Results for: Botany
Arvores no Brasil.
Sao Paulo: Premio/Duratex, 1989.
Very good folio-sized (oversized) hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has soime wear and light rubbing to edges with some minor tears and light scuffing to covers. 120 pages with illustrations, map, glossary, and index.
Price: $45.00
Bellissima e Dunque la Rosa : I Giardini dalle Signorie alla Serenissima [ So Beautiful the Rose : the Gardens of Venice ].
Calcagni, Annamaria Conforti.
Milan, Italy: il Saggiatore, 2003.
Thick Octavo (regular size). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. 349 p. w/illustrations, blosary, notes, and bibliography. The text of this work is in Italian.
Price: $18.00
The Plant Societies of Chicago and Vicinity. Bulletin of the Geographic Society of Chicago, No. 2.
Cowles, Henry C.
Chicago: The Geographic Society of Chicago, 1901.
Poor quarto-sized hardcover without dust jacket. Tan cloth binding with tan cloth spine. Back of spine is tore away exposing binding. Wear and rubbing along edges with scuffing to covers and slight bends/bumps on corners and upper edges of covers. Slight waterstain on upper edge of front cover. Name and address of previous owner written on front free endpaper. 76 pages with illustrations and appendix.
Price: $70.00
British Ascomycetes [ Sac Fungi ].
Dennis, R. W. G.
Stuttgart, Germany: Verlag von J. Cramer, 1968.
Tall octavo (oversized). Some wear to edges and corners of covers. Slight scuffing to covers. Slight soiling to edges of textblock. Name of former owner on front cover and flyleaf. 455 p. w/ addition 50 plates and 31 figures, index. Dennis (1910 - 2003) was former head of mycology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and one of the most important mycologists in the UK.
Price: $75.00
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands: A Description of the Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams.
Hillebrand, William. Annotated by W. F. Hillebrand.
New York, NY: Hafner Publishing Company, 1965.
Facsimile of 1888 edition. Good octavo hardcover in fair dust jacket. Wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head of spine and some browning along edges. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with many small tears and chipping, mainly on head and heel of spine and corners of covers. Dj's spine is heavily browned and covers are scuffed. Page edges are browned. Penciled note on rear pastedown endpaper and some other pencciled notes and underlining in text. 673 pages with maps, illustrations, notes, and index.
Price: $60.00
The Propagation of Alpines.
Hills, Lawrence D.
Little Compton, RI: Theophrastus, 1976.
Reprint of revised second edition. Very good octavo hardcover in green cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with minor bumping to head and heel of spine and corners of covers with slight scuffing. Inscription to previous owner (not by author) on front free endpaper. The previous owner was the noted Alpine gardener, Betty Blake. 484 pages with illustrations, 2 appendices, and index. A useful guide for raising alpines with sections on potting soils, cuttings, seeds, and other topics.
Price: $30.00
A Book of Roses.
Hole. S. (Samuel) Reynolds.
London: Edwin Arnold, 1898.
Octavo. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and deep red roses atop green stems on front board and spine. Attractive colored heraldic bookplate of Detroit area author and subway designer Maynard Dauchy Follin on front pastedown. Name of another former owner, well known rose, alpine and rock gardener Betty Blake, on free endpaper. Boards slightly bowed inward with soem wear to edges and corners. Covers slightly scuffed. Page edges slightly soiled. Some wear to hinge at first endpapers. 298 p. with additional 32 pages of a Nov. 1898 Arnold catalog at rear, some pages of which are uncut. A classic late nineteenth century work musing on roses, with a fair amount of literary references and some practical inframtion on planting and exhibiting. Reynolds was dean of Rochester Cathedral, an avid gardener, and an author of several books,.
Price: $50.00
The Himalayan Garden : Growing Plants from the Roof of the World.
Jermyn, Jim.
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2001.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges and minor scuffing to covers. SIGNED by author on first free endpaper. 320 pages with illustrations, appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index. A work detailing the growth and care for Himalayan plants.
Price: $35.00
Delivery and Perception of Pathogen Signals in Plants.
Keen, Noel T.; Shigeyuki Mayama; Jan E. Leach; and Shinji Tsuyumu, editors.
St. Paul: APS Press, 2001.
Octavo. Light wear to edges of boards with bump on heel of spine and some light scuffing with faint scratching on covers. 268 pages with illustrations, figures, tables, and lists of literature cited.
Price: $45.00
Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918. Volume V : Botany. Part A: Vascular Plants.
Macoun, James M and Theodore Holm.
Ottawa, Canada: Government Printing Office, printed by F. A. Acland., 1921.
