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Collectible Books on Orchids for Sale:

[5223] Ames, Oakes. Orchidaceae. Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae. Volume 4: The Genus Habenaria in North America. New York: Coleman, 1979. Reprinted Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. New Faithful reproduction of the 1910 original with etchings by Blanche Ames and Foreword by Leslie Garay. Coleman, NY 1979. 4to. 287 pages with 79 b/w plates. Cloth w.dj. New.

$9.95

[4589] Ames, Oakes. Orchids in Retrospect. A Collection of Essays on the Orchidaceae. New York: Coleman, 1979. Reprinted Edition. Lg 8vo. Hard Cover. New Faithful reproduction of the 1948 classic. Coleman, NY 1979. Lg 8vo. Xix, 172 pages. Cloth w.dj. New.

$22.95

[1646] Boyle, Louis M.. Out West. Growing Cymbidium Orchids and other Flowers. Los Angeles: 1952. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good The story of El Rancho Rinconada. 1st edition. Los Angeles. 526 pp with colour & b/w photos on every page. Cloth w/gilt cover. Many amusing and interesting excerpts of life in early California. Includes poems, history and great information on growin g this specie of orchid. Very good.

$15.95

[6283] Constantin, Julien . Atlas en Couleur des Orchidees Cultivees. Paris: 1913. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Paris [1913]. 4to. 106 pages with woodcuts in text plus 30 colour plates depicting 1000 orchids. Half-cloth.

$575.95

[2140] Dunsterville, G.C.K.. Introduction To The World of Orchids. Garden City: Doubleday and Company, 1964. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Garden City, NY 1964. 4to. 103 pages with 40 colour photos. Cloth. Great information for the true lover of orchids. Very good.

$3.95

[6331] Duperrex, Aloys. Orchids of Europe. ill. Roger Dougoud. London: Blandford Press, 1961. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. London 1961. 12mo. 235 pages with 32 colour plates and 120 text diagrams. Cloth. w.dj.

$12.95

[1313] Fennell, T. A.. Orchids for Home and Garden.. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Good. 2nd revised edition, 3rd printing. NY,... 1963. 8vo. xi, 160 pages with 27 diagrams and some colour photos. Cloth w.dj. The author is a 3rd generation commercial orchid grower. Very Good. (Weight 1lb or 500 gr)

$4.85

[6129] Fowlie, J.A. . The Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas and Their Color Varieties. Pomoca, CA: Day Printing Corp, 1977. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Their Speciation, Distribution, Literature and Cultivation - A Monographic. Revision. Pomona, CA 1977. Folio. Red boards. 132 pages with 22 colour plates plus a couple of hundred coloured photos. Large, though not too heavy, so extra shipping may apply.

$145.95

[586] Hawkes, Alex D.. Orchids. Their Botany and Culture. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. NY 1961. 8vo. xii, 297 pages with over 150 line-drawings and b/w photos. Forword by John W. Blowers. Cloth w.dj. Very good. Hawkes helped found the British Orchid Society. This book is full of his practical knowledge of orchids, covering naming, pro pagation, growing conditions, cultivation,etc.

$11.95

[5767] Hooker, J.D.. A Century of Indian Orchids. Germany: Cramer, 1967. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 68 pages of text plus 101 b/w plates. Cloth. Germany 1967. Folio.

$125.95

[6322] Hunt, P. Francis; Takashi Kijima. The Orchid. ill. Takashi Kijima. New York: Gallery Books, 1978. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. The Orchid. NY 1978. Folio. 207 pages with about 200 colour photos. Cloth w.dj.

$15.95

[7791] King, George and Robert Pantling. Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya. Germany: Cramer, 1967. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Two parts in 1 volulme. A 1967 quality reprint of the original 1898 edition. Germany. 342 pages; 2 pages and 415 b/w plates. Cloth. Veru good condition.

$285.95

[4030] Kirch, William. Hawaiian Dendrobium Hybrids. Honolulu: 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Honolulu 1952. 8vo. 22 pages. Staple-bound.

$34.95

[3678] Kramer, Jack. Growing Orchids at Yor Window. ill. Andrew R. Addkinson. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1963. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. A complete guide to the selection and culture of orchid plants under average home conditions. 1st edition Princeton, NJ 1963. 8vo. 151 pages with some diagrams and b/w photos. Cloth w.dj.

$12.95

[7242] Lang, David. Orchids of Britain. A field Guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Oxford 1980. 8vo. 213 pp of text plus 49 colour plates. Cloth w.dj.

$15.95

[4016] Lecoufle. Orchidees. Paris: 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Staple-bound. Very Good January 1983. 36 pages. Price list.

$7.95

[1981] Moulen, Fred. Orchids in Australia. Lausanne: 1958. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Lausanne, Switzerland 1958. 4to. 148 pages with 100 colour photographs. Cloth w.dj. Front endpaper missing

$12.95

[2963] Ospina, Hernández Mariano. Orquideas colombianas. Bogota, Colombia: Publicaciones technicas, 1958. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Poor. Bogota 1958. 4to. 305 pages with 109 photos. Cloth with tattered dj. Text in English and Spanish. Water stain to dust jacket and very faint markings of this on spine.

