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Rome, Italy: Gregorian University Press, 2003. No add'tl ptg. indicated. Softcover. VG. 8vo. 442pp. White and blue wraps. Wear to edge of spine and joints. Text is clean.

New York: The Lewis Publishing Co, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 8vos(10.5"x8"). 1349pp. Rebind: Full black leather with giltstamped titles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. B&W frontis and engraved portraiture plates with tissue and B&W photographic plates throughout both volumes. Top/upper corner bumped and leather scuffed to spine of vol.2, several slight scratches to spine of vol.1. Interior pages toned.

Chicago, IL: The Goldsmith Publishing Company, 1935. Second edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. George Carlson. 12mo (7.5"x5"). 112pp. Red paper-covered boads with black-stamped titles. Edges rubbed with some color loss. Top corners bumped. Heavy tone to textblock. Frontis and B&W illustration by George Carlson. Binding tight, no marks. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar: chips up to 1" missing from spine extremes & edges.

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1978. No add'tl ptg. Hardcover. G+/G. 8vo. 228pp. Dark blue cloth with gold lettering on upper board and spine. Shelfwear to top and bottom of spine. Slight water damage to head of text block. One page has been dog-eared. Dustjacket chipped and faded. (from dj)"The field of horticultural therapy is rapidly gaining recognition and acceptance because it is a tangible medium, providing rapid and realistic results. Moreover, a horticultural program can be designed to meet a person's specific needs, either physical, psychological, educational, or social.". Prison Books.

London, UK: A & C Black, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Amédée Forestier. (9"x7"). 390pp. Black cloth-covered boards with yellow & red decorations to upper cover & spine, giltstamped title to spine. Deckle edges. Light spotting to edges, especially the fore-edge of the lower cover, very small chips to topedges. Light tone, foxing to endpapers. Binding tight. Color plates with tissue. Sepia-toned fold-out map. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar: sun-darkened spine, 1" closed tear to tail-edge, 1/2" chip missing to tail spine extreme. Scarce with dust jacket.

New York: Random House, 1933. First edition, first printing, limited. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo. (10"x7"). 159pp. Full navy leather with red/teal/gilt spine label and four raised bands, deckled edges. Missing original slipcase. Rubbed covers, and spine, spine label chipped. 2" stripe of paint to upper cover. Heavy edgewear, board exposed at corners and spine extremes worn. Endpaper cracked over lower hinge. Toned and foxed. Crayon mark to ffep. Signed and numbered 264 of 325 copies to half title verso.

London: New Cavendish Books, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/good. Oblong 8vo. 640pp. Blue cloth covered boards with white lettering and design lightly faded along edges with rubbing. Pictorial Dj. Sunned heavily to edges, scuffed, and edgeworn. Overall, a cosmetically toned bpook but the binding is good and text block is clean. Dj. covered in protective mylar. Numerous color photographs throughout.

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo (9.5"x6.5"). 212pp. 1/4 bound in rose cloth & illustrated paper; pastedown spine label in original transparent vinyl jacket. Light fade, light foxing, very light soiling to cover margins. Rubbing to vinyl jacket. Not signed, not hand-numbered.

Rocky Mount, NC: Arthur Mann Kaye, 1983. First edition, limited. Softcover. Fine. 16mo (7.5"x4"). Unpaginated. B&W illustrated paper wraps; staplebound. From a limited edition of 500 copies.

New York: Random House/G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2018. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo (9"x6"). 370pp. 1/4 bound in blue & orange paper. Spine slant. Lightly toned textblock edges. Slight warp throughout. Flat signed by Owens to the title page. Illustrated dust jacket printed with "Reese's Book" Club label.