Whiting Perry (31 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: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st North American ed 320 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm ISBN 9780821227961, 0821227963 OCLC 49700538 stiff color pictorial paper wrappers ; Contents: Water garden design.-Building a pool.-Waterfalls and streams.-Container water features.-Stocking the pool. Plant directory. Fish directory.-Water garden care ; "A Bulfinch Press book." ; Includes step-by-step, illustrated instructions on all aspects of water garden construction and maintenance. Gives advice on choosing a style based on the reader's budget, time constraints, site, and proposed function. ; Philip Swindells has 30 years of professional horticultural experience and now works as a consultant specializing in the conservation, restoration, and management of historic gardens. He lives in London. ; bumps to back cover, else FINE. Book.…

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st American edition, 1st printing ; 144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. ISBN 9780316150521 0316150525 LCCN 92059955 Classification - LC SB473 .C639 1993 Classification - Dewey 712.6 OCLC 27954659 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Nigel Colborn VMH is a British TV presenter and gardening expert/writer. He is a former presenter of the long running BBC Gardeners World. He has been a panelist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners Question Time and is a regular presenter of Granada TV's Gorgeous Gardens.; This work offers a practical and informative guide to achieving the maximum from your garden in the minimum of time. It aims to help those with limited patience, with little time to spare for gardening chores, to achieve positive results in as short a space of time as possible. The book features six original schemes for complete gardens ranging from the one-season formal garden to an instant, low-maintenance woodland garden. ; Whether you want an instant garden, a fast planting strategy, or just the shortest path to an established look, this book is packed with ideas for quickly creating the illusion and appeal of a mature garden. Colborn's six designs for complte gardens range from a one-season formal garden to a low-maintenance woodland garden. Each chapter discusses the merits of the various materials and structures you are likely to consider, including surfaces, borders, and hedges" ; Contents: Creating the dream garden -- Defining the short-cut garden -- First steps to short cuts -- Short cuts to garden boundaries -- Short cuts to the garden outline -- Short cuts to layout design -- Short cuts with pools and ponds -- Short cuts to planting schemes -- A guide to short cut plants -- Short cuts to garden maintenance ; FINE. Book.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo. B/W illustrations and one map. Edited by John A. Davies. Original brown leatherette. No dust jacket. Very good (few rubbing spots). 334 pages. Signed and inscribed: "To my Dear old friend W. W. French Merry Christmas 1930 Perry Whiting." Herd 2513. Inscribed by Author(s).…

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. …

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. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Inscribed by author on copyright page. Tearing visible to bottom of main title page. Moderate loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author. …

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). …

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.…

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.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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. Pages: 344. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1930 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. Language: English Pages: 344.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Autobiography of Perry Whiting, Pioneer Building Material Merchant of Los Angeles is a book written by Perry Whiting that tells the story of his life and career as a building material merchant in Los Angeles during the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed account of Whiting's experiences as a pioneer in the building material industry, from his humble beginnings as a carpenter to his rise to success as a prominent businessman in the city.Whiting's autobiography offers a unique perspective on the growth and development of Los Angeles during the early 1900s, as he witnessed firsthand the transformation of the city from a small, dusty town to a bustling metropolis. Through his experiences, readers gain insight into the challenges and opportunities that faced entrepreneurs during this time period, as well as the impact that the building industry had on the city's growth and development.The book is written in a straightforward, conversational style, making it accessible to readers of all backgrounds and interests. It is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history of Los Angeles, the building industry, or the experiences of early 20th century entrepreneurs. Overall, The Autobiography of Perry Whiting is a fascinating and informative read that offers a unique glimpse into the life and times of one of Los Angeles' most influential pioneers.1920. 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.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Autobiography of Perry Whiting, Pioneer Building Material Merchant of Los Angeles | Perry Whiting | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2004 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781417934904 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …