w a s hardy (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Volume 1 only. Mildew. Foxing of edges of text. Cover worn at end of spind 342 pp.

Monographs on the Life, Times and Works of Thomas Hardy: No.37 General Editor: J. Stevens Cox, F.S.A. (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). 12mo., white printed wraps; 12 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. 1st Edition. ‎ Cambridge University Press; 1st edition paperback 85 pages with b/w illustrations/photos and 1 colour map, Has wear to covers and a school stamp but still in good clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

231 x 148 mm. 8vo. 16 pp. 9 tables. Printed wrappers. Ex library rubber stamp on top cover. Very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 242 pp ; color photographic cloth ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Culture of garden roses / George M Hart -- Rose growing in Minnesota / Albert Nelson -- Growing roses in the Imperial Valley / Mrs. Eleanor S. McCown -- Poem / Toni -- Northwest roses in the East / Lincoln Atkiss -- Tired (poem) / James E Keiser -- Roses in the far north / Dr W R Swaffield -- Daily job (poem) / Mrs. Ranald Axtell -- Roses, too, need a balanced diet / J D Cook -- Jars of memories / Bonnie Robertson -- Roses in the complete garden / Carlton B Lees -- Feature roses in your landscape plan / Rosalie Doolittle -- What is The Yellow Rose of Texas? / B L Wagenknecht -- Hybridizing roses (poem) / S Lee Dennis -- Confer and cooperate, or confuse / Dr A S Thomas -- My gardener (poem) / Ollie Giltner -- Another look at Old Roses / Hortense Wild -- Pest and disease control of outdoor roses / T J Henneberry, Floyd F Smith, J G Palmer -- Birth of a rose (poem) / James A Pelham -- A New disease of roses / Glenn Viehmeyer -- Bug trouble (poem) / Herman M Hardy -- Evolution of roses vs. breeding / E E Leppik -- Report on hybrids of American wild rose species at the botanical gardens at Ann Arbor, Michigan / Dr Eileen W Erlanson Mcfarlane -- A search for new genes / Q. Mansuino -- Observations on the inheritance of yellow pigment in roses / Dennison Morey -- Poem / Toni -- Comparable susceptibilities of 50 species and hybrid roses inoculated with black spot fungus from plants field-grown in Maryland in 1959 / John G Palmer, Peter Semeniuk -- Some physiological aspects of premature defoliation associated with rose blackspot / Harold E Kazmaier -- Forecasts for the 60's -- Old Rose rating -- Proof of the pudding -- New rose patents -- Rose cultivar names -- Index -- Illustrations : Rose bed sketches -- Potpuorri and ingredients -- Bonnie Roberson -- Mrs. Nat Schoen -- Witches' Broom -- Experimental rose planting -- Dusting operations -- Field preparation of spray -- Flower yields -- Trated and untreated roses -- Mansuino's roses -- Dr. F. Merkenschlager -- Evolution of flower types -- Cover : Americana -- American home -- Pink Parfait -- Dresden -- Coral Satin -- Bronze Masterpiece -- Invitation -- Eleanor -- Yellow Bantam -- Castanet -- Simone -- Nobility -- Oriental Charm -- Personality -- Capri -- Red Ruffles -- Suspense -- Golden Garnette -- Duet -- Orchid Masterpiece -- Coronado -- Peach Glow. ; slight wear to covers ; foxing ; G. Book.

Zustand: Good. , . . PB. Ex-library. Vol 1. (6 of 7 parts): No. 1 Introduction; No. 2 Simuliidae; No. 3 Mosquitoes; No. 4 Psychodidae; No. 5 Ceratopogonidae; No. 6 Bibionidae. Lacks No. 7 Tipulidae.

First edition, first printing. Original printed cloth boards. Illustrated throughout with colour lithographs by William Scott. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the spine and extremities with some rubbing and toning. The contents are clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Without the dustwrapper. An evocatively illustrated collection of classic war poetry. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Uncommon cricket tour brochure covering the West Indies' trip to England in 1957. Paperback. 24pp. Two signatures to front cover - one is Franklyn Jacobs, the previous owner, who was a prominent member of the West Indian community in London. Good condition.

