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Published by California Native Plant Society, 1999
Seller: Penn and Ink Used and Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Journal. Condition: Very Good. VG, light shelfwear.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2024
ISBN 10: 1390535312ISBN 13: 9781390535310
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Lilac. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1938 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 286 Language: English Volume 2 Pages: 286 Volume 2.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1928 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 814 McKelvey, Susan Delano.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1956 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1216 Language: English Pages: 1216.
Published by Oregon State University Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0870715135ISBN 13: 9780870715136
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book
hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Color Charts and b&w photos; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 581 pages; 1928 Macmillan & Co. Stout oversize HC in original green cloth with titles in gilt to spine. 1st edition. Lavishly illustrated with 172 b&w photo plates and a several page color tab chart inserted in the publisher's enclosure inside the rear board. Mild foxing to the front endpages; light shelf rubbing and trace fray to cloth at tips. Silverfish scaling and pitting to the front edge of the color chart front page and edges of the rear endpage. Two small shallow worm holes to page block bottom and front edge to rear matter and mild silverfish pitting to page block edges. Prior ownership of prominent bibliophile, Alexander Brown Griswold; his small cut paper bookplate on the front pastedown. Brown was a prominent collector and scholar of books and antiquities; he was a partner in the Alex Brown & Sons institutional bankers of Baltimore and New York. G++ or better.
Published by Oregon State University Press, 1991
HARDCOVER. Reprint. 1144pp. Quarto in black cloth. tight binding, clean throughout, clean boards, crisp pages, Fine.
Published by The Arnold Arboretum Of Harvard University,, Cambridge, Ma,, 1955
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp xl, 1144. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. This book is very heavy, and delivery costs may be a consideration especially outside Britain. A thorough study and compilation of the narratives of various individuals who during the period of 1709 to 1850 explored, or traveled in, the Trans-Mississippi West collecting botanical specimens. Clean, very good.
Condition: Fair. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. 1st edition. 4to hardcover. xvi+581pp. B/W photos, 4 color charts in rear pocket. Good book. No dust jacket. Small label on front board. Owner's name stamped on half title page. (Lilacs, Flowers) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Published by Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon, 1991
Seller: T. W. Palmer Books, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 25 x 17.5 cm., xl, 1144 pp., Reprint of Arnold Arboretum edition of 1956. Preface, forward, introduction, bibliography, contents, selected list of plants listed in the text. index. Seven folded maps in manila envelope in back of book. Colored maps on front and back end papers, black cloth covered boards with silver printing on front and spine.
Published by . New York, The Macmillan Company, 1928, First edition., 1928
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
4to [29.5 x 22 cm]; xvi, 581 pp, 172 plates from photos, including frontis, 4 color charts in original printed wraps in rear pocket, each with tissue guard, index. original green cloth, light shelf wear, lightly foxed on some leaves, rear board a bit lightened, but a very good solid copy. Not only the best work ever written on the subject but considered the finest botanical monograph ever written. The chapter on history and distribution is by Ernest H. Wilson, Description of the Genus by Alfred Rehder, Culture by Theodore A. Havemeyer and Diseases and Pests by William T. Councilman, and with detailed descriptions of every species and variety. The four color charts conform to Robert Ridgway's Color Standards and Color Nomenclature and were printed by A. Hoen & Company of Baltimore. A picture of this book is available on request.
Hardcover. Condition: ex library-good. First Edition. xvi, 581 p. 30 cm. 172 b&w plates and 4 colour charts in rear pocket. Green cloth hardcover. Ex library with call number on lower spine, ink numbers on rear pocket, ink stamp on lower edge of text block. Some soiling to cloth. Ink signature on front free endpaper. History and distribution by Ernest H. Wilson; description of the genus and its sections with a key to the species by Alfred Rehder; culture section by Theodore A. Havemeyer; diseases and insect pests by William T. Councilman. Also includes enumeration and description of species and varieties, propagation and pruning advice, forcing, etc. Name index at rear.
