4 LARGE VOL BY AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY IN SLIP CASE TITLES ARE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PERENNIALS , ENC. OF ROSES , ENC. OF GARDENING , ENC OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS ALL RICH WITH TEXT AND A WEALTH OF CLOSE UP COLOR PHOTOS A BEAUTIFUL SET ,A GARDENER'S REFERENCE LIBRARY ALL IN FINE CONDITION EVEN THOUGH THE SET IS VERY HEAVY ,WE WIIL SHIP MEDIA AT THE SINGLE BOOK RATE OF 4.25 POSTAGE View More...
Four like new books with no defect of note. Pristine inside and out and very handsome in slipcase which shows only a whisper of wear. Books are oversized at 9"x11" and are printed on quality coated paper with many color photographs throughout all volumes. Text is likewise extensive and entire set is comprised of 2440 pages. Books are products of the American Horticultural Society. They are extremely heavy at 15 .9 pounds before wrapping, so extra postage will be required. Overseas orders are welcome, but are likely prohibitive due to extremely high postage cost. Beautiful books! View More...
Book was originally published in 1930 and reprinted here in 1976, but is once again out of print and hard to find,.Yellow boards are clean and unbumped, there are no names or writing, and pages and page edges are pristine.There is no dustjacket, but it may be that it never had one. Book measures 7" x 10" and has 150 pages including index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Topics include county park development, legislation, finances, establishing a county park system, administration, human use of county parks, eeconomic and social effects etc. View More...
ITEM # THE SHAKESPEAR GARDEN BY ESTER SINGLETON PUB 1974 BY GALE RESEARCH CO DETROIT 360 PGS 5 3/4 BY 8 3/4 HARD BACK FIRST PUB IN 1922 THIS REPRINT HAS MANY PERIOD WOOD CUTS , DRAWINGS ,AND PHOTOS AND TELLS OF THE FLOWERS AND GARDENS IN ENGLAND DURING SHAKESPEAR'S ERA NO DJ . BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION , CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT [ GARDENING SHELVES ] View More...
Very attrative book with unbumped fark green boards, no names or writing and pristine pages and page edges. Dustjacket shows flat creasing to front endflap, but is otherwise without fault and most handsome in brand new mylar. Book is illustrated with photographs in black and white throughout to augment a researched text on Shaw who founded the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1859. 227 pages. Indexed. View More...
Lovely copy, spiral bound to lie flat. Toning to edges of paper on covers and flat creasing to bottom back corner in two places. Pages pristine. No names or writing. Gorgeous illustrations of prints from the exihibition at back of book in black and white. Each entry describes the print and offers a great deal of information on each artist's life and methodology. Catalog measures 8"x9" and focuses on 63 prints. View More...
Crisp, beautiful, as new book. no names or writing, no bumps to boards, no tears or chips and no price-clip. Pages and page edges pristine and dustjacket is most handsome in brand new mylar. Book is illustrared throughout with 94 black and white images. Olmstead is revered as the Father of American Landscape Architecture and is synonymous with New York City's Central Park. And yet in his day he was noted as "an unpractical man" which is not wihout truth given the fact that he'd had many careers prior to this one. The author, however, chooses to focus on how Olmsted's work and ideas affec... View More...
Book is perfect bound with no creasing to spine. Paper is crisp and clean inside and out and there is no cover lift and no names or writing. The only fault is a small bit of wear to corners of spine at top and bottom. Book measures 5-1/2"x 8" and has 114 pages. Many detailed drawings show the various specimens. Text is generous -- there is no date. Not commonly found. View More...
Very handsome, slim book with especially nice paper and SIGNED and inscribed by author on front free endpaper thuis "This little book From the University of Pittsburgh Press in inscribed to ---- ----- ----- to the auhtor, Rachel Mc M M Hunt." No other owriting and virtually no wear. Bright gilt to both face and spine. Illustrated. 38 pages. Measures 6-1/4"x9-1/4" View More...
OVER 200 PAGES OF NEWS, TIPS & KNOWLEDGE FROM MEMBERS ALL OVER THE THEN . WAR TORN WORLD , SEVERAL COLOR PHOTOS OF NEW VARIETYS PLUS COLOR FOLD OUTS OF A FEW A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY FOR THE ROSE GARDENER View More...
