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Gardening Books for Sale:
[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
[1610] . The Gardeners Monthly
Directions. Victoria, BC, Canada: Pattison Ventures Ltd., 0. 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good shewing what is necessary to be done
throughout the year, in sowing, planting, and propagating, the most valuable of
the shrubs, flowers, esculents, and other hortensian
plants before treated of and what Ornamental. Modern
facsimile of London 1688 ed. Sm 8vo. 25 pages. Staple-bound.
Very good.
$6.00
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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