Thomas Moore William Ayres (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a survey of horticultural literature from the mid-19th century, focusing on cultivating exotic plants and flowers in the Victorian era. The author traces the evolution of horticultural theory and practice, encompassing everything from the use of glasshouses to the emergence of new plant varieties. Aimed at both scholars and plant enthusiasts, the book provides historical and practical insight into horticulture during a period of rapid development, exploring the challenges faced by early plant collectors and hybridizers, as well as the social and economic factors that shaped the Victorian passion for exotic plants. 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. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides insights into the world of American plants, from the deep ravines to the towering peaks and from floating islands to the driest peaks that can be found in a temperate climate. The author shares cultivation techniques and preparation methods that can be used in any location, aiming to help readers create their own beautiful gardens. While it was first published in 1850, the principles and cultivation methods the author espouses are still relevant today. 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. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a historically informed, yet deeply personal examination of the kinds of plants that were formative in human history, and how our ancestors' relationships with them led to major cultural advancements. The book explores the significance of plants through the context of botany, folklore, and the historical record, spanning from terrestrial mosses to marine kelp. With lucid prose, the author guides the reader on a journey through ancient practices including growing spices, creating medicines, and fermenting beers, which laid the foundations for our own cultural achievements. Detailing the profound connections between humans and plants throughout history, this book illuminates our shared journey, the depth of our collective knowledge, and the inspiration to be found in our botanic heritage. 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. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1850 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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: 401 Volume 1, Jan.-June 1850 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1850 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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: 435 Volume 2 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1851 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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: 558 Volume 3, Jan.-Dec. 1851 Language: English.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1850. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - Volume 1, Jan.-June 1850, Pages: - 398, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 1, Jan.-June 1850 398.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1850. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - Volume 2, Pages: - 435, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. Product Disclaimer:: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 2 435.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1851. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - Volume 3, Jan.-Dec. 1851, Pages: - 556, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 3, Jan.-Dec. 1851 556.

4to [27 x 19 cm]; [vi], 193 pp, frontis, 12 hand colored plates by C. T. Rosenberg and printed by E. F. Cheffins, with numerous engraved illustrations, garden plans, text in decorative borders. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering and decorations, all edges gilted, spine worn, endpaper name dated July 1854, clean, very good copy, plates with tissue guards. The plates include one of insects, all the others of flowers including camellia, dianthus, hyacinth, peargonium, phlox, tulip, pyrethrum, etc, all beautifully painted and presented. There are many other fine illustrations including of Victorian flower holders. Other experts contributed to the book including Arthur Henfrey, J. O. Westwood, George Glenny, etc. A picture of this book is available on request.

Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: Quarto. 342 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine intact, bar chips to top and/or bottom section of spine, and a section of spine at edge securely glued back down. Heavy foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature in ink dated 1853. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Botany; 19th century; Gardening. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 27536. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.

Contemporary half Calf. Condition: Good. First Edit. xii; 324 pages. Additional pictorial title-page, 29 ex. 31 hand coloured lithograph plates. LACKS THE TWO 'INSECT' PLATES. Half calf conrasting half calf slightly rubbed cloth sides. Fine lithographs with attractive hand coloured plates. Lacks two plates.

Condition: Very Good. Half green nicely recassed morocco oxidized to olive on the spine over green cloth boards. All edges gilt. Gilt particulars to spine. Includes a total of 32 unusually attractive hand-colored botanical and entomological lithographs with tissue guards and decent margins, as well as a decorative title page (see images). A nice clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce. 7.75 x 10.5 in (19.5 x 26.5 cm).

4to (27 x 19.5 cm); 12 colour-plates, wood-engraved illustrations, text within stylised frame; publisher's green cloth, blind-embossed panelled boards, gilt spine, all edges gilt, boards a little stained, faded spine, edges and corners a little rubbed, very good; [6], 192, [2]pp. A sweet, illustrated anthology on floral horticulture formatted as a calendar of garden operations, with articles on the right time to grow and maintain a variety of flowers, fruits, and others plants. Illustrated with 12 colour plates of camellias, carnations, hyacinth, pelargonium, phlox, chrysanthemum, cinereria, and tulips.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. vi 154pp, 20 chromolithographic (coloured) plates, contemporary green half calf with marbled boards (rubbed, edges and corners worn, corners bumped, inner joints cracked, errata slip bound in at the end, endpapers lightly spotted, modern woodcut bookplate by Andy English on the front pastedown, 4to (266x188mm).

