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Collectible Books on Flower
Arranging for Sale:
[6639] Anger, Russell (editor) American
Rose Society . A Guide to Creating Rose Arrangements. Shreveport: American Rose Society, 1989. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Shreveport 1989. 103 pages with
48 diagrams and 24 colour photos. Paperback. Very good
$5.95
[435] Arms, John Taylor and Dorothy Noyes
Arms. Design in Flower Arrangement. New
York: MacMillan Company, 1947. 8th Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Cloth. Very Good / Good. 8th printing. NY 1947. 8vo. ix, 117 pages plus
20 full page photographs with diagrammatic designs on facing page. Cloth w.dj.
Very well received book which was reprinted many times. Very good.
$7.95
[643] Averill, Mary. Japanese Flower
Arrangement (Ike-Bana) Applied to Western Needs. New York: John Lane, 1918. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good NY 1913. 8vo. 218 pages with 88
line drawings. Tan cloth.
$24.95
[642] Averill, Mary. Japanese Flower
Arrangement (Ike-Bana) Applied to Western Needs. John Lane Comp., 1st ed. NY 1913. 8vo. 218 pages with
88 line drawings. Cloth. Very good.
$49.95
[3553] Bailey, Lee. Country Flowers. ill. Lee Bailey. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1985.
3rd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very
Good. Gardening and Bouquets from Spring to Fall.3rd printing 1985. 4to. 158
pages with very many colour photos. Cloth w.dj.
$8.95
[1471] Better Homes & Gardens. Flower
Arranging. 1957. 1957. 160 pages.
Hard cover. Very good.
$2.95
[2059] Biddle, Dorothy and Dorothea Blom.
Flower Arrangement for Everyone. New
York: M. Barrows & Comp., 1947. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 1st ed. NY 1947. 8vo. 192 pages with 81 b/w
photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$4.95
[3573] Black, Penny. The Book of Potpourri
: Fragrant Flower Mixes for Decorating and Scenting the Home. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 3rd
Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good.
128 pages anf full of lovely colour photos. Cloth with dust jacket. Fine.
$4.95
[2057] Burke, Emilia. Let's Arrange Roses.
Harrisburg, PA: J. Horrace Mcfarland,
1951. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
1st ed. Harrisburg (McFarland) 1951. 8vo. 123 pages with 39 full page b/w
photos of arrangements. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$5.95
[3725] Carr, Rachel E.. Creative Ways with
Flowers. Garden City: Doubleday and
Company, 1970. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very
Good / Good. The best of two worlds east and west.96 pages with 60 b/w photos.
Cloth w.dj.
$12.95
[1380] Cary, Katherine T. & Merrell,
Nellie D.. Arranging Flowers Throughout the Year.. New York: 1933. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" -
12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 2nd prtg. NY 1933. 4to. vii, 230 pages
with close to 100 b/w photographs. Cloth. Very good.
$5.95
[1382] Clements, Julia. Julia Clements'
Gift Book of Flower Arranging. London:
Newnes Books, 1972. 3rd Printing. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 3rd prtg. London, NY 1972. 4to. 256 pages with
very many colour and b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good. Julia Clements was one
of the most distinguished floral arrangers in England.
$4.95
[924] Clements, Julia. My Roses. London: Collingridge, 1958. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 1st edition. London 1958.
8vo. 88 pages with 56 b/w photographs. Red cloth with a gilt rose stamped on
cover. Very good. Mrs. Clements was a well known writer who travelled all over
the world lecturing on flower arrangements. Front endpaper missing.
$7.95
[280] Colorado Flower Growers Association.
Carnations, Elegance in Floral Arrangements. Colorado Flower Growers Association, Denver ca 1970. 4to. 183 pages
with many b/w photos and arrangement building diagrams. Cloth. Very good.
$12.95
[1383] Cutler, Katherine. How to Arrange
Flowers for all Occasions. Garden
City: Doubleday & Company, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Garden City 1967. 8vo. 256 pages with some b/w
photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$2.74
[812] Cyphers, Emma Hodkinson. Holiday Flower
Arrangements. New York: Hearthside
Press, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Good.
