Quest for Plants: History of the Horticultural Explorers Tapa dura - 1969

New York/London: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company / Studio Vista. Fine in Very Good+ dj. (c.1970). First Edition. Hardcover. 0289279852 . (price-clipped) [nice clean book, no discernible wear; jacket shows some light rubbing and very faint soiling, but would rate Near Fine if not for the price-clipping]. (B&W and color photographs; facsimiles) "Here is a book that ranges through all aspects of modern living, examining man-made things, discussing why they look as they do. The more than 250 illustrations come from museums, art galleries, picture archives, industry, science, advertising, the mass media, and artists and designers all over the country. . . . The book observes no artificial limits, but embraces design as a universal function of all man-made objects and shows how these objects are clues to the confusing, rapidly changing world we live in." .

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1970. 1st Printing . Large Oblong Cloth W. Dj.. Well designed book on design with chapters on the evolution of objects, the fine arts, pop art, billboards, architecture, fashion, graphic design, useful objects and more. Very little text but over 250 photos with several color repros. Light dj. wear, some soiling to the white covers, price clipped. Fine/vg.

Studio Vista, 1969. 1st edition. Hard covers, no dust jacket. V.g./No Jacket. Owner's bookplate and signature. A classic account of the major horticultural explorers.

London, UK: Studio Vista Limited. Green cloth, gilt title. 400pp. b/w illus.; b/w plates. Spine slightly bumped; lower edges a little worn. Some creasing and tears to upper edge of dust jacket but now in protective wrapping of paper and clear plastic. A few pencil underlinings to text, o/w a very good clean copy. HEAVY BOOK - OVERSEAS ORDERS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE . Very Good-. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1969.

Van Nostrand Reinhold (International) Professional & Reference, 1970. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.