robert thompson william watson (33 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 3rd edition. 384 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Fair. 1900. No Edition Stated. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Divisional-Vol.I. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Binding has remained firm.Inscription to front pastedown. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Zustand: Fair. 1901. No Edition Stated. 656 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 320, [2], 253, [38] pp. ; illustrated throughout, portraits ; 28 cm. ; 1555212026 (v. 5); 9781555212025 (v. 5) ; LC: E468.7; Dewey: 973.7 ; OCLC: 17757174 ; Reprint. Originally published: New York : Review of Reviews, 1911 ; blue and grey cloth in photographic dustjacket ; poems and writings by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Timrod, James Maurice Thompson, Edmund Clarence Stedman, George Parsons Lathrop, Francis Ticknor, Thomas Read, Joseph O'Connor, Robert Burns Wilson, Elbridge Jefferson Cutl er, Sidney Lanier, Kate Brownlee Sherwood, William Tuckey Meredith, Richard Watson Gilder, Henry Abbey, Horace Porter, Julia Ward Howe, Charles Francis Adams, Walt Whitman, Margaret Junkin Preston, Nathaniel Graham Shepherd, Ethel Lynn Beers, Elizab eth Stuart Phelps Ward, William Gordon McCabe, James Ryder Randall, Albert Pike, Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers, Charles Graham Halpine, Henry Clay Work, Horace Porter, Francis Brete Harte, B enjamin Sledd, John Reuben Thompson, Frank H. Gassaway, Ch arles Dawson Shanly, James Jeffrey Roche, Will Henry Thompson, Kate Putnam Osgood, William Winter, Abram Joseph Ryan, Abraham Lincoln, James Russell Lowell, Francis Miles Finch, John Albee, Henry Jerome Stockard, Mary Ashley Townsend, Henry Peterson , Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jefferson Davis, L. Q. C. Lamar, Henry Woodfin Grady, John Jerome Rooney, Wallace Rice, John Howard Jewett, Frank Lebby Stanton ; photographs of all the principal officers of many regiments ; FINE/FINE. Book.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. A new edition of Thompson's comprehensive 1859 guide to Gardening, fully revised and updated by William Watson, curator of the Royal Garden, Kew. With numerous b/w illustrations and diagrams within the text, plus tissue-guarded chromolithographic plates. Bound in green cloth with Talwyn Morris style decoration. small 4to. Mild bumping to edges. Tanning to page edges with mild occasional spotting within. Else clean and tight. Good+ *Due to size and weight, extra shipping fees apply to overseas orders*.

Zustand: Good. 2nd edition thus. Quarter leather, VG. 2 volumes, xii+656pp, viii+607pp, chromolithographic frontis to each volume, grand total of 16 chromolithographic & 30 b/w plates, 1295 b/w text illustrations, index to the whole in volume II, scattered occasional foxing, leather very dry to the spines & with splits to the leather to the top of both spines, hinges in good order. A later edition of Thompson's comprehensive guide for the Victorian gardner who had a small estate to manage. The coloured plates in the first volume are of flowers, whilst the second are fruits & vegetables. Robert Thompson [ 1798 - 1869 ]. 7250 grams.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Overall descriptions where identical: Green boards with pattern detail on the front covers, gilt lettering on spine and embossed lettering on the front. No jackets, covered with clear plastic wrappers.These volumes are the New Edition, revised and remodeled under the direction and general editorship of William Watson.Illustrated by numerous engravings in the text and a series of B&W and of coloured plates.The Gardener's Assistant: A Practical and Scientific Exposition of the Art of Gardening in all its Branches. The books are from 1902, and although the conditions may vary, they are all in a very good condition, especially given their age. There is a signature on the front title page, which isn't the original Author or Editor of the 'New Edition'. Slight age tanning on all of the page ends. Page numbers start at volume 1 and continue to the end of volume 6.Colourful flower frontispieces. Slight scuffing/mottling underneath the plastic wrapper on the backs of some of the books. Divisional Vol I - VG condition with minor bumping on top and bottom of spine, with age spotting and some glue marks from the plastic wrapper on the front and rear end papers.The internal pages have minimal edge age tanning, that does not affect the print or illustrations. Colourful flower frontispieces. Divisional Vol II - VG condition with minor bumping on top and bottom of spine, and slight corner bends with age spotting and some glue marks from the plastic wrapper on the front and rear end papers.The internal pages have minimal edge age tanning, that does not affect the print or illustrations.Very small amount of front spinal cracking. This hasn't affected the sturdiness of the pages.Colourful flower frontispieces. Divisional Vol III - VG condition