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London: W. Swan Sonnenschein & Allen, 1879. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First English Edition. 12mo (13 x 15cm). Complete four volume set, vol. I is dated 1879 to the introduction and volume II is dated 1880 also to the introduction; the other two volumes are undated, but all date to a similar perid. Each volume has a pictorial chromolithographic (colour-printed) frontispiece plate followed by 100 chromolithographic plates of alpine species and 101 plates in volume IV making a total of 405 colour plates; pp. vol. I: [4], 72, frontispiece of Montblanc and 100 plates; vol. II: [1880] [4], 56 frontispiece of Grossvenediger and 100 plates; vol. III: 59 [1], frontispiece of Jungfrau and 100 plates; vol. IV: xii, 51 [1], frontispiece of Dachstein and 101 plates. Top edge gilt, original colour-coated end papers. This work is usually found falling apart as it was originally 'perfect-bound' using gutta percha, which always eventually fails, this set has been rebound and is now firm and strong.…
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ALPINE PLANTS PAINTED FROM NATURE [complete in four volumes]
by Seboth, Joseph; edited by Alfred W. Bennett.
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ANEMONES for Market and Garden
by Genders, Roy
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London: The Garden Book Club, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust jacket with a little general wear, chipping and a few small marks, now protected in an archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, b/w illustrations. A very good copy in a good dust jacket..
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BEGONIAS, GLOXINIAS AND AFRICAN VIOLETS
by Witham Fogg, H. G.
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London: John Gifford Limited, 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo (14 x 22cm). pp. 175. Colour and b/w photographic plates and other illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, with slight general wear and a little rubbing to edges, price-clipped. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good to fine clean copy..
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THE BOTANIC GARDEN VOL NINE [VOL IX]
by Maund, B.
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London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Sm 4to. ND circa, Contemporary half-calf with blind stamped dec. to spine, claret spine label with gilt lettering, green cloth brds, binding a little rubbed to edges & corners, o/w very good.12 hand -coloured plates divided into four figures, with tissue guards. Accompanying text describing the species on each plate. Alphabetical list of species, pages running from 193 -213. General text running from pages 233 - 256, dictionary of english and latin terms, A - C bound in at back. Contents clean and tight, a very good copy..
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THE BOTANIC GARDEN VOL TEN [VOL X]
by Maund, B.
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London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Book. Very Good. Hardback. Sm 4to. ND circa, Contemporary half-calf with blind stamped dec. to spine, claret spine label with gilt lettering, green cloth brds, binding a little rubbed to edges & corners, o/w very good.12 hand -coloured plates divided into four figures, with tissue guards. Accompanying text describing the species on each plate. Alphabetical list of species, pages running from 217 -213 pp. General text running from pages 257 - 280, dictionary of english and latin terms, C - D bound in at back. Contents clean and tight, a very good copy..
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BRITISH VIOLETS A Monograph
by Gregory, Mrs E. S.
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Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp. xxiii, 108 + b/w plates, full-page illustrations. Original dark green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine; binding very good and bright with minimal wear only. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good to fine copy..
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THE BRITISH CHAROPHYTA [complete in 2 volumes]
by Groves, James; George Russell Bullock-Webster
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London: Printed for the Ray Society, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 2 vols; pp. vol. I: xiv, 141, 5, [publisher's adverts]; vol. II: xi, 129; 16 [list of members etc.] coloured frontispiece plates to both volumes, plus a further 45 b/w engraved plates, each with a dedicated descriptive leaf of letterpress. Original plum coloured, blind decorated cloth, gilt lettering; very good, spines faded to brown and a little wear to head/tail of the spine, cloth slightly marked. Contents clean and tight, previous owner's label to the front end papers, otherwise more or less unmarked. A very good set..
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BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY A Run of Six Quarterly Parts from July 2002 to October 2003
by Various
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St. Louis, USA: The American Iris Society, 2002. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Editions. 8vo (22 x 15 cm). A run of 6 quarterly parts of this important Iris periodical consisting of parts 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331 Card covers, b/w and colour illustrations. A little surface wear, contents clean and tight. A good run. The bulletins of the AIS are elusive and scarce, whilst this is a broken run, it makes up the basis of good collection. SOLD ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH IRIS SOCIETY..
