Harkness Ruth (44 results)
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Seller: Irolita Books, Aurora, ON, CanadaIrolita Books
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Softcover. Condition: FINE. Reprint. Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight. 332 pages. Memoir of the socialite who in 1936 became the first Westerner to bring a living giant panda out of China. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.
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Language: English
Published by Creative Age Press, Inc., New York, 1942
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Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.Gumshoe Books
Contact seller1-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. handsome clean tight copy of this peruvian trael book from 1942.
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Published by New York: Creative Age Press, (). First Edition., 1942
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Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.Lighthouse Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, cloth (hardcoveR), x + 295 pp. Photographs. Fine in a Near-Fine, mylar protected dust jacket with sunned spine. South American History, Latin America, Peru, Andes, Travel, Discovery & Exploration. bxsli.
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this w…ork, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Published by Bone Hill, Chiswell Green, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England : The National Rose Society of Great Britain, 1966., 1966
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 239 pp. ; green textured cloth with gold lettering and designs ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Patrons, Officers And Council -- Presidents And Awards -- Arrangements For 1966 -- The Society's Gardens -- Report Of The Council -- Annual Accounts -- The President's Page -- Making Standard Roses / R.L.Pallett… -- Beyond The Pale? / Ethel Ireland -- Of Very Ancient Roses / Ruth Borchard -- Roses For Hedges / S.M.Gault -- Ways Of Our Own / F. C.H.Witchell -- Ten Poplars Above The Bay / J.H.Wilding -- Utility Roses / F.Fairbrother -- The Role Of Magnesium In Rose Culture / Graham West -- The Vital First Season / Nigel Raban -- The Lazy Man In The Rose Garden / Gordon Edwards -- The Romaunt Of The Rose / Arbel M.Aldous -- Planning A Rose Garden / H.G.Clacy -- The Two Worlds Of Roses / Tom Edridge -- The Decorative Arrangement Of Roses / Mary Pope -- First Steps In Rose Exhibiting / A.Dick -- Older Roses Worth Growing / J.L.Harkness -- Some Experiments With Miniature Roses / John S Cammell -- On Starting A Collection Of Shrub Roses / Graham Thomas -- Choosing The Right Rose Parents / E.B. Le Grice -- The First Roses Of The Year / B.W.W.Sampson III -- Roses For Mixed Borders / Rosemary James -- Rose Growing Under Semi-Moorland Conditions / H.O.Howson -- My Highlights Of The Year / A.P.C.Dickson -- Recent Research On Roses / E.F.Allen -- Obituaries -- Reports On The 1962 Certificated Varieties / F.Fairbrother, F.A.Gibson, W.Nelmes -- New Ideas For The Decorative Classes / Julia Clements -- Bristol Group Summer Show 1965 / L.A.Anstiss -- Cardiff Group Summer Show 1965 / Mrs L.M.Phillips -- Thesummershow / A.G.L.Hellyer -- The Northern Rose Show / J.Clarke -- The Autumn Rose Show / Gordon Forsyth -- International Rose Awards / Bertram Park -- The Trial Ground And Display Garden 1965 / L. G Turner -- The Awards To New Roses In 1965 -- The City Of Belfast International Rose Trials Progress Report / J.Craig Wallace -- Book Reviews -- The Rose Analysis / L.G.Turner -- Colour Plates -- 'Grandpa Dickson' -- 'City Of Leeds' -- 'Apricot Nectar' -- 'Winefred Clarke' -- 'Altissimo' -- 'Etude' -- First Prize Arrangements -- 'Diorama' -- 'Blue Diamond' -- 'Eve Allen' -- 'Variety Club' -- 'Goldgleam' -- 'Charm Of Paris' -- 'Scented Air' -- 'Ice White' -- Monochrome Plates -- H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother -- An Excellent Standard Of 'Mine. Caroline Testout' -- Fossils Of Roses -- 'Sarah Van Fleet' And 'Dorothy Wheatcroft' -- Plans Of Rose Gardens -- Our New Secretary And Presentation To Our 100,000th Member -- A Fragrant Seedling Rambler And R. Cantabrigiensis -- 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' And R. Gallica Versicolor -- Pot Roses -- Roses In The Valbyparken, Copenhagen. ; G. Book.
