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Published by R W Strugnell, 2017
ISBN 10: 0995433062ISBN 13: 9780995433069
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Published by Benjamin Blom, Inc., 1971
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Purple cloth boards with gilt lettering and embellishments. Light shelf wear. No jacket, if issued. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.
Published by Benjamin Blom, 1971
Seller: GuthrieBooks, Spring Branch, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library hardcover no dj (pink boards) with the usual markings, attachments, and library wear. Some fraying to bottom edge. Except for library markings, interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
Published by Benjamin Blom, 1971
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. US hardback reissue. VG with a couple of faint tape ghosts to ffep. No jacket. Benjamin Blom 1971. HEAVIER THAN AVERAGE - PLEASE EXPECT SOME EXTRA POSTAGE - THANKS. Book.
Published by Benjamin Blom, 1971
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint of the 1929 original! Book has light rubbinng to the covers, along with a tiny black spot to the top of the front cover's text block edge. Aside from the items listed this is a very good copy that remains well-bound wiht bright pages that are crisp and unmarked.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, 1929
Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. x, 408p, ills, folding. Spine lettering faded, interior is very good. Subject matter was drawn from the author's previous work, "A Naturalist in Western Chna" (1913) but that has been thoroughly revised and new illustrations added.
Published by Benjamin Blom., New York., 1971
Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Folding map, black and white photographic illustrations, x + 60 plates + 408pp, index, hardback, 26 x 16.5cm, some foxing on edges. minor wear and marking on spine and covers, good copy. The subject matter for this volume has been drawn from the author's previous work "A Naturalist in Western China". The book was originally published in 1929.
Published by The Stratford Company, 1929
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Corners show very light wear, top edge of pages have a few marks. otherwise book is excellent, very clean and very sharp, with a tight binding and clean pages. Bright gilt. Overseas shipping would be much more.
Published by Benjamin Blom, New York, 1971
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Limited edition trade paperback, one of fifty, of a book first published in 1929.Reprinted by Benjamin Blom in 1971 in clothbound library and limited edition paperback editions. Near fine with owner name at inside top of front cover. A touch of fading to the spine. Paper spine label. Perfect folding map affixed to inside of back cover. Gardening and horticulture classic. Scarce reprint of a scarce volume. x,408 pp., with a photo section of LX plates between. Gardening, Horticulture, History, China, Limited edition, Nature, Hobbies.
Published by Stratford Co., Boston, 1929
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: vg-. 408pp + glossy b/w plates & fold-out map in back; orange & gilt end pages; laid paper; brown decor on title pg; interior clean; binding solid; top edge, other edges uncut; 10.25" tall; light wear to edges of black & gilt covers; spine slightly sunned. Hardcover.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, MA, U.S.A., 1929
Seller: William H. Allen Bookseller, Shillington, PA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No dust jacketr. Binding dull. Size: Tall 8vo.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1929
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 26.5 x 18 cm. Royal octavo. 408pp. IndexWith large fold-out map and 61 illustrations from photographs taken by the author. Map is in nice shape without tears. Bound in black cloth with gold design. Gilt top foredge. Spine is faded. Some rubbing to edges of the boards. A few of the pages have small water stains to their very bottom edges, not reaching text or illustrations.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, MA, 1929
Seller: Mainly Books, Silverdale, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover, no dustjacket, a beautiful gift/collector's copy of this authoritative work by botanist Ernest Henry Wilson (1876-1930) who had the affectionate nickname 'Chinese' and who introduced many Asian plant species to the West, two minor flaws keep this copy from being flawless: the former owner's name written discreetly on the inside of the front cover at the top corner, also, a small area of the cloth at the top edge of the spine has some surface-wear (it is difficult to see) , black cloth binding with bright gold decorative pattern, gold on black spine title, impressive red end-papers with decorative bright gold pattern, nicely-illustrated title page, 61 illustrations from photos taken by the author, also a diagram and a folding map, we inspected this wonderful production page by page and the contents are pristine, "The subject matter - has been drawn from the author's previous work, 'A Naturalist in Western China' - The material used has been amended and thoroughly revised and new illustrations added".