Revised edition. NY 1965. 8vo. 128 pages with 105 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very
good/good.
$8.95
[5605] Easterbrook, Roberts Patricia.
Simplified Flower Arrangements. New
York: Viking, 1960. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. NY 1960. 136 pages with very many b/w photos.
Boards w.dj. Book Club Edition.
$3.95
[1699] Fisher, Louise B.. An
Eighteenth-Century Garland. ill.
Thomas L. Williams. Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg, 1951. Very Good The
Flower and Fruit Arrangements of Colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg, VA 1951.
4to. xiv, 91 pages with some b/w and colour photos. Cloth. Very good. (weight
1.5 lbs or 700 gr)
$8.95
[3220] Fisher, Louise B.. [SIGNED] An
Eighteenth-Century Garland. ill.
Thomas L. Williams. Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg, 1951. 1st Edition. 4to
- over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good The
Flower and Fruit Arrangements of Colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg, VA 1951.
4to. xiv, 91 pages with some b/w and colour photos. Cloth. Signed by the
author. (weight 1.5 lbs or 700 gr)
$19.95
[1387] Gannon, Ruth. New Ways with Dried
Flowers. New York: 1958. Hard Cover.
NY 1958. 8vo. 136 pages with very many b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. BCE. Very good.
$5.95
[135] Gannon, Ruth. Winter Bouquets with
Color. New York and London: 1949. The
art of arranging dried flowers. NY and London 1949. 8vo. 72 pages with about 50
b/w photographs. Cloth. With suggestions using a variety of wild and cultivated
materials. Very Good.
$3.95
[2775] Greger, Mrs. Herbert H.. Beauty in
Flowers. The Wash. Star Co, 1964.
8vo. 105 pages with b/w photos and diagrams. Cloth w.dj. Describes each of the
52 flower arrangements in great detail. Very good.
$7.95
[151] Hamél, Esther Veramae. Creative
Designs with Dried Flowers and Contrived Flowers. New York: 1971. New Methods of Processing and New
Trends for Home and Flower Show. NY 1971. 8vo. 157 pages with 53 b/w photos, 20
colour designs + 46 line drawings. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$10.95
[3708] Hillier, Malcolm; Hilton, Colin.
The Book of Dried Flowers. New York,
NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1987. 5th Printing. 4to - over 9¾" -
12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. A complete guide to growing,
drying and arranging. 192 pages with very many photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$5.95
[2174] Hine, Walter R. Mrs.. New Flower
Arrangements. New York and London:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"
tall. Cloth. Very Good 1st ed. NY and London 1936. 4to. xiii, 159 pages with
about 50 full page b/w photographs. Cloth. A well written and instructive
classic. Very good.
$7.95
[1389] Ishimoto, Tatsuo. The Art of Flower
Arrangement. New York: 1957. 10th
Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good 10th printing.
NY 1957. Sm 4to. 125 pages with 150 b/w photographs. Cloth with torn dj. Small,
faint water stain along top of spine. Text fine. Contains 78 easy to follow
master flower arrangements. Good.
$3.95
[24] Jones, Ina. Arranging Church Flowers.
Dallas: 1950. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Dallas 1950. Sm 8vo. 112 pages
with some b/w photos. Cloth. Very good.
$6.95
[1709] Kincaid, Mrs. Paul. Japanese Garden
and Floral Art. New York: Hearthside
Press, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good NY
1966. Lg 8vo. 189 pages with 99 illustrations. Cloth. Very good.
$4.85
[779] Kincaid, Mrs. Paul. The Camellia
Treasury. Hearthside Press, For
Gardeners, Flower Arrangers adn Exhibitors. NY 1964. Lg 8vo. 224 pages with 87
b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good/poor.
$16.95
[1390] Kittel, Mary Badham. Japanese
Flower Arrangement For American Homes. New
York: Viking, 1962. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. New York 1962. 4to. 168 pages with very many b/w
illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$6.95
[5490] Low, William. Table Decoration. London: Cahpman & Hall, 1887. 1st Edition. 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good London 1887. 48 pages plus
19 plates with settings. 8vo. Formal table decorations for tables 8-18 feet in
length.Blue cloth. Very good condition.
