AMERICAN ORCHID CULTURE by White, Edward A - 1947

New York: A. T. De La Mare Company, Inc. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1939, revised and enlarged, 4to, 256pp, index, bibliography, profusely illustrated, including fourteen full page color drawings of orchids. Light wear, else G+. From the publisher's foreword to the Second Edition: " Twelve years have passed since writing a foreword to Professor White's AMERICAN ORCHID CULTURE. Orchid history has been made during these 12 years, and these facts are fully revealed throughout the pages of this practically rewritten edition, brought thoroughly up to date.".

A. T. De La Mare Co., 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.0000 10.0000 7.0000. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear, tear, and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned.

New York, A. T. De La Mare Company, 1927, First edition. . original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed, fine and clean. . 8vo [21.5 x 15 cm]; 227 pp, 8 colored plates from paintings including frontis, numerous other illustrations from photos and drawings, index. . A nicely illustrated and useful work by this professor of floriculture at Cornell University, covers the major orchid genera with good chapters on commercial growing, propagation, orchid houses, marketing, and all aspects of growing. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, A. T. De La Mare Company, 1927, First edition. . original cloth backed boards, gilt vignette and title lettering on front cover, slightly foxed on title and endpaper, very minor rubbing at lower edge of spine, else clean and near fine copy. . 8vo [20.5 x 15 cm]; 227 pp, 8 colored plates from paintings including frontis, numerous other illustrations from photos and drawings, index. . A nicely illustrated and useful work by this professor of floriculture at Cornell University, covers the major orchid genera with good chapters on commercial growing, propagation, orchid houses, marketing, and all aspects of growing. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, A. T. De La Mare Company, 1945, third edition, revised and enlarged. . original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed, very good clean copy in dj (worn, torn, chipped, not price clipped). . 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; 276 pp, 14 colored plates from paintings including frontis, numerous other illustrations from photos and drawings, index. . A nicely illustrated and useful work by this professor of floriculture at Cornell University, covers the major orchid genera with good chapters on commercial growing, propagation, orchid houses, marketing, and all aspects of growing. This expanded edition, with many more illustrations, is in larger format than earlier editions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York: A. T. De La Mare Co, 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Color Plates, B/W Photographs. 227 Pp. Beige Cloth Spine, Beige Boards, Stamped In Gilt And Violet. First Printing, 1927. Near Fine, No Marks.