Search Results: Titles starting with V from Horizon Books

Washington, The National Geographic Society, 1922, First Edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, cover lightly rubbed, interior is clean and fine in very good+ cover. . large 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; xv, 341 pp, folding panorama frontis, profusion of illustrations & plates, including 16 color plates, 9 maps, including 2 folding, index. . The classic study of volcanos in Alaska. Excellent illustrations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Little Brown, [2003], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, slight wear), fine and clean, unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xiv, 335 pp, colored illustrations on plates, map. . The author of Facing the Congo here describes his challenging and funny journey across the Moroccan Sahara. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Sotheby's, 1991, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title on cover and spine, a few notes from original owner, else near fine, includes the original printed sheet of prices & purchasers inserted loose. . 4to [27 x 21 cm]; 279, [i], [iv] pp, many illustrations, mostly colored, including many full-page, bibliography, index. . An impressive sale, with detailed descriptions of 641 lots, very well-illustrated of the Sotheby's sale held in London 27 and 28 June 1991. The items from Kollek's library relate to Jerusalem and the middle east, including some 16th century books. Klemperer's items relate to travel in Europe, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, Middle East and general travel, and his science and medicine books and manuscripts. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Seeley, Service & Co., 1925, First edition. . original pictorial cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, short tear at spine head, Stuart Connolly's signature on endpaper, very good+. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 284, [iv, ads] pp, frontis, well illustrated with photos, 2 maps including one folding detailed map of Kenya, index. . A description of the manners and customs of the tribes dwelling on the vast southern slopes of Mount Kenya including marriage laws, domestic rites, arts & crafts, tattooing and dress, teeth-filing, weapons and warfare, music, dances, magic, religion, folklore, riddles, natural history. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Gravenhage, Uitgeverij Excelsior, nd [c1960s], . . original heavy paper wraps, spine and cover title lettering, clean and fine. . 8vo [23.5 x 1`6 cm]; 115, [ii] pp, map, bibliog. . A study of East Africa, from Sudan, through Uganda, Kenya, Rhodesia, eastern South Africa, etc, in Dutch. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, The Ray Society, 1869, First edition. . later blue cloth with paper title label on spine, spine and corners lightly rubbed, light stain in upper margin of few leaves, good sound copy. . 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; xxxviii, 534 pp, 218 illustrations by E. M. Williams and others, index, errata. . Freeman 2520. Curle 82. Pritzel 5973. An interesting association copy, being presented 'From the Council of the Ray Society' written on verso of title, and bequeathed by Francis Druce to A. J. Wilmott with the latter's signature and small blind-stamp on endpaper, and the inkstamp of Seymour Shapiro on endpaper. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839, . . contemporary half calf with gilt spine decorations, gilt title lettering on leather label, marbled boards, very light shelf-wear, engraved bookplate of Macaulay of Mondawmin on endpaper, interior is clean and unmarked, near fine. . 12mo [16.5 x 10 cm], xv, 343 pp. . The author, formerly with the Royal Gardens, describes in detail almost 100 vegetables and herbs, their history, culture, and the varieties of each that were available at that time to the kitchen gardener. Loaded with interesting facts, such as 'the dried seeds of coriander have a tolerably grateful smell with a moderately warm and slightly pungent taste, commonly sold by the confectioners encrusted with sugar. Massachusetts Horticultural Society p. 269. The book also has a chapter on the life of noted gardener Philip Miller, formerly gardener to the company of Apothecaries at their Botanical Garden, Chelsea. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1943, . . original green cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, slight wear at spine end, barely noticeable foxing on outer edge of text block, else near fine, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 255 pp, hundreds of illustrations, mostly in color, garden plans, index. . Beautifully illustrated, with much on varieties of each vegetable, culture, insects and diseases, storage, etc. The foreword is by J. Horace McFarland, noted US environment spokesman and ecologist. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Washington, International Bureau of the American Republics, 1904, First edition, first printing. . original full leather, gilt title lettering on leather spine labels, small old stamp on front cover, lightly rubbed at edge, interior quite clean and unmarked, overall near fine, sound copy. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; [three volumes in one], 12, 51, 608 pp, colored plate frontis (chromolithograph), folding colored map, portrait plate, 35 plates from photos, tables, bibliography, index. . Published as the first 3 parts of House of Representatives document 145, this copy of the original edition includes the Annual Report of the International Bureau of the American Republics; a comprehensive 51 page bibliography entitled A List of Books, Magazine Articles and Maps Related to Paraguay, covering about 300 years and issued as a supplement to the Handbook of Paraguay; and the Goiticoa book on Venezuela. The latter contains the map which shows rivers and railways, as well as the excellent plates showing buildings,… Read More

