Search Results: Gardening from Great Expectations Rare Books

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, 1992. Large trade paperback. 298pp., Index. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, sqaure, unmarked and unread copy. Near as new, a very fine copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: LeLand Publishing Co. Limited Book. Good+. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format staple bound soft-cover, color printed card covers. 64 pages. Illustrated throughout with color photographs and drawings. Circa 1960's. Brief pencil notes inside rear cover, else a clean, tight unmarked copy. Minor toning. Good+. .

New York: Prentice Hall, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback. 96 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated throughout with color photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. An invaluable reference with detailed descriptions of over 80 plants and easy to follow advice and instructions on everything to soil preparation to color and companion planting. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked and near like new copy. Near fine. .

London: HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover, maroon buckram in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 376pp. Decorated by Julia Trevelyan Oman. No previous owner's name, no book-plate, no remainder marks, etc. A crisp, clean, sound copy. Fine in a near fine to fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Buckram. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1921. Hardcover, green cloth, spine slightly sunned and partially faded. No dust-jacket. 270pp., Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Book plate of E.H. Harriman [1848-1909, gilded age railroad tycoon] from the Ardens estate library (In 1885 Harriman acquired "Arden", the 7,863 acres (31.82 km2) Parrott family estate in the Ramapo Highlands near Tuxedo, New York. His estate, Arden, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.) No writing, marking or underlining to text. One page roughly opened at top. Sporadic light foxing first several leaves and fore-edge. A square, sound, clean copy. Nice association, though to estate library, not the man, as Harriman was deceased by the time of publication. Near very good. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston / Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing, 1998. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback with French Flaps. 176 pages. Foreword by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe. Contains an idex, selected plant list and chart of hardiness zones. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs and drawings. Second printing of the firat paperback edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, square and unmarked copy, like new. Fine. Included is a copy of "Creating Japanese Gardens" written by Alvin Horton and the editorial staff of Ortho Books. 122 pages with numerous full color photographs and Index. Front cover holed at gutter else a clean. solid copy. Good. .

Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press, 1995. Large trade paperback. 216pp., Selected Bibliography, Index. First edition. Illustrated with drawings. Nineteen themes, including Santa Fe, Old-Fashioned Fragrance, and the winter garden. No previous ownership marks. Several small scratches to rear cover, else a very clean, sqaure, fresh copy. Near fine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wayne, PA: B B Mackey Books, 1994. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Third Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format staple bound soft-cover, bound in stiff printed card covers. 86 pages. Index. Illustrated throughout with drawings. Third printing. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine..

Alexandria, VA: Redefinition, 1990. Large hardcover, pictorial laminated boards. 144pp., Index. Ilustrated with dozens of color photographs and drawings. First edition, stated first printing. A title in the Time-Life Gargener's Guide Series. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, as new copy.. First Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards. As New/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936. Hardcover, teal cloth sans dust-jacket. Illustrated. 95pp. Frontis, endpapers, title, and plates show mild foxing. No name, no book-plate, etc. Good+.. First Edition. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1935. Book. Good+. Cloth. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, geen cloth in dust-jacket. 302pp., Index. Illustated with drawings and photographs. A practiocal how-to guide for the home gardener. Endpapers lightly toned and dust-jacket quite age soiled and exhibiting some edge-wear. Book is clean, square and tightly bound. A good+ copy in a poor dust-jacket..

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1931. Green cloth sans dustjacket. Illustrated with drawings, diagrams and photographs. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Some age fadi ng to cloth, else a very good copy.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. Unpaginated. Bibliography. Illustrated with several black and white photographs. Stated first edition, first printing. Consisting of 365 dated entries, one for each day of the year [mostly one, or possibly two, to a page] offering planting tips and inspiration from Hesiod to 20th century experts, with blank space for personal notes. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, internally unmarked copy. Dust-jacket intact and complete, albeit moderately worn at extremities and showing mild old staining to lower corners. A nice copy of an exceedingly scarce gardening title, meant to be used as a journal, and hence rarely found intact and unmarked. Near very good in a fair dust-jacket. .

Petersborough, N.H.: Transcript Printing Company, 1934. Hardcover, orange cloth sans dust-jacket. 155pp. Cloth dusty and darkened from age, slight bump to top of front board. No name, no book-plate, etc. Contents tight and clean. A history of the garden in various cultures, from the ancient Near East, Greeks and Romans, up through nineteenth century Europe. A good+ copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1934. Green cloth sans dustjacket. Illustrated with line drawings and photographs. Cloth age soiled and spine darkened. Else a very good copy of an interesting gardening title. Uncommon.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Running Press, 1994. Hardcover, dark gren cloth in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 156pp., Illustrated by Mary Woodin with colored drawings. First edition, first printing. Gift inscription on half-title page, else an as new copy. Book is clean, square, and tight. No faults to dust-jacket. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Prentice Hall Gardening, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback. 96 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated throughout with over 130 color photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. An invaluable reference with detailed descriptions of over 200 groundcovers and easy to follow advice and instructions on everything from soil preparation to design tips. . No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, fine bu for small nick to rear cover at middle of spine. Very good. .

Pensacola, FL: Self-published, 1975. Tall self-stapled pamphlet format. 71pp., in stiff red and green card covers. Signed new-letter by author laid-in. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good+.. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Summit Books / Simon & Schuster, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, green cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 96 pages. Index. Illustrated with over 100 color photographs. First American edition, first printing with full number line. Contains a special directory of flowers best suited to growing in containers. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Fine in a very good dust-jacket. .

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928. Blue cloth, no dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs. Good.. Reprint. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.