Cecil Billington (65 results)

Hardcover. Second Edition Revised. This is the third printing of the Second edition revised and enlarged. 339 pages small previous owner's mailing label pasted onto first page. ; 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 " Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. 2nd Printing-1968. A good copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean. Green cloth boards are good but have a small amount of corner wear. Lettering on cover is gilt. No dust jacket. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.…

Condition: Used: Very Good. Near fine. Green flex-hardcover.

Condition: Used: Very Good. VG++ book/good jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition. NATURAL HISTORY. 339pp. Glossary. Index. References. Drawings thru-out. 8vo. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+ in Good dust jacket. 2nd printing of 1st Edition. This is the old first edition (2nd printing contents expanded), Bulletin No. 20, 339 pages. 207 shrubs are covered with descriptive text, illustration, and distributional map. Covers in Near Fine condition, text block has the usual library markings (pocket at rear, tape marks; DJ shows wear at edges, now in mylar jacket.; Ex Library; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 ''.…

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Ferns of Michigan. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 240 pages. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with embossed fern decoration, & gilt titles to cover & spine. Black & white illustrations throughout. Light foxing top edge. Light toning to edges throughout. Dust jacket with age toning, small chips & tears to edges. Clean & unmarked text. Record # 750997.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1977. Cranbrook Institute of Science. 2nd edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Fine in near fine DJ. (L).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. green & gilt decorative hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper. very good cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. faint 2"x2" watermark on rear of fronf flyleaf, title, & copyright pg. at the bottom, otherwise contents free of markings. nice looking vintage copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). glossy full color photo frontis. b&w illustrations throughout. 249p. glossary. bibliography. index. botany. gardening. herbology. landscaping. agriculture. ~ "When the Director of the Cranbrook Institute of Science, Dr. Robert T. Hatt, assigned to me the task of compiling a work on the shrubs of Michigan as one in the series of popular bulletins to be Published by the Institute he doubtless had in mind that a layman can best write for laymen. Be that as it may this book has been prepared with the idea that it will be most useful to those who cannot be professional botanists, but who have the taste and desire to observe and enjoy the beauties which nature has distributed about us and which are so abundantly represented by the shrubs. ~ In seeking to make this bulletin popular, scientific accuracy has not been sacrificed, but a consistent effort has been made to give the reader the most Precise information possible concerning the shrubs of Michigan expressed in relatively simple terms. …

Hardcover. Condition: near fine. no jacket. previous owner's name on inside front cover, gift inscription on first page (small). otherwise looks as new This is Bulletin NO. 32. 240 pages. Foreword by Robert T. Hatt. ; 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 "; 240 pages.

1949. Botany, Natural History. Cranbrook Institute of Science. Good ex-library cloth, no jacket. 337p.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Shrubs Of Michigan: Cranbrook Institute Of Science, Bulletin No. 20, December, 1943. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Identification of shrubs with drawings of their leaves and maps showing where they grow in Michigan, 249 pages with index. B/w drawings most pages. Binding is green with gilt decoration and lettering. 6-1/2" x 9-1/4." Very good condition. Book plate with ducks at front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Stitched binding pulled at front but intact. Foxing spot at front binding and light wear at extremities. Book.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

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Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Ferns of Michigan. Book.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Shrubs of Michigan. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Clean and tight. Former owner's name on the front end paper. Small chip at upper edge of the dust jacket.