Search Results: Gardening from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

C. Arthur Pearson, London, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographs. 650 g; [4], 128 pages, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, showing various arrangements, with four illustrations in colour. Green and white illustrations on the front board with green writing and green writing on the spine. Traces of foxing to the top edge of the cloth, original bookseller's sticker on front paste down, name in pencil on front end page, writing in pencil, on the rear end page, and, a rather nasty tear starting approximately one third of the page from the top and in the centre, and moving towards the spine. It appears as if the silver paper for a block of chocolate was left between the end page and the paste down, and adhered to both in and a regular manner. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More

DuMont, London, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographic. a clean copy, with a slight rubbing at the upper external callers of the hardcover binding,. Here is a selection of 500 excellent garden plants, most of which are hardy and therefore suitable for growing in mild climates. . Each plant is accompanied by information concerning its country of origin, its habit and the conditions of light, soil and moisture in which it will thrive, as well as its vulnerability to pests and diseases. profusely illustrated. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 408 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; ISBN: 3770170555. ISBN/EAN: 9783770170555. Inventory No: 0240124. . 9783770170555

Macmillan, New York, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographs & drawings. 2nd hand copy, some marks to the cloth cover, traces of foxing to the top edge of the text block, gift annotation on the 1st page dated 1936. No other damage, no other annotations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 364 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs & drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Inventory No: 0279308. .

Murray Book Distributors, Propriety Ltd, Ultimo, New South Wales, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 850 grammes; 156 pages, and index. Photographic endpapers, both different, the front endpaper showing a species of African violet and on the rear endpaper a photograph of a cultivar ( foliage plant ]. The first 16 pages of the book are beautiful, coloured photographs of various types of African violets. The text is illustrated with both coloured and black-and-white photography. Green coloured boards with the gilt writing on the spine along with small gilt printers' cartouche to the lower spine edge. Rubbing to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the book corners. Shelfwear to the lower book edges. Photographic dust wrapper, showing a photograph of a species of African violets, with pink and yellow writing on the front panel and spine. Small yellow printers' cartouche to the lower spine edge. A little rubbing to the top and… Read More

Lansdowne, Sydney, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Introduction by author, dictionary of annual flowers, how to use this book and index. Bright blue coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Colour photographic laminated boards with gold and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the top left hand corner of the rear panel. As the front panel blurb states, over 250 annual flowers for all types of gardens are described. A little rubbing of the book edges and of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Annuals (Plants); Australia; ISBN: 0701816260. ISBN/EAN: 9780701816261. Inventory No: 0288520. . 9780701816261

Lansdowne, Sydney, 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. The dust jacket has faded on the spine section, and has a short tear at the top right and left of the front cover, Previous owner's 1st and last names on the top of the 1st page. Illustrated throughout with quarter page and half page and full page colour photographs. Indexed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Annuals (Plants); Australia; ISBN: 0701816260. ISBN/EAN: 9780701816261. Inventory No: 0257144. . 9780701816261

Lansdowne, Sydney, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Introduction by author, dictionary of annual flowers, how to use this book and index. Bright blue coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Colour photographic laminated boards with gold and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the top left hand corner of the rear panel. As the front panel blurb states, over 250 annual flowers for all types of gardens are described. A little rubbing of the book edges and of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Annuals (Plants); Australia; ISBN: 0701816260. ISBN/EAN: 9780701816261. Inventory No: 0287786. . 9780701816261

Concord Antiquarian Society, Concord, California, 1963. Third Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. stitched softcover, several of the pages are still uncut, no annotations, no damage. Size: 16mo - up to 6 ¾" tall - Sextodecimo. 24 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Gardening. Inventory No: 0279320. .

Harper & Row, Publishers, Sydney, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Denise Greig -- Photographer and Christine Lott -- Illustrator. 700 g.; IV, 140 pages, last page blank, acknowledgements, and index. Black coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with colour photography by Denise Greig and purple illustrations by Denise Lott. Black coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners and to the backstrip corners. Photographic dustwrapper with black and pink coloured background and pink and white titles to the front panel and pink and blue titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and very light creasing to the dustwrapper edges, light fading to the backstrip and some fading to the dustwrapper panels. A book on how to grow a scented garden, in Australia, and practical gifts to make from your fragrant garden. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Denise… Read More

Paul Hamlyn, Sydney, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Cloth backed boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic. Preface by authors, index of popular names and index of botanical names stop bottle green coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with over 1660 coloured plates of flowering plants. White coloured boards with green coloured titles to the front panel and the back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The book was written back in the days when kiwifruit were known as Chinese gooseberries. The book is not a book of Australian plants, but rather a book of flowering plants that do grow in Australia. Rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Softening of the back strip with age toning of the text block edges. A few marks to the end pages. Some creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with a little chipping to the back strip edges. Sunning of the back strip. Size: 4to… Read More

Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Diagrammatic. 600 g; 81 pages, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, full-page colour plates, and black-and-white line drawings. Indexed, and with glossary and sowing table for flowers. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The only damage to the book is a slight splitting of the top corner of the rear fold over, and slight rubbing at the head and tail of the spine section of the jacket. A range on a month by month diary style, the author considers all aspects of gardening. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic and Diagrammatic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; ISBN: 0170019012. ISBN/EAN: 9780170019019. Inventory No: 0224547. . 9780170019019

