John w alexander foreword (9 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD UNCLIPT(NO PR ICE) DUST JACKET (DJ HAS SMALL EDGE TEARS, SEVERAL SMAL EDGE CHIPS. ; GREEN CLOTH HARDCOVERS.IN DARK BLUE DUST JACKET. ; 400pg pages; . Pigeons, Doves, Hummingbirds; Woodpeckers; Titmice; Crows, Jays, Magpies; Wrens, Etc.SMALL SPIRAL BOUND BIRD CALL RECORDS & BOOK in back pocket. Illustrated by Illust (illustratore). …

Condizione: Good. 1942. First Published. 239 pages. Beige dust jacket over red cloth. Half of endpapers cut out. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, 1953, 8vo., cloth, 159pp., VG $.

Paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 2nd ed.xiii, 188 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780881920482, 9780917304095, 0881920487, 0917304098 ; OCLC 17441008 ; LCCN 77018737 ; LOC No SB413.J34 V47 ; Dewey 634.9/722/7 ; Bibliography: p. [171]-173. ; Green cloth ; no dustjacket ; J. D. Vertrees (1915--1993) was an entomologist, nurseryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples in southern Oregon. He was probably the most knowledgeable grower of Japanese maples in his time, amassing an impressive list of awards. ; Contents : Character and history -- What is a Japanese maple -- Momiji and Kaede -- The character of Japanese maples -- Variegation -- In regard to Fu -- History of Japanese cultivars -- Old literature on Japanese maples -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Nomenclature, difficulties and confusions -- Taxonomic subdivisions of acer palmatum -- Culture -- Culture in the garden -- Pests and problems -- Propagation -- Methods of propagation -- The cultivars displayed -- How to read cultivars -- Cultivars and selections of acer palmatum -- Plamate group -- Dissectum group -- Deeply divided group -- Linearilobum group -- Dwarf group -- Semi dwarf group -- Variegated group -- Unusual feature group -- New hybrids -- Cultivars & selections of acer japonicum -- Other acer species from Japan ; One of the first books published by Timber Press, this has remained a bestseller for almost 20 years. It presents the history, taxonomy, nomenclature, culture, & propagation of Acer palmatum & Acer japonicum & illustrates hundreds of wonderful varieties of these versatile trees & shrubs. ; clipped flaps from dustjacket laid in. name on front endpaper ; else FINE. Book.…

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. First Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full oatmeal cloth, gilt lettering on red panels on spine and cover, gilt compass medallion on cover, top edge red, red and black title page. Illustrated with duotone engraved portrait frontispiece by W. H. Lizars and duotone engravings by Gordon Grant at the head of each chapter. Includes Foreword and Afterword by Alexander Laing. NB. John Nicol (1755-1825) was a Scottish sailor who in 1789 sailed on Lady Juliana, a ship that transported convict women to Port Jackson in New South Wales, Australia. His autobiography, published in 1822, offers a rare first-hand account of the life of an ordinary Georgian sailor. . Spine and covers lightly soiled, else near fine; unmarked, tight, and square. The unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket, now in Mylar, is missing its spine and is chipped and worn. VERY GOOD/POOR. . Duotone engravings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. vii, 214 pp. Illustrated by Gordon Grant; W.H. Lizars (illustratore).…

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Stapled wrappers. 65pp. Edges lightly age-toned and bumped, near fine. Contributions by Robert M. Philmus, Margaret Edwards, Ron Loewinsohn, Priscilla Shames, James Reiss, Eric Felderman, Louise Gluck, Daniel Cassidy, Jr., Douglas L. Eichhorn, Paul W. Roewade, Joseph W. Survant, David Landon, Paul Brinkley-Rogers, Peter Welter, Helen Pringle, Anne Cleaves, David E. Cummings, William Pitt Root, Paul Oppenheimer, Shirley Kaufman, Stan Rice, DeWitt Beall, Jane Yolen, Gay Cothran, Kenneth Fields, Benito Cereno, John Peck, David Ransom, Tim Reynolds, L. Wittgenstein, Rodham Tulloss, McLister, Mary Maxwell Davis, Janis Adams, Roger H. Fogelman, Henry Taylor, Richard L. Pevear, Alexander Theroux, James Scay, Coburn Freer, E.G. Leimbacher, Frances McConnel, Susan Mitchell, David F.R. McGeary, Hunt Hawkins, and Patricia C. Smith. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. "The selections are well chosen. Their subject matter is varied and interesting, and they comprise a large number of passages of great literary merit. From the point of view of mental training they sould be at least as effective as continous reading from one or more Latin authors, and should be much more effective in arousing and holding the interest of the student." - Foreword. xiii, [3], 275 pages plus a 91 page Vocabulary List at back. Heavy wear. Usual markings for a vintage textbook. Not pretty but a rare and worthy working copy. ; 8vo.…