$165.95
[3080] MacCormick, Alex. Dried Flower
Arranger. ill. Collins, Jeanette
(illustrator). Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Seven Hills Book Distributors, 1993. 1st
Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very
Good. 144 pages with very many colour photos. hardcove with dust jacket. Very
good/very good. (Weight 2 pounds or 1kg)
$14.95
[1391] Massingham, Betty. Flower Arranging
on Colour. London: Hamlyn, 1968. 8th
Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very
Good. 8th prtg. London 1968. 4to. 301 pages with hundreds of photos. Cloth
w.dj. Very good.
$5.95
[2380] Nelson, Theresa. How to Arrange
Florals if you Think you can’t. A Beginner’s Guide with Silks & Drieds. Little Rock: Leisure Arts, 1996. 4to - over 9¾" -
12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Little Rock, Arkansas 1996. 4to. 144 pages
with very many colour photos. Coloured boards. Very good.
$6.95
[6945] Nishikawa, Issotei. Floral Art of
Japan. Tokyo: Maruzen Company, 1936.
1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good- 1st
ed. Tokyo 1936 Tourist Library 105 pages with many b/w photos. Wrappers. X Lib.
$12.95
[6946] Nishikawa, Issotei. Floral Art of
Japan.. Tokyo: Board of Tourist
Industry, 1938. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover.
Very Good 2nd printing. Tokyo 1938 Tourist Library 105 pages with many b/w
photos. Wrappers.
$10.95
[6334] Pritchard, Tom and Billy Jarecki.
Finding and Arranging Flowers Naturally. Mädderlake’s Trade Secrets. New York: 1994. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" -
12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 1st ed. NY 1994. 4to. 184
pageswith hundreds of colour photos. Cloth w.dj.
$8.94
[3245] Pulleyn, Rob. The Wreath Book. New York: Sterling Publishing Co, 1988. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. 4to. 144 pages with
very many colour photos and diagrams. Cloth w.dj. (Weight 1.5 lbs or 750 gr)
$12.95
[3182] Roberts, Patricia Easterbrook.
Simplified Flower Arrangements. New
York: Viking, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good /
Good. NY (Book Club Edition) 1960. 136 pages with very many b/w photos. Boards
w.dj. Very good.
$8.95
[2350] Rockwell, F. F. and E. C. Grayson.
Flower Arrangement in Color. Wise and
Co., NY 1940. 8vo. xviii, 238 pages with 61 color plates. Cloth with decorative
stamping. Very good.
$9.95
[2349] Rockwell, F. F. and Esther C.
Grayson. Flower Arrangement. MacMillan,
NY 1939. 8vo. xiv, 137 pages with 30 b/w photos. Blue cloth. Spine sunned,
otherwise very good.
$7.95
[420] Rockwell, F.F. and Esther Grayson.
The Complete Book of Flower Arrangement. Doubleday,
NY 1947. 8vo. 308 pages with many b/w and colour photos. Cloth with torn dj.
Very good.
$9.95
[3578] Rogers, Barbara R.; Green, Dan
(editor). The Encyclopaedia of Everlastings : The Complete Guide to Growing,
Preserving, and Arranging Dried Flowers. New
York, NY, U.S.A.: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1988. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. The Complete Guide to
Growing, Preserving, and Arranging Dried Flowers. 1st edition. NY 1988. 191 pages
with very many coloured botanical drawings. Cloth w.dj.
$9.95
[3724] Rogers, Joyce. Flower Arranging. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1963. 1st Edition. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 1st edition. London
1963. 4to. 160 pages with very many b/w and colour photos. Cloth w.dj.
$17.95
[2777] Rogers, Matilda. Flower
Arrangement, a hobby for all. Woman's
Press, NY 1948. 12mo. 72 pages with 16 b/w photos. Cloth. Fine.
$4.95
[972] Rutt, Anna Hong. The Art of Flower
and Foliage Arrangement. New York:
MacMillan Company, 1960. 3rd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Cloth. Very Good / Good. 3rd printing. NY 1960. 8vo. 248 pages with very many
b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. A book for beginners and advanced practitioners. Very
good.