THE HISTORYOF ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDENING IS MORE THAN A HISTORY OF DESIGN AND STYLE THE IDEAS THAT INSPIRED THE GARDEN ALSO INSPIRED LITERATURE AND ART DRAWING FROM WRITERS FROM BACON TO JANE AUSTEN , HUNT SHOWS US THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH GARDEN AND ITS ROLE IN ENGLISH SOCIETY View More...
Very nice clean book with illustrated laminated boards. No names or writing and pristine pages and page edges. Measures 6"x9" and has 290 pages including index. An academic book which explores the science of plant stress brought about by environmental issues. View More...
Very nice clean book which tells the story of one of Cleveland's most beautiful landmarks. Book is oversized at 9"x11" and in lovely, clean condition with no bumps or wear to green boards.Gift inscription on front free endpaper is dated 1957. Attractive lighter green endpapers diagram the layout of the gardens. The book is lavishly illustrated in black and white with both vintage photographs and artists' renderings. There is also ample text with a chapter devoted to each garden, amongst which are Lithuanian, Greek, Hebrew, German, Italian, Irish, Yugoslavian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Slovak... View More...
Beautiful, crisp as new oversized quality paperback marred only by very tiny crease to tip of upper front corner. No names or writing other than inscription by author which reads "To ------, Since you're in Florida, you should have something to remember your days at Stan Hywet, Akron's trasure. May the seasons of your life be as lovely as those at the Seiberling's home. Steve Love." Book is printed on glossy paper with an abundance of color photos of both the Stan Hywet mansion and its exquisite grounds, once home to the Seiberling family of Akron, Ohio, the head of which founded the Goodyea... View More...
Beautiful book -- no bumps to boards and clean as a whistle inside an out. Dustjacket shows minor wear to small parts of edges, but looks most handsome in brand new mylar. No names or writing other than inscription by both photographers and author which reads "To ------, Enjoy Stan Hywet, May 18, 2000 Barney Taxel, Ian Adams and Steve Love." Book is printed on glossy paper with an abundance of color photos of both the Stan Hywet mansion and its exquisite grounds, once home to the Seiberling family of Akron, Ohio, the head of which founded the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Book has 19... View More...
Beautiful book printed on high quality paper and presented in glorious color. Steve Love, noted for his books on Stan Hywet and the rubber industry in Akron, provided the text to accompany the glorious photography of Ian Adams. The book is oversized at 10"x12" and has 231 pages. It's very clean and nice with no names or writing. Only fault is isolated spots of light edge wear. SIGNED without inscription by Ian Adams. View More...
Very nice clean book, inside and out, with no bumps to green boards. Dustjacket has been price-clipped, but shows no tears or chips and is most handsome in brand new mylar. SIGNED by Tasha Tudor and dated 1994 on half title page. Under this is a gift inscription, hence the lower price. The late Tasha Tudor is an icon -- a woman who lived simply and gently on the earth and celebrated the simple pleasures of nature both in her life and in her art. This book, with its glorious full color photographs throughout, explores her relationship with the garden she called "heaven on earth. The book me... View More...
A LOOK AT AMERICAN GARDENING 1865-1915 ,AN ERA OF GREAT CHANGE ,GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN GARDENING IN THE U.S. WITH 150 PERIOD PAINTINGS ,MANY IN COLOR ,AND PHOTOS PLUS EXTENSIVE TEXT THE AUTHOR SHOWS HOW AND WHY THIS CHANGE CAME ABOUT 240 PGS. BOOK AND D.J. FINE CONDITION OWNER NAME ON BOOK PLATE FRONT FREE END PAPER View More...
Book is crisp and clean with snow white pages and page edges and pristine garden-green boards that are unbumped. The only fault is the former owner's name, place, and the date written a bit expansively on dark green front free endpaper. We kind of like lthis, as it gives the book a history and provenance, but may be no be good for gift giving. Book's jacket shows no tears or chips. retains original price and is gorgeous in brand new mylar. This one could cause the seller to wax poetic, but will refrain and simply say that that it brings heart and soul to the art of landscape architecture. It... View More...
Crisp, beautiful, BRAND NEW copy. Printed on high quality glossy paper and lllustrated with photos and drawings. A crash course in creating the perfect rock garden, including the author's opinions on best plants to choose. 232 pages. View More...
