Frederic H Janson (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Timber Press, 1996. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Pomona's Harvest: An Illustrated Chronicle of Antiquarian Fruit Literature Janson, H. Frederic. Timber Press, Incorporated, 1996. 433p. hardcover with dust jacket, boards clean/square, dust jacket very lightly bumped/scuffed, text clean/unmarked, binding solid, nice copy, fine plus condition--0881923362 ISBN 13: 9780881923360--10.00. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New in As New dust jacket. 433 pages. An illustrated (8 page color spread, 139 b/w illustrations) in-depth review of the European literature dealing with fruit from antiquity to the Industrial Revolution, and a detailed bibliography that describes over 600 fruit-related works and critically abstracts their contents.; 6 x 9 ".…

Condition: New. 1996. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. 1996. hardcover. . . . . .

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket (c). First Edition. Copyright Date: 1996 Sm Quarto, , PP.433, Never Before Attempted Summary Of The European Literature Dealing With Fruit From Antiquity To The Industrial Revolution, Arcane But Fascinating From Co Founder Of The North American Fruit Explorers. B & W Drawings, Some Color Plates (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 433 pp. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Binding clean and tight. Includes many black and white plates, and some color plates. Dust jacket in like new conditio.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Binding clean and tight. Includes many black and white plates, and some color plates. Dust jacket in like new conditio.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. American First. A bit of edge wear to boards; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white reproductions of drawings and title pages as well as a section of color plates. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 6.75 X 1 X 9.5 inches. 433 pages. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 8vo. 433 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. Green cloth, jacket illustrations: 1885 silk and wood tapestry Pomona, jacket back is frontis of Traite des arbres fruitiers. Illustrated endpapers, black and white engravings, illustrations and color plates throughout text. An in-depth review of European literature dealing with fruit from antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Contains a detailed bibliography of over 600 fruit-related works. Contents include: fruit texts of antiquity and the Middle Ages, organization of fruit literature, Renaissance printings of old and new fruit texts, literary reflectons of a growing fruit interest, early books with woodcuts of fruit, emergence of literary fruit fanciers, fruit literature following the thirty-years war, orchardist-authors to Louis XIV, fruit books generated by commonwealth and restoration, fruit-a topic of connoisseurs, clerics and gardeners, the Jeffersonian literary approach to fruit, writings about unusual and special fruit aspects, fruit literature of the enlightenment and revolution, ushering in scientific fruit literature, evolution and masters of fruit illustration, fruit books for the bourgeoisie: conclusions and outlook. ISBN 0881923362. #773. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bradley, Regensburg (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. NF/NF. Hardcover, blue cloth, DJ, 433 pp, b&w illustrations, light wear to jacket extremities, otherwise a very nice, crisp and clean copy.

Hardcover. 433pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean & binding tight / bright and crisp dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good. From the Library of John Russell Taylor.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:0881923362.…

8vo. 433 pages with index and a bibliography that describes over 600 fruit-related works and critically abstracts their contents. 8 page color spread and 139 black and white illustrations. Fine in a fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Book appears like new. Clean dust jacket in very good++ condition. Clean fresh text with tight spine, most likely never read before. Some very slight ware to the top and bottom of spine, most likely from shelf ware.

cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 436 pages, 6 plates. An Illustrated Chronicle of Antiquarian Fruit Literature. First edition. A chronological account of fruit literature from antiquity through the nineteenth century.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Name and address stamped on front end page, the name has been blacked out with felt pen, otherwise without flaw. 8.5 X 9.5" 433 pages Weight Over 1 Kg. Published 1996. Pomona's Harvest is an illustrated in-depth review, never attempted before, of the European literature dealing with fruit from antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Frederic Janson draws readers into this arcane yet fascinating subject by placing it against the background of history, showing the connections among pomology, social history, and the history of ideas. The second part of the book is a detailed bibliography that describes over 600 fruit-related works. With an 8-page color spread and 139 black-and-white illustrations.…

ISBN 0-88192-336-2. Hardback. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. No statement of later printing on copyright page. $59.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine as New. Fine as New. First Edition. 433 pp. with bibliography and index. Illustrated. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Near Fine. First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), 435pp. 8 colour plates, text illustrations. Original green cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in near-VG condition (minor chip to the rear panel). ISBN 0881923362.

Cloth, 8vo, 433 pp, 8 pp colour plates Over 600 entries in bibliography. A fascinating and well-illustrated study of the literature (especially European) of fruit from antiquity to the early 19th century, coupled with a detailed bibliography of over 600 fruit-related works. The author, a lifelong expert in the field, surveys the history of fruit cultivation and its literature in 17 broadly chronological chapters covering: fruit texts of antiquity and the Middle Ages; organizing fruit literature; Renaissance printings of old and new fruit texts; literary reflections of a growing fruit interest; early books with woodcuts of fruit; emergence of literary fruit fanciers; fruit literature following the thirty-years war; orchardist-authors to Louis XIV; fruit books generated by Commonwealth and Restoration; fruit - a topic of connoisseurs, clerics and gardeners; the Jeffersonian literary approach to fruit; writings about unusual and special fruit aspects; fruit literature of the enlightenment and revolution; ushering in scientific fruit literature; evolution and masters of fruit illustration; and fruit books for the bourgeoisie. This highly readable conspectus is followed by a valuable 100 page bibliography, arranged alphabetically by author, which details some 600 important books on fruit and describes their contents. With an index of names. Top edge of textblock smokestained, with minor staining to top edges of a few leaves otherwise Near Very Good in Near Very Good dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 8vo, 433 pp, 8 pp colour plates Over 600 entries in bibliography. A fascinating and well-illustrated study of the literature (especially European) of fruit from antiquity to the early 19th century, coupled with a detailed bibliography of over 600 fruit-related works. The author, a lifelong expert in the field, surveys the history of fruit cultivation and its literature in 17 broadly chronological chapters covering: fruit texts of antiquity and the Middle Ages; organizing fruit literature; Renaissance printings of old and new fruit texts; literary reflections of a growing fruit interest; early books with woodcuts of fruit; emergence of literary fruit fanciers; fruit literature following the thirty-years war; orchardist-authors to Louis XIV; fruit books generated by Commonwealth and Restoration; fruit - a topic of connoisseurs, clerics and gardeners; the Jeffersonian literary approach to fruit; writings about unusual and special fruit aspects; fruit literature of the enlightenment and revolution; ushering in scientific fruit literature; evolution and masters of fruit illustration; and fruit books for the bourgeoisie. This highly readable conspectus is followed by a valuable 100 page bibliography, arranged alphabetically by author, which details some 600 important books on fruit and describes their contents. With an index of names. Top edge of textblock smokestained, with minor staining to top edges of a few leaves otherwise Near Very Good in Near Very Good dustwrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A hard cover publication of 433 pages large 8vo. with an extensive bibliography and many colour and b / w illustrations. The book is very fine and the d / w. is fine.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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Condition: Sehr gut.