Kingfisher Books Pty. Ltd, Cheltenham, Victoria, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.1 kg; 256 pages, indexed, with glossary and illustrated with both full-page colour plates and part page of black-and-white, and also colour photography, there are also some line drawings. In original colour illustrated hardcover binding. The book shows no signs of damage.This book will weigh more than 1.0 kg when packed. Please enquire of the bookseller for an amended quote for the postage to destinations outside of Australia Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; ISBN: 0959399976. ISBN/EAN: 9780959399974. Inventory No: 0224987. . 9780959399974

The Horticultural Press Pty. Ltd, Carlton, Victoria, 1973. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Preface by the editor, list of illustrations. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs with the occasional black-and-white line drawings. Plaintext paperback binding with green coloured titles and illustration to the front panel. Title does say it all. Minor creasing of the book corners and rubbing of the book edges and panels. Some stains to the top edge of the front panel with some yellowing of the white coloured background. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [11], 12 - 164 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Australia; 1970s; Inventory No: 0287431. .

Robinson & Mullens, Melbourne, 1937. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 800 g; 555 pages, plus various pages of advertisements, indexed, illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout the text. Some black-and-white line drawings. Gift inscription dated 1939 on the front paste down, newspaper article, plus some writing on the rear paste down, and at least one clipping taped to the book, as well as several crosses in the margins in ink. The binding has a 0.5 inch split at the top of the rear panel and the bottom of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Inventory No: 0231216. .

Paul Hamlyn, New South Wales, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 257 pages, Photographic endpages, text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, and black-and-white drawings, as well as full-page colour plates. Includes bibliography and index. This is the first book the deals comprehensively with gardening in Australian conditions; that is, that talks about what specifically can or cannot be grown in the varied soil and climate conditions that go to make up the Australian terrain. Colour illustrated dustjacket, chipped and torn at the top right-hand corner of the rear panel. . Size: Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; ISBN: 0600316831. ISBN/EAN: 9780600316831. Inventory No: 0213655. . 9780600316831

Paul Hamlyn, Dee Why West, New South Wales, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 2.35 kg; 544 pages, last page blank, text illustrated with line drawings, 250+ black-and-white photographs, and 100+ colour plates. Indexed, colour illustrated dustjacket. Rubbing to the base edge of the boards, traces of foxing to the top edge of the text block, silverfish damage to the front free end page. As the title implies this is a definitive volume to gardeners on both sides of the Tasman Sea. Sufficiently detailed for the more dedicated gardener, it is equally suitable for the occasional sunny weekend Gardener. The 300000+ words provide the reader with instant reference to the many and varied subjects that are part of gardening, but always in a language that is as lucid as it is erudite. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos.… Read More

Nelson, West Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Illustrated boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographs. the spine is rubbed at the head and tail, with the start of a small split at the top right of the rear panel paper. Previous owner's name at the top of the first page. No other damage . For each of the months of the year, the author gives a planting guide, for each of the States. The author gives chatty advice for every area of Australia, and does not restrict himself to the classic vegetables, talking about kohl rabi, Chinese cabbage, and other vegetables that have only recently become "popular". Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 105 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Australia; Farming & Rural Life. ISBN: 0170051129. ISBN/EAN: 9780170051125. Inventory No: 0257098. . 9780170051125

Golden Press, Sydney, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.175 kg; VI, 273 pages, information charts on the front and rear end pages, for sowing of flowers, and vegetables. Text is illustrated with colour photographs, and line drawings. Indexed. The book has no obvious damage aside from a slight dustiness to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is slightly faded on the back strip section, and has a 1.0 inch tear at the top left of the front panel. Making a garden 8 Planning 8 Major plantings, Shrubbery 11 Shaping 12 Japanese gardens, Pebble gardens 15 Bush gardens, Preparing the site 18 Steep rocky slopes 22 Steps, Drywalls 24 Paths 26 Pools 27 Constructing a rockery 28 Lawns 31 Soils and fertilisers 40 Trees and shrubs 45 General list 45 Conifers 70 Plants for special effects 75 Climbing plants 79 Choosing trees and shrubs 83 Planting trees and shrubs 86 Azaleas and rhododendrons 88 Camellias 96 Annuals 104 Perennials 118 Chrysanthemums 132… Read More

Paul Hamlyn, Dee Why West, New South Wales, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 2.35 kg; 544 pages, last page blank, text illustrated with line drawings, 250+ black-and-white photographs, and 100+ colour plates. Indexed, colour illustrated dustjacket. As the title implies this is a definitive volume to gardeners on both sides of the Tasman Sea. Sufficiently detailed for the more dedicated gardener, it is equally suitable for the occasional sunny weekend Gardener. The 300000+ words provide the reader with instant reference to the many and varied subjects that are part of gardening, but always in a language that is as lucid as it is erudite. Gift notation at the top of the half title page, no other damage. small tear at the top of the spine section of the jacket. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category:… Read More

Paul Hamlyn, Dee Why West, New South Wales, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 2.35 kg; 544 pages, last page blank, text illustrated with line drawings, 250+ black-and-white photographs, and 100+ colour plates. Indexed, colour illustrated dustjacket. As the title implies this is a definitive volume to gardeners on both sides of the Tasman Sea. Sufficiently detailed for the more dedicated gardener, it is equally suitable for the occasional sunny weekend Gardener. The 300000+ words provide the reader with instant reference to the many and varied subjects that are part of gardening, but always in a language that is as lucid as it is erudite. The previous owner's bookplate is on the blank first page, there is a 1/2 inch tear at the top of the spine section of the jacket. No other damage. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More