Search Results: GARDENING, LANDSCAPING & AGRICULTURE from Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

London, UK: Blandford Colour Series / Cassell, 1991. (revised edition). Hardbound. FINE / Fine DJ. As new - gift quality! Unclipped Dust Jacket. "complete introduction to alpine plants…Over 200 plants described…Where and how to grow them…Plants for special purposes…" 153 indexed pages, with detailed information on over 200 species, and 63 color plates of individual species. ISBN: 0713722819.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1931. Hardbound. GOOD+. Tight, faint age tanning of pages, clean, square. Softening and rubbing of spine ends and cover corners. Green cloth with aqua block and black lettering and design on spine. 156 indexed pages with black and white photo illustrations. Vintage book on the "new" idea of treating the outdoors as additional rooms to our home.

Santiago, Chile: ORGANIZACION DE LAS NACIONES UNIDASPARA LA AGRICULTURA Y LA ALIMENTACION, 1995. Trade Paperback. GOOD. Tight, light age soil to covers, clean interior, faint curl. "Existe un creciente consenso de que la agricultura, en su globalidad, solo conseguira enfrentar con exito sus antiguos y especialmente sus nuevos desafios, si los agricultores adquieren nuevos conocimientos, habilidades y destrezas, e incluso si adoptan actitudes diferentes. Si no lo hacen,dificilmente podran realizar una agricultura eficiente y sin ella no tendran rentabilidad ni competitivida." Text in Spanish.

Bethel, CT: Fairfield County Soil and Water Conservation District, 1985. Oversize Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for light soil to cream colored covers. 45 illustrated pages. "to encourage proper selection, handling and maintenance of plant seedlings…"

Geneva, Switzerland: Association des Amis du Jardin Botanique de Geneve, ©1990. Hardbound. NEAR FINE. As new except for faint tilt. No DJ. Botanical Gardens of Geneva, Switzerland. 104 indexed pages full of color photos, with charts and maps. Includes 12-fold, full-color, promotional brochure (ISBN287702053), in English) which unfolds into a poster 23.25x16.5" (59x42 cm). Book text is in French. ISBN: 2827703262.

Hickory, PA: The Continental Dorset Club, 1971 (approx.). Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, bright, clean, square. Slight corner crease and some foxing. 20 pages (5.25x7"). History of the Breed; Dorsets in America; Polled Dorsets in America; Description of the Breed; Cross-Breeding with Dorsets; Rules & Regulations: Scale of points. Illustrated with many black & white pictures. Also include a 1971 list of Active Members in the US & Canada.

Collingswood, Australia: Csiro Publishing, 2009. Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD-. As new except for wear to corners. "how to grow food at home in even the smallest of spaces...explores the reasons for growing your own food, including the many potential benefits such as improved taste, freshness and nutrition…" ISBN: 9780642095977.

Miami, FL: Argos. Hardbound. Stitched binding is tight but falls open to lie flat, bright, clean, square. "With barely more than a window-box depth of soil plus rock and meager rainfall, flower lovers on this extinct volcano manage to create gardens to remember. 63 pages, 32 full page color photos. 6.5x6" (16.5x15.5cm)

Oxford, UK: Oxford University, 1987. (reprint). Trade Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! "allows easy identification of 1,080 plants…Nearly every plant described is shown in a colour photograph…by plant types and flower colours, and marginal symbols show at a glance flower shape, habitat, and distribution…English common names...and scientific Latin names..." 107 indexed pages. ISBN: 0192176307.

London, UK & NY: J.M. Dent / E.P.Dutton & Company, 1905. Oversize Hardbound. GOOD+. 196 indexed and slightly age tanned pages including 50 tipped in color prints plus Frontispiece, on glossy paper. Blue Boards with gilt tiles on spine and front and gilt flower design. Top edge gilt, deckle edge on side and bottom. 4 page sections with collation numbers show some gaps between them but no page loosening. Rubbing to edges, corners and spine ends. Spine ends are softened and top one has a small chip. Some light spotting on cover. Free endpapers are severely age tanned. Only title page shows foxing. Beautiful full page, water color sketches identifying both the flower and location shown. No dust jacket. "Various modern garden writers have...already laid stress on the importance of colour-effect in our gardens...this book is offered with the hope that the addition of sketches in colour to the writings of well-known authorities...may be of real practical assistance...most of the illustrations have been… Read More

