New York: G. H. Buek & Co., 1894. First Edition. Pictorial wraps of a wildflower bouquet on the cover and two cherubic children romping in a field on the rear. Illustration by Maud Humphrey. Two staple binding. 8.5" x 12", not paginated, 16 pp. of colored illustrations and descriptions of..... More
Washington DC: The American Pharmaceutical Association, 1936. Sixth Edition. Maroon cloth over board, gilt title on spine in black boxing. 6" x 9", pp. viii, 2 - 556, 6 pp corrections adendum laid in. Dirt spot on fore edge. Otherwise nice, clean copy. National formulary sticker on verso of title..... More
Stanford University Press, August 1, 1940. Second Printing with minor corrections. Green weave cloth with titling in gilt on spine and cover, all still bright. 10.5" x 7", each volume 550 - 824 pp. Text block of all volumes is clean and tight, only V. 1 has a small light..... More
New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1944. Dark green cloth over boards with gilt rule and titling on the spine. 7.5" x 10", pp. xxiv, 1 - 1200 all volumes similar. Included herein are 100's of line drawings detailing the botanical specimens. A few spots on top and bottom edge..... More
Boston: Cummings, Hilliard and Company, 1824. Second Edition. Original paper covered boards with new cloth spine, original paper title on the spine, tan. 5.25" x 9.5", pp. 4 - 422, Uncut fore and bottom edges, light foxing throughout, front and rear gutter reinforced, tied mark at the bottom on the..... More
New York, NY: The New York Botanical Garden, 1943. Second Edition. Maroon,textured cloth over boards with titling in gilt on the spine and leaf profiles blind stamped on the cover. 7" x 10.5", pp. xxix, 1 - 680, with 1000's of botanical illustrations for the 4666 species in these books..... More
London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1892. First Edition. Bright red cloth over boards with titling in gilt on spine and cover. Bucolic countryside scene in black and gilt wrapped around the full cover. 6.5" x 4.5", pp. 6 - 254, followed by 8 pp. of advertisement for other S...... More
Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1907. First Edition. Red cloth overboards with titling in gilt on spine. 5" x 7.75", pp. xiii, 1 - 360, with four pages of advertisement for other open court publications, top edge gilt. Heavy weight paper used to enhance the many black and white..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, April 28,1845. Second Edition. Maroon cloth over boards titling in gilt on spine, orange end papers with dark shadows. 12" x 9", pp. xvi, 2 - 216 followed by 3 plates with chromatic frontispiece and tissue guard and general appendix containing the experimental documents. Clean..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1858. Brown cloth over boards, titling in gilt, blind stamped pattern on spine. 5.75" x 9.25", pp. xxxix, 1 - 313, followed by 6 pages of advertisement, 445 illustrations, some in color. Ghosting opposite the darkened illustrations, minimal, occasional fox spots. Rubbing too edges..... More
New York: American Book Company, 1889. 6th Edition. Black leather over flexible boards, title on spine in gilt. 4.25" x 7.25", pp. 1 - 760, followed by 25 plates and explanations. Red edges, black end papers, and clean pages, rubbed cover front and back. More
Berkeley, CA: Doxey & Co., 1887- 1892. First Edition. Paper wraps have aging and toning at the edges and heavy fade to the spine. 6.25" x 9.75" Vol I 1887 - 1889, [4] 2 - 311, Errata, Additions, i -xiv. Vol II 1889 - 1892 [2] 2 - 306, Errata..... More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1983. First Thus. Blue cloth over boards with titling in gilt on the spine, boxed in black. 6.25" x 9.25", pp. x, 4 - 1139, filled with facsimile line drawings and illustrations from other historical volumes. Both volumes and DJs are in as new condition..... More
Albany, NY: The University of New York, 1923. First Edition. Textured green cloth over boards with titling and rule in gilt on the spine. 9" X 11.25", pp. 3 - 362 with 264 colored plates. Glossy pages, complete descriptions and index. Insignificant early wear at the corners and head /..... More
Cincinnati, OH: J.Kost, 1852. First Edition. Brown calf leather with titling on black label on the spine. 5.5" x 9", pp. v, 7 - 223. Includes engravings of plants and infants in the womb. Foxing throughout, first and last pages have 1" separation at bottom of gutter. Calf leather cover..... More
New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1831. First American Edition with an Appendix by John Torrey. One quarter black paper spine with brown paper over boards, paper label on spine. 9" x 5.75", pp. lxxix, 2 - 393. Typical toning and foxing for a book of this age..... More
Francofurti Ad Moenum: Sumtu Varrentrappii Ed Wenneri, 1789. Editio octava post Reichardianam secunda prioribus longe auctior atque emendatior curante D. Jo. Christiano Dan. Schreber. Brown spotted leather with titling five raised bands, titling in gilt as well as gilt highlights on bands. decorative tooling around perimeter of covers. 7.75" x...... More
Philadelphia: D. Heartt, 1818. First Edition. Dark green cloth over boards with titling on spine with matching label. Likely an early 20th century rebind. 7" x 4.25", Vol. 1, pp. viii, 2-312. Vol. 2 pp. 4-254 followed by 10 pp. of index and 4 pp. of Eratum and Additions. Both..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1920. First Edition. Green cloth overboards with spine titling in guilt and wonderful blind stamped cover. 5.5" x 8.25", pp. 1 - 275, frontispiece of Indian woman showing acorns. 19 half-tone illustrations. Scores of line illustrations. Uncut bottom and fore edge, text block..... More
Paper pamphlet with titling on front. Beekeeping in Oregon, Corvallis, July 1938; USDA Circular 287, Novembr 1923. The Occurance of Diseases of Adult Bees, II.; Diagnosing Bee Diseases in the Apiary, USDA July 1936; Transferring to Modern Hives USDA 961, 1932; Bee Breeding USDA 1604, 1937; Swarm Control, USDA 1921;..... More
Healdsburg, CA: Naturegraph Company, 1962. First Edition. Photographic card stock binding. 5.5" x 8.5", Profusely illustrated on every page, pp. 2 - 64. No defects noted. Includes illustrations of 116 plants. "False hellebore; the Schoshonies and other Indians used the raw root crushed and mashed, to aply to snack bite..... More
Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1853. First Edition. Brown paper wraps with titling framed on front cover. 12.5" x 9.5", pp. 4-24, with 10 engraved plates. Light foxing on plates 3 & 8 which extend beyond the others at the bottom, chip at bottom right affecting most pages, 5" horizontal tear..... More
Portland, OR: Self-Published, 1964. First Edition. 8.5" x 11", 174 pp. of green ribbon typed manuscript. Includes 200+ pp. of research, letters of verification as well as several rejection letters for the publication of the book. Also included are 70 photos and negatives of the island's flora intended to be..... More
Portland, OR: Privately Published, Printed by Dunham, 1966, 68, 70. Green faux leather with titling on spine and cover in brilliant gilt, 10.5" x 8.25", typed in green font with numerous pencil edits and notations on most pages. Wiley was a mostly self-taught Botanical Consultant from Portland, OR. Though he..... More