Search Results: Gardening from Black Cat Hill Books

Salem, NH Salem House Publishers, 1986. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book is flawless; Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows faintest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Very nearly 'as new'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. 111pp. Hardback with DJ.

Portland, OR Timber Press, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988], unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows slight spine lean; light shelfwear along bottom edge. Binding secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing to sheen; just a touch of wear to the upper corner tips; unclipped; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 134pp. Photographs by Henry Bowles. First Edition [1988], unstated. Hardback with DJ.

Menlo Park, CA Happy Hours, 1949. Hardcover First Ed; later printing. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; foxing at endpapers and outside edges. Pages have tanned just slightly with age. Former owner's name at inside front pastedown. Binding secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 297pp. + Index. Green cloth over boards with darker green titles and designs at front panel and backstrip. First Ed; later printing. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Treats of the "cycle" of the garden and a very practical, down-to-earth approach for those who love to garden year 'round. All in such a way that the reader feels she has confidence that the reader will or has come up to the level of love and enjoyment that he has had over his many years of gardening.

New York, NY Pocket Books, 1972. Paperback First Edition Thus (1972), so stated. First Edition in Paperback (1972), so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the very mildest rubbing to the panels; the orange wrapper covers show faint sunning to the backstrip (the black titles thereon are unaffected: bold and clearly legible); a very faint crease along the front hinge; a tiny split at the bottom read edge of the backstrip; some faint stress creases at the backstrip; the text pages have tanned a bit, due to aging. The binding square and secure; text clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Despite the flaws, in overall appearance this book… Read More

London, UK Methuen & Company, Ltd. , 1933. Hardcover First Edition [1933], so stated. EX-LIBRARY, but sparse indications thereof. Good+: Shows moderate use. Binding shows gilt-lettered spine shows mild to moderate sunning-still quite legible; faint dampstain at top edge of page block-does not penetrate; faint sun line at outside edge front face; light shelfwear at bottom edge of cloth-covered boards; light wear to extremities, with three tiny tears at the head of the backstrip; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. 8vo. 323pp. First Edition [1933], so stated. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Los Angeles, CA Nash Publishing, 1973. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1973); First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1973); First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good- DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of smudging to the top edge and fore-edgea hint of shelving wear to the lower extremiteis; else flawless, if no longer "fresh"; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. The DJ shows moderate wear to extremities, with small loss to chipping and several short, closed tears; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the white areas of background field of the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Serviceable and… Read More