THE COMMON INDIAN PLANTS: Their Origin, Dietetic and Therapeutic Uses de Chakraberty, Chandra

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1974. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo. Pp. xxii; 263. Abridged and Edited by Frederick Ungar, with a several-page introduction by him. With a critical analysis by Franz H. Mautner. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped in black and yellow on spine. Price-clipped dust jacket with a dime-size chip to front panel and slight edge-wear. Else Fine. This edition, in hardcover with jacket, is somewhat scarce. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

London : Orr and Smith , 1835 A nice copy of this rare work. It originated as an article for the British Cyclopaedia of Natural History, and was enlarged for separate publication to give readers a systematic introduction to the science of Botany. In original pebbled brown cloth with gilt title on spine, and gilt edges to pages. Profusely illustrated with line drawings and with hand coloured plates. The binding is in good condition - the spine has been relaid at some point and corners and spine edges have been repaired so the book is tight and firm. With marbled endpapers and signature of Miss Wilson and the number 14 to one of the preliminaries. Internally the book is very clean and bright. The index of illustrations is difficult to interpret as it does not distinguish between text illustrations and plates and appears to randomly list some text illustrations and not others - however, I think the book is lacking a colour plate frontispiece and 2 other plates giving 24 plates present of a possible 27.… Leer más

Johannesberg, South Africa: The Speciality Press of S.A. Ltd.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). 10" x 12.5. D Barclay. A hardcover binding containing 36 tipped in reproductions of paintings of protected South African flowers. Brown pages. (Series A). Not dated but appears to be from the first part of the 20th century. Externally the binder shows some signs of wear / handling but internally the prints and pages are pristine. This item is heavy and may incur additional shipping costs depending on destination and shipping speed. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually on the same or next business day. Please email with your questions. Please do not select the economy / surface shipping rate if your destination is outside the UK.

Belgrade, 1874. [Serbian text throughout, with Latin plant names]. Small thick octavo, pp xxxiv, (ii), 798, (6), age-toned but otherwise extremely clean and firm, solidly bound in green cloth, with the original front paper cover restored and bound in. RARE.Pancic was a Croatian botanist and physician, eventually becoming Director of the Belgrade Botanic Garden. [ With a fine botanical provenance - the blindstamp of A.J. Wilmott, Kew botanist and ping-pong champion; from whom it went to Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston of the British Museum with his bequest label on the front endpaper; and finally back to Kew again to bear the signature of Alan Radcliffe-Smith.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Krauss, Ruth: The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers FIRST EDITION. States 1945 on the title page. Beige Boards. USED. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. 6 X 8 ¼. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something, or the basis of knowledge"

Yokohama: The Yokohama Phytosociological Society, 1979. ( IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN) Main book is a compilation of articles (mostly in English) in honor of Prof. Tüxen. 495 pages. A hardcover book with rubbed boards and bumped corners. The supplementary book "Abhängiges Heft zur Vegetation und Landschaft Japans" contains the maps and tables. This is a semi hardcover (softcover) with some wear on corners. Both books are clean inside and solid. Good condition. (This overweight item weighing 2.1 kg will require additional postage that will vary according to the destination. You can contact the seller for a precise shipping quote.). Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Livre.

Kew Publishing, 2005. NEW. Large tall quarto, colour frontispiece, pp (4), 210, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [First published in 1990, this second edition of Bibliography of Conifers has been greatly expanded from 2,130 to 3,787 references to published literature. To make it far more accessible, many more general titles have been added - including coverage of Araucariaceae, Cupressaceae and Pinaceae and subjects related to their taxonomy. A new index to taxon names, referenced to the bibliography, greatly facilitates finding literature related to specific taxa. This book has a place on the bookshelves of all conifer enthusiasts.]. Second edition. Cloth. New/New.

Berlin: Paul Parey, 1892. Hardcover. Good +. iv, [2], 602, [6] p.: in-text drawings; 24 cm. Dark brown coth with gilt-stamped spine title; color orchid illustration on front board. All page edges marbled. Elaborately decorated endpapers with ownership space on front fixed endpaper filled in by W. Nahlop. This was most likely Wilhelm Nahlop, who was head gardener for over 25 years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries at the Schloss Britz, now in the Britz district of Berlin. Four unpaginated page of publisher's advertisements follow text. The author, Berthold Stein (1847-1899), was the inspector of the Breslau Botanic Garden. In Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; ends of spine fraying; cloth splitting over joints with tear across lower spine; foxing, heaviest on first and last leaves; soiling in margins of a few pages; otherwise clean and tight.

Missouri Botanical Garden, 2006. Illustrated, large 8vo, pp 274, paperback, covers very slightly worn, upper cover very lightly creased, tiny inked initials on the upper cover, the first fifty pages have a very slight bruise on the fore-edge. Otherwise a very good copy. [VERY SCARCE. Publication was limited to 500 copies].. Paperback. Very Good.

Missouri Botanical Garden, 2004. Illustrated, large 8vo, pp (2), 265, paperback, a tiny bump to the top corner of the pages throughout, otherwise a really very good copy. [Publication was limited to 500 copies]. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.