Pamphlet. Slight wear to edges and corners. 50 p. w/13 plates. The first part of vol. 5, with detailed notes and b& w reproductions of drawings of vascular arctic plants.
Price: $15.00
New Zealand Alpine Plants.
Mark, A. F., and Nancy M. Adams.
Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. Reed, 1973.
Good quarto-sized (oversized) hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has wear and rubbing to edges with some small tears and scuffing to covers. Both front and rear hinges appear to have been cracked and repaired with cloth tape. Stainmarks on lower corners of last few pages. Upper edges of index's pages are loose and threatening to fall out, though still attached. Name of previous owner written on half-title page. Previous owner was Betty Blake, the noted American Alpine Gardener. 265 pages with illustrations, glossary, and index.
Price: $50.00
Mammillaria Cultivation and Characteristics.
Marsden, C. [ Cyril ]. Foreword by Sir Oliver Leese.
London: Cleaver Hume, 1957.
Octavo (standard size). Some wear to edges and corners of dj, less so to boards. Heel of spine bumped. 407 p. w/illustrations, index. A detailed handbook on this family of cacti by a noted expert in the field.
Price: $30.00
Handbuch für Pilzfreunde [ Handbook for Fungus (or Mushroom ) Enthusiasts ]. Band I.
Michael, Edmund researcher. Newly edited by Bruno Henning. Further leadership and publishing support by Hanns Kreisel.
Jena, Germany: VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1978.
Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edgs and corners of boards. Former owner's name on first endpaper, with some pencil notations on pastedown. 392 p. w/ illustrations, index. Text of this work is in German.
Price: $25.00
Handbuch für Pilzfreunde [ Handbook for Fungus (or Mushroom ) Enthusiasts ]. Band II.
Michael, Edmund researcher. Newly edited by Bruno Henning. Further leadership and publishing support by Hanns Kreisel.
Stuttgart, Germany: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1986.
Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edgs and corners of boards. Slight scuffing to covers. Former owner's name on first endpaper, with some pencil notations on pastedown. 448 p. w/ illustrations, index. Text of this work is in German.
Price: $25.00
Handbuch für Pilzfreunde [ Handbook for Fungus (or Mushroom ) Enthusiasts ]. Band III.
Michael, Edmund researcher. Newly edited by Bruno Henning. Further leadership and publishing support by Hanns Kreisel.
Jena, Germany: VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1977.
Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edgs and corners of boards. Slight scuffing to covers. Former owner's name on first endpaper. 464 p. w/ many color illustrations, index. Text of this work is in German.
Price: $25.00
Handbuch für Pilzfreunde [ Handbook for Fungus (or Mushroom ) Enthusiasts ]. Band IV.
Michael, Edmund researcher. Newly edited by Bruno Henning. Further leadership and publishing support by Hanns Kreisel.
Jena, Germany: VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1981.
Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edgs and corners of boards. Slight scuffing to covers. Former owner's name on first endpaper. 472 p. w/ many color illustrations, index. Text of this work is in German.
Price: $25.00
Handbuch für Pilzfreunde [ Handbook for Fungus (or Mushroom ) Enthusiasts ]. Band V.
Michael, Edmund researcher. Newly edited by Bruno Henning. Further leadership and publishing support by Hanns Kreisel.
Jena, Germany: VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1983.
Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edgs and corners of boards. Slight scuffing to covers. Former owner's name on first endpaper. 408 p. w/ many color illustrations, index. Text of this work is in German.
Price: $25.00
Classic Bonsai of Japan.
Nippon Bonsai Association. translated by John Bester. Foreword by Hideo Aragaki.
New York, NY: Kodansha International, 1989.
Folio (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. top and bottom edges faded. Dust jacket has wear to edges and corners, and small holes in dj spine and near spine. 188 p. w/ many illustrations in color and b&w, notes to the plates, list of bonsai by type, and chapters on style, tradition and the history of bonsai. An important reference, and a fascinating work.
Price: $60.00
The Bonsai Art of Kimura.
Onishi, Katsuhito. edited and adapted by W. John Palmer. translated by Margaret Cullen.
Sudbury, MA: Stone Lantern Publishing Company, 1992.
Large quarto (10-12") softcover with flaps. Some wear to edges and corners. Corners bumped, and there is a slight roll to spine. Slight creasing to covers. 175 p. w/a many color illustrations and sections on New Bonsai for the 21st century, future masterpieces, and earlier works. Uncommon.
Price: $60.00
The Rose Annual for 1942 of the National Rose Society: `
Page, Courtney, editor.
Croydon, 1942.