Grey Cloth Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. No stated date but understood to be 1928. 216pp. This is a history of the part played by The Royal Scots Greys (The Second Dragoons) in the First World War, August 1914 to March 1919). It contains sections on Mobilization, Retreat from Mons, the Marne, the Aisne, Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Loos, Arras, Raid at Guillemont Farm, Cambrai, Gouzeaucourt, German Offensive 1918, Amiens, crossing the Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons etc. Appendices include - Casualties, Honours and Awards, Colonels-in-Chief and Colonels, Regimental Collect, Officers 1914-1919. The book is bound in the original grey cloth covered boards with a silver stamped Regimental emblem on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear and light soiling on the boards and some brown staining on the top edge of the front board. There are a few other small brown spots on the boards and the spine ends are bumped. The contents are tight and clean. This copy is from the library of Dawyck Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, who has signed the front free endpaper 'Haig, 2nd Lieut. Royal Scots Greys, Rehovot, Palestine 1940.'.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Pearse, Alfred; Hardy, Norman H.; Johnson, A.J.; Hardy, Norman H.; Staniland, C.J. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 418-528. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - Part VI; How Mohammedans Pray - photo-illustrated article; The Pirate of "The Ghost" - a stowaway saves a blockade-runner; Where Beasts are Baptized - astonishing ceremonies in Brittany - photo-illustrated article; The Story of an Alpine Adventure - Miss A.E. Metcalfe and Miss M. Cartwright take a wrong turn in the Swiss mountains; A Race up Mont Blanc, by Samuel Turner (with is photo); Fascinated by a Snake - photo-illustrated tale from Australia; Congo Money - fascinating photo-illustrated article showing grass mats, cowrie shells, beads, etc.; Bob Mansell's Lion; Run Amok - Borneo tale by E.W. Barrant (with his photo); Floating Church on the Seine - article with nice photos; Strangest Horse Race on Earth - the 'Palio' of Sienna - article with great photos; Gun Robbers of Fyzabad - tale related by veteran Michael Lynch, with his photo; The Havoc Wrought by One Man - Chinaman Gong Ung Chung blows up powder magazine at the Western Fuse Works in Oakland, California - article with photos; The Wreck of the "General Grant" - a desert island experience; Illustrations of the curious "Knapp" roller-boat; Photo of William Laurens and the boat he lived in for years; Photo of a bag of 369 caribou in Newfoundland; and more. Front cover missing. Back cover loose but present. Above-average external wear and soiling. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Wigfull, W. Edward; Browne, Tom; Sheldon, Chas. M.; Stott, W.R.E.; Waters, W.B.; Hardy, Paul; Edwards, Lionel; Hodgson, E.S. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 418-520 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: The Madness of Don Patricio; My Experiences in the Great Russian Famine - graphic glimpses of the terrible Russian famine of 1907 - article with photos; An Ill-Starred Invention - a patent application goes wrong; Mussel-Farming - a curious Dutch industry (article with photos); Adrift in a Runaway Airship - daring young Chicago balloonist William Matteray and his airship are blown by a gale all the way to Michigan; Sights and Scenes in Java - photo-illustrated article by a former resident; The Queen's Temper - part 1 - a remarkable narrative shows how the actions of obscure individuals culminated in the arrival of British troops and the downfall of Burma as an independent state; The Broken Arrow - a marine detective story by A.A. Jeffries; The Autobiography of a Brigand - Part I - Giuseppe Salomone of Barrafranca, Sicily; In the Land of Perfume - the ancient flowery town of Grasse; The Quest of the "O'Baki" - a Japanese ghost story; Lifting a City - after being destroyed by a tidal wave in 1900 the city of Galveston, Texas is raised several feet to prevent future such disasters; and more. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. A worthy vintage copy.

Uncommon cricket tour brochure covering West Indies' trip to England in 1950 under J.D. Goddard. Paperback. 8vo. 32pp. Owner's name inside. Very good condition.