NY: MacMillan, 1930. (Reprint, September, 1930. Hardbound. VERY GOOD / Poor DJ. Tight, faint age tanning of pages, bright covers, clean interior, age soil line at top and bottom cover edges, square. Age tanning to top exterior page edges. Yellow-gold with embossed leave pattern, with black lettering. Dust jacket is present but dirty, worn and ripped along all edges and folds, with pieces missing. The front cover photo is intact. "combines his lifelong experience in growing Alpines with his first-hand knowledge of the needs and interests of American gardeners..." 544 pages, 7 black & white illustrations (gardens) + 8 color plates (plant watercolors)

Manhattan, KS: North American Rock Garden Scoiety, 1997. FINE. As new - gift quality! 206 pages (9x6") of information on the activities of the American Rock Garden Society from 1934 - 1995 with detailed information and photos of the people who held office, wrote articles, received awards and otherwise contributed to the success of the group.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran Outdoor Books, 1935. Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, faint page yellowing, clean interior, age oiled exterior, square. Slight edgewear and wear to top and bottom of spine tape. Occasional foxing. "This book is written for the amateur gardener who has 'the urge' to build a pool and seek simple, direct, and economical information." 96 indexed pages, illustrated with black and white drawings, 7-3/8x5" (18.7x13cm).

Milan, Italy: Montadori, 1988. Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean, square. Interior as new except for faint page yellowing. Exterior is clean but very rubbed. "L'orto…in piena terra…senza terra…sul terazzo…dentro casa…coltura per coltura (L'aglio to Gli zucchini). 102 pages. Text in Italian.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1972. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for the faintest amount of shelfwear to exterior. Handbook for those with an interest in starting and successfully presenting, designing and operating an historical farm. 91 indexed pages including lists of locations and interested parties.

Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, c1982. (Abridged). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for slight wear to cover edges. "a masterpiece of regional history…this editions retains most of the original text, though nearly every chapter has been edited somewhat…integrate(s) the elements of biogeography with socioeconomic and cultural patterns within the context of agriculture as a way of life and livelihood...a testament to Yankees who farm the sides of mountains..." 380 indexed, annotated, illustrated pages. ISBN: 087451214X.

Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Park Comission, (unknown). Oversize Paperback. FINE. As new. 48 staple-bound pages full of color photos and illustrations featuring the 3 beehive shaped glass domes (designed by Donald Grieb) and their contents as well as the outdoor areas through the seasons and special events. 8.5x11".

Boston, MA: J.E. Tilton & Company, 1861. Hardbound. FAIR. Covers are age soiled, worn at edges and have chipped at top and bottom of spine; pages are lightly age tanned with finger smudges on page edges before and up to title page. Soil to covers makes them appear brownish green. Falls open to back endpapers. 5.5x3.75" (14x9.5cm). For those unfortunate enough to love gardens but not have a country home or be "confined to your room by a long convalescence "as "the flower, vanquished, retreats before the building stone"..."you would feel all the value of a chamber-garden". Full Title: The Parlor Gardener: A Treatise on the House Culture of Ornamental Plants translated from the French, and adapted to American Use by Cornelia Randolph of Virginia. 158 indexed pages, with 11 black and white figures.

Boston, MA: J.E. Tilton & Company, 1861. Hardbound. FAIR. Covers are age soiled, worn at edges and have chipped at top and bottom of spine; pages are lightly age tanned with finger smudges on first Figure and accompanying tissue. Soil to spine cover makes it appear olive green but front and back covers retain original blue color. Cracked at page 110 leaving Figure 10 loose but present. 5.5x3.75" (14x9.5cm). For those unfortunate enough to love gardens but not have a country home or be "confined to your room by a long convalescence "as "the flower, vanquished, retreats before the building stone"..."you would feel all the value of a chamber-garden". Full Title: The Parlor Gardener: A Treatise on the House Culture of Ornamental Plants translated from the French, and adapted to American Use by Cornelia Randolph of Virginia. 158 indexed pages, with 11 black and white figures.

Panama: FUNDESCA, 1994. Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean interior, light soil to exterior, slight curl to edges. "Analiza experiencias de productores rurales que lograron recuperar la fe en sostenibilidad a traves de sus esfuerzos. Se organizaron para contarrestar el deterioro de su ambiente. Tuvieron exito en establecer nuevos metodos de producion sin perder de vista el sostenimiento ecnomico de su familia..." 152 pages. Text in Spanish.