Washington, 55th Congress, Senate document, 1899, . . contemporary full leather, gilt title lettering on leather spine labels, front joint repaired, ink number on one margin, else very good, interior is quite clean and fine. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; [iv], 278 pp, tables, bibliography, index. . This is bulletin no. 93, published as Senate document 178 and is in English and Spanish. It includes very detailed information on geography, government, immigration, agriculture, manufacturing, communications including railroads, commercial activities, etc. Included with this copy is a loose photocopy of a very large map of Venezuela (18 x 25 inches), originally published in 1807, showing mountains, rivers, towns, cities. islands, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Washington, International Bureau of the American Republics, 1904, First edition, first printing. . original half leather, gilt title lettering on spine, matching marbled edges and endpapers, lightly rubbed at edges, interior quite clean and unmarked, overall near fine, sound copy. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 608 pp, colored plate frontis (chromolithograph), folding colored map, portrait plate, 35 plates from photos, tables, bibliography, index. . Published as the House of Representatives document 145, 3, this is the original edition of the Goiticoa book on Venezuela. It contains the map which shows rivers and railways, as well as the excellent plates showing buildings, views, cultural institutions, a bird's-eye view of Maracaibo, trees, ports, etc. Very detailed information, including statistics on all aspects of the country at that time. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Carranza & Co., [1927], First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, gilt emblem on cover, with the original ribbon bookmark, fine condition, clean, with an inscription on endpaper signed by translator. . 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; 174 pp, with numerous mounted plates, some are portraits. . An interesting narrative including much on the geography, economy, politics, etc of Venezuela. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Conway, NH, La Tienda el Quetzal, 1987, reprint of the London first edition of 1887, first US edition. . original brown cloth with gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean, unmarked. . 8vo [21 x 13 cm]; [vi], 267 pp. . Robinson 283: 'Dora Hort was forceful, outspoken and blessed with a sublime sense of self-importance. An American whose travel book for some reason were published only in London', until this recent reprint, making it the first American edition, if a trifle late. She travelled from New York to San Francisco, via Nicaragua, with much of the description of her experiences and especially with her struggle to complete the trip, its hardships, including the journey mainly by horseback through Nicaragua. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Rochester, NY, published by James Vick, 1882, First edition. . contemporary red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, very light cover wear, spine lightly faded, pencilled name on endpaper, very good overall, interior is clean & unmarked. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; viii, 392 pp, 13 fine colored lithographed (chromolithographed) plates of flowers from paintings, with tissue guards, plates on heavier paper, with hundreds of other illustrations from drawings, index. . The author owned a nursery and seed house in New York state and wrote and published many important gardening books. Rochester was an important publishing area at that time as well as a source of the printing of fine lithographs. This periodical was bound from monthly issues, each month issued with an attractive colored plate. A vast source of information on growing flowers, vegetables, trees. This is volume V of the annual publication but has an extra colored plate, most copies have only 12 plates. A picture of this book is available on… Read More

Rochester, NY, published by James Vick, 1887, First edition. . original green pictorial decorated publisher's cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light cover wear, light foxing on few leaves, old repair of internal hinge, very good overall, interior is clean, plate of an orchid, others floral. . 8vo [23.5 x 16.5 cm]; viii, 384 pp, 12 fine colored lithographed (chromolithographed) plates from paintings, some tears in tissue guards, plates on heavier paper, with hundreds of other illustrations from drawings, index, portrait plate. . The author owned a nursery and seed house in New York state and wrote and published many important gardening books. Rochester was an important publishing area at that time as well as a source of the printing of fine lithographs. This periodical (entitled Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine on the cover) was bound from monthly issues, each month issued with an attractive colored plate, the subscriber would return the monthly issues at the end of the year to the… Read More

