Bulbs American Gardens by Wister John (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1930, Stratford Co., HB (no dj, green embossed boards) 278pp, full of illustrations and line drawings, VG (corners lightly rubbed, gilt titles bright, interior clean and unmarked, binding tight).

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (bulbs, plants, gardens) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover, dec. green cloth (no dj), t.e.g. Prev. owner's name. Spine lettering faded but legible, lower spine bumped, else vg+ condition. 278 pp. 53 b/w plates.

Hardcover. B & W Photo Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Copyright Date: 1930 Sm Quarto, TEG, , PP.278, AN AUTHORITATIVE DEFINITIVE TEXT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Very Good Solid Ex Library Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Ver y Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. First Edition. 6 3/4 X 9 3/4". Unclipped jacket has a piece missing that is about one inch by four inches. Jacket is mylar protective cover. Onwners name on fee endpaper. This a tight and clean copy. 278 pages. Books normally mailed within 24 hours.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First, no dust jacket. Cover mod. soil, stamped leaf like pattern, title in gold. Ex. lib. # on spine. Corners bumped to boards. Internally lib. pocket torn out, prev. owners name inside front cover, scattered smudging, starting to separate at page 6. FAIR.

Hard cover. McMillan, Elizabeth L (Line art drawings by). (illustrator). 278 p. Includes illustrations. Textured green cloth over boards; texture like plant fronds. B&W photo plates. Index. High quality materials and production. Introduction p. xv-xxv, "Definitions, Examples of Uses and Sources of Supply". 53 B&W photo plates plus frontispiece; 17 line art drawings. Appendix A, Tulips, Lists of Named Varieties. Appendix B, Daffodils, Lists of Named Varieties. Lists with each section of Breeders and Dates of Introduction. Author John C Wister was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Photo illustrations are credited to: "Dr. E. H. Wilson, The New York Botanical Garden, The National Horticultural Magazine and the J. Horace McFarland Company." Contents include: Types of Bulb Gardening, Spring Garden, Rock Garden, Wild Garden, Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Late Blooming Bulbs, Lilies, Gladiolus, Half Hardy Summer Flowering Bulbs, Tender Bulbs. Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Minor dullness to spine titles. Slighted corner, spine bumps. Nice gilt top edge. No markings. Tight. Clean. First edition. No other printings noted. 1 0.0.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. black-and-white plates (illustrator). First Edition. second-hand copy, dust jacket is rubbed, with small chips across the top edge of the front panel and spine. The front and bottom edges of the text block have not been trimmed. Previous owner's initials on the front paste down, I can find no other evidence of annotations. Illustrated with full-page black-and-white photographs & line drawings, the 1st appendixes a list of varieties of chill ups, the 2nd appendix is of daffodils, and the book is indexed. "This book places before the American gardener a complete and detailed review of all the better known and many of the rare bulbs that are suitable for culture in the various parts of this country."  Front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XXVI, 278 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: black-and-white plates. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; Landscape Gardening; Natural History & Resources. Inventory No: 0279196.

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 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. Pages: 420 Language: English Pages: 420.

Hardcover. B & W Photo Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Copyright Date: 1930 Sm Quarto, TEG, Gilt Lettered, , PP.278, AN AUTHORITATIVE DEFINITIVE TEXT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Very Good, Minor Edge And Corner Wear.