Gardening & Botany

PUBLISHERGerald Howe, London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, corners bumped. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Some browning, light foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages remain largely clear and little marked. Some pencilled notes. 

PUBLISHERWilliams and Norgate, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards. Sketch maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn with scuffing and some fraying to edges and spine, corners bumped. Some dents and patches of discolouration. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. A little browning and foxing affecting mainly outer...

PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear to edges of boards, ends of spine bumped. Otherwise good, Printed pages and images are clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome creasing to edges and top of spine, which is faded. Faint...

PUBLISHEROffices of "The Studio", London.
BINDINGSoft cover. 
BOOK CONDITIONGeneral wear and tear. Cover creased with some small tears to edges and spine but otherwise intact. Pages show some marks and discolouration due to age, including some foxing and ink marks, although text and images remain clear. Marks from...

Attractive historical work on the practice and science of bee-keeping.

PUBLISHERThe Harvester Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear to edges, slight fading. A little foxing affecting block edges and outer leaves. Printed pages and images are clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges and fading to spine and top. Some faint...

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PUBLISHERDodd, Meade and Company, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed design. Gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally scuffed around edges and...

PUBLISHERG. Bell & Sons Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little shelf wear to edges. Some browning and foxing to block edges and endpapers. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Small booksellers sticker inside front cover.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition...

A fascinating look at "The oldest craft under the sun," the long human history of bee-keeping from ancient times and the mythology and lore surrounding it.

PUBLISHERHalsgrove Press.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, Just a little slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images are clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETGood, a few tiny creases at edges, area of discolouration on back cover. Preserved...

PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn and fragile condition commensurate with age. Front hinge is split and binding weakened, although no leaves feel loose. Block edges darkened. Browning and some foxing to printed pages, although mostly affecting outer...

PUBLISHERJ.M. Dent & Co. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards in generally worn condition commensurate with age. Gilt still reasonably bright. Hinges a little weak, but binding feels secure. Uneven and discoloured opened page edges. Some browning and foxing...

PUBLISHERJ.L. Allday. Birmingham.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem, and black and embossed border design. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, some general scuffing and discolouration marks to boards. Browning, especially to outer leaves, but printed pages remain clear with few noticeable marks. Small sticker on spine. 
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PUBLISHERCassell and Company, Limited.
BINDINGDecorated green cloth boards with gilt and coloured design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, a little general wear to edges of boards. Binding secure. Some browning and foxing mostly affecting block edges and outer leaves. Printed pages and images are mainly clear. Tissue guards to...

A detailed practical guide written by the then president of the British Bee-keepers' association

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PUBLISHERT.H Best Printing Company Limited, Canada.
BINDINGOrange cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and fading at edges....

A highly detailed guide to gardening and cultivation in tropical regions, and the uses of plants.

PUBLISHERMichel Levy Freres, Paris.
BINDINGHalf bound grey cloth boards with leather spine, gilt lettering. 
BOOK CONDITIONSome general wear to edges of boards, scuffing to leather. Slight discolouration. Binding tight. Leaves are browned, foxing mostly affecting outer leaves. Text remains clear.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONNew edition 1892. 
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