Botany And Gardening from Old Saratoga Books
New Arrivals
The Garden Club of America: History, 1913-1938
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn.
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$30.00
Show Details
Description:
Garden Club of America. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn.. 1938. Hardcover. Brown cloth spine with printed paper-covered boards. History of the Garden Club of America on the occasion of its silver anniversary. Foreword by Ernestine Abercrombie Goodman. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 178 pages . Item Price
US$30.00
A Plant Hunter in Tibet
by Ward, F. Kingdon
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket tattered, soiled, and missing pieces at head and foot
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$50.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket . tattered, soiled, and missing pieces at head and foot of spine.. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth titled in gilt on spine. Index, notes. Folding map, photos. An account of the 1933 botanical and geographical expedition in Tibet between the Tsang-po and Salween… Read more about this item Item Price
US$50.00
More Photos
Garden Design of To-Day
by Cane, Percy S.
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped, boards lightly worn, owner bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, foxing, owner writi
- Published
- 1936
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$30.00
Show Details
Description:
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped, boards lightly worn, owner . bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, foxing, owner writing on rear . flyleaves.. 1936. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt, xv, 222pp, index, photogravures. Index of plant names, general index. Vintage primer on garden design, including specific instructions for glades, pergolas, perennial borders, Japanese gardens,… Read more about this item Item Price
US$30.00
More Photos
Friday-To-Monday Gardening
by Goldsmith, Margaret Olthof
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine toned.
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1937
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$20.00
Show Details
Description:
NY: Whittlesey House. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine toned.. 1937. Second Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth binding, map endpapers, xv, 195pp. Photos. The author recounts how she built gardens at Limecot, her 18th century farmhouse in Redding, Connecticut. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$20.00
Truly Rural: Adventures in Getting Back to Earth
by Wright, Richardson
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped, boards worn, date inked on front free endpaper.
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$15.00
Show Details
Description:
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped, boards worn, date inked on front . free endpaper.. 1935. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial tan cloth. Five color plates by David C. Payne. The author, then editor of House and Garden, relays the pleasures and duties of owning a country house and tending its gardens. ; 219 pages . Item Price
US$15.00
Betty Crocker's Kitchen Gardens
by Campbell, Mary Mason
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket tattered.
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$60.00
Show Details
Description:
NY: Universal Publishing Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket . tattered.. 1971. Hardcover. Green cloth binding. Glossary, index. Many lovely black and white illustrations and color plates by the late Tasha Tudor. v, 170pp. ; Book Club Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$60.00
Practical Farm Chemistry: A Handbook of Profitable Crop Feeding
by Greiner, T.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, pages toned, some finger soiling.
- Published
- 1892
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$40.00
Show Details
Description:
NY: The Rural Publishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, pages toned, some . finger soiling.. 1892. Hardcover. Green pebbled cloth titled in gilt on spine. 5pp ads. Discusses various kinds of agricultural fertilizers, manures, and principles of farm chemistry. Some unusual chapters cover swamp muck and its possibilities and the composting of flesh, hoof waste,… Read more about this item Item Price
US$40.00
Betty Crocker's Kitchen Gardens
by Campbell, Mary Mason
- Condition
- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed, lower corner of front cover creased.
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$25.00
Show Details
Description:
Racine, WI: Golden Press. Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed, lower corner of front cover creased.. 1971. Softcover. Pictorial softcover. Glossary, index. Lovely black and white illustrations by the late Tasha Tudor. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages . Item Price
US$25.00
The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book: Secrets of the Famous Year-Round Mulch Method
by Stout, Ruth; Clemence, Richard; Johns, Glenn F. (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780878570003
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$25.00
Show Details
Description:
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1971. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0878570004 . Index. As much fun to read as it is educational. Illustrated boards, xv, 218pp. Photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$25.00
More Photos
Wild Flowers: Three Hundred and Sixty-Four Full-Color Illustrations with Complete Descriptive Text
by House, Homer D.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine toned, foxing to preliminary leaves, gift inscription on front free endpaper.