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1929
Seller: The Dawn Treader Book Shop, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Black Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by author on half-title page. Small, black mark on front board. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down page. Hinge partially cracked at half-title page but, fully attached. "2406" stamped on bottom of dedication page. Several closed tears on pull-out map located at p. 408. Evidence of library labels and slip envelope on back end-papers. Otherwise very good. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Stratford Co., 1929
Seller: Terrace Horticultural Books, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good Solid Copy In Protective Mylar Cover, Marginal Unobtrusive Watermarking At Spine Area, Clean Contents, Mylar Protective Cover, A Beautiful And Important Book; An Englishman, Wilson worked for the Royal Botanical Gardens and Collected Plants for Veitch & Sons. He wrote Extensively on Garden Plants, some of which He Brought To the Gardening Community From China. Associated With The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard College, he Eventually Became Its Director in 1927. Tragically He Died With His Wife in 1930 in an Automobile Accident. This Book Was His 14th of 16 Titles With The Last, If I Were To Make A Garden, Issued Posthumously in 1931. From The Library Of Horticulturist Educated At Leicester University and Author John Elsley. Sixty One B & W Photo Plates by the Author, Fold Out Map Of Wilson s Exploring Journeys Titled for This Book Is Tipped On At The End Of The Book; Signed, PP.408, Sm Quarto, TEG. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Stratford Company, Boston, MA, 1929
Seller: M H Harrington, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover book, 6.75" x 10.5", covers are very good (light wear to spine and corner tips), no dust wrapper (issued?), book is fine (name, date inside cover), bright gold speckled orange endpapers, top edge is gilt, x, 408 pp with 61 black-and-white illustrations from photographs by the author; large folding map at rear (3lbs 12 oz). Book.
Published by The Stratford Company, (1929), Boston, 1929
Seller: ARABESQUE BOOKS, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. pp. x, [2], 1-408. 61 Illustrations from photographs taken by the author. Folding map. Book protected in new mylar. Previous owner's name on first blank page. Gilt top and marbled end papers. Book is solid, square, and tight. Pages are very clean and fresh. An excellent copy.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 408 pages. With fold-out map and 61 illustrations from photographs taken by the author. Previous owner's inscription inside. Purple cloth boards with silver lettering and design. Bumped very lightly at corners, otherwise in excellent conditon, showing little to no wear.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, 1929
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Contains 61 photographs and a fold out map. Slight foxing on front endpages. Small mark on front cover, a bit of darkening to the spine and some wear at extremities, but copy is, generally, in Very Good condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Boston [1929], Stratford. Black cloth, very good, teg., 61 61 b.w. plates, 408p., large fold-out map, index, clean copy FIRST EDITION AN IMPORTANT BOOK ON THE STUDY OF CHINESE GARDENS AND PLANTS BY THE CELEBRATED BOTANIST. *** A naturalist's keen observations on the flora & geography of China, Western China, Ichang, Szechuan, Chengtu Plain, Chino-Tibetan borderland. By far the most important plant hunting book on China and that part of Asia. * An Excellent primary resource. ***.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, 1929
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
x, 408 pp. With map and sixty-one illustrations from photographs taken by the author. Large 8vo, publisher's cloth. First edition. A few light marks and slight rubbing to cloth; tight and sound; contents clean.
Published by Stratford Co., 1929
Seller: All Asia Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 408 pp. ex lib.but few library markings on this copy. A smudge and some wear marks on the spine. NOT a Reprint but a very good copy of the original.
