Search Results: Authors starting with H from Horizon Books

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1955], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in nice dj. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xiii, 240 pp, illustrations by the author, including full-page. bibliog, index. . Includes descriptions of early plant collectors, garden designers, plant breeders, early gardeners, formal gardens, Kew, makers of new plants, landscaping, present pioneers, etc, well-written and interesting. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854, First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine and joints worn and chipped, light foxing on frontis and title, interior is clean and quite good in good cover. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; [ii], vi, 384, [ii, ads] pp, engraved frontis portrait of Don Pedro II, 3 folding maps (a large one in photocopy), including a map of the Falklands, numerous illustrations and plates, portraits, views, etc. . Sabin 29486 calls for only two maps. Borba de Moraes 389. Humphreys 1273. Naylor 104: 'Hadfield was many years resident in Brazil'. A detailed account based on the author's travels of Brazil, Pernambuco, Algoas, Seregipe, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, the Amazon, Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, the Parana, Paraguay, etc, with good illustrations by Sir W. Gore Ouseley, Sir Charles Hotham. There is a pencilled note on endpaper from Oliver Sheldon that book was passed down from his great grandfather. A picture of this book is… Read More

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854, First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, professionally rebacked preserving covers and spine with gilt title lettering, corner wear, interior is near fine in very good cover. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; [ii], vi, 384, [ii, ads] pp, engraved frontis portrait of Don Pedro II, 3 folding maps, one quite large and colored (tear repaired), including a map of the Falklands, numerous illustrations and plates, portraits, views, etc. . Sabin 29486 calls for only two maps. Borba de Moraes 389. Humphreys 1273. Naylor 104: 'Hadfield was many years resident in Brazil'. A detailed account based on the author's travels of Brazil, Pernambuco, Algoas, Seregipe, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, the Amazon, Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, the Parana, Paraguay, etc, with good illustrations by Sir W. Gore Ouseley, Sir Charles Hotham. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Hutchinson, [1960], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, endpaper gardening plans, near fine and clean in very good dj (lightly rubbed, not price clipped). . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 481 pp, frontis, 32 plates, some with two illus, plus text illus, bibliog, index. . This scholarly yet highly entertaining book covers all aspects of garden design and horticulture from a historical point-of-view, from the mythical Edens of the Tudors, the knot-gardens and parterres of the Jacobeans, the French and Dutch Formalities, the Restoration, Georgian gardens, Victorian gardens to the return to Nature in the twentieth century. The author is a popular and respected garden historian and writer. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1900, First edition. . orig cloth with large gilt lettering on cover, gilt spine lettering & gilt emblem, spine slightly darkened but gilt bright and fresh, blank endpaper removed, else near fine, with an extra loose fldg map of railways in Canada from other source dated 1907. . 12mo [19 x 14 cm]; xxiii, 344, [xi, ads] pp, frontis, 45 illus, mostly full page photos, some drawings, other illus, large colored folding map of southern Canada and northern USA at end, showing the railroads with each station labeled. . A narrative of the author travels across Canada mainly by train, with attractive illustrations of both trains and views along the way and good descriptions of the country as it was. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, T., Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756, First edition. . contemporary full paneled leather, worn especially on spine & edges, joints cracked through with covers holding by strings, front blank endpaper chipped, old damp stain to gutter and fore-edge of first 50 pages, text block solid, contents very good. . folio [42 x 26 cm]; xii, 719, [i, publisher's ads] pp, copper engraved frontis plus 12 copper-engraved plates, one of which is double-page, engraved headpieces, tailpieces and other illustrations. . The title, a minor essay in itself, goes on to mention crops, breeding and preserving cattle, curing their diseases, managing the orchard, the brewhouse and the dairy. The plates include farming implements, plants, plans, buildings and one of a dung pit. Most plates have several figures. Fussell p. 37. Later editions had fewer plates. Macdonald 210 mentions only the Dublin edition of 1757 in two volumes which had only 5 plates and the London 1758 edition. A detailed and early… Read More

