Photographs by Clay Perry. Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white; wide demy 4to; grey boards, spine lettered in white, the upper board faintly marked; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly scuffed; name in ink on upper free endpaper; Conran Octopus, London, 1994. Sixth printing. More
Pp. viii+296, illustrated throughout in colour and (mainly) black & white (several full page), green floral patterned endpapers; tall cr. 4to; cream papered boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown; Rigby, Adelaide, 1982. More
With a Foreword by Richard Church and illustrations by Margaret Wetherbee. Pp. 124, title page vignette, head & tailpiece illustrations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split; free endpapers faintly offset and a trifle foxed; Hutchinson , London, 1953. First..... More
Pp. xvi+162, coloured frontispiece, plus 48 Plates (8 coloured), references, index of common names; med. 8vo; khaki cloth, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners of boards a trifle rubbed or bruised, tiny damp stain to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the..... More
Foreword by HRH Prince Philip. Pp. 160, 20 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (some double page), endpaper plan, index; narrow cr. 4to; green boards, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Michael..... More
Pp. 185, illustrated in colour throughout (many full page), pictorial endpapers, index; roy. 4to; pictorial boards, spine lettered in white, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the top fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrapper; name in ink at head of half-title page; Treasure Press, London, n.d.[c.198-?]. *Provides a vivid description of..... More
Pp. viii+134, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white, bibliography; wide post 4to; green boards, spine lettered in white, a couple of tiny bruises to fore-edges of boards; dust wrapper; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1988. First edition. *The authors set out to record as many of Edna Walling's..... More
With a short essay by Carey S. Bliss. Pp. [viii]+28, text illustrations and decorations, the title page printed in red & black, bibliography; f'cap. folio; pictorial cream cloth, spine lettered in gilt; plain dust wrapper; Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1977. Edition limited to 385 copies, printed by Grant..... More
Pp. 32, frontispiece portrait, plus 4 full page illustrations, title page vignette printed in green, text decorations, full page facsimile; small cr. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1973. First trade edition. Yes! Capra Chapbook Series, Number Five. Thomas & Brigham 51b. *Durrell's essay about the Provencale..... More
Pp. 64, 12 full page coloured illustrations, indices; small cr. 4to; yellow boards, spine lettered in white, bottom fore-corners a trifle bruised, tiny indentation to lower board; dust wrapper, front flap a trifle foxed at top edge, tiny impression to back panel; Rigby, Adelaide, 1982. *'The author makes a strong..... More
Pp. [vi]+202, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white, appendices, bibliography, index; demy 4to; green boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, the flaps slightly foxed; bookseller's sticker on verso of upper free endpaper, inked gift inscription (dated 1990) on half-title page; Chatto & Windus, London, 1989. First..... More
[Photography by Clay Perry]. Text by Ann Gore and Laurence Fleming. Pp. 160, illustrated in colour throughout, bibliography, index; oblong 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the upper board faintly marked; dust wrapper; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986. First edition. More
Pp. 192, illustrated in colour throughout (several double page), indices; square 4to; black boards, lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; New Holland Publishers, Sydney, 2000. First edition thus. *A collection of the author's weekly columns from The Weekend Australian Review. More
Pp. 100, coloured and black & white plates, text illustrations, index; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Blandford Press, 1961. First edition. *Covers the history, bloom types, cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases of miniature chrysanthemums. More
The essence thereof distilled by Marcus Woodward from the edition of Th. Johnson, 1636. Pp. xx+304(last printer's mark), title page illustration, the half-title within decorative border, numerous text illustrations and decorations, notes, alphabetical table of plants; post 4to; full vellum, slightly cloudy, the spine lettered in gilt with five raised..... More
Pp. 104(last blank), 24 coloured plates within pagination, black & white text figures, bibliography, indices; narrow cr. 4to; bottom fore-corner of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; A. H. & A. W. Reed, Sydney, 1973. First edition. More
Know your flower - know yourself. Pp. 148, illustrated in colour throughout, index; square 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed and bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, signs of sticker removal from front panel, the backstrip and front panel faded; security sticker at bottom fore-corner of lower pastedown; The Oracle..... More
A guide to cultivation and identification. Foreword by Margaret Slater. Pp. 128, 234 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, appendix, index; edges of boards a trifle flecked; dust wrapper, lightly foxed, laminate slightly crinkled, the backstrip faded, edges a trifle creased; name & date (1978) in ink on upper..... More
Pp. 48(including the free endpapers), illustrated in colour throughout, glossary, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Steck-Vaughn Library, Austin, Texas, 1990. Second impression. The Green World series. More
Photography by Marianne Majerus, Andrew Butler and Andrew Lawson. Introduction by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Pp. 240, illustrated in colour throughout (many full or double page), pictorial upper endpapers, lower endpaper plan, plant listing, index; wide demy 4to; dark green papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Weidenfeld..... More
My Life and Thoughts. Foreword by Jane Edmanson. Pp. xiv+240, 8 plates, text illustrations, appendices, bibliography; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Information Australia, [Melbourne], 2000. First edition. More
Six plants that transformed mankind. Pp. xxiv+572, 24 coloured or part-coloured plates, text and endpaper maps, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; pictorial papered boards, spine blocked in green and lettered in gilt; within green card slipcase; The Folio Society, London, 2007. First edition thus. *Quinine, sugar, tea, cotton, potato, coca..... More
The Story of Edith Holden, author of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady and The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady. Pp. 228, printed in light brown & black, illustrated throughout in colour and sepia (many full and a couple double page), patterned endpapers, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to;..... More
Pp. [ii](limitation page)+x+304, coloured frontispiece plus 8 half-tone plates from photographs (2 tinted), all with lettered tissue guards, title page vignette, 3 garden plans (2 full page), pictorial head & tailpieces, pictorial endpapers printed in dull gilt, the series title and main title page printed in red & black, index;..... More
Photographs by Takashi Kijima. Pp. 208(last blank), illustrated in colour throughout, notes, index; super roy. 4to; black art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corners bumped; dust wrapper, the laminate slightly creased at several points; Peerage Books, London, 1987. New edition. *Originally published in Japan in 1975. More