Botany/Horticulture from Diversity Books, IOBA

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Thomas C. Lothian, 1993. vii, 168pp., plus 4 x 4 page colour illustrated sections. B/white photographic and line-drawn illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated card wrapper has a couple of tiny corner creases. "Information on: Selecting and using grassy plants in the garden; Cultivation from the tropics to… Read more about this item

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Lothian Publishing, 1985. 190pp. B/white and colour photographic illustrations,plus several b/white line-drawn. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, with a hint of tanning to endpapers. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn, small, soft corner crease to rear panel. " . . . gives full details on potting materials, fertilizers, propagation, and the use of… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Timber Press, in Association with the British Clematis Society , 2001. 426pp. Two colour maps, b/white line-drawn illustrations, plus colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Colour illustrated dustjacket has minor soft edge-creasing, minimal surface indentations. From the jacket flap: "This long-awaited book is separated into… Read more about this item

Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: Viking (Penguin Books), 1999. 108pp. 100 colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper very good+. From the front flap: "This highly illustrated guide looks at the range of rhododendrons - including deciduous and evergreen azaleas - suitable for growing in milder climates. It describes the characteristics… Read more about this item

Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia: Lancewood Publishing, 1997. 175pp. 470 colour photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Faint foxing spots to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated gloss boards bumped on lower foredge corners, else undamaged. Colour-illustrated dustjacket lightly bumped (as boards), faint foxing spots to inner (reverse) surface. Contents include: Introduction, Hibiscus - How to Grow… Read more about this item

Meredith, Victoria, Australia: R.G. and F.J. Richardson, 2001. x, + 358pp. Book clean, square, Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, one leaf corner creased. Art-illustrated card wrapper has a soft corner crease to lower front panel, negligible edgewear only. From the rear panel: "The aim of this book is to provide an accurate botanical name and a preferred common… Read more about this item

Victoria, Australia: Victoria Orchid Club No publication date (c.1985: reference page notes a 1984 publication). 74pp. Green plastic comb binding in good condition, but bumped on head. Two b/white halftone plate illustrations. Colour-illustrated, stiff card front cover (rear cover plain) nominally bumped, minor marks only. Textblock very good. This publication consists of a collection of essays on all aspects… Read more about this item

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),… Read more about this item

Poowong, Victoria, Australia: Poowong Garden Club, 2007. vi, + 94pp. Several colour-plates, plus numerous intext, b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour, photographically-illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped on lower foredge corner of front wrap. Textblock unmarked. In celebration of 35 years of Poowong Garden Club, an enthusiastic band of local gardeners, poets and gardening tipsters… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London: T.C. and E.C. Jack, 1912. xi, + 116pp. Eight unpaginated colour-plates (all called-for plates extant and attached: photography by T. Ernest Waltham). Several intext, b/white line-drawings. Spine lightly bumped, hinges good. Laid-on, colour-plate illustration, foredge corners mildly bumped, worn and marked, else green boards undamaged. With an untrimmed foredge and foot, textblock randomly splotched and specked throughout. No… Read more about this item

Collingwood, VIC, Australia: Landlinks Press, 2007. xiv, + 328pp. Colour-plate section. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations, line-drawings, graphs and tables, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn, bumped and softly creased on upper foredge corner of front wrap. Textblock unmarked. An essential handbook for olive growers, this well-illustrated guide, 'Producing Table Olives', covers all aspects… Read more about this item

Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 1981. 62pp. Verso page, studio-generated, colour-plate photography (E.A. Lawton) throughout. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples tight, and minimally rusted. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and soiled. Textblock unmarked. This booklet deals with wine grapes grown in Australia, and includes several varieties not grown in South Australia (at time of publication). Each variety colour… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1956. xiii, + 193pp., four unpaginated colour-art plates (exquisite art by Margaret Stones). Book clean and square. Gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain green, original cloth boards undamaged. Lightly foxed prelims pages, green tint top edge, else textblock unmarked. Intext, line-drawn illustrations throughout. Colour-art illustrated (Margaret Stones) dustjacket price-clipped, affixed Australian price sticker… Read more about this item

Johannesburg, South Africa: Macmillan South Africa, 1982. 307pp., line-drawn map endpapers (different front and rear). Colour plate frontispiece, plus like plates throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain green boards minimally bumped on lower foredge corner. Textblock unmarked. Photographic, colour-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with a neat, closed tear, and colour fading on spine. Southern… Read more about this item

New York: Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, 1999. Unpaginated (72 pages). Superb colour-plate photography (contributing photographers) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Plain brown boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Photographic, colour-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. The colourful pansy has been a garden favourite for generations of gardeners and if the stunning variety of colour featured in this volume is any indication, the pansy… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item