Search Results: Gardening - Roses from Horizon Books

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1974, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (a little worn at edges, price clipped), very good, interior clean. . 4to [20.4 x 21 cm]; xii, 244, xii pp, frontis, color photo plates, other illustrations are etchings by Thomas O'Donohue, bibliog, index. . A good overall rose growing guide with hundreds of varieties described. Stock 2000 (the reprint does not have the 'first edition' on verso title). A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Grove Weidenfield, [1992], First American Edition. . original cloth, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped, small crease on rear panel), else fine unworn condition but with small remainder mark on lower edge. . small 4to [21 x 21 cm]; 113 pp, well illustrated with color illustrations from photos and paintings, garden plans, illustrations from drwgs, index. . The planning and care of a rose garden is supplemented with a useful list of varieties with their descriptions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, [1979], . . original black cloth with silver spine title lettering, dj (price clipped, short tear at rear panel, light wear), near fine, solid and tight copy in vg dj. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; x, 258 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, glossary, index. . A good instruction book with hundreds of varieties described in detail. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Milton Keynes, England, published by K. L. Stock, distributed by Wheldon & Wesley, [1984], First edition. . original navy blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, clean and fine. . 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; x, 533 pp. . With descriptions of over 3,200 books on roses, this book is the most comprehensive work and the standard reference on the subject. Each entry contains information to determine the exact edition, etc, including collations, plates, book size, descriptive material, dates, publisher, location, number of copies printed where relevant, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, [1882], First edition. . original blue cloth, decorated in black with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, lightly rubbed at spine ends, signature on endpaper, else a fine clean copy with bright covers and original decorated endpapers. . 12mo [17.5 x 12.5 cm]; vi, [5] - 293 pp, index, includes 100 page catalogue of 956 varieties with descriptions. . Stock 791. See Hedrick page 576. He provides details on growing and cultivation, propagation, exhibiting, growing under glass, colors, and detailed lists of varieties, the people who raise the best roses, with the varieties and dates introduced. The catalogue of varieties lists 956 varieties, each with habits, description and hereditary data. The author had the Mount Hope Nurseries in Rochester, NY, and was the son of George Ellwanger. 'Valuable treatise not easily found and an extremely useful survey of the international scene in the world of roses' [Fisher, The Companion to Roses]. A picture of… Read More

Poole, Dorset, Blandford Press, [1980], First edition. . original black cloth with gilt spine title lettering, near fine, very clean. . 8vo [20 x 15 cm]; 176 pp, numerous color illustrations including full-page, index of varieties. . A good survey covering all rose types and hundreds of varieties with descriptions, parentage, raiser, year of introduction. A picture of this book is available on request by email.