptions of the native forest tree species of the province, accompanied by illustrations of their leaves, fruits, winter twigs, and in some cases of the flowers where considered useful. Some damage at each end of spine. Binding a little fragile but remains an excellent reference. Book
1983242 pages including index. A comprehensive and practical handbook picturing and describing some of the wildflowers of the four western provinces of Canada and of the American states adjoining htem. An instructive companion to the less knowledgeable amateur and a reliable reference for the serious student. Average wear to green boards. Contents clean and unmarked. Some discolouration to lower portion of front board. Nice working copy. Book
2000497 pages including index. Accessible, comprehensive, and entertaining, this is The book for anyone gardening in a greenhouse or sunspace. Light wear. Unmarked. Binding solid. Excellent copy. Book
1993214 pages. "As I grow old, and see how immeasurably sad life is, I depend on the kind of spirituality achieve when they locate their best self. What Sharon Brown has written is beautiful." - June Callwood. A direct and fearless account of how the author and her husband moved author's dying mother into their home to live her final weeks. Clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Trace of cigarette smoke. Excellent copy. Book
198880 pages. Chapters include: Hearts and flowers for country romance; handy totes for work and play; a bunny family for baby's room; personal touches for your home/ stenciling primer. Clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Gift quality. Lovely copy. Book
197788 pages including index. Black and white illustrations. Recaps methods for preserving flowers and lists plant materials most suited to each method. Explains how to set about designing your first simple plaque or picture, the secrets of colour-scheming, selecting a suitable background and the successful combination of different plant materials. Excellent reference. Price-clipped from dust jacket. Light to moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice solid copy. Book
1988370 pages including index, 210 attractive colour photographs, plus numerous line drawings. "This singular volume by one of the world's foremost horticulturists describes not only the 200 plus species but also many of the cultivars in the main hybridizing lines which have led to today's marvelous array of forms. In addition to thorough descriptions of the species and their principal cultivars the author provides extensive information on: the history of introduction into culture; the history of breeding and hybridizing; planting and cultivation; The uses of irises in the landscape; companion plants; pests and diseases; exhibiting, judging and growing show flowers." - from dust jacket. Volume 2 of The Gardener's Handbook. Circa 1987. Usual library markings. Front endpaper removed. Above-average wear. Still a worthy reference copy. Book
1976From an excellent series of craft books. Illustrations throughout. This volume covers: Cosmetics, Costumes, Crewelwork, Crochet, Cryptography, Decoupage, Dioramas, Dollhouses and Furniture, Dolls and Doll Clothes, Dried Flowers, Dulcimers, Egg Decorating. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name. Very light wear. Attractive glossy copy. Book
1974From an excellent set of craft books. Abunantly illustrated. Topics in this volume include: Embroidery, Enameling metal flags and banners; Florentine Stitch; Flowers (artificial); Foam forms; Folk art; Framing; Furniture Refinishing; Fur recycling; Genealogy; Gingerbread. Clean, bright and unmarked but for Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1974376 pages including index and illustrations in colour and black and white. Includes 1134 species of wildflowers most commonly found in the state of Washington and adjacent areas of Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. Average wear to exterior. Conents clean and unmarked. Tight and square. Solid copy. Book
199030 Minute VHS Video Tape with case. From a series of step-by-step instructional tapes for pleasure and profit. Your instructor, Joan Johnson, is well respected in the floral industry with over 25 years of experience. She established her first design school in 1971. She travels constantly and experiences the newest trends in floral and interior design. You will enjoy and discover that you too can design just like the professionals. This tape will teach you to make a: Formal table centre; Contemporary Arrangement Using Kenzan; Oriental style lily bowl. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
199030 Minute VHS Video Tape in Case. From a series of step-by-step instructional tapes for pleasure and profit. Your instructor, Joan Johnson, is well respected in the floral industry with over 25 years of experience. She established her first design school in 1971. She travels constantly and experiences the newest trends in floral and interior design. You will enjoy and discover that you too can design just like the professionals. This tape will teach you: Rose Arrangement; Mixed Cut Flower Arrangement; Bud Vase; Care and handling of cut flowers; Tips on arranging; tips on using broken or short stem flowers. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
196621 pages. Children's poetry delightful adorned by watercolour illustrations. Rural/agrarian theme. English version of the Chinese original. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
199545 pages including index. An inspiring collection of delightful projects and pastimes from a bygone age. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Excellent copy. Book
1974218 pages. Colour photographs and line drawings abound. Describes over 160 species from every geographic area of Alaska. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Good reference copy. Book
1983242 pages. Index. "In exquisitely detailed (colour) paintings, and with encyclopedic knowledge, Joan Ward-Harris reveals her instinctive sympathy for and understanding of the plants and flowers... she is able to impart something of them to us and to kindle in us the beginning of a similar love." - J.Fenwick Lansdowne. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Minor lean to spine. Dust jacket in very nice condition, and now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
199577 pages. Author not stated. Lovely colour photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Glossy colour-illustrated boards. Very nice copy. Book
197196 pages. Index. 100 close-up photographs. Presents fascinating aspects of plant reproduction for younger readers. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound working copy. Book