Henrey Blanche (109 results)

Cloth Hard Cover. Condition: About Fine. Good Dust Jacket. 3rd Impression. (6)58pp text + the color and black & white plates of flowers & blossoms. Indexed. Top edge of dj has been trimmed about 1".

1986 Henrey, Blanche NO ORDINARY GARDENER: THOMAS KNOWLTON, 1691-1781 Edited by AO Chater London: British Museum (Natural History), 1986 324pp, appendixes, indexes Illus b/w Small 4to Fine bright hardcover copy in d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and light toning.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket (c). First Edition. Copyright Date: 1986 Sm Quarto, , pp. 324. B& W illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Edited by A. O. Chater. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

324 pp., index, appendices, a few ills.; a serious scholarly work on a noted head gardener to royalty, covering his life and letters. as new in d.j.

Descriptive Notes by G.C. Taylor. Foreword by E.A. Bowles. large format octavo, 126 pp., an uncommon work featuring striking full page photos of distinctive garden plants by the garden historian Henrey with accompany descriptive text on the opposite page. some cover soiling, o/w a very good copy in original peach colored cloth binding.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. London: British Museum (Natural History), 1986. Illustrated with b&w plates, index, 324 pages. Hardcover. New/New.

Condition: Good. 1947. Third Impression. 58 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

very good dust-jacket, very good large green cloth, attractive copy. HENREY, BLANCHE. No ordinary gardener: Thomas Knowlton, 1691-1781. Edited by A. O. Chater. London: British Museum Natural History, 1986, 324pp., . Knowlton, Thomas, 1691-1781. 9780565009762 ISBN 0565009761.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good green hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. 324 pages. Bump to front lower right corner and rear lower left corner. No marks. DJ Very Good with small chips to head and foot of spine and lower front and rear fold-in flap corners. (Scans available upon request.) Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1975, Near Fine/no dj, quarto, 290pp., brown cloth hardcover, bright gold lettering on backstrip, color frontispiece, b&w ill's throughout, binding tight, text unmarked.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Hardcover with silver lettering on spine and silver decoration on upper board has sun faded spine and top edge and lightly rubbed edges of spine and corners, otherwise it is sound. Previous owner's bookplate on front inside cover. Contents in very good clean condition. Corners of early pages are very lightly creased. Two tiny tears on bottom edge of title page.T. Used.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 0192115480. Volume 2. Comprising a History and Bibliography of Botanical and Horticultural Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the earliest times until 1800. A fine unread Hardcover, in a near fine Dust Jacket. Not ex. library. No marks, creases or inscriptions. 750 pages, illustrated with b/w line drawings, colour plates. Contents as new. This is Volume 2. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 0192115480. Volume 3. Comprising a History and Bibliography of Botanical and Horticultural Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the earliest times until 1800. A fine unread Hardcover, in a near fine Dust Jacket. Not ex. library. No marks, creases or inscriptions. 144 pages, illustrated with b/w line drawings, colour frontispiece. Contents as new. This is Volume 3. Book. …

Condition: Good. 1937. First Edition. 126 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to spine. Foxing overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 245 x 165 mm. 324 pp., illustrated throughout. [ISBN: 978-0565009762] Hardbound. A very good copy in slightly sunned dustwrapper.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Trees and Shrubs throughout the year published by Lindsay Drummond Ltd, London, 1947. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. 138 Pgs. Monochrome and natural color photographs by Blanche Henrey, text by W J Bean, CVO, ISO, VMH, lat Curator, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Blanche Henrey aims her camera to show the beautiful pattern of flowers and to record value of lighting and contrasts of texture. The text includes chapters on transplanting, pruning and propagation, as well as descriptive and informative notes on each of the 80 monochrome and 8 natural color photographs. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13226. book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. British Museum (Natural History), 1986. Hardback, d/j, sm4to, 324pp, illust. D/j slightly bumped. A good copy in fair d/j. 0565009761/1.0uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 324pp, handful of black and white in-text illustrations. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 4to. Text block edges just starting to tan with some foxing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has 1cm closed tear top rear, sun-fading, light shelf wear, chipping to edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Volume III only, which covers the eighteenth century.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Image shows actual item for sale. Book Condition: Very Good; firm binding; contents very good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hard Cover Oxford University Press 1999 Bibliography.

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. A comprehensively researched biographical account of a talented 18th century gardener who despite a somewhat shaky grasp of English spelling and grammar produced a large body of correspondence which throws new light on many aspects of contemporary horticultural practice. He worked for several horticultural virtuosi: James Sherard of Eltham, Lord Burlington of Londesborough and the Dukes of Devonshire. His circle of correspondents included many notable northern botanists, including Richard Richardson, Samuel Brewer and John Blackburne; but he was not a fan of Philip Miller of Chelsea. 324 pp., ill. Weight: 1.2 Language: English.…

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: v.g. 1st edition. A comprehensively researched biographical account of a talented 18th century gardener who despite a somewhat shaky grasp of English spelling and grammar produced a large body of correspondence which throws new light on many aspects of contemporary horticultural practice. He worked for several horticultural virtuosi: James Sherard of Eltham, Lord Burlington of Londesborough and the Dukes of Devonshire. His circle of correspondents included many notable northern botanists, including Richard Richardson, Samuel Brewer and John Blackburne; but he was not a fan of Philip Miller of Chelsea. Blanche Henrey's thorough scholarship, and Arthur Chater's meticulous editing, combine to produce a most satisfying result. 324 pp., ill. Weight: 1.2 kg Language: English.…

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

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. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN:0565009761. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Special Edition. 3 Volumes. (London): Oxford University Press, (1999). All first printings of this Special Edition for Sandpiper Books. 11 x 7.5 in. Vol. I: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries History and Bibliography. xxvi,290pp, Index. Color frontispiece portrait of John Gerard and 62 b&w illustrations. Vol. II: The Eighteenth Century History. xvi,748pp, Index. 30 color and 146 b&w illustrations. Vol. III: The Eighteenth Century Bibliography. xvii,142pp. Color frontispiece. Black boards, spine letters gilt. Fine condition in fine djs. ISBN 0192115480; 11 x 7.5 inches.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. pp. 324. several b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. First Edition.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN:0565009761. …