Book Detail
[11899] . Flower Grower. The Magazine With a Mission 1929. Calcium, NY: Madison Cooper, 1929. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good 2 issues of Flower Grower and several other magazines. $10.00
[11898] . The Florists' Review 1931. Chicago: Florists' Publishing Company, 1931. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Book. Very Good Weekly Journal for Florists, Seedsmen and Nurserymen. Aug 20, 27, Sept17, Oct 22 1931. Each issue with about 120 pages. Includes many nursery catalog listings in the classifieds. $12.00
[2236] . The Gardener's Manual,. Cradock & Co. 30, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. containing practical instructions for the Cultivation and Management of the Flower, the Fruit, and the Kitchen Garden; hot-House, Green-House, and Conservatory. Adapted either to small or large gardens. New and improved ed. London ca 1860. 12mo. 64; 60; 60 pages. Cloth. (New spine, with slightly mismatched colour). New endsheets. Very clean and tight. $12.50
[2901] . The Garden Manual. London: Cradock & Co., 1870. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. containing practical instructions for the cultivation and management of the flower, - fruit, and the kitchen garden; hot-house, green house, - and conservatory. New and improved edition. London circa 1870. 64; iv, 60; 60 pages. Original cloth (spine rebacked with new cloth). Tight and clean inside. $6.16
[1761] Bean, W. J.. Ornamental Trees for Amateurs. London: Garden Book Club, 1958. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good / Good. Revised edition. London 1958. 8vo. 120 pages with 24 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. GBC. Very good. $1.00
[8027a] Cox, E. H. M.. The New Flora and Silva Volume 2 (4 issues). London: Dulau & Company, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good 295 pages with many b/w photos. Original wrappers. Set of 4 issues. (Oct 29, Jan 30, Apr 30, July 30) Very good. Botanical garden library. $12.95
[8028] Cox, E. H. M.. The New Flora and Silva Volume 1, Issue 1. London: Dulau & Company, 1929. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good 72 pages. Wrappers. Rae Berry's copy. $9.95
[12098] Darwin, Charles. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication 2 Volumes. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1883. 2nd Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good 2 volumes. xiv, 473; x, 495 pages with some woodcuts in text. Green cloth. Very minor spotting on edge of volume 2. $135.00
[425] Dutton, Joan Parry. The Flower World of Williamsburg. Williamsburg, VA: 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good The story of Williamsburg's flowers from the 18th century to the present. 1st edition. Williamsburg 1962. xii, 148 pages with very many b/w and colour photos. Cloth w.dj. $3.19
[10507] M'Intosh, Charles - McIntosh. The Book of the Garden. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1855. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Good 2 volumes. Lg 8vo. 867 and 776 pages with 34 plates and 279 illustrations. Green morocco leather binding. All outer joints split. A historically important landmark book of British Horticulture that was a standard reference for many years. Practical cultural directions for the growth of ornamental and edible plants (volume 1) as well as practical ideas and designs on the construction, layout and design of landscape gardens. Inside text block is very clean and tight. $170.00
[11906] Massingham, Betty. A Century of Gardeners. London: Faber and Faber, 1982. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0571118119. 256 pages. Cloth with dust jacket. $7.95
[10924] Mitulla, Roswitha; Bernd Wissner; Norbert Liesz. Botanischer Garten Augsburg. Augsburg: Wissner Verlag, 2006. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. As New 48 pages with many colour photos. Paperback. $7.95
[30340] Oosten, Henry Van. The Dutch Gardener: Or the Complete Florist. London: Midwinter, 1711. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good containing the most successful method of cultivating all sorts of Flowers; the Planting, Dressing, and Pruning of all Manner of Fruit-Trees. Together with a particular account of the Nursing of Lemon and Orange Trees in Northern Climates. 2nd edition with great Amendments. London 1711. 8vo. 249; 11 pages with 2 b/w plates. Original embossed calf boards, respined with modern calf. Part 1) Trees and Shrubs. Part 2 Curious Florist. Part 3) Culture of Tulips according to the French Way. Part 4) Gilly Flowers. Part 5) Orange Trees $740.00
[1874] Reader's Digest. Practical Guide to Home Landscaping. How to Improve Your Lawn and Garden.. New York: 1972. Hardcover. Book. NY 1972. 4to. 479 pages profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photos. Cloth decorative gilt cover w.dj. Also includes do-it-yourself projects. Very good. $1.71
[11789] Rynveld & Sons. The Bulb Buyer's Guide. New York: Rynveld & Sons, 1928. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good 63 pages. Green cloth. $15.95
[11876] Saunders, Charles Francis. Trees and Shrubs of California Gardens. New York: Robert McBride Company, 1926. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half Calf. Book. Very Good 323 pages with 32 photos. Green cloth with colourful stamping on front. $15.95
[982] Slingerland, M. V.. The Common European Praying Mantis. A New Beneficial Insect. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1900. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good Cornell Univ. Agric. Experiment Station Bulletin 185. Ithaca 1900. 8vo. 16 pp with 9 photos. Staple bound. Very good. $5.00
[12532] STEVE DREISTADT. Integrated Pest Management for Floriculture and Nurseries. Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2001. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good ISBN: 1879906465. 422 pages with many colour photos. Prior owner's name on front cover, otherwise as new. $29.95
[2088] Sunset. Western Garden Book. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing, 1990. 4th Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good ISBN: 0376038918. 4th printing. Menlo Parl, CA 1990. 4to. 596 pages with very many illustrations. The best easy to understand gardening handbook for amateur and the advanced gardener. $5.50
[332] Taylor, Kathryn S. and Edith W. Gregg. Winter Flowers in the Sun-heated Pit. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good / Poor. Including the Lean-to-Greenhouse as a Complement to the Pit. NY 1941. 8vo. xx, 294 pages with some b/w photos and 1 detailed plan. Cloth with tattered dust jacket. $19.95
[11872] Watson, William. Climbing Plants. London: Jack, 1910. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good 132 pages with 24 plates. Boards. $9.95
[11905] Wehrhahn, H. R.. Großes Handbuch für Gartenbau und Gartenkultur. Ein Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk für Gärtner und Gartenliebhaber. Leipzig: Ernst Wiest, 0. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Book. Good 2 Baende.1427 Seiten mit 1117 Textabbildungen, 30 einfarbigen und 15 mehrfarbigen Tafeln. Einband leicht stockfleckig $60.00
[1600] Whitehead, Stanley B.. Basic Gardening. London: Garden Book Club, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good / Very Good. London 1966. 8vo. viii, 280 pages with 51 b/w illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Covers both ornamental and food gardening. Very good. $1.50
[12396] Zotta, LeAnn; Clay Stark Logan; Walter Logan; Elmer Kidd; Marian Kuntz; Dickson Terry. 200 Years and Growing: The Story of Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co.. Louisiana, Missouri: Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co, 2015. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Signed by Author(s). As New ISBN: 9780692312919. 194 pages with b/w illustrations. Signed by the author LeAnn Zotta on bookplate on front end sheet. $99.00