Rhododendrons, in which is set forth an account of all species of the genus, (including Azaleas), and the various hybrids [Two volumes] by Millais, J.G

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2005.. Edition of 10. 7.25 x 8.5"; 14 unnumbered pages. Accordion structure with end pages pasted in. Handcolored gelatin prints. Bound in cyperaceae papers. Cyperaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. Some members of family Cyperaceae are on Maine's threatened and endangered list, including those illustrated in this book: eleocharis quingueflora; rhyncospora capillaceae; scirpus pendulus; scirpus longii; eleocharis tuberculosa; rhynchospora macrostachya; cyperus erythrorhizos; lipocarpha micrantha; and finkristylis antumnalis.

YORK, FOR THE AUTHOR BY G. PEACOCK LONDON. 1790. FIRST EDITION. HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS. BOARDS AND LEATHER VERY WORN. SOME LOSS AT BOTTOM OF LEATHER SPINE. SOME DAMP STAINING TO ENDPAPERS AND TO FINAL 20 PAGES, OTHERWISE CLEAN. NO LIST OF SUBCRIBERS. ALTHOUGH BINDING ON THE WHOLE IS TIGHT, PAGES 3 TO 6 ARE LOOSE. A NOTE OF THE FEP SUGGESTS THE BOOK WAS BOUND 1835 AND NO 7 OF 91,EX HARTWELL LIBRARY. ILLUSTRATED BY FINE LINE DRAWINGS. 5 PLATES, INCLUDING 3 FOLD OUT PLANS OF HEATED GREENHOUSES. INDEX. A SCARCE BOOK AT A REALISTIC PRICE..

London. Good+. 1728. First Edition. Hardcover. Title continued: whereby estates may be greatly improved. Offered to the consideration of the nobility and gentry of Great-Britain. By Batty Langly of Twickenham. Printed for Francis Clay at the Bible, and Daniel Brown at the Black-Swan, without Temple-Bar. Original binding in leather. Spine with raised bands and gilt label. Both hinges are cracked with covers firmly attached. Fold out engraved frontispiece. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact without foxing. Title in red and black ink. Decorative head and tail pieces. United Kingdom; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 274 pages .

London:: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,, 1853.. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine Condition. Folio (11.5 x 14 inches). Original publisher's cloth with floral blind embossed decoration and gilt lettering to cover. Faint owner's signature dated 1854 on ff. Skillfully rebacked with gilt-lettered cloth spine. Lower corners slightly bumped, otherwise a very nice copy. Pp. 96, fully illustrated with colored wood engravings. Each leaf has two separate colored wood-engraved botanical illustrations on the top third of the page, with the accompanying text below. Anne Pratt (1806-1893), a grocer's daughter from Kent and author of Common Things of the Seaside and Our Native Songsters, illustrated all of her botanical books in the spirit of the Victorian Naturalists and successfully merged the study of botany with romantic flower-lore. Wild Flowers is Miss Pratt's first botanical work. In 1855, she produced her hallmark work on British Flora: The Flowering Plants and… Read More

1767 FORESTRY1st ed Monceau on Transport Law Trees Wood Naval Ships Navy RARE
Duhamel du Monceau was an 18th-century French engineer and scientist who focused heavily on agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. He researched various cultivation techniques for trees and crops and published his findings in various books and reports including 'On the Strength of Wood'.
This book, first published in 1767, describes Monceau's his studies of wood, timbers, and forests and the use of wood for home construction and ship building with special attention given to the influence of forestry law on the naval industry. Also known as 'Du Transport', this work covered the general laws of tree growth and regulations for tree industry, behavior of sap, leaves, and formation of bark.
This incredibly valuable 1767 first edition is one of the earliest and best French treatises on woodworking and forestry regulations.

Item number: #15938
Price: $950
MONCEAU, Duhamel du
Du transport, de la conservation et de la force des… Read More

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2005.. Edition of 10. 7.25 x 8.5"; 14 unnumbered pages. Accordion structure with end pages pasted in. Handcolored gelatin prints. Bound in cyperaceae papers. Cyperaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. Some members of family Cyperaceae are on Maine's threatened and endangered list, including those illustrated in this book: eleocharis quingueflora; rhyncospora capillaceae; scirpus pendulus; scirpus longii; eleocharis tuberculosa; rhynchospora macrostachya; cyperus erythrorhizos; lipocarpha micrantha; and finkristylis antumnalis.

YORK, FOR THE AUTHOR BY G. PEACOCK LONDON. 1790. FIRST EDITION. HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS. BOARDS AND LEATHER VERY WORN. SOME LOSS AT BOTTOM OF LEATHER SPINE. SOME DAMP STAINING TO ENDPAPERS AND TO FINAL 20 PAGES, OTHERWISE CLEAN. NO LIST OF SUBCRIBERS. ALTHOUGH BINDING ON THE WHOLE IS TIGHT, PAGES 3 TO 6 ARE LOOSE. A NOTE OF THE FEP SUGGESTS THE BOOK WAS BOUND 1835 AND NO 7 OF 91,EX HARTWELL LIBRARY. ILLUSTRATED BY FINE LINE DRAWINGS. 5 PLATES, INCLUDING 3 FOLD OUT PLANS OF HEATED GREENHOUSES. INDEX. A SCARCE BOOK AT A REALISTIC PRICE..

London. Good+. 1728. First Edition. Hardcover. Title continued: whereby estates may be greatly improved. Offered to the consideration of the nobility and gentry of Great-Britain. By Batty Langly of Twickenham. Printed for Francis Clay at the Bible, and Daniel Brown at the Black-Swan, without Temple-Bar. Original binding in leather. Spine with raised bands and gilt label. Both hinges are cracked with covers firmly attached. Fold out engraved frontispiece. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact without foxing. Title in red and black ink. Decorative head and tail pieces. United Kingdom; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 274 pages .

London:: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,, 1853.. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine Condition. Folio (11.5 x 14 inches). Original publisher's cloth with floral blind embossed decoration and gilt lettering to cover. Faint owner's signature dated 1854 on ff. Skillfully rebacked with gilt-lettered cloth spine. Lower corners slightly bumped, otherwise a very nice copy. Pp. 96, fully illustrated with colored wood engravings. Each leaf has two separate colored wood-engraved botanical illustrations on the top third of the page, with the accompanying text below. Anne Pratt (1806-1893), a grocer's daughter from Kent and author of Common Things of the Seaside and Our Native Songsters, illustrated all of her botanical books in the spirit of the Victorian Naturalists and successfully merged the study of botany with romantic flower-lore. Wild Flowers is Miss Pratt's first botanical work. In 1855, she produced her hallmark work on British Flora: The Flowering Plants and… Read More

1767 FORESTRY1st ed Monceau on Transport Law Trees Wood Naval Ships Navy RARE
Duhamel du Monceau was an 18th-century French engineer and scientist who focused heavily on agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. He researched various cultivation techniques for trees and crops and published his findings in various books and reports including 'On the Strength of Wood'.
This book, first published in 1767, describes Monceau's his studies of wood, timbers, and forests and the use of wood for home construction and ship building with special attention given to the influence of forestry law on the naval industry. Also known as 'Du Transport', this work covered the general laws of tree growth and regulations for tree industry, behavior of sap, leaves, and formation of bark.
This incredibly valuable 1767 first edition is one of the earliest and best French treatises on woodworking and forestry regulations.

Item number: #15938
Price: $950
MONCEAU, Duhamel du
Du transport, de la conservation et de la force des… Read More