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Columbus, Ohio:: American Rose Society,, 1967.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in red cloth with gold lettering. . First printing. In addition to several articles on various aspects of growing roses (yesteryear's roses, hybridizing, rose photography, making potpourri, miniature roses, old garden roses, 50 years of growing roses in the Rocky Mountains, etc.) this includes a list of all the new roses of the world with a brief description, a shorter list of roses which were rejected for registration, and an evaluation of some of the new roses of the past several years. Illustrated with both full color plates and small black and white drawings. Index. 246 pp.

Columbus, Ohio:: American Rose Society,, 1968.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in red cloth with gold lettering. . First printing. In addition to several articles on various aspects of growing roses (roses in boxes English style, miniature roses, old garden roses, a tribute to Francis Parkman, perfumes of the roses, etc.) this includes a list of all the new roses of the world with a brief description, a shorter list of roses which were rejected for registration, and an evaluation of some of the new roses of the past several years. Illustrated with both full color plates and small black and white drawings. Index. 246 pp.

Columbus, Ohio:: American Rose Society,, 1968.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in red cloth with gold lettering. . First printing. In addition to several articles on various aspects of growing roses (Australian rose growing, lavender and blue roses, rose arrangements, espaliers, rose enemies, etc.) this includes a list of all the new roses of the world with a brief description, a shorter list of roses which were rejected for registration, and an evaluation of some of the new roses of the past several years. Illustrated with both full color plates and small black and white drawings. Index. 250 pp.

Columbus, Ohio:: American Rose Society,, 1966.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in red cloth with gold lettering. . First printing. In addition to several articles on various aspects of growing roses (rambling roses, hybridizing, roses in your diet, growing roses in Florida, in Israel, pesticides, etc.) this includes a list of all the new roses of the world with a brief description, a shorter list of roses which were rejected for registration, and an evaluation of some of the new roses of the past several years. Illustrated with both full color plates and small black and white drawings. Index. 247 pp.

New York:: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1966). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (partially price-clipped). First printing. How to create beautiful healthy plants by pruning and cutting, illustrated with over 150 black and white photographs by the authors of topiary from across Europe and North America and Japan. 125 pp.

New York:: Macmillan,, 1948.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a green cloth, no dustjacket (front flap of dj tipped on to front endpaper, stamp of previous owner.). First printing. Includes information on the various species of this beautiful and widely grown plant, and on its propagation, culture, care, diseases. Illustrated with 10 full-color and 64 black and white photographs. 199 pp.

Des Moines, Iowa:: Meredith Books - Better Homes and Gardens,, (1995.). Very good+ in glossy wrappers. . Large trade paperback. A comprehensive, easy-to-use reference with complete information on planning, designing, planting and caring for flower gardens. More than 700 color photographs and illustrations for inspiration and instruction. Detailed lists of plants by color, care requirements, length of bloom and more. An encyclopedia featuring more than 450 perennials, annuals, bulbs and grasses. Oversized format. Index. 408 pp.

New York:: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc.,, 1921.. Very good in dark green buckram, gold titling on spine, embossed design on front cover.. A very thorough book - the title describes it well. 440 pgs, including a glossary, bibliography and index. illustrated with full page cuts, line charts and many photographs.

Emmaus, PA;: Rodale Books,, (1974.). Hardcover -. Near fine in very good dust jacket.. 2nd printing. An organic farming and gardening book. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. Bibliography. Index. 290 pp.

New York:: Random House,, (1982). SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (light foxing to fore-edge of textblock, endpapers, and interior of dj, price-clipped) Books signed by Page are quite scarce. . 2nd printing. A reissue of a classic by one of the most famous landscape gardeners of the 20th century. This describes the author's training and the development of his many celebrated gardens. . . he designed gardens all over the world, from Leeds Castle in Kent to the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Garden at the Pepsi Cola Headquarters in New York, as well as in France, his home for many years. Page was considered the great English garden designer of the 20th century, known for mastering the art of conjuring vast spaces, and creating formal gardens within informal contexts. Originally published in 1962 this edition includes a new preface, and some unpublished pictures from Page's files. Illustrated. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in 1983. Illustrated. Index 382 pp.

London:: The Viking Press,, (1990.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. An interesting look at some less well-known late 19th and early 20th century gardeners and their work - the soldier's daughter, Francis Wolseley; American-in-exile Lawrence Johnston; the elusive Norah Lindsay; English lords Huttleston and Henry Fairhaven, Cambridge University gardeners Anne Jemima Clough and Eleanor Sidgwick, and the more modern Christopher Tunnard. Also explores other aspects of Gertrude Jekyll. Illustrated with 16 glossy plates of photographs. Notes, bibliography, index. 184 pp.

Pasadena, California:: By the author,, nd (ca 1970). First edition -. Fine in stapled illustrated wrappers.. First printing. A slim volume on the basic principles of ikebana, including a list of equipment, discussion of containers, and many examples of arrangements, each illustrated with a drawing. Of interest, in 1911, Gertrude M. King of Nantucket was issued a patent for an innovative container for flower arranging. Printed on good quality linen weave paper. 23 pp.

Chapel Hill, NC:: Algonquin Books,, 2007.. SIGNED hardcover -. Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (a new copy, but one corner bumped.).. 2nd printing. A look at the flower industry and how it has sought - for better or worse - for perfection. SIGNED on the title page Statistics, notes, bibliography. 306 pp.

Chapel Hill, NC:: Algonquin Books,, 2007.. SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A look at the flower industry and how it has sought - for better or worse - for perfection. SIGNED on the title page Statistics, notes, bibliography. 306 pp.

New York:: Doubleday,, 1977.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a rubbed and worn dustjacket.. First printing. Illustrated, index. 226 pages.

New York:: Vintage Books,, 1983.. Fine.. Trade paperback. A book of practical advice, musings, and opinions by a woman whose garden in Connecticut was her avocation for 30 years. Delightful to browse or read.

Menlo Park ,California:: Lane Publishing Company (Sunset Books),, (1957). First edition -. Near fine (some toning to the covers).. First printing, a large trade paperback. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. A great introduction to the incredible variety of camellias, including a section on bonzai camellias. Introduction by David L. Feathers. Rather uncommon in the first printing. 88 pgs.

New York:: Macmillan,, (1994.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.. First US printing. "Moving through the landscapes of Corfu, Thailand, Provence, New York City and the English countryside, Mirabel Osler reveals the mind of a true gardener, ever curious and ready to be facinated". Whether practical (discussing the Dutch elm disease) or fanciful (on violets and pansies), this is a delight to read or just to dip into. Illustrated with many small black and white drawings, mostly taken from old gardening books. 176 pp.

Portland: Timber Press, Inc., 1994. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Sequel to THYME ON MY HANDS, Series of vignettes documenting a full yearÕs cycle in the life of a gardner and his garden, linocuts by Henry Evans, Index, 314 pgs.

North American Lily Society, , [1996.]. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in green cloth with gilt lettering. . First printing. This book is Number 48 and Number 49 - two volumes under one cover.Illustrated with many full color photographs of lilies as well as black and white photographs. Articles on hybridizing, on the history of the lily societies, on shows, on getting started, on the Laan family of the Netherlands, on growing lilies in Mashpee on Cape Cod, lists of officers and much more. 128 pp.