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BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY A Long Broken Run of 73 Quarterly Parts from July 1971 to April 2008
by Various
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St. Louis, USA: The American Iris Society, 1971. Book. Good. Paperback. First Editions. 8vo (22 x 15 cm). A long, but broken run of 73 quarterly parts of this important Iris periodical consisting of parts 202 (July 1971, 205, 206, 207, 209, 211, 212, 215, 216, 221, 229-234, 239, 256, 259, 261, 262, 263, 265, 267-270, 272-283, 294-297, 297A, 298, 299, 320, 322-341, 343, 344, 346-349 (April 2008). Card covers, b/w and colour illustrations. A little general wear, more so to earlier parts, which are toned to edges, later parts very good, virtually as new; contents generally clean and tight, one or two with a little more wear and marking, several torn pages to early volumes. Overall a good run. The bulletins of the AIS are elusive and scarce, whilst this is a broken run, it makes up the basis of good collection. SOLD ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH IRIS SOCIETY..
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BUTTERCUPS (Shire Natural History)
by Blackmore, Stephen
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Aylesbury: Shire Publications Limited, 1985. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 24 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. Covers fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine copy. Shire Natural History Series..
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CACTI
by Innes, Clive
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London: Colins, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 160 pages, colour photographic illustrations throughout. Original dust jacket fine, not price-clipped. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine bright copy..
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CACTI Botanical Aspects, Descriptions & Cultivation
by Barthlott, W.
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Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Third Impression. 8vo. pp. xi, 249. Colour and b/w illustrations. Preface by Prof. Dr. Werner Rauth, translated by Lois Glass. Original dust jacket fine with minimal wear, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good to fine copy..
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CACTI IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
by Rawe, Rolf
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Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 175 pages, colour and b/w photographic plates. Dust jacket with some rubbing to extremities, scuffed to head/tail of the spine, not price clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Hardback binding very good. Contents good and tight, previous owner's signature, a little foxing. A good/very good copy..
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CAMELLIAS OF YUNNAN
by Feng Kuo-Mei
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Japan: Nippon Hoso Shuppan Kyokai, Zhongguo Yunnan Renmin Chubanshe, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to Square (approx. 26 x 26cm). 207 pages, text in Chinese (plant and cultivar names and index also in English). Fine colour photographs throughout, b/w line drawings, maps and other illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, with slight general wear and a little rubbing to edges, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, inscriptions. A very good clean copy of this beautifully produced book..
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CAMPANULAS : Their Cultivation and Classification
by Crook, H. Clifford
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London: Country Life Limited, 1951. Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 256, b/w plates. Original blue cloth hardback binding with gilt lettering, a little rubbed otherwise very good. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no foxing or spotting. A very good copy of this classic monograph..
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CARNATIONS AND PINKS
by McQuown, F.R.
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London: W. H. & L. Collingridge, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 126 pp, dj edge-worn, line drawings and b/w photos throughout, contents clean & tight, a very good copy written by the past president of the British National Carnation Society..
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CARNATIONS, PINKS AND ALL DIANTHUS
by Allwood, Montagu C.
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Sussex: Allwood Brothers Ltd., 1947. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xxviii 353 Original dust jacket with onlay, bright, unmarked, not price-clipped. Binding in green cloth unmarked and bright. Contents clean and tight, signed to free endpapers, a few light spots, otherwise unmarked. A very good copy in a fine bright jacket..
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CARNATIONS FOR EVERYMAN
by Allwood, Montagu C.
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London: The Garden Book Club, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo. Dust jacket with some general wear, a few tears and a section missing from head of spine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, b/w illustrations. A very good copy in a fair dust jacket..
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CATALOGUE OF LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS PART 1 [non-flowering Plants, KEW]
by Plant Records Department
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London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1984. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 8vo. 94 pages + index. Printed card covers, very good, contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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CLASSIC IRISES and the Men and Women Who Created Them
by Mahan, Clarence
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Florida: Krieger Publishing, 2007. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. A fine first edition copy ; pp. 404. With numerous colour in text images. Original pictorial laminated covers, fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine as new first edition copy..
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