$6.95
[2050] Sato, Shozo. The Art of Arranging
Flowers. New York: Harry N. Abrams,
1966. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good A
complete guide to Japanese Ikebana. NY 1966. Folio. 366 pages with 484 b/w and
colour photographs. Green cloth. A truly magnificent and complete book. Very
good. (Weight 7 pounds or 3.5 kg)
$19.95
[3727] Shinno, Tat. Flower Arrangements to
Copy. ill. Tat Shinnno. Garden City:
Doubleday and Company, 1966. 1st Edition. sm 4to. Cloth. Very Good / Good.
Exquisite flower arrangements for all occasions to copy or use as a guide.
Garden City 1966. 4to. 234 pages with 100 drawings. Cloth. Easy Japanese styles
with brief descriptions.
$9.95
[3728] Squires, Mabel. New Trends in Dried
Arrangements & Decoration. ill.
Richard E Green. New York: Castle Books, 1967. 1st Edition. Sm 8vo. Cloth. Very
Good / Good. NY 1967. 128 pages with 47 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj.
$8.95
[973] Starker, Carl. Album of
Arrangements. Seattle, WA, U.S.A.:
Chieftain Press, 1954. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good 2nd prtg. Seattle 1954. 4to. 258 pages with about 200 b/w
photos. Cloth. Photos are accompanied by explanatory comments. Very good.
$7.95
[285] Stevenson, Violet. Flower Decoration
for the Home.. London: Collingridge,
1962. 4th Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
4th prtg London, NY 1962. 8vo. 120 pages with 59 b/w photographs. Cloth w.dj.
Well known British flower arranger. Very good.
$6.95
[3730] Taylor, Jean. [SIGNED] Practical
Flower Arranging. ill. Douglas
Rendell Ron Hayward. London: Hamlyn, 1973. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" -
12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. 4to. 160
pages with very many b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Singed by
author.
$16.95
[2778] Thompson, Dorothea Schnibben.
Creative Decorations with Dried Flowers. New
York: Hearthside Press, 1965. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good NY 1965. Lg 8vo. 125 pages with 33 b/w photos and 23 line
drawings. Cloth. Very good.
$4.95
[2186] Thorpe, Patricia. Everlastings. The
Complete Book of Dried Flowers.. New
York: Facts of File, 1985. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. 1st edition. NY 1985. Square 8vo. 144 pages with
very many beautiful colour line drawings and some colouor photos. Cloth w.dj.
As new.
$9.95
[815] Underwood, Raye Miller. The Complete
Book of Dried Arrangements. New York:
Bonanza Books, 1952. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. NY 1952. 8vo. 193 pages with some b/w photos.
Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$2.45
[6127] Waterkeyn, Sarah and Jan Hall. The
Art of Flower Arranging. New York:
Smithmark, 1991. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover.
Very Good NY 1991. 192 pages with hundreds of detailed colour photos. Very
instructional. Cloth w.dj. Very good condition.
$6.95
[3247] Wheeler, Esther and Anabel Combs
Lasker. The Complete Book of Flowers and Plants for Interior Decoration. ill. Janet Porto. New York: Hearthside Press, 1957.
1st edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Good. NY
1957. Lg 4to. 190 pages with a profusion of b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. BCE.
(Weight 2.5 lbs or 1.1 kg)
$12.95
[2353] White, Edward A.. The Principles of
Flower Arrangement. New York: De la
Mare, 1925. 2nd printing. NY 1925. 8vo. 198 pages with 49 b/w photographs.
Cloth with gilt stamping. Fine. White was professor of floriculture at Cornell.
Very good.
$17.95
[3179] Woman's Day Editors. The Great
Wreath Book. Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.:
Meredith Books, 1992. 4th Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth.
Very Good / Very Good. 160 pages with very many diagrams and colour photos.
Cloth w.dj. Very good. Culled from over 4,000 contest entries Women's Day ended
up with 49 prize winning designs for wreaths. These are not onlychristmas
wreaths, but wreaths made from apples, cranberries, chile peppers, beads, toys,
shells and holiday surprises. The ultimate wreath book with simple to follow
instructions. (weight 2 pounds or 1 kg)
$10.95