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$60.00
Show Details
Description:
NY: The Macmillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine toned, foxing to . preliminary leaves, gift inscription on front free endpaper.. 1935. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth binding. Color plates and botanical descriptions of wild flowers. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 362 pages . Item Price
US$60.00
Edible Leaves of the Tropics
by Martin, Franklin W. ; Ruberte, Ruth M.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good; Covers worn, gift inscription on inside front cover.
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$30.00
Show Details
Description:
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico: Antillian College Press. Very Good; Covers worn, gift inscription on inside front cover.. 1975. Softcover. vii, 235pp. Many photos. Signed by author Franklin W. Martin on the title page. References, list of tropical plants with edible leaves, index to species. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$30.00
Gardens in History: A Political Perspective
by Wickham, Louise
- Condition
- Used - Very Good; Covers rubbed.
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2012
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9781905119431
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$30.00
Show Details
Description:
Oxford, UK: Windgather Press. Very Good; Covers rubbed.. 2012. First Printing. Softcover. 1905119437 . viii, 280pp. Black and white and color photographs, bibliography, and index. Gardens in History: A Political Perspective examines the creation of gardens and designed landscapes over the last five millennia throughout the world. It takes a new approach by looking at why they were built, through… Read more about this item Item Price
US$30.00
The Baroque Landscape: Andre Le Notre and Vaux Le Vicomte
by Brin, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780847826063
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$45.00
Show Details
Description:
NY: Rizzoli. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0847826066 . Forewords, black and white and color photos, glossary, notes, bibliography, and credits. A beautifully photographed landscape and architectural study. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages . Item Price
US$45.00
Oaks and Oak Woods
by Tansley, A. G.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages and spine toned, bookstore stamp on rear pastedown endpaper.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$20.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Methuen and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages and spine toned, bookstore stamp on . rear pastedown endpaper.. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Many illustrations by Phyllida Lumsden, including four color plates. Discusses life cycle, soils, parasites, use of oak, and properties of oak woods. ; Field Study Books; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 50 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
US$20.00
Red Alder: A Bibliography, with Abstracts
by Heebner, Charles F. ; Heebner, Mary Jane
- Condition
- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn.
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$13.00
Show Details
Description:
Portland, OR: US Department of Agriculture. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1983. First Printing. Softcover. Abstract, acknowledgments. Lists 661 references to world literature through May 1978 containing information about red alder. (from the abstract). ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 186 pages . Item Price
US$13.00
The English Rococo Garden
by Symes, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780747806257
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$15.00
Show Details
Description:
Princes Risborough, England: Shire Publications. Very Good. 2005. Second Printing. Softcover. 074780625X . Black and white and color photos, further reading list, gardens to visit list, and index. This book relates the components of the rococo garden to movements in art, architecture, sculpture and porcelain that have developed in Britain and in Europe, and it shows that the rococo approach… Read more about this item Item Price
US$15.00
The Euphorbia Journal, Volume I
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$35.00
Show Details
Description:
Mill Valley, CA: Strawberry Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1983. Second Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth binding. Many color photos of various species of these succulents. Articles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 130 pages . Item Price
US$35.00
The English Landscape Garden
by Hadfield, Miles
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780852639191
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$15.00
Show Details
Description:
Princes Risborough, England: Shire Publications. Very Good. 1997. Second Edition. Softcover. 0852639198 . Black and white and color photos, further reading list, gardens to visit list, and index. A study of this classic garden aesthetic, its pioneers, designers, and most notable examples. Number 3 in the Shire Garden History series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 72 pages . Item Price
US$15.00
The Countryside in Question
by Newby, Howard
- Condition
- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780091729455
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$10.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Hutchinson. Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed.. 1988. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0091729459 . viii, 152pp. Black and white photos, further reading list. This book looks at farming and how its future is threatened by measures to cut food surpluses. It looks at our villages and asks if they can survive as viable communities. (from the rear… Read more about this item Item Price
US$10.00
Theme Park Landscapes: Antecedents and Variations
by Young, Terence (editor) ; Riley, Robert (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780884022855
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
US$100.00
Show Details
Description:
Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 2002. First Printing. Hardcover. 0884022854 . Green cloth. Black and white photos and illustrations, notes, contributors list, and index. This volume's authors examine current and past, private and public, obviously and subtly themed landscapes in Asia, Europe, and North America. (from the… Read more about this item Item Price
US$100.00