Good octavo hardcover in green cloth binding with black lettering on cover without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along edges with bumping to head and heel of spine and corners of covers. Some light scuffing to covers as well. Crack in binding between pages 32-33 and 48-49. Page edges are browned. 94 pages with illustrations, tables, and ads.
Price: $20.00
The Rose Annual for 1943 of the National Rose Society.
Page, Courtney, editor.
Croydon, 1943.
Good octavo hardcover in green cloth binding with black lettering on cover without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along edges with bumping to head and heel of spine and corners of covers. Some light scuffing to covers as well. Page edges are browned. 98 pages with illustrations, tables, and ads.
Price: $20.00
Himalayan Cobra-Lilies (Arisaema) : Their Botany and Culture.
Pradhan, Udai C.
Kalimpong: Primulaceae Books/Himalayan Plant Journal, 1990.
Good quarto-sized hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with heavy bumping to head and heel of spine and corners of covers. Dj has wear and rubbing to edges with some small tears including one inch tear on upper edge of back cover and some scuffing to covers with brown dot on back cover. Sticker on dj's front inner flap. Gift inscription (not by author) to previous owner on front free endpaper. Previous owner was the noted alpine gardener Betty (Elizabeth) Blake. 96 pages with illustrations, maps, selected references, and index.
Price: $35.00
George Forrest, V.M.H., Explorer and Botantist Who, by His Discoveries and Plants Successfully Introduced, Has Greatly Enriched Our Gardens, 1873-1932.
R. E. Cooper, A. O. Curle, and W. S. Fair, editors.
The Scottish Rock Garden Club, 1973.
Very good octavo hardcover in red cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with light bumping to head and heel of spine. Light scuffing to covers with fading along upper edges of boards and along spine. Name of previous owner written on front free endpaper. Previous owner was Betty Blake, the noted alpine Gardener. 89 pages with illustrations and list of publications.
Price: $35.00
Our New Zealand Trees and Flowers. Third Edition.
Richards, E. C.
Christchurch, New Zealand: Simpson & Williams, 1956.
Good octavo hardcover in tan cloth binding without dust jacket. Some wear and light rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine and corners of covers. Slight roll to spine. Some light scuffing and scratching to covers, especially back cover, with fading along spine. Name of previous owner written on front free endpaper. Previous owner was the noted gardener, Betty Blake. 297 pages with illustrations, list of books consulted, glossary and 2 indices.
Price: $20.00
The Terrestrial Cryptogams of Northern Ellesmore Island. National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 164.
Schuster, Rudolf M.; William C. Steere; John W. Thomson.
Ottawa, Canada: National Museum of Canada, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 1959.
Good quartos-sized hardcover in red cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with some scuffing to covers including two light brown spots on front cover. 132 pages with illustrations, notes, references, and index. A scholarly look at the mosses and lichens of this island.
Price: $20.00
Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918. Volume V : Botany. Part B: Contributions to the Morphology, Synonymy, and Geographical Distribution of Arctic Plants.
Theodore Holm.
Ottawa, Canada: Government Printing Office, printed by F. A. Acland., 1922.
Pamphlet. Slight wear to edges and corners. 139 p w/illus., bibliography and tables. The 2nd part of vol. 5, covering the subjects in its title thoroughly. Each plant is discussed in detail.
Price: $15.00
More Food from Soil Science : The Natural Chemistry of Lime in Agriculture.
Tiedjens, V. A.
Milan, OH: Growers Chemical Corp., 1991.
Octavo. Light wear to edges of boards with minor bump on front portion of spine and bump on head of spine. Dj has wear and rubbing to edges with a few minor tears and some scuffing and dirt to covers. 300 pages with figures, tables, and index.
Price: $25.00
Sensational Bouquets : Arrangements by a Master Floral Designer.
Tortu, Christian.
New York, NY: Abrams, 2001.
Folio-sized (oversized). Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges and minor scuffing to covers. 171 pages with illustrations.
Price: $25.00
Japanese Maples: Second Edition. Momiji and Kaede.
Vertrees, J. D.
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1998.
Very good quarto-sized hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with minor bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has light wear and rubbing along edges with minor scuffing to covers and a sticker on front cover. Long closed tear to dj near spine. 189 pages with illustrations, 3 appendices, bibliography, and index. Special shipping rates for this book due to its size.
Price: $25.00
Colorado Flora : Eastern Slope.
Weber, William A.
Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1990.
Octavo. Light wear to edges of boards with minor bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has wer and rubbing to edges with creasing on lower edge of front cover and front inner flap with light scuffing to covers. 396 pages with illustrations, glossary, and 2 indices.
Price: $40.00