Published by Carrick & Evans, Inc., New York, 1938
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Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Carothers and Carothers
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 126 [1] pages including plates, portraits. Publisher's binding sturdy though worn, scuffed, and soiled, with exposure to corners and to top edge of front panel, pasted-on illustration at front panel rubbed and scratched but good; short crack to front inner hinge, gift inscripti…on at front free endpaper, scribbles in pencil to both front endpapers, contents unmarked.
The grandeur of the Yun Kang Caves, Kin-Ka-San; A winter journey from Shanghai to North Anhuei; Reclaiming China's great North-West; A baby Panda comes to town. . . In: The China Journal, Vol. XXV, No. 6.
[CHINA]. [SOWERBY, Arthur de Carle (Ed.) & MOISE, Clariece S. (Manager) & HARKNESS, Ruth].
Published by China Journal, Printed by The Mercury Press, Dec., 1936., Shanghai, China:, 1936
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerTall 8vo. A32, [4], 311-354, A33-60 pp. With photo plates, 1 colour plate, photo text illustrations, illustrated ads including index. Colour-illustrated softcovers, Art Deco cover art of pink & yellow blossoms on black background, lettering in green & black (minor soiling, minor chipping head & foot of spine, minor tear & creasi…ng to lower corner), still G copy. First edition of this installment in the storied journal founded by Sowerby (1885-1954) the naturalist and explorer. Of particular interest in this installment is the first published announcement of Ruth Harkness' (d. 1947) as the first person to bring a living Giant Panda out of China, a female named Su Lin. Her husband, William Harkness, zoologist and adventurer, had headed an expedition to capture Giant Pandas, but died before he even entered the habitat. Ruth traveled into Wenchuang County of Sichuan Province, then onto Baoxing County where she discovered the cub less then 2 kilometers from Jiajin Mountain, and was later donated to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
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More imagesPublished by Nicholson and Watson, 1938
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Seller: LBL Books, Selkirk, OTHER, United KingdomLBL Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. CURRENTLY WE ONLY SELL TO UK LOCATIONS. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE ORDER IF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS REQUIRED. This is an old library book so has the usual library stamps, labels and markings inside and sometimes on the spine. Edge of pages slightly discoloured. Spine has slight squi…nt.
Seller: Llibreria antiquaria Casals, Barcelona, B, SpainLlibreria antiquaria Casals
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York- Press Creative Age 1942. 21cm. 295p.- Ilustrado con 12 láminas fuera de texto. Diseño de Stefan Salter. Enc. Tela editorial ilustrada, corte superior pintado. Text in English. (Ref. 1990-5). Peru. PERU.
More imagesPublished by George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1938
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Seller: BLACK SWAN BOOKS, INC., ABAA, ILAB, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.BLACK SWAN BOOKS, INC., ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Good+ binding. no dust jacket. First British Edition. Large 8vo; in the publisher's green cloth binding; 126 pages; binding sound, though small superficial separation to front joint (1/2"); moderate edgewear; Binding protected in a hand cut mylar cover; charming children's bookplate to front pastedown; no…markings in text.~~Warning: this book contains an excessive number of ridiculously cute panda photos. Good+ binding / no dust jacket.
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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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Published by Carrick & Evans, Inc.,, New York:, 1938
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- First Edition
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerTall 8vo. 126, [2] pp. Photo-illust. title, numerous photo illusts. Black cloth, gold lettrng on spine, frnt cvr (mnr edgewear, rubbng, ex-lib mrkngs on endpapers, title), still a nice copy. First edition, "A" on verso of title below copyright light, of this exceedingly scarce work. Ruth Harkness (d. 1947), was the first person…to bring a living Giant Panda out of China, a female named Su Lin. Her husband, William Harkness, zoologist and adventurer, had headed an expedