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On the Beach
by Richard Misrach
Title from p. [8].
Accompanies a travelling exhibition Sept. 15, 2007-Aug. 16, 2009 at the Art Institute of Chicago and other venues.
Alternate pages numbered.
Accompanies a travelling exhibition Sept. 15, 2007-Aug. 16, 2009 at the Art Institute of Chicago and other venues.
Alternate pages numbered.
Fruit Books & Ephemera
Ananas corona multiplici; N. 114 Pineapple
by WEINMANN, Johann Wilhelm
Regensburg: H. Lentz and H.G. Neubauer. unbound. Botanical. Color mezzotint with hand coloring. Page measures 15.75" x 9.78".<br/> <br/> Both accurate and beautiful, these prints were the first botanical color mezzotints, a revolutionary method that allowed for subtlety and detail. Weinmann (1683-1741) was a renowned pharmacist whose plant studies earned him scientific acclaim among botanists. He employed several botanical artists and engravers to assist with the project including...
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A$770.90
American Horticultural Manual. Part 1: comprising the leading principles and practices connected with the propagation, culture, and improvement of fruits, nuts, ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants in the United States and Canada
by Budd, J. L. and N.E. Hansen
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1910. Later Printing . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later printing. NY 1910. xx, 417 pages with 107 text-illustrations. Cloth. Sm 8vo. X Lib, cover rubbed.
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A$13.80
Prune Special - Better Fruit Magazine
by Better Fruit Magazine
Hood River, OR: Better Fruit Magazine, 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. August 1912 issue of Better Fruit devoted to prune cultivation, marketing and processing. 66 pages with many b/w photos. Staple-bound.
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A$18.42
An Apple Print from the Pomological Magazine
by Lindley, John. Augusta Innes Withers
London: J. Ridgway, 1829. Print. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 plus margins. Original copper engraving with period hand color, highlighted with gum arabic. The quality of prints from the Pomological Magazine is very fine, and it is difficult to obtain these days. The plates were drawn by Augusta Innes Withers (née Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural history illustrator. Plate 84.
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A$231.27
Establishing Cranberry Fields
by Darrow, George
Washington, DC: USDA, 1924. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 37 pages with 35 b/w photos. Staple-bound.
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A$10.02
Plum Culture in Ontario
by Clement, F. M
Toronto: Plum Culture in Ontario, 1914. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages with about 10 b/w photos. Staple-bound. Light water wear on lower outer corner.
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A$10.72
A Pear Print from the Pomological Magazine
by Lindley, John. Augusta Innes Withers
London: J. Ridgway, 1829. Print. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 plus margins. Original copper engraving with period hand color, highlighted with gum arabic. The quality of prints from the Pomological Magazine is very fine, and it is difficult to obtain these days. The plates were drawn by Augusta Innes Withers (née Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural history illustrator. Plate 74.
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A$231.27
Peach Orchards in England
by Brooke, Justin
London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Being an account of how to grow good peaches in this country. London 1947. 8vo. 86 pages with 21 b/w photos. Cloth (foxing on end papers but not text). Else very good.
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A$7.63
Antique print, etching I A rustic lane, published ca. 1640-1690, 1 p.
by Anthonie Waterloo (1609-1690)
A river flows on the right. On the left, a steep country road leads between some trees. A hiker and a peddler are shown in the distance.Unsigned plate.[NL] Grote landschappen, serie A. Rechts stroomt een rivier. Links voert een steile landweg tussen enkele bomen door. In de verte zijn een wandelaar en een marskramer weergegeven. Gemaakt door Anthonie Waterloo. Etching on laid paper, trimmed on or within plate mark; total: 155 x 206 mm; state II/2; nicely contrasted state. Mounted on cardboard...
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A$399.98
![[Antique print, engraving] Landscape with ruins (Landschap met ruïne), published ca. 1600, 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/589/449/860449589.0.b.jpg)
[Antique print, engraving] Landscape with ruins (Landschap met ruïne), published ca. 1600, 1 p.
by Raphael Sadeler I (1560-1632) after Pieter Stevens II (ca. 1567-1626/32)
Landscape with ruins, man on horse and shepherd.Signed on the bottom: 'P. Stephani inuentor'and on the right:'Raph [...] excud.' Engraving on paper, trimmed to platemark; total: 206 x 273 mm; dirt and mold above and a lacuna on the bottom right; only state; Hollstein 221.
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Drawing, watercolour ca 1850 | Watercolour drawing of house in a wooded landscape.
by Anonymous
Charming drawing of a landscape with a wooden house with a straw roofing.Big trees on the left side and some on the right.Drawing in good condition, edges a bit frayed.Anonymous artist so far. Drawing on laid paper, 270 x 380 mm, in good condition. Some frayed edges.
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A$119.99
![[Miniature antique print, etching] Salvator Legros, after Pillement, Farm house, published ca. 1788.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/103/392/1376392103.0.b.jpg)
[Miniature antique print, etching] Salvator Legros, after Pillement, Farm house, published ca. 1788.
by Salvator Legros (1754-1834), after Jean Pillement (1728-1808)
Small scale copy after Pillement's composition with a farm house with a stream of water in the front. Signed on the bottom left: 'Pillement'and on the right: 'Le Gros.' On verso collector's mark of the Albertina [L.5f]. Etching on paper with some margin; plate mark: 68 x 86 mm, total: 74 x 91 mm; on verso traces of previous mounting.