$95.95

[1219] Rentoul, J. N.. Growing Orchids. Book One. Cymbidiums and Slippers. Seattle: University of Washingoton Press, 1980. 1st Edition. Sm 4to. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Portland 1980. 4to. 172 pages with very many photographs. Paperback. Fine.

$14.95

[4068] Rentoul, J. N.. Growing Orchids III : Vandas, Dendrobiums and Others. Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Timber Press, Incorporated, 1985. Reprinted Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Portland, OR 1985. Lg. 8vo. 241 pages with colour photos. Cloth w.dj.

$24.95

[4069] Rentoul, J.N.. Growing Orchids: The Australasian Families. Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Timber Press, 1985. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Lg 8vo. 190 pages with colour photos. Cloth w.dj.

$22.95

[961] Rittershausen, P. R. C.. Successful Orchid Culture. London: Collingridge, 1961. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Revised edition. London 1961. 8vo. 147 pages with 49 b/w photos and 9 line-drawings. Cloth. Very good.

$7.95

[3590] Royal Horticultural Society. Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids. Addendum to Vols. I and II.. London: Royal Horticultural Society, 1963. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good containing all the Names and Perentage of all Orchid Hybrids registered from the 1st January 1961 to 31st December 1963.

$6.95

[2966] Rupp, H. M. R.. The Orchids of New South Wales. 1943. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 1943. 8vo. 152 pages with some diagrams. Cloth w.dj. Very good.

$17.95

[593] Sander, David. Orchids And Their Cultivation. London: Blandford Press, 1962. 6th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 6th edition. London 1962. 8vo. 183 pages with 56 color and 20 black & white photos. Includes a "Family Tree" of the Orchid Family. Cloth w.dj. (Weight1.25 lbs or 600 gr)

$6.94

[910] Sander, David. Orchids and Their Cultivation. 1949. Hard Cover. Very Good 3rd(?) edition. St.Albans, UK 1949. Sm 8vo. 76 pages with a few colour and b/w photos. Cloth. Very good. (Weight 0.5 lbs or 250 gr)

$11.95

[3514] Sanders. Complete List of Orchid Hybrids. St. Albans: Royal Orchid Nursery, 1947. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good containing the names and parentages of all the known hybrid orchids whether introduced or artificially raised. With the supplement. St. Albans 1947. 4to. 308 pages. Cloth (new endsheets). (Weight 4.5 pds or 2.2 kg)

$29.95

[3884] Sanders. Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1946 1947 1948. 1948. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Pages 259-359. Half leather with gilt stamping.

$6.95

[7190] Sanders. Lista Completa de Hibridos des Orchideas en que figuran los nombres y ascendencias de los hibridos de orquidea conocidos, bien sea introducidos o artificialmente cultivados, hasta el 1 de enero de 1946. St. Albans: 1947. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good St. Albans, UK 1947. 4to. 258; 308 pages. Cloth (new endpapers).

$27.95

[7371] Sanders. Orchids and their Cultivation. St. Albans, Herts. UK: 1949. Sm 8vo. Hard Cover. Very Good St. Albans, Herts., UK 1949. Sm 8vo. 76 pages with some b/w and colour photos. Cloth.

$6.95

[3883] Sanders. Addenda to Sander's Orchid Guide 1901 to 1903. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Poor Pages 333-359. Spine coming off, Front hinge weak.

$19.95

[3074] Saunders, W. Wilson; H. G. Reichenbach and W. H. Fitch. Refugium Botanicum or Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens of Little Known or New plants of Botanical Interest. Volume 2. New York: Coleman, 1979. Reprinted Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. New A Faithful reproduction of the first edition with appreciative forward by Richard Peterson. Coleman, NY 1980. 8vo. Cloth w.dj. New.

$20.95

[6450] Sheehan, Tom and Marion. Orchid Genera Illustrated. New York: Van Nostrand, 1979. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st edition. NY 1979. 4to. 207 pages with very many colour and b/w illustrations. Cloth.

$15.95

[2970] Soysa, E.. Orchid Culture in Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon: Caxton, Press, 1943. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. A Symposium by Members of the Orchid Circle of Ceylon. Colombo 1943. Lg 8vo. Copy 467 of the limited 1st edition. viii, 153, xxiii with many photos. Cloth with worn dj. Very good.

$39.95

[2978] Webster, A.D.. British Orchids. London: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1898. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Containing an exhaustive description of each species and variety, to which are added chapters on structure and other peculiarities, cultivation, fertilization, classification and distribution. 2nd enlarged edition. London 1898. 8vo. xii, 131 pages with some b/w photos. Cloth. One small private library blind stamp on front endpaper. Very good.

$22.95

[4434] White, Edward A.. American Orchid Culture. New York: De La Mare, 1945. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 3rd revised and enlarged edition, 3rd printing. NY 1946. Lg 8vo. 276 pages with about 80 b/w photos and colour plates. Boards. Very good. Written for commercial growers by a Cornell University professor. Good cultural information.

$9.95

[2788] Withner, Carl L. (editor). The Orchids A Scientific Survey. New York: Ronald Press, 1959. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st edition. NY 1959. 8vo. ix, 648 pages. Blue cloth. Very good. Classification, developmental anatomy of an orchid, aspects of variation inthe orchidaceae, embryology and development in the orchidaceae, cytology, hybridization and inheritance, physiology, mycorrhiza, photoperiodic and temperature response, fungal and bacterial diseases, virus diseases, pests.

$14.95