Published by . Boston, The Stratford Company, [1929], First Edition, the author's signed edition., 1929
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
large 8vo [26.5 x 18 cm]; [vi], x [i] 408 pp, frontis, plus 60 plates, folding map partly colored at end (short tear at stub), index, title page printed in red and black. original decorated cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, cover lightly rubbed, interior near fine and clean copy, signed by author on the half title plage. Wilson was one of the prime botanical collectors in China and Japan in the early 1900's, introducing many species. Besides his descriptions of the plants he found, including some fascinating adventures in little explored places, he describes the geography, the native peoples and tribes, temples, timber trees, cultivated gardens and fruits, agriculture plant products, tea and tea-yielding plants, etc, during his extensive explorations, including Szechuan, Ancient Kingdom of Pa, Sungpan Ting, the Chino-Tibetan border area, Tachienly, Omei Shan, Laolin. 'He crossed the Laolin from north to south, probably the only European to have done so' [Coats - The Plant Hunters, p. 120]. There is also a much more common unsigned edition printed at the same time. A picture of this book is available on request.
Published by Boston, The Stratford Company, [1929], 1929
Seller: Pali, Roma, RM, Italy
Book
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, roy 8vo [26.5 x 18 cm]; [vi], x [i] 408 pp, frontis, plus 60 plates, folding map partly colored at end, index, title page printed in red and black. orig decorated cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, very lightly rubbed at spine ends but a fine, bright and clean copy. Wilson was one of the prime botanical collectors in China and Japan in early 1900's, introducing many species. Besides his descriptions of the plants he found, including some fascinating adventures in little explored places, he describes the geography, the native peoples and tribes, temples, timber trees, cultivated gardens and fruits, agriculture plant products, tea and tea-yielding plants, etc, during his extensive explorations (including Szechuan, Ancient Kingdom of Pa, Sungpan Ting, the Chino-Tibetan border area, Tachienly, Omei Shan, Laolin. 'He crossed the Laolin from north to south, probably the only European to have done so' [Coats - The Plant Hunters, p. 120] scarce.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, MA, 1929
Seller: Optical Insights, Murrieta, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 10.2 X 6.8 x 2; 408 p.
Boston [1929], Stratford. Black & gold cloth, very good,408p 61 b.w. plates, large fold-out map, index, teg. QUITE RARE THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED COPY, FIRST & ONLY EDITION. AN IMPORTANT BOOK ON THE STUDY OF CHINESE GARDENS AND PLANTS BY THE CELEBRATED BOTANIST. *** A naturalist's keen observations on the flora & geography of China, Western China, Ichang, Szechuan, Chengtu Plain, Chino-Tibetan borderland. By far the most important plant hunting book on China and that part of Asia. * An Excellent primary resource. ***.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, 1929
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First Edition. With 61 illustrations from photographs taken by the author. x, [ii], 408 pp. Printed by the Alpine Press, Inc, Boston. 1 vols. 8vo. A famous and comprehensive description of the flora of China by the keeper of the Arnold Aboretum, Harvard University, who was responsible for the introduction of over a thousand Chinese plants to the West. Original decorated black cloth, t.e.g., spine a little dulled. Map not present, else internally fine With 61 illustrations from photographs taken by the author. x, [ii], 408 pp. Printed by the Alpine Press, Inc, Boston. 1 vols. 8vo.
Published by The Stratford Company, Boston, 1929
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition, signed on the half-title. First Edition, signed on the half-title. With 61 illustrations from photographs taken by the author. With map. [vi], x, [i] ,408 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo [26.5 x 18 cm.]. SIGNED, EDITION. A famous and comprehensive description of the flora of China by the keeper of the Arnold Aboretum, Harvard University, who was responsible for the introduction of over a thousand Chinese plants to the West. Original decorated black cloth, t.e.g With 61 illustrations from photographs taken by the author. With map. [vi], x, [i] ,408 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo [26.5 x 18 cm.].
Published by Stratford Company, Boston, 1929
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Spine gilt dulled ; Signed by author; 60 plates, rear folding map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages; Signed by Author.