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A$129.99
![[Antique print, engraving] Riverscape with a stone bridge and a wooden bridge, A. Sadeler, published ca. 1580-1629, 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/562/449/860449562.0.b.jpg)
[Antique print, engraving] Riverscape with a stone bridge and a wooden bridge, A. Sadeler, published ca. 1580-1629, 1 p.
by Aegidius Sadeler (ca. 1570-1629) after Paul Bril (1554-1626)
Riverscape with a stone bridge and a wooden bridge some personnages walking over them. A village on the right and on the left river flowing towards the background.Signed on the bottom center: 'Paulus Bril inuentor' and on the lower right corner:'EGS / scalp.' Engraving on paper, trimmed to platemark; total: 191 x 267 mm; only state; in great conditions; Hollstein 205, W. 401.
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A$999.94
The Red or Orange Scale
by Quayle, H.J
Sacramento: University of California Press, 1911. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of CA Ag. Exper. Station Bulletin. Sacramento 1911. 52 pages with 37 ills.
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A$5.70
Malum Citreum Multiforme
by FERRARI, Giovanni Baptista
Rome: Herman Scheus, 1646. Engraving with hand coloring. Plate 77. Image measures 12 X 8 inches. Foxing along right margin.<br/><br/> Unusually large floating lime in actual size depiction with ribbon title in latin from 'Hesperides, Sive, de Malorum Aureorum Cultura et Usu Libri Quatuor', published in Rome in 1646, the first book entirely devoted to citrus fruit, with many depicted in actual size. In cooler parts of Europe, citrus fruit was grown in orangeries starting in the 17th...
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A$616.72
Stem-End Rot of Citrus Fruits
by Fawcett, H.S
University of Florida, 1911. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of FL Ag. Experiment Station Bulletin. 1911. 23 pp with 9 ills.. Very good condition.
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A$6.09
Château Palmer; Noblesse oblige
by PIJASSOU, René
Paris: Éditions STOCK, 1997. Near fine/fine. Hardcover (27.5 x 18.5cm); black moire endpapers, inscribed at half title, 160pp, amply illustrated; black cloth covered boards, glossygold dust wrapper illustrated with a photograph of the Château. Two small white stains at the foot of the ffep. Special numbered edition reserved for Château Palmer. This is copy 7350.
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A$65.00
Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases
by Ogawa, Joseph; Eldon Zehr; George Bird; David Ritchie; Kiyoyo Uriu; Jerry Uyemoto
St Paul, MN: APS Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 98 with 168 colour and 14 b/w photos. Staple-bound.
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A$254.40
Malum citreum vulgare Belluatum
by FERRARI, Giovanni Baptista
Rome: Herman Scheus, 1646. Engraving with hand coloring. Plate 65. Image measures 12 X 8 inches.<br/><br/> Exotic baroque citrus fruit from 'Hesperides, Sive, de Malorum Aureorum Cultura et Usu Libri Quatuor', published in Rome in 1646, the first book entirely devoted to citrus fruit, with many depicted in actual size. In cooler parts of Europe, citrus fruit was grown in orangeries starting in the 17th century; many were as much status symbols as functional agricultural structures....
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Fruits Recommended for Planting in Various Parts of Ontario
by Ontario Department of Agriculture
Toronto: Ontario Department of Agriculture, 1913. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 12 pages. Staple-bound.
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A$5.66
Eadem Aurantia Dimidiata
by FERRARI, Giovanni Baptista
Rome: Herman Scheus, 1646. Engraving with hand coloring. Plate 435. Image measures 12 X 8 inches.<br/><br/> The orange in cross section in actual size depiction with ribbon title in latin from 'Hesperides, Sive, de Malorum Aureorum Cultura et Usu Libri Quatuor', published in Rome in 1646, the first book entirely devoted to citrus fruit, with many depicted in actual size. In cooler parts of Europe, citrus fruit was grown in orangeries starting in the 17th century; many were as much...
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Notes on Experiments with the Pineapple
by Washburn, L. C
Jacksonville, Fl: Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, 1895. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 14 pages with 1 b/w plate. Staples have rusted away. Else very good.
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A$7.71
Cornichon Blanc P. 280
by MONCEAU, Henri-Louis Duhamel du
Paris, 1768. unbound. very good(-). Magdeleine Basseporte. Fruit botanical. Stipple engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 10.5" x 8.5".<br/><br/> Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782) was an engineer, physician and a botanist based in Paris, France. He was commissioned by the French Academy of Sciences in 1728 to investigate a disease that was destroying the saffron plants in Gâtinais. His publication of the findings enabled him to become a member and...
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American Fruit and Nut Journal 1906
Petersburg, VA: Roper Hinton Company, 1906. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 8 issues of American Fruit and Nut Journal: July + Aug 1906, Oct + Nov 1907, Dec 1908, March/April 1912, March/April 1913, Jan/Feb 1913. Each issue with about 14 pages with b/w photos. Some wear to covers and edges.
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A$28.20
Robert Mondavi Winery (Wine Photograpy)
by Robert Mondavi; Andy Katz [Photographer]; Margrit Biever Mondavi [Introduction];
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2002-12-31. Hardcover. Very Good//Very Good. Signed. VG/VG. blue photo-illustrated jacket, dust jacket in archival plastic protector. approx. 12'' x 12'', light shelf wear, very small chips to corners. *AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED* by Tim Mondavi on p.55..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS.
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