Search Results: Botany/Horticulture from Diversity Books, IOBA

London: Pelham Books, 1979. 333pp., frontispiece and intext, b/white halftone plates, line-drawings, and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, otherwise very good. Written by a pioneering authority on hydroponics, this book should prove to be most valuable to agriculturists and horticulturists worldwide, particularly those concerned with over-crowded, or adverse climate areas . . . Contents include: 25 chapters over six 'parts', plus Biblio. and Index. Book weight approx. 900g.. 3rd Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ward Lock, 1990. 160pp. Unpaginated colour-plate sections, plus intext b/white half-tone plates and line drawings throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain boards nominally bumped on upper foredge corner. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, with a hint of colour-fade on spine (no text loss). "Successful Bonsai growing is not simply the technique of growing miniature trees; it is the art of growing beautiful miniature trees in forms based on the natural growth, habit of various species." Fully explained, this book will assist you to become proficient in the Bonsai art . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface. Introduction. 6 chapters. Appendix. Index. Book weight approx. 750g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. . Second Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - (approx. 25.25cm x 19.5cm).

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: R.G. and F.J. Richardson, 2000. vi, 506pp. B/white photographic illustrations, and figures. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated card wrapper has minor edgewear, a previous bookseller's sticker affixed to inner front cover, and a small store security device affixed to inner rear cover. Contents include: Preface. 24 chapters over 6 'Parts'. Index. Contributors. Book weight approx. 865g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15.5cm).

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1958. 244pp., botanical colour-art frontispiece, plus 15 unpaginated, like illustrated plates, all by Anne V. Webster. All called-for plates extant. Intext, b/white sketch-art by Ernest V. Petts, throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain, original green cloth boards undamaged. Top edge tinted, leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, laminated dustjacket lightly edgeworn, and colour faded on spine. plus minimal laminate bubbling. A stand-alone, Volume 2 in the 'Kew Series' of British Plants. Providing a detailed and authoritative account of native and naturalised woody plants suitable for a beginner through to the more advanced level, contents include: Prelims., Intro., Key to Genera, British Trees and Shrubs, Biblio., Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 375g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 12mo -… Read More

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1958. 376pp., botanical colour-art frontispiece, plus 14 unpaginated like-art plates throughout (all called-for plates extant). Colour art by Ann V. Webster. Numerous b/white, line-drawn intext illustrations by Lura M. Ripley. Book clean. Bright gilt title over slightly cocked and bumped spine. Plain, original green cloth boards undamaged. Tinted top edge, leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, laminated dustjacket lightly edgeworn and colour faded on spine, plus minimal laminate bubbling. A stand-alone, Volume 1 in the 'Kew Series' of British plants. Understandable for the beginner through to the professional, contents include: Prelims., Intro., Key to Genera, British Wild Flowers, Biblio., Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 490g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Kangaroo Press, 1992. 112pp., colour-plate frontispiece, plus numerous, small, intext colour illustrations [mostly detail]. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards trivially bumped only. No dustjacket. A most helpful volume, it has 'colour co-ordinated' chapters, each named and illustrated specie has a concise description for optimum growth. Contents also include: Glossary, Botanical Name Index and Index of Common Names. Book weight approx. 720g.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Ward Lock, 1982. 180pp., illustrated throughout: colour plates and b/white sketch and line drawings; mostly demonstrative. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain green boards undamaged. Leaves clean, and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, with slight colour fading on spine. A reliable, practical guide demonstrating all the most useful ways of increasing plants from cuttings and seeds, to the more complicated forms of budding and grafting used with roses and fruit trees . . . Contents include: Prelims., 23 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 555g.. Revised. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

