Search Results: Agriculture & Gardening from THE BOOK VAULT

Lane S. Hart, State Printer, Harrisburg, 1879. 9.75" X 6.375" in black cloth. Covers are worn; Both covers, esp. the back are badly stained and soiled. "Property of the Pennsylvania State Agriculture Society" inside front cover. Outside looks bad, but contents are nice. 625pp. Lots of information in tabular form and otherwise; Pocket in the back of the book contains NOT maps, as I had thought, but a large chart showing various cows' hind ends. Why this should be of interest to anyone but a bull is beyond me, but there it is, as they say "Suitable for framing." [BE001]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

E.H. Libby, New York, 1888. 12 1/4" X 9 3/16" in burgundy cloth. Soiled covers, Backstrip about half gone, Hinges seem a bit tender, altho everything is intact. This is a year's worth of THE AMERICAN GARDEN from 1888 bound together. Monthly articles on all sorts of horticultural subjects. B&W illustrations, some advertising. Index to the year inside the front cover. Interesting. (Very Rare.). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Organic Gardening, Emmaus, PA, 1948. 8" X 5.75" in heavy paper covers. This is Series 3, Number 8 of The Gardeners' Book Club. VERY slightly faded along spine; Clean and unmarked: FINE or even better condition. 64pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

The MacMillan Company, New York, 1922. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4" in green cloth. A few small mustard-colored stains near the bottom left corner of front cover. A little wear along bottom edges, owner's name on flyleaf. Otherwise, the book is really nice inside and out: about GOOD PLUS or better condition. 310pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

U.S.A.: Landscape Architecture, 1993. 10.25" X 8.25" in bright green cloth. Book is very nice inside and out - 1 small pencil erasure on flyleaf. Clean, unmarked, beautifully illustrated: FINE. Jacket shows a little wear at top of spine: NEAR FINE. It "traces the history of the California Garden from its roots in the Franciscan mission cloisters and the enclosed adobe patios of the early settlers." 256pp [AC058]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C., 1881. 9.25" X 6" in black cloth. Top of spine fraying; back cover badly stained; lettering on backstrip nearly illegible; owner's name on flyleaf. Contents clean, tight and unmarked: FAIR PLUS condition. Very lurid color illustrations of diseased animals. 391pp. [BD045]. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1975. 9.125" X 5.875" in illustrated tan heavy paper covers with staple binding. Some very light soil on covers; otherwise excellent. 52pp.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville, FL, 1958. 9.25" X 6.25" in green buckram. Lettering on cover has substantially faded; spine lettering illegible. Minor soiling. Contents clean, bright, unmarked: GOOD PLUS or better. Nice color photos [of bugs, mostly] 191pp. [BA030]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Buffalo Society of Natural Science, Buffalo, NY, 1976. 9.125" X 6.5" in illustrated heavy paper covers. Moderate shelf wear; Initials and a date top corner title page: VERY GOOD condition. 47pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Preservation League of New York State, 1982. 8.375" X 11" [Oblong] in mustard-yellow heavy paper covers with staple binding and green titles. Upper front corner has very slight damage; old price sticker back cover; a little light soil; overall, clean, tight, unmarked - very nice: NEAR FINE or better. 50pp.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1908. 12" X 9.5" X 3" thick in heavy green buckram with gilt titles. EX-LIBRARY with all the usual paraphernalia. Shelf wear; Scuffed; dark stain lower front corner of the cover only; both hinges cracked and just holding on; contents generally excellent, including the 101 full page color plates of different kinds of grapes: just FAIR. 564pp. [CA054] FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

The Friends of the Public Gardens, 2008. 10" X 7" in heavy paper covers. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout. LIKE NEW. 88pp + map of gardens in pocket inside rear cover. [AE053]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1959. 9" X 6" in heavy tan paper covers. Fore and top edges of front cover, spine edge and top edge of back cover tanned. Contents excellent: GOOD condition. 92pp.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Cornell University Press, 1958. 8" X 5.375" in gray heavy paper covers with staple binding. Clean, tight; Small amount of sticker residue top front corner; Check marks near the names of some plants: VERY GOOD. 32pp. [CC012]. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Rodale Pr, 1998. 11 1/8" X 8 5/8" in hard covers. Book: Like new condition except the tiniest of bumps lower edge. Jacket: Also like new except a TINY bit of wrinkling at top of spine. Excellent book, beautifully illustrated throughout. 368pp.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New.

The MacMillan Company, New York, 1932. 8.75" X 5.75" in spiffy blue cloth with gilt lettering and spine design. Gillding is just a little dulled, owner's name on flyleaf Light foxing top edge. Still, VERY GOOD or better condition. Jacket is chipped along both edges, moderately soiled - about FAIR condition. This book introduces the idea of formal planning - design - in laying out the backyard garden. Nice ideas- still valid. Nice diagrams. Some photos. 126pp.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1911. 12" X 9.5" X 3" thick in heavy green buckram with gilt titles. EX-LIBRARY with all the usual paraphernalia. Shelf wear; Scuffed; moderate soil; fraying at both lower corners and foot of spine; both hinges cracking; contents generally excellent, including the 107 full page color plates of different kinds of plums, blossoms, etc.: FAIR PLUS. 616pp. [CA054] FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

McGraw-Hill, New York, 1951. 9.25" X 6.375" in light brown buckram with gilt spine lettering. Faint price ink stamp on flyleaf. Otherwise very nice inside and out. Clean, tight, unmarked: FINE. 443pp.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

Rare Breeds Survival Trust, Kenilworth, Warks 8.5" X 6.125". Approx. 30 unpaginated leaves, each containing a photo, a description, and a history of each rare breed of animal in a cream-colored folder. The folder is moderately soiled, but the contents are very nice: VERY GOOD condition. These are what one might call "Heirloom" breeds of farm animals. Hundreds of years ago, these animals might have been commonplace, but now, farmers have moved on to different stock. This portfolio was put together by an organization dedicated to preserving these creatures. [BE022]. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service / Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, 1965. 11" X 9.25" in paper covers. Front cover smudged and soiled; top 25% of back cover torn off, but pocket with map is still there: GOOD MINUS condition. 20 fold-out maps plus one in pocket inside back cover.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.