Signed Paul Read (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Without dust jacket as issued. First Edition. 18 pamphlets of various lengths + one 8-page explanation signed by Paul Horgan and Phillip Paul Hallie, the set contained in clam-shell red and gray cloth two-part slipcase. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 18 parts, approx 400 pages total, each pamphlet wire saddle stitched, stiff gray wraps. A near fine, clean, neat complete set with little wear, paper cream white, slight oxidation begun to some of the wire stitches. The cloth clamshell case is lightly foxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Printing of the First Edition. London & Boston: Butterworths, 1986. SCARCE HARDCOVER first edition. From the library of, and signed TWICE by Paul Read, Ph.D. Professor of Horticulture/Viticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The two signatures appear identical so could be from a cursive ink stamp. NOT a library discard. Cover is in Very Good condition. Bright and shiny. Spine ends mildly bumped (pages inside are NOT affected). Internally FINE. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Tables. Figures. Photographs. Bibliographical references. Species Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original two-tone brown laminated boards, stamped in white and brown. Professor Read served as "President of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), president of the Plant Growth Regulator Society of America, and president of the American Chestnut Foundation. He was recipient of the ASHS Outstanding Graduate Educator Award and is a Fellow of ASHS. Paul has been a visiting scientist at the University of Florida, the University of Nottingham (England), the Australian CSIRO, and a visiting professor at the University of Tasmania. He has been active in several international organizations, has led Study Abroad trips to Siberia and Australia, and consulted in India, China, Thailand, New Zealand, Hungary, Moldova, and Australia." - from the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) website. SIGNED by Paul E. Read. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvi, 526pp. [542 total pages]. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.