with minor bumping on top and bottom of spine and minimal corner bends, with age spotting and some glue marks from the plastic wrapper on the front and rear end papers.The internal pages have minimal edge age tanning, that does not affect the print or illustrations. Colourful flower frontispieces. Divisional Vol 4 - VG condition with minor bumping on top and bottom of spine, with age spotting and some glue marks from the plastic wrapper on the front and rear end papers.The internal pages have minimal edge age tanning, that does not affect the print or illustrations.Colourful flower frontispieces. Divisional Vol V - VG condition with minor bumping on top and bottom of spine, with age spotting and some glue marks from the plastic wrapper on the front and rear end papers.The internal pages have minimal edge age tanning, that does not affect the print or illustrations.Colourful flower frontispieces. Very slight internal spine crack at the back of the book. Page sturdiness not affected. Divisional Vol VI - VG condition with minor bumping on top and bottom of spine, with age spotting and some glue marks from the plastic wrapper on the front and rear end papers.The internal pages have minimal edge age tanning, that does not affect the print or illustrations.Colourful flower frontispieces. Postage will have to be recalculated, depending on the Country and price of the postage, at the time of sale, due to the full 6 volumes weighing approx 8.5K (8500 g).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. New Edition, antiquarian and collectable, flowers, plants and gardening books, entitled "The Gardener's Assistant: A Practical and Scientific Exposition of the Art of Gardening in All its Branches". Written by Robert Thompson and William Watson, and is a complete 6-volume set.Published in 1913 by The Gresham Publishing Company, these 6 books are in good condition overall, with moderate yellowing and ageing spots on some pages within the books, and moderate wear, tears and creases on the green clothbound hardcovers and spines of the books. These books require an additional courier charge of £8.50, due to the total weight of the books being 7.5 kgs.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. Large hardback in quarter bound green leather, burgundy cloth boards, no dustjacket as issued. 656pp. Colour frontispiece and 8 colour plates with titled tissue guards, 12 b/w photographic plates, b/w illustrations (both full page and within text). Not library copy, no inscriptions, missing tissue to page 48, torn tissue to page 416, marks/foxing to endpapers, some wear to spine and board edges/corners. (5/1).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Complete in six volumes. All six volumes uniformly bound and presented. Tissued guarded colour plate frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations throughout each volume. Bound in decorated green publisher's cloth, with trellis design front and spine, gilt titles on spine. Coloured endpapers. Large 4to. Cloth is a little darkened, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, some minor cracks in cloth at spine heads. Text block edges darkened. Endpapers and tissue guards are tanned, with some faint and occasional spotting elsewhere but generally internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A handsome and very heavy set of this classic and extensive gardening guide. Important set of books, both in terms of book design and gardening. Held by the National Art Museum, the London Library, The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew and the Natural History Museum in London, among others. A large and heavy set which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated five volume set of the new edition of Victorian gardener Robert Thompson's detailed guide to gardening. A five volume set, lacking the sixth.The new editions, revised and entirely remodelled under the direction and general editorship of William Watson.Originally published in 1859, this work by emminent Victorian gardener Robert Thompson provides a comprehensive and detailed collection of tips and techniques for gardening, from fruit to flowers.Each volume is illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, with 10 coloured plates, 22 monochrome plates, and in text illustrations throughout the five volumes.Collated, lacking plate 'Herbaceous Borders and Bed' to p.341 of Vol II, and 'Iris Garden at Kew' to p.452, and the coloured plate 'Picotee' to Vol III. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, with rubbing to joints. Slight fading and rubbing to boards, with the odd mark. The odd light spotting to endpapers. Splitting of cloth to front joint of vol IV. Ink inscription to front free endpaper of volume V. Internally, binding fragile to middle of volume III. Title page and contents page disbound from volume II, inserted loosely into the volume. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting to the front and rear. Ink inscription to half title of volume I, and to first blank of volume V. Good. book.