Perry Whiting (16 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The North American Review Vol. 228 No. 4 October 1929. Various (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. NEW EDITION of 1938, published Boston: Christopher Publishing House. Blue pebbled cloth, gilt, spine dull. Dj worn, raggedy. bus; 9.1 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches; 334 pages.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Front hinge cracked. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages; Description: 334 p. Illus. , map. 24 cm. Notes: Editor's note signed: John A. Davies. Lettered on cover: "Perry", experiences of a pioneer. Subjects: Whiting, Perry, 1868- . Summary: The memoirs of Perry Whiting, a founder of one of the pioneer distributors of building materials in southern California, the Whiting-Mead Company. Whiting writes in the dedication: "I dedicate these memoirs to the young men and women who have an ambition to become successful in life's struggle, hoping that reading of my varied experiences will inspire some of you to become thrifty and save sufficiently while young and strong, to supply your needs when old and weak". 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book has blue pebbled boards with gilt lettering, wear to the head and heel of the spine and corners. Toned inner covers, text is clean with black and white illustrations throughout. 2nd printing. 341 p. Book.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages; Description: 334 p. Illus. , map. 24 cm. Notes: Editor's note signed: John A. Davies. Lettered on cover: "Perry", experiences of a pioneer. Subjects: Whiting, Perry, 1868- . Summary: The memoirs of Perry Whiting, a founder of one of the pioneer distributors of building materials in southern California, the Whiting-Mead Company. Whiting writes in the dedication: "I dedicate these memoirs to the young men and women who have an ambition to become successful in life's struggle, hoping that reading of my varied experiences will inspire some of you to become thrifty and save sufficiently while young and strong, to supply your needs when old and weak". 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st US edition, 1st printing ; 168 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm ; ISBN: 0316101095; 9780316101097 LCCN: 89-45828 ; LC: SB473; Dewey: 712/.6 ; OCLC: 21343686 ; beige cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Planning and designing -- The Use of the garden -- Design limitations -- Garden style -- Creating the framework -- The Gardens -- The Plants -- Trees and shrubs -- Hedges -- Climbing plants -- Plants for beds and containers ; designers: Mackenzie Bell, Gilles Clement, Duane Paul, Ryan Gainey, Albert Glucina, Isabelle Green, Perry Guillot, Bertil Hansson, Madame Ulrike Klages, Arabella Lennox-Boyd, Camille Muller, Piet Oudolf, Nagao Sakurai, Richard Tan, Thomasina Tarling, Klaud Wettergren, jjosephine Zeitlin, Andre van Wassenhove ; "Caroline Boisset is an experienced horticulturist with a special interest in the history and design of gardens in towns and cities. Formerly assistant editor of The Garden, the journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, and of The Plantsman, she has co-edited an anthology of garden writing, Leaves fromt he Garden, and is author of the acclaimed Vertical Gardening" ; FINE/FINE. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed 334pp, frontis, illus, photos, map, fabricoid vg+ Herd #2513.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. "Perry" Experiences of a Pioneer by Perry Whiting. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. No edition listed, presumed first. Hardcover published in 1930 by Smith-Barney Corporation. Some rubbing along the creases of the boards and at the corners and spine ends, otherwise book is in very good condition. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL BROWN CLOTH; NO DUST JACKET; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY WHITING TO W.W. FRENCH, CHRISTMAS 1930 VERY GOOD. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Signed presentation copy. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked buckram. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 334 pages; Description: 334 p. Illus. , map. 24 cm. Subjects: Whiting, Perry, (1868-? ) . Notes: Editor's note signed: John A. Davies. Lettered on cover: "Perry", experiences of a pioneer. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Signed presentation copy. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked buckram. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 334 pages; Description: 334 p. Illus. , map. 24 cm. Subjects: Whiting, Perry, (1868-? ) . Notes: Editor's note signed: John A. Davies. Lettered on cover: "Perry", experiences of a pioneer. 1 Kg.…

Map. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. This roiginal map is in very good condition, taken from Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, folded as published, full borders as published, slightly yellowed at folds as is usual with this series of maps. Images available.; 8vo.…