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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: American Rock Garden Society
Date published: 1990
Description: Very Good. 1990 American Rock Garden Society. Bulletin of the American Rock Garden Society, Volume 48, Number. 2, Spring 1990. Softcover, with stapled binding. Periodical. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations; color plates are on high-quality glossy paper. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear, with mild horizontal stress creasing at staples. Covers lightly curled at corners. Back cover has a light crease at the top corner. Pages clean and ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford
Date published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780199510023ISBN:0199510024
Description: Very Good. 1980 Oxford. Later printing of 1971 Edition. Small softcover, with stapled binding. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers have light foxing. Almost no wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 43 pages. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jerry Baker
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780922433353ISBN:0922433356
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1999 Jerry Baker. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. Hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards. Black and white illustrations. 367 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Interweave Press
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781883010188ISBN:1883010187
Description: Very Good. 1996 Interweave Press. Softcover. Color photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 96 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased but has some mild wrinkling. Front cover has a small light crease at the bottom corner. Name in ink on inside of front cover and back of title page. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Michigan State College
Date published: 1948
Description: Very Good. 1948 Michigan State College. Extension bulletin 270. Revised. Softcover, with stapled binding. Interior printing is sideways relative to the cover. Binder hole (as issued) in fore edge. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear and some sunning on edges of back cover. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 37 pages. By C. E. Wildon, A. E. Mitchell, Ray Hutson, E. I. McDaniel, Ray Nelson, and F. C. Strong. Michigan ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Michigan State College
Date published: 1945
Description: Very Good. 1945 Michigan State College. Extension bulletin 269. Revised. Softcover, with stapled binding. Interior printing is sideways relative to the cover. Binder hole (as issued) in fore edge. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 28 pages. By C. E. Wildon, E. J. Rasmussen, Ray Hutson, E. I. McDaniel, and F. C. Strong. Michigan State College Cooperative Extension Service, East ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780395393956ISBN:0395393957
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1987 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and small gold illustration of a tree on the front cover. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color photographs. Black and white illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 196 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viva Editions
Date published: 2014
ISBN-13:9781936740819ISBN:1936740818
Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 2014 Viva Editions. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on publication page. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover, 5.75 x 6.75 inches, has green paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Monochrome illustrations. 219 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Color-illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Viking Studio
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780140238020ISBN:0140238026
Description: Very Good. 1988 Viking Studio. Softcover. Oversized, 7.7 x 11.5 inches. Color photographs and illustrations. 288 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Edition: North American edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Floraprint
Date published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780938804000ISBN:0938804006
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1981 Floraprint. Oversize hardcover, 7.75 x 10.25 inches, has pictorial paper-covered boards. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 144 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear with minor fraying at tips and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Includes dust jacket. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: U. S. Department of Agriculture
Date published: 1963
Description: Good. 1963 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Agriculture Information Bulletin 244. NOT ex-library. Oblong softcover, with stapled binding, 10.25 x 8 inches. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Light tanning to covers around the edges. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages lightly tanned overall but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 29 pages. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Legacy Publications
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780933101012ISBN:0933101015
Description: Near Fine. 1975 Legacy Publications and the Preservation Society of Charleston. Sixth printing, revised edition. Softcover. Oversized, 8.25 x 11 inches. Color photographs by Jane Iseley. High-quality glossy paper. Unpaginated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Shire Publications
Date published: 2010
ISBN-13:9780747807100ISBN:0747807108
Description: Very Good. 2010 Shire Publications. Softcover. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 56 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Pages clean and unmarked. One page is dog-eared. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: P & R Press
Date published: 1976
Description: Very Good. 1976 P & R Press, Summit, New Jersey. SIGNED by author inside front cover. Not personalized. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, with stapled binding. Black and white illustrations by Betty Leech Carter. 59 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: M. Evans and Company, Inc
Date published: 1965
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1965 M. Evans and Company, Inc. Book Club Edition. Hardcover has gray textured paper-covered boards with green spine lettering. Deckle fore edges. Top page edges are green. Black and white illustrations by Sigman Ward. 256 pages. Distributed by J. B. Lippincott. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Top page edges have a small moisture stain that does not affect the interior. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. ... Read More
Description: Fine; Near Fine Jacket. 1996 Stewart, Tabori & Chang. First US Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9.4 x 11.25 inches, has white cloth-covered boards with green spine lettering. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 144 pages. Printed in Italy. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface ... Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Award Books
Date published: 1973
Description: Very Good. 1973 Award Books. Paperback. Black and white illustrations. 236 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ikenobo Floral Art Institute
Date published: 1951
Description: Good; Poor Jacket. 1951 Ikenobo Floral Art Institute. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has cream faux-leather-covered boards and gilt spine and cover lettering. Four color frontispiece plates; two are tipped-in color prints. Additional color plates. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers lightly soiled, with some bleed through of the colored parts of the dust ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780898157987ISBN:0898157986
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1996 Ten Speed Press. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. Hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards with green textured paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Green satin index ribbon. 128 pages. Gardening lore, advice, recipes and quotes for each month, accompanied by full-color Victorian era illustrations; lined pages for notes and for recipes each month. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Interweave Press
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781883010256ISBN:188301025X
Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1997 Interweave Press. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.6 x 11.25 inches, has aqua cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped spine and cover lettering. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 150 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the top edge. Carefully ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Date published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781555218829ISBN:1555218822
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1993 Chartwell Books-Book Sales. Copyright 1982. Hardcover has glossy pictorial paper-covered boards. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 352 pages. Edited by Pamela Bristow. Printed in Slovakia. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the spine ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Applewood Books
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781557093868ISBN:1557093865
Description: Near Fine. Applewood Books. Facsimile Edition. Published in cooperation with Old Sturbridge Village. Reprint of 1833 edition published by Munroe and Francis, Boston. Hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards. Color illustrations. 288 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of having been opened at the front outer hinge. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780002202138ISBN:0002202131
Description: Near Fine; Fine Jacket. 2002 Harpercollins. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has gray textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Pictorial endpapers. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and a very light smudge on the title page. Pages clean and unmarked. Published in cooperation with PlantLife. 192 pages. Dust jacket is like new. Dust jacket is NOT price ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ball Publishing
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781883052232ISBN:1883052238
Description: Near Fine; Near Fine Jacket. 2000 Ball Publishing. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. Oversize hardcover, 9.25 x 10.75 inches, has glossy color pictorial paper-covered boards. Decorative endpapers. Color photographs by the author. High-quality glossy paper. 328 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. No visible wear to book. Very slight fading along the bottom edge of the front cover. Pages clean ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date published: 1979
Description: Good+; Good Jacket. 1979 Farrar Straus Giroux. Book Club Edition. Hardcover has brown cloth-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Blind-stamped cover lettering and decoration. Black and white illustrations. 362 pages. Edited and with an introduction by E. B. White. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Page edges lightly foxed. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and ... Read More