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The Rhododendron Leaf - a Study of the Epidermal Appendages by Cowan, J.M - 1950

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The Rhododendron Leaf - a Study of the Epidermal Appendages by Cowan, J.M - 1950

The Rhododendron Leaf - a Study of the Epidermal Appendages

by Cowan, J.M

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Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1950. Illustrated, 8vo, pp xii, 120, green cloth with very slight bumps to corners, very slight wear to head and tail of spine, a tiny ink signature on the front endpaper, but a very much better than average copy of an exceedingly scarce book.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.
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  • Publisher Oliver & Boyd
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  • Date Published 1950
  • Keywords ERICACEAE. PLANT TAXONOMY. PHYSIOLOGY. AZALEAS. BOTANICAL/HORTICULTURAL MONOGRAPHS. WOODY PLANTS. VF59.
Cistineae the natural Order of Cistus, or Rock-Rose; illustrated by coloured Figures &...
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1825. London, James Ridgway, 1825-1830. Royal 8vo. Contemporary green hmorocco. A few minor scratches. Topedge gilt. XX,(224),(3) pp. (Leaves numb. 1-124 + Alphabetical Index). With all 112 engraved plates in beautifull handcolouring. (Plates by J. Hart, M. Hart, W. Hart and Mrs. brown, engraved by S. Watts and Wedell). A few textleaves with faint offsetting from the plates. Plates clean and fine. First edition of this highly esteemed work on Rock-Roses and their cultivated varieties. The work is prized by gardeners for its showry rose-like flowers. They are widely spread and occur in Europe, West and Central Asia, North Africa, North & South America and the Cape Verde Islands. - Nissen BBI: 1922 - Pritzel: 9078 - Sitwell, Great Flower Books p. 141.
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Essays of Landscape Gardening
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London: Printed for J. Taylor, 1825. First edition. Quarto (12 5/8 x 10 inches; 320 x 253 mm). viii, [1, contents], [1, blank], 91, [1, colophon] pp. Complete with six aquatint plates total. Three are are color plates, including the frontispiece and three are in sepia, two of which have overslips. With half-title. Original drab boards, rebacked to style. Edges uncut. Inner hinges strengthened. Some minor foxing, mainly to preliminaries and margins, not affecting plates. Boards a bit rubbed and with some minor staining. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase, with printed paper label on spine and morocco lined edges. Overall a very good copy with all overslips present. In his Preface, Morris acknowledges the works of Humphry Repton, Uvedale Price, William Gilpinhis as inspiration. Repton's influence can be seen in the presence of the overslips. "The fashion of what is known as 'bedding out,' came in, and old fashioned plants, which had been the pride of… Read More
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Carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in Sydenham.

Carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in Sydenham.

by (Crystal Palace) Chappuis, Paul Emile

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London: Chappuis, [between 1859 and 1871]. Cabinet card (103 x 62 mm). Photographer's ticket to the verso. Just a couple of tiny spots. Excellent condition. A lovely carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in its permanent home at Sydenham sometime after 1856, when the Brunel water towers, one of which is visible in the photo, were erected. The structure was originally built to house the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations (the Great Exhibition) in Hyde Park in 1851. Popular acclaim saw it preserved and reopened in Sydenham in 1854, but it was destroyed by a fire in 1936. This card bears the ticket of photographer Paul Emile Chappuis (1816-1887), whose Fleet Street studio operated between 1859 and 1871. Chappuis was also an inventor who held several patents on reflectors that would allow light into buildings that would otherwise require gaslights during the day. The firm that he set up to manufacture them was in operation until the Second World War.
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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon

The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon

by Moberly, C.

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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon (2014 reprint, White Rabbit Press) By C. Moberly. Used. Very Good Condition. Paperback. By C. Moberly, L. Jourdain, and Tony Walker. MARIE ANTOINETTE. TIMESLIP, PARANORMAL. Summary: On 10 August, 1901, two English women walked into the past. During a visit to the Palace of Versailles, on the anniversary of the French Revolution, two ordinary women saw the French Queen, Marie Antionette sitting in the gardens in front of them, along with nobles, gardeners, houses, bridges and stones that when they went back were no longer there. Their timeslip experience has become known as the Ghosts of the Petit Trianon. Previously out of print, this is a new edition with additional timeslip type experiences at Versailles. A hard to find item.
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The Carrot Seed

The Carrot Seed

by Ruth Krauss & Crockett Johnson

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Ruth Krauss. The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers First Edition. States 1945 on the title page. QUITE RARE. EXLIB. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something (the basis of knowledge)" Not an easy find.
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The Floral Register; containing figures and descriptions of nearly all tender and hardy plants,...
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The Floral Register; containing figures and descriptions of nearly all tender and hardy plants, which have been lately introduced to, and cultivated in Great Britain.

by Maund, Benjamin

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Simkin and Marshall; Groombridge & Sons, [1825-1850] Two Parts bound in one volume. Small quarto. Engraved half title, Title page Part I, xvi, 240pp; Title page Part II, 13, 144pp. 3066 woodcuts. Contemporary half morocco, gilt, raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Corners rubbed. Index to Part II and pp141-144 originally published in smaller state (8vo), expertly relaid to quarto. Comprehensively cataloguing the origins, date of introduction and British gardens and their owners of foreign introductions during the golden age of plant-hunting, the Floral Register was the resource for all newly introduced plants.
Benjamin Maund (1790-1864) botanist and horticulturist, "he prospered as a bookseller, stationer, printer, bookbinder, publisher, and chemist in a combination normal for the time". He experimented with seeds and plants introduced from around the world and particularly with varieties of wheat. Fellow of the Linnean Society. ODNB.
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Carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in Sydenham.

Carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in Sydenham.

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London: Chappuis, [between 1859 and 1871]. Cabinet card (103 x 62 mm). Photographer's ticket to the verso. Just a couple of tiny spots. Excellent condition. A lovely carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in its permanent home at Sydenham sometime after 1856, when the Brunel water towers, one of which is visible in the photo, were erected. The structure was originally built to house the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations (the Great Exhibition) in Hyde Park in 1851. Popular acclaim saw it preserved and reopened in Sydenham in 1854, but it was destroyed by a fire in 1936. This card bears the ticket of photographer Paul Emile Chappuis (1816-1887), whose Fleet Street studio operated between 1859 and 1871. Chappuis was also an inventor who held several patents on reflectors that would allow light into buildings that would otherwise require gaslights during the day. The firm that he set up to manufacture them was in operation until the Second World War.
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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon

The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon

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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon (2014 reprint, White Rabbit Press) By C. Moberly. Used. Very Good Condition. Paperback. By C. Moberly, L. Jourdain, and Tony Walker. MARIE ANTOINETTE. TIMESLIP, PARANORMAL. Summary: On 10 August, 1901, two English women walked into the past. During a visit to the Palace of Versailles, on the anniversary of the French Revolution, two ordinary women saw the French Queen, Marie Antionette sitting in the gardens in front of them, along with nobles, gardeners, houses, bridges and stones that when they went back were no longer there. Their timeslip experience has become known as the Ghosts of the Petit Trianon. Previously out of print, this is a new edition with additional timeslip type experiences at Versailles. A hard to find item.
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The Carrot Seed

The Carrot Seed

by Ruth Krauss & Crockett Johnson

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Ruth Krauss. The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers First Edition. States 1945 on the title page. QUITE RARE. EXLIB. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something (the basis of knowledge)" Not an easy find.
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Cool Orchids and How to Grow Them.
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Cool Orchids and How to Grow Them.: With a Descriptive list of all the Best Species in Cultivation

by BURBIDGE, F. W.

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London: Robert Hardwicke, 1874. A lovely copy of this first edition. green cloth with gilt titles and border to the front board. Frontis engraving of an Orchid House (complete with waterfall). Four beautifully hand coloured plates and black and white engraved vignettes and illustrations throughout. The cloth is in very nice clean condition, with just a little bumping to the top of the spine. Internally clean, but very slightly darkened. iv. 160 pages. 180 by 120mm (7 by 4¾ inches).
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The Trees of Northern Bengal

by J.M. Cowan A.M. Cowan

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Nag Publishers Nag Pub. , pp. 178 Index 2nd Indian Reprint . Hardback. New.
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Inverewe: An Illustrated Guide to Inverewe Garden

by Sawyer, Mairi T. and J.M. Cowan

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Edinburgh: National Trust for Scotland. 32 pages, illustrated, plan, list of trees, shrubs and flowers, rusty staples, some ink notes on page 32. . Good. Paperback. Revised and Enlarged Edition.. 1963.
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The Journeys and Plant Introductions of George Forrest V.M.H.

by Cowan, JM (ed)

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Royal Horticultural Society/Oxford University Press, 1952. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:
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Inverewe: an illustrated guide to Inverewe Garden

Inverewe: an illustrated guide to Inverewe Garden

by Cowan, J.M. (reviser), Sawyer, Mairi T. (author)

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National Trust for Scotland, Edinburgh, 1960. 7th edition.. Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket . With an attractive cover by Dawn Mooney (1953) and a double-spread map occupying the centre spread, this guide book has been annotated on the "notes' page and also inside front cover. Otherwise v.g.
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Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

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Spoken Language Service, 1976. Hardcover. New. BRAND NEW, Well Packed, Usually ships in 1-2 business days, Buy with confidence Excellent Quality, Service 100% Customer satisfaction guaranteed!
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The trees of northern Bengal

by Cowan, A.M. & J.M

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Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

by J.M. Cowan (Editor)

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Spoken Language Services, 1976 The complete Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Covers very worn and scuffed. 1130 pages in convenient pocket-book size. Size: Approx 4½ " Wide - 6½ " Tall
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The Chromatic Ango-German Concertina Tutor

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Staplebound. George Jones, The Chromatic Ango-German Concertina Tutor, Concertina & Squeezebox Magazine, 1989, 43 pages. "A Facsimile Reprint of the Original 1876 Edition With an Introduction by J.M. Cowan." Clean text with no marks noted (brief notation in pencil corner title page), staple binding is intact, nonglossy wraps with rubbing and handling, slight bumps to corners.
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Notes from the Garden: Creating a Pacific Northwest Sanctuary
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Notes from the Garden: Creating a Pacific Northwest Sanctuary

by Wilde, Madeleine

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Chatwin Books, 2021. First Edition. Trade Paperback. New. New! 'I know from my own experience that an evening spent tending my garden, after another incomprehensible day, brings a strength and calmness that no other activity can match. Is it the qualities associated with gardening, such as nurturing and the hard work of hands and heart, that are deficient in our culture? Much good writing has been done about the garden as a special place.' Madeleine Wilde's woodland garden on the south slope of Seattle's Queen Anne Hill was more than a "special place." It was her Sanctuary, her prism through which she explored the world and accomplished "much good writing." For two decades, starting in the early 1990s, Madeleine's "Notes from the Garden" delighted readers of the Queen Anne & Magnolia News in Seattle. Here, in luminous prose, is the best of her work from those years, ranging from hands-on advice for gardeners and would-be gardeners to poetically charged, often wry, insights into life in the tradition… Read More
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Proserpina,  Ariadne Florentina,  The Opening of the Crystal Palace

Proserpina, Ariadne Florentina, The Opening of the Crystal Palace

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Villa Gardens: How to Plan and How to Plant them
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Villa Gardens: How to Plan and How to Plant them

by W. S. Rogers

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Grant Richards, London, 1902, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 134 pages, 5" x 7.5", a clean and tight copy.
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The Carrot Seed
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The Carrot Seed

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Krauss, Ruth: The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers FIRST EDITION. States 1945 on the title page. Beige Boards. USED. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. 6 X 8 ¼. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something, or the basis of knowledge"
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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon

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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon (2014 reprint, White Rabbit Press) By C. Moberly. Used. Very Good Condition. Paperback. By C. Moberly, L. Jourdain, and Tony Walker. MARIE ANTOINETTE. TIMESLIP, PARANORMAL. Summary: On 10 August, 1901, two English women walked into the past. During a visit to the Palace of Versailles, on the anniversary of the French Revolution, two ordinary women saw the French Queen, Marie Antionette sitting in the gardens in front of them, along with nobles, gardeners, houses, bridges and stones that when they went back were no longer there. Their timeslip experience has become known as the Ghosts of the Petit Trianon. Previously out of print, this is a new edition with additional timeslip type experiences at Versailles. A hard to find item.
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The Carrot Seed

The Carrot Seed

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Ruth Krauss. The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers First Edition. States 1945 on the title page. QUITE RARE. EXLIB. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something (the basis of knowledge)" Not an easy find.
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by V. Sackville West

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Lime green cloth folio (31 x 25mm) with a paste-down floral watercolor image on the cover. The slightest sign of a dampstain exists under that image, floral endpapers inside. Text in ITALIAN with many full page watercolors. The chapters headings are months of the year. This is a collection of articles written by Vita between 1947 and 1961 for the Observer.
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Zahradník v rok (Gardener's Year)
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Zahradník v rok (Gardener's Year)

by apek, Karel

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Prague: eskoslovenský spisovatel, 1969. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good +. Alena Dostálová. 123 pp. Small octavo [19.5 cm]. White cloth over boards with green stamped illustration on front cover and green stamped title on spine. Green satin ribbon page marker laid in, exhibiting some fraying at edges. Cloth and jacket are soiled in some places, original dust jacket has a [2 cm x .25 cm] chip near head of spine on front cover and some small tears near head/tail of spine. Originally published in 1929 and illustrated by his brother, this is apek's departure from political works and journalism into the world of plants. This is his guide to gardening, written and published in the Czech language.
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Barry's Fruit Garden; New Edition Revised And Brought Down To Date, By The Author

Barry's Fruit Garden; New Edition Revised And Brought Down To Date, By The Author

by Barry, P

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New York: Orange Judd, 1890. Hardcover. Orig. dark salmon cloth, gilt front cover design bright. Very good. 516 pages. 18.5 x 13 cm. Illustrated with 190 text figures. Two indices: General Index & Index To The Different Fruits. Fruit descriptions note State origins of the various fruits. Very firm fresh copy, interior bright and clean. beveled edges.
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The Gardener's Year

The Gardener's Year

by Capek, Karel; Josef Capek (illustrated by)

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. First American edition. Although the Czech writer Karel Capek (1890-1938) was best known for his early science fiction stories, in The Gardener's Year he writes with wit about his passion of gardening, With illustrations by his brother, Josef. 12mo. Green pictorial paper boards, 159 p., illus.; dust jacket. A VG+ copy with toning to board edges in a VG, unclipped ($1.75), dust jacket, which is also toned and has one mark of soiling.
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