South Yarra, VIC, Australia: Hyland House, 1991. xii, + 338pp., plus 10 colour illustrated pages, b/white illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain green boards negligibly edge-rubbed only. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket minimally and softly edge-creased. From the jacket flap: "This is a unique, practical, do-it-yourself guide for gardeners who want to plan and design, make and care for a garden that is their own creation and is composed of their favourite plants. An ideas book for those who want to turn a barren block into a beautiful garden or improve and renovate an existing garden." Book weight approx. 1.11 KG. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Reprint. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

East Roseville, NSW, Australia: Kangaroo Press, 1999. 176pp., illustrated throughout: b/white line-drawings (Lesley Boston), plus numerous, stunning photographic colour plates (mostly detail), photography by the author. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm backstrip. Plain brown boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour, photographically-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. With many suggestions for gardening and landscaping, the author presents background information on daylily species, major factors influencing types to grow, planting and cultivation tips, descriptions, classifications, and extensive section listing major cultivars . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 12 chapters, Index. Index of Cultivars. Book weight approx. 910g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +. 4to -… Read More

Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Publishers, 2002. 122pp., plus (iv). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Intext, photographic colour plates throughout. Leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped on foredge corners. " . . . aims to place a beautiful garden within reach of anyone." Contents include: Part 1/ Practical gardening. Part 2/ Questions and Answers, Index. Book weight approx. 545g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Thus, First Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Frenchs Forest, N.S.W., Australia: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1981. 72pp. Green tinted endpapers. Recto-page, four-to-view, identifying colour-plate illustrations (relevant text on adjacent verso) throughout. Oblong (landscape) format hardcover. Book clean. Backstrip firm and square, lightly bumped on head. Plain green boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn and bumped. with colour-fading on spine (no text loss). "This book introduces a selection of common and rare exotic species and choice cultivars to the fern enthusiast, professional horticultist and the keen gardener in Australia. Some 100 species and cultivars are illustrated . . . " Cntents include: Prelims., Preface. Acks. Introduction. Ferns in the Garden. Ferns in the Home and Office. Ferns for the Collector. Choice Cultivars. Exotic Ferns (Plates 1-100). Fern Societies and Groups. Index. Book weight approx. 470g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good+. 8vo Oblong - (approx. 19cm… Read More

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Thomas C. Lothian, 1995. 153pp., colour plate endpapers, like plates throughout, supported by b/white line illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. An inscription, congratulating an award winner, signed by the author on title page, that recipient's label affixed over printed ffep., otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, nominally bumped, gloss wrapper has fold-in flaps. The author, as a public face of gardening, is often asked, " What is your favourite plant? " As a response to this query, she produced this title. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Various favourites, Index. Book weight approx. 680g.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Singapore: Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, 1997. 60pp., map endpapers. Colour-plate frontispiece, and photographic colour-plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-plate, gloss boards nominally bumped on upper rear foredge corner, else undamaged. Text-block unmarked. "The purpose of this book is to help the foreign visitor identify the flowers he is most likely to see during his stay in Bali . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Flowers (Alphabetical), beginning with 'Acacia', through to 'Yellow Bells'. Latin Index, Balinese Index. Book weight approx. 205g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second Edition, Fifth Impression.. Hardcover. Very Good +.

Kenthurst, N.S.W., Australia: Kangaroo Press, 1989. 64pp., intext, photographic colour plate illustrations [many of detail] throughout. Oblong [landscape format] booklet. Spine firm, and square. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn and bumped. With clearly and simply written text, "this book describes and illustrates the common plants and flowers of Central Australia. Using 155 colour plates, it is arranged in a way to enable you to recognise all the plants and flowers you are likely to see in Central Australia." Includes: Intro., and Index. Book weight approx. 170g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Oblong Softcover Booklet. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian Dried Fruits Association, 1949. 54pp., plus (v). Intext, b/white line-drawn diagrams throughout. Booklet clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated limp wrapper mildly biopredated on spine (one hole), and small, background surface area on front wrap, plus light edgewear and general soiling on plain rear wrap. Text-block has one paragraph pen-highlighted (two minor pen lines), else clean. First published in 1948 by the Australian Dried Fruits Association, Melbourne, Australia, this Second Edition (published June, 1949) has a five page 'Frost Control' addenda by H.W.King. This booklet of insightful information on the title subject is a 'report of a conference held in Mildura, Victoria, in August, 1946, to discuss methods of preventing Frost Damage. Also a review of Australian and Overseas Conceptions of avoiding damage by Frost at Vineyards, Orchards and Gardens.". Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 12 'sections'. Booklet weight approx. 85g.… Read More