London, Wildwood House, [1980], First edition. . original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (tear, chipped at edge, not price clipped), bookseller's bookplate on endpaper, small libr. inkstamp on title and verso, interior quite clean, cover unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; viii, [9] - 256 pp; illus, notes, glossary, index. . The interesting topics include animal seers, warnings, animals and ghosts, esp, homing and getting lost, animal healers, emotional nature of animals, animals as teachers and friends, relating, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1973, First Edition. . original cloth, dj (short tears), very good. . 8vo [22 x 16 cm]; xv, 286 pp, illustrations from photos and drwgs, map, map eps. . Spence 556. Much on the ornithology of the Antarctic, although the author covers other aspects of nature, geography, history of the area. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Henry Holt and Company, [1941], First edition. . original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, rear internal hinge repaired, very good, interior clean. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiii, 334 pp, frontis and plates from author's photos, other illustrations drawn by author, endpaper maps, list of place names and pronunciations. . A well-illustrated narrative of the travels of the author, an archaeologist, ornithologist and keen eyed observer, to Peten in Guatemala and Yucatan to examine Mayan ruins, lost cities, jungle trails, bird life. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Orange Judd Publishing Company, 1929, First Edition. . original pictorial cloth, lightly rubbed at edge, but very good, quite clean. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xii, 13 - 125, [i, ad] pp, frontis, illustrations with numerous photo plates and from sketches and drawings by W. Walter Bowers, appendix. . Contains useful lists of plants that grow under certain conditions or with certain characteristics. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Washington, The American Society of Agronomy & the National Fertilizer Association, [1947, third printing, the first edition was 1941. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, clean & unmarked, some internal water stains, good solid copy. . large 8vo [26 x 18.5 cm]; xiii, 327 pp, over 170 illustrations from photos, about half in color, bibliog, index. . With chapters written by various experts including J. E. McMurtrey, George Hoffer, H. P. Cooper, J. J. Skinner, O. W. Davidson, etc, and covering deficiencies in corn, grains, tobacco, potato, cotton, vegetables, deciduous fruits, citrus, legumes, and with good illustrations showing the deficiencies for various minerals, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Cape Town, Maskew Miller, nd [c 1926], . . original pictorial cloth, covers stained and warped, dampstain on few margins, front blank endpaper removed, signature on half-title. . 4to [26.5 x 20 cm]; [xiv], 104, [i, ad] pp, 12 color plates including frontis from paintings by Ethel Driscoll, 79 other illustrations by Dorothy Levyns, appendix. . Flowers blooming in every season in South Africa. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Toronto, The Ryerson Press, [1943], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on front cover and on spine, near fine copy, interior is unmarked and quite clean. . large 8vo [26.5 x 19 cm]; xiii, 233 pp, colorfrontis, numerous illustrations from photos and drwgs, including colored, bibliog, glossary, plant list, index. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, George Bell & Sons, 1925, eleventh edition. . original green cloth with gilt title lettering, fine, clean and unmarked, the blank pages have not been written on. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; 58 pp, interleaved with blank pages for notes, index to natural orders and genera. . Over 2,360 species are listed. The work was adapted for marking desiderata in exchanges of specimens, for an index catalogue of British Herbaria, for indicating the species of local districts, and for a guide to collectors by showing the comparative rarity or frequency of the species. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988, First Edition. . original quarter cloth, boards, dj (short tears), fine in very good dj. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; 286 pp, frontis, illus from photos, bibliog. . A gripping adventure through the rain forests of Borneo with descriptions of the native peoples, their customs, culture and way of life. 'One of the most fascinating travel books in recent years' (Redmond O'Hanlon). A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Hakluyt Society, 1928, First edition. . original blue cloth with gilt vignette on front cover, gilt spine title lettering, light stains on lower cover, the scarce dust jacket has is chipped including large piece at bottom, name on endpaper, interior is clean and fine. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xii, 188 pp, frontis (portrait of Harcourt), 3 folding maps, including two which are reprinted from early sources, bibliography, index. . Griffin 263: 'An account based on Harcourt's colonizing voyage to Guiana in 1608-1609, reprinted from the 1613 first edition, but includes the additions made by Harcourt in the second edition. Another appendix contains a report on the Marwin (Maroni) River sent to Harcourt in about 1612. The Relation is useful for its ethnography, natural history and scheme for colonization.' Cox ii, 256: 'A valuable supplement to Raleigh's narrative of 1596.' National Maritime Museum 299. Sabin 30297, referring to the 1613 and 1626 editions:' Both editions… Read More

London, Fitzhouse Books, [1990], reprint of the 1906 first edition. . original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. . large 8vo [25 x 19 cm]; xxiv, 340 pp, frontis, 28 plates, index. . There are two detailed chapters on the origins of coloured printing and of the methods of book illustration from 1500 to 1800. These are followed by 22 detailed chapters on individuals, publishers and the development and improvement of methods and techniques to the twentieth century. There are appendices on colored books with plates by Baxter, Ackerman, Rowlandson, Alien. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Phoenix House Ltd; A Roy Hay Publication, [1953], First edition. . original heavy paper pictorial wraps with title lettering, light foxing, mostly marginal, light wear, very good. . 8vo [24 x 15 cm]; 22, [i], [i, ads], photo plates, other illustrations, tables of plants for different conditions with their size, color, flowering dates, etc. . Still useful guide for making, preparing and planting boxes for windows including hanging baskets, balcony boxes, shrubs in tubs, growing herbs, strawberries, bulbs shrubs, etc in boxes. A 'Better Gardening' Handbook, with the original page of ads and ad for wood preservative. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Constable, [1995], First edition. . original cloth, silver title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear at edge), clean, fine and unmarked. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 191 pp, color and black and white illustrations from photos on plates, map showing author's route, bibliog. . The author's account of her travels from the Spiti Valley in Tibet, from Manali, through the Parvati valley, Pulga, Pin-Parvati Pass, Kaza, etc, with good descriptions of the people, scenes, customs, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, nd [1912], First American edition. . original decorated cloth with gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, rubbed, light stain on rear cover, name on endpaper, very good, interior clean. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; viii, 271, [i] pp, frontis, plus 30 plates from photos, some with two figures, index. . A detailed treatment covering alpines, rock and wall gardens, wild garden, container growing, lawns, fruit, vegetables, a calendar of activities and an extensive listing of flowers and their cultivation. A picture of this book is available on request by email.