Full contempoary Leather. Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. Packed weight = 04.90kg. For a sterling cheque payment or bank transfer in the UK special price of £2,375. Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage. Please contact us using the 'Ask the Bookseller a Question' link before placing your order. For non UK customers special arrangements apply to parcels weighing over 5Kg (2Kg for Canada). PLEASE ENSURE YOU READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION AND CONTACT US AS SPECIAL CONDITIONS APPLY. It is essential that these books are fully insured and therefore please contact us to discuss arrangements as due to the value, these books cannot be offered on a worldwide basis. Please also bear in mind that postage routes that provide adequate insurance cover can be relatively expensive. The cost of these books when added to my collection is such that at the offered price, there is little margin; therefore in this particular case, we need to ask to be paid either by a sterling cheque drawn on a UK bank or buy direct transfer to our UK sterling bank account. Discounts are available to anyone in the UK who is able to collect either in the UK or from central London. The 16 volumes of Paxton's magazine of Botany were published between 1834 and 1849. Its discontinuance lead William's Ayres (1815-1875; nurseryman, specialist in Pelargoniums; holder of patents for hot houses ) and Thomas Moore (1821 - 1887 gardener of Regents Park, London 1844-1847; curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea from 1848; author of many books on ferns and orchids and botany) to launch the Gardeners' Magazine of Botany. This rare magazine was superbly presented and only ran from January 1850 to December 1851. Its aim was to furnish the amateur and professional gardener with trustworthy information on subjects connected with the science of his art. A higher objective was aimed at the physiological principles on which the gardening art was founded. In the concluding remarks of 1851, the authors state that "the ground they had taken had been too high and that they had overlooked that the professional gardeners to whom the publication was principally addressed did not always possess the monthly half crown to meet the price of the periodical. Also that those seeking scientific information and technical botany are more limited in number than anticipated." As a result, the publication terminated in December 1851. It was beautifully illustrated with primarily coloured full page plates primarily of flowers but also including fruits (5 coloured full page plates) and insects (2 coloured full page plates). There were also 11 superb full page uncoloured drawings of ferns. The text was profusely illustrated with many excellent and varied wood engravings including plants, garden layouts, garden features and garden structures. This superb set has been in my private collection for many years and is amongst my favourites. It is now available because it has been replaced by another set in similar condition but in even more spectacular contemporary full leather binding. Detailed Condition Statement: Matching full leather contemporary bindings with minor professional refurbishment - bound in 3 volumes. 5 raised bands bound by Culkin and Budd - Booksellers to her Majesty, 18 Pall Mall. 4 gilt motifs on spine plus 2 gilt titles. Gilt lining to both front and rear boards of all volumes plus blind stamped decoration. All bindings tight and sound. Gilt finish to all edges of boards. Crisp corners to all boards and pages. No bumping. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. No inscriptions. Volume I: January to June 1850. Coloured full page frontis designed by H. N. Humphries followed by half title and full title. 34 full page coloured plates of flowers plus 2 of insects featuring 11 insects in total and 127 superb wood engravings. Light spotting to plain endpapers preceding frontis. A few very light marks on frontis. Light marks on prefac.

2 volumes, 4to. (10.2 x 7.2 in.; 26 x 18.4 cm.). Tinted lithographic extra title to volume 1, numerous wood-engraved vignettes in the text, 70 hand-colored lithographic plates of flowers, fruits, and insects, 11 uncolored plates of ferns by S. Holden or C.T. Rosenberg, printed by C.H. Cheffins; volumes 1 and 2 of 3 only, occasional minor soiling not affecting plates, gathering P loose in volume 2. Contemporary half green morocco, cloth boards, edges gilt; rubbed. AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HORTICULTURAL JOURNALISM. Thomas Moore, the curator of the Botanic Garden at Chelsea, intended this publication for professional gardeners. It survived for two years with a total of 100 plates being published between January 1850 and December 1851, but closed due to a lack of subscribers. The preface to volume three (lacking in this set) notes that "the fact was to some extent overlooked that [the professional gardener].did not always possess a means of spending his monthly half-crown on one periodical, however high his appreciation of it might be. Experience has further shown.that among gardeners, the numbers who seek for Scientific Information and Technical Botany are a limited class.". Unshaken in his committment to horticultural journalism, Moore went on to serve as the editor of the Garden Companion and Florists' Guide in 1852, the Floral Magazine in 1860-1861, the Gardeners' Chronicle from 1866 to 1882 (with John Lindley), the Florist and Pomologist from 1868 to 1874, and the Orchid Album from 1881 to 1887 (DNB). PROVENANCE: with ink ownership signatures on front pastedowns of "R.T. Matthiesen, 1976, and [illegible]. REFERENCES: Catalogue of the Printed Books.Linnaean Society of London, 1925; Plesh sale 548, not in Nissen or Pritzel.