Published by Macmillan, 1928
Seller: Queen City Books, Lynchburg, OH, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 8.5 x 11 inches. 581 pp. B/W photographs. Color charts in rear pocket. Ex-library. Laminated blue cloth with spine label, barcode sticker on rear board. Ink gift note, usual markings and stamps, else interior pretty clean and secure. Four color charts in rear pocket are in very nice condition.Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation.
Published by . New York, The Macmillan Company, 1928, First edition., 1928
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
4to [29.5 x 22 cm]; xvi, 581 pp, 172 plates from photos, including frontis, 4 color charts in original printed wraps in rear pocket, each with tissue guard, index. original green cloth, spine edges lightly rubbed, interior clean, near fine overall. Not only the best work ever written on the subject but considered the finest botanical monograph ever written. The chapter on history and distribution is by Ernest H. Wilson, Description of the Genus by Alfred Rehder, Culture by Theodore A. Havemeyer and Diseases and Pests by William T. Councilman, and with detailed descriptions of every species and variety. The four color charts conform to Robert Ridgway's Color Standards and Color Nomenclature and were printed by A. Hoen & Company of Baltimore. A picture of this book is available on request.
Published by The Macmillan Co., 1928
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Macmillan Company January 1928 Binding: Hardcover first edition with color chart in rear pocket, small snag to head of the crown of spine . two early pages have been opened roughly and have closed tears . $NRP.
McKELVEY, Susan Delano. Botanical Exploration of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1790-1850. Jamaica Plains, MA: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1955. 1st ed. xl, 1144 pp. Maps (some folding). Orig. cloth. A very good or better copy. Examination of how natural history research went hand-in-hand with the exploration of the westward expansion of the American frontier. Includes chapters on Audubon, Lewis and Clark, and Fremont, among many others.
Published by The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, 1955
First Edition
First edition, first printing. Green cloth, no dust jacket. Faint wear, still fine and bright in custom mylar cover.
Published by The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1955., Jamaica Plain, 1955
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First edition. Cloth, 1144pp., lengthy introduction, prologue, eleven maps including 8 folding maps bound-in and 2 large folding maps in pocket at rear. An exceptionally thorough study and compilation of the narratives of various individuals who during the period of 1790 to 1850 explored, or traveled in, the Trans-Mississippi West collecting botanical specimens. This work presents the records by decade, beginning with 1786, then 1790-1800, then 1800-1810, and so on, through 1840-1850. The narratives and/or observations, and descriptions by Haenke, Menzies, Lewis & Clark, Bradbury, Nuttall, Eschscholtz Baldwin, James, Say, Botta, Berlandier, Douglas, Coulter, Tolmie, Drummon, Wyeth, Maximilian, Beyrich, Hinds, Geyer, Brackenridge, Gambel, Fremont, Burke, Gordon, Spalding, Audubon, Abert, Wislezenus, Hartweg Emory, Fendler, Parry, Wright, and many more are recorded here, with extensive footnotes to provide historical context. An excellent and important work. Small light dampstain on lower fore corner of front cover, else a Fine, tight copy. Maps as new.
Published by The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1955., Jamaica Plain, 1955
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First edition. Cloth, 1144pp., lengthy introduction, prologue, eleven maps including 8 folding maps bound-in and 2 large folding maps in pocket at rear. An exceptionally thorough study and compilation of the narratives of various individuals who during the period of 1790 to 1850 explored, or traveled in, the Trans-Mississippi West collecting botanical specimens. This work presents the records by decade, beginning with 1786, then 1790-1800, then 1800-1810, and so on, through 1840-1850. The narratives and/or observations, and descriptions by Haenke, Menzies, Lewis & Clark, Bradbury, Nuttall, Eschscholtz Baldwin, James, Say, Botta, Berlandier, Douglas, Coulter, Tolmie, Drummon, Wyeth, Maximilian, Beyrich, Hinds, Geyer, Brackenridge, Gambel, Fremont, Burke, Gordon, Spalding, Audubon, Abert, Wislezenus, Hartweg Emory, Fendler, Parry, Wright, and many more are recorded here, with extensive footnotes to provide historical context. An excellent and important work. Near Fine copy. Maps as new. Closed tears, wear, and chipping to fragile original glassine dust jacket.