Gardening from Kilmaree Books

First edition of a classic work on rock gardens. Green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Rough cut pages. Numerous black and white plates. Boards heavily rubbed; surface wrinkled in large patches; corners bumped; ends of spine crushed and with small tears; cloth worn through for about 2 cm on rear joint of Vol. I. Endpapers heavily toned. Pencil inscription… Ler mais sobre este item

An account of the life of the plant collector George Forrest. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Green cloth boards lightly rubbed; corners bumped; ends of spine lightly crushed. Pencil price mark on front free endpaper. Light foxing on a couple of pages near front and rear of book; otherwise clean. Binding firm.

Dust jacket soiled and rubbed; torn and chipped on the edges and with a large tear on the rear. Black cloth boards lightly worn along edges. Endpapers tanned. Sporadic foxing, heaviest on last few pages and on edges of text block; pages otherwise clean. Binding firm.

2nd edition of pamphlet aimed at growers of Chrysanthemum flowers for market. Colour plate as frontispiece. 12 black and white plates. Card covers soiled and worn; owners name on front; rear cover creased at corner. Foxing to pages at front and rear and on edges of some other pages.

First English edition. With dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Contains eight colour plates. Edges of dust jacket worn and with three small closed tears; paper browned and slightly soiled. Boards with a few light bumps on corners and edges; mild rubbing on edges. Bookshop sticker on front pastedown. Very light foxing on a few pages at… Ler mais sobre este item

Undated but probably published in the 1920s. Blue cloth boards with watercolour on front. Watercolour as frontispiece. Six additional watercolours tipped in, and several b&w plates. Boards lightly rubbed. Small pencil annotation on front free endpaper. Frontispiece watercolour with a crease, and tissue protector creased and foxed. Pages otherwise clean.

Pictorial dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Contains several colour and b&w illustrations. Dust jacket price-clipped; rubbed and slightly creased along edges; small chips at head and foot of spine; 2 small closed tears. Boards show only minimal signs of wear. Pages clean. Binding firm.

First edition. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. With colour and b&w plates. No dust jacket. Boards mildly rubbed along edges; corners and head/foot of spine bumped; a few small marks on front and rear. Some spotting on rear endpaper; pages otherwise clean. Hinges starting to crack at front and rear gutters but binding remains satisfactory.

First edition, with dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Maps on endpapers. Fold-out phylogenetic chart in colour. B&w photos and drawings. Dust jacket heavily worn; with several tears and creases and a couple of small stains; discoloured with age. Boards with mild rubbing on edges; corners slightly bumped. Pencil price mark on front free endpaper; owner's name… Ler mais sobre este item

No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on fornt and spine. Boards bumped, rubbed and nicked at corners and at head/tail of spine; plastic cover stuck to boards. Small marks present on a few pages and on edges of text block. Binding slightly loose in one place but pages remain firmly attached.

Part of the Time-Life Encylopedia of Gardening. Apparently written for an American audience. Card covers protected in cellophane wrapper; no significant signs of wear. Pages slightly discoloured but otherwise clean; some discolouration and spots on upper edge of text block.

A complete 2-volume set. Volume 1 covers A-NUX in 718 pages. Volume 2 covers NUX-ZYG with an additional 720 pages. In green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spines. Lots of black and white photos and drawing. Several colour plates. Undated (probably 1930s). In good condition. Some wear and tear on covers. Internal pages mostly unmarked. Due to size and weight of… Ler mais sobre este item