Veitch james h (10 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Limited Edition. hardback, thick tall octavo, burgundy cloth lettered gilt to spine, limited edition facsimile reprint of the 1906 edition, this being No 194 of 1,000, a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper, b&w plates, 542pp. …

Limited numbered facsimile of 1906 edn (487 of 1000). Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover). Pp. 542, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 542. Original publisher's burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt lettering at spine. Beige DJ with burgundy emblem and text. Number 168 in a limited edition of 1000. Includes fifty black and white illustrations. Facsimile edition published to mark the centenary of the original publication. Laid in typed compliments slip from the publisher. ISBN-10: 0955351502 ISBN-13: 9780955351501 Very light creases at top edge of DJ. Fine/about fine.…

Hardcover. pp.542 with 50 plates of photographs and illus. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Early signaure to half-title. Ffep. neatly removed. Internal hinges a little tender - text block still sound. A couple of sections a little clumsily opened and a small number unopened. Rubbed out drawings to verso of two plates, occ. spotting o/w. contents fine. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering in vg. plus condition. A most fascinating work. Hortus Veitchii begins with a biographical introduction to the Veitch family and their interests. Around a fifth of the work is dedicated to accounts of 27 of the leading plant collectors and hybridists whom the Veitch's employed, including William Lobb, Thomas Lobb and E.H. Wilson. The book then focusses on the vast number of plants these men brought back and worked on; not just by listing them, but through an enticing mixture of detailed background text and photographs.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. Clean maroon cloth has bright gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt with deckle page edges. Top front corner is lightly bumped. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with fifty b/w plates, photographs of various plants of the Royal Gardens and other large estates. Printed by a celebrated horticultural firm for private circulation only. A record of continuous work for over 3/4 of a century. Botany ; B/W Photograph Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 542 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Large 8vo. pp 542. 20 by 29 by 7 cms. Top edge gilt, others uncut .Limited edition for private circulation only, appears to be a LARGE PAPER copy, 50 plates, Highly attractive mainly sepia botanical photos with tissue guards, occasional very slight unobjectioble foxing. Loosely inserted is a compliment slip printed gilt 'Messrs Veich's .very respectful compliments' and in faded red ink it seems to read Jonathan Symons April 1906. The Arpad Pleasch copy with his small gilt lettered red leather book label at front pastedown reading 'Ex Libris Arpad Plesch' with sun motif + his sun stamp at prelims. çrpd Plesch (1889Ð1974) was a Hungarian financier, banker, and lawyer. He owned a celebrated collection of rare botanical books for his foundation Stifung der Botanik he also collected esoteric pornography. Verso of title page reads: 'This special edition has been printed for Private Circulation only.' The frontis is an old print of 'the original nursery at Chelsea.' From Goodreads: 'The following pages contain a record of continuous work for over three-quarters of a century in the field of Horticulture by one family, - work which justly may be claimed to have permanently benefited every garden. The good fortune to usually find the right assistants for both home and foreign service, and the signal loyalty and capability of those selected, largely contributed to success, and the names of several are well known to all with any knowledge of plants. To the representatives seeking unknown plants at one period or another in almost every clime, fortune has not invariably been kind, but the work of such men as Thomas Lobb, William Lobb, the late John Gould Veitch, Charles Maries and E. H. Wilson, has been a gain in every way; Whilst the efforts in hybridizing and selecting of John Dominy, John Seden, and John Heal, have given a wider interest to all cultivators.' Half dark brown/ maroon leather marbled boards lettered gilt at the spine . Likely to be the original binding fro Veitch.Slight fading at spine, a little scuffing at spine, occasional very slight foxing (mostly to tissue guards). Sound clean very good.…