Dorset, Great Britain: Blandford Press, 1987. 206pp., including centre, colour plate section. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain boards have negligible surface wear to one corner, otherwise undamaged. Leaves clean. A couple of faint foxing spots to front pastedown. Illustrated dustjacket very mildly edge-creased. A stand-alone volume in the Blandford Colour series. " . . . a descriptive list of almost 400 cultivars and species which are cultivated in many countries. There are chapters on cultivation in the garden or greenhouse, composts, propagation, training and winter care . . . " Includes Pest Control Chart, Select Bibliography, Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 340g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Reprint (10th printing). Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1963. 479pp., botanical colour-art frontispiece, plus 14 unpaginated like-art plates throughout (all called-for plates extant). Colour-art by Lura M. Ripley. Numerous b/white, line-drawn intext illustrations by the same artist. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain, original green cloth boards undamaged. Text-block top edge tinted, leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, laminated dustjacket lightly edgeworn, and colour-faded on spine, plus minor laminate bubbling. This sixth and final volume in the 'Kew Series' is a stand-alone, but companion volume, to 'Garden Shrubs and Trees' (Volume 4 in the Kew Series). It provides a concise systematic account of cultivated hardy and half-hardy herbaceous plants . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Key to Genera, Garden Flowers, Biblio., Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 579g. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and… Read More

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1960. 318pp., botanical colour-art frontispiece, plus 15 unpaginated, like-art plates throughout (all called-for plates extant). Artwork by Ann V. Webster. Numerous line-drawn, intext illustrations by Ernest Petts. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain, original green cloth boards trivially bumped on foredge corners, else very good. Text-block top edge tinted, leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, laminated dustjacket lightly edgeworn, and colour faded on spine, plus minimal laminate bubbling. This stand-alone, Volume 4 in the 'Kew Series' of British Plants focusses on ornamental trees and shrubs. Written for all levels of interest in the botany of the group, contents include: Prelims., Intro., Key to Genera, Garden Shrubs and Trees, Biblio., Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 445g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: The Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1967. (viii), + 166pp. Book clean and square. Spine minimally bumped. Bright gilt titles over undamaged brown boards. A trivial speck on foot of textblock, else leaves unmarked. Printed dustjacket edgeworn,with jagged, creased and chipped tear on head of rear panel and spine, noticeable colour-fade on latter (no text loss), else general shelfwear. Disclaimer: Published in 1967, this title may be suitable for historic reference only due to possible judging guideline changes. Written for horticultural show judges, both experienced and novice, as well as exhibitors and show organisers. Dealing with all aspects of horticultural show judging, contents include: Prelims., Preface. Contributors. 13 chapters. General Index. Book weight approx. 295g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14cm).

London: Stacey International, 1986. Original cloth. 144pp., double-page, colour-spread title page, plus intext colour plates and maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Minor bump and dampstain on head of backstrip. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with a short, closed tear. The intense heat and extreme aridity present the aspiring gardener resident in the Middle East with major obstacles to overcome in the quest for a lush, colourful garden. The author, drawing on deep, first-hand knowledge of the area tackles each presenting problem step-by-step, suggesting soil mixes, planting, watering, pruning, fertilizing, propagation, pests and disease control. Comprehensive plant listings by function, plus an alphabetical plant encyclopedia with full botanical details, Glossary and Index, complete this thorough and practical handbook. Book weight approx. 1.1KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over… Read More