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Paperback. Zustand: Good. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Zustand: New. pp. 105.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Vol. LXX, No. 22. Cover art by Barry Blitt. Small quarto. 82pp. Stapled wrappers. Owner mailing label on cover, top margins slightly toned, else near fine. Includes contributions from: John Berger, Michael R. Beschloss, R. Crumb, Orville Schell, Susan Orlean, Ken Auletta, Lawrence Wright, Jeffrey Toobin, Ian Parker, James Wolcott, Anthony Lane, Hal Espen, Craig Raine, and Jack Winter.

Hardcover. Zustand: 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.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stunning publication featuring a wide variety of contributors with varying methods of color printing and inserts, which are all present. Some indenting to the wraps from the card inserts in front and back. Some minor rubbing to covers and some corner wear, as well as a crease to the bottom of one page towards the back but otherwise a lovely copy, now in mylar.