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London, England: Baldwin & Cradock, and Longman & Co.; H.& W. Wright; J. Ridgway; H. Vicks, 1829. Leather-bound. Good Plus. Small quarto. In Brown, original temporary boards, with later, light-brown morocco wraparound spine. Five raised bands ruled in horizontal gilt at each. Contrasting spine label, deep red, with gilt lettering, and year (1829) to lower spine. Foxing to… Ler mais sobre este item

London, England: Groombridge and Sons, 1850. Leather-bound. Good Plus. One book holding both volumes five and six. Octavo, 8.1 in. x 6.5 in. Unpaginated. Illustrated with twenty-three hand-colored, tissue-guarded plates of gorgeous flowers (Plates #50 - 72). Contemporary dark half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title fleurons, and eight sets of triple bandlines to spine. Rubbing to extremities;… Ler mais sobre este item

Vida, Oregon: Big Rock Press, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Plus. Quarto, 10.6 in. x 7.9 in. pp. 539. Limited first edition of 100 copies. Signed by the editor on dedication page. Light thumbing to front bottom corner. Unmarked interior. Del and Ray James were notable "Northwest Rhododendron Pioneers." These letters were held by the Lane County… Ler mais sobre este item

London, England: Blackie and Son, Limited, 1870. Hardcover. Good. Large Octavo, 10 in. x 6.75 in., p. 956. Illustrated with thirty-two plates; the first twelve, including the frontispiece, are in color. Dark green half calf with ruling in gilt and blind; gilt title on red panel, and gilt horizontal double-bars, to spine. Publisher's red-brown edges. Rubbing to extremities.… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1937. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. VERY GOOD IN VERY GOOD DJ. Oversized hardback (4to) in orange cloth, with gilt-stamped lettering. 233 pages; numerous B&W/sepia-toned photos. Clean, solid, with corners lightly bumped; pages browning slightly. DJ in mylar; slightly edgeworn, browning; 1-inch chip missing at top edge.