Rochester, NY, published by James Vick, 1881, First edition. . original green pictorial decorated publisher's cloth, gilt spine title lettering, very light cover wear, very good overall, interior is clean with fine impressions of plates, including one of grapes, others are flowers. . 8vo [23.5 x 16.5 cm]; viii, 392 pp, 12 fine colored lithographed (chromolithographed) plates from paintings, with tissue guards, plates on heavier paper, with hundreds of other illustrations from drawings, portrait plate, index. . The author owned a nursery and seed house in New York state and wrote and published many important gardening books. Rochester was an important publishing area at that time as well as a source of the printing of fine lithographs. This periodical (entitled Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine on the cover) was bound from monthly issues, each month issued with an attractive colored plate, the subscriber would return the monthly issues at the end of the year to the publisher for binding in… Read More

Rochester, NY, published by James Vick, 1880, First edition. . contemporary red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light cover wear, very good overall, interior is clean with fine impressions of plates. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; viii, 388 pp, 12 fine colored lithographed (chromolithographed) plates of flowers from paintings, with tissue guards, plates on heavier paper, with hundreds of other illustrations from drawings, index. . The author owned a nursery and seed house in New York state and wrote and published many important gardening books. Rochester was an important publishing area at that time as well as a source of the printing of fine lithographs. This periodical was bound from monthly issues, each month issued with an attractive colored plate. A vast source of information on growing flowers, vegetables, trees. This is volume III of the annual publication. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Rochester, NY, published by James Vick, 1883, First edition. . original green pictorial decorated publisher's cloth, gilt spine title lettering, very light cover wear, very good overall, interior is clean with fine impressions of plates, including of grapes, ornamental grasses, rose, other flowers. . 8vo [23.5 x 16.5 cm]; viii, 392 pp, 13 fine colored lithographed (chromolithographed) plates from paintings, with tissue guards, plates on heavier paper, with hundreds of other illustrations from drawings, index. . The author owned a nursery and seed house in New York state and wrote and published many important gardening books. Rochester was an important publishing area at that time as well as a source of the printing of fine lithographs. This periodical (entitled Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine on the cover) was bound from monthly issues, each month issued with an attractive colored plate, the subscriber would return the monthly issues at the end of the year to the publisher for binding… Read More

Rochester, NY, published by James Vick, 1888, First edition. . original green pictorial decorated publisher's cloth, gilt spine title lettering, very light cover wear, old repair, few light stains in outer margins, very good overall, interior is clean, two of plates of roses, others various flowers. . 8vo [23.5 x 16.5 cm]; viii, 384 pp, 12 fine colored lithographed (chromolithographed) plates from paintings, plates on heavier paper, with hundreds of other illustrations from drawings, index. . The author owned a nursery and seed house in New York state and wrote and published many important gardening books. Rochester was an important publishing area at that time as well as a source of the printing of fine lithographs. This periodical (entitled Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine on the cover) was bound from monthly issues, each month issued with an attractive colored plate, the subscriber would return the monthly issues at the end of the year to the publisher for binding in cloth. A vast… Read More

Rochester, NY, published by James Vick, 1884, First edition. . original green pictorial decorated publisher's cloth, gilt spine title lettering, very light cover wear, very good overall, interior is clean with fine impressions of plates, including of strawberries, roses, flowers. . 8vo [23.5 x 16.5 cm]; viii, 392 pp, 13 fine colored lithographed (chromolithographed) plates from paintings, with tissue guards, plates on heavier paper, with hundreds of other illustrations from drawings, index. . The author owned a nursery and seed house in New York state and wrote and published many important gardening books. Rochester was an important publishing area at that time as well as a source of the printing of fine lithographs. This periodical (entitled Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine on the cover) was bound from monthly issues, each month issued with an attractive colored plate, although this year an extra colored plate was included, the subscriber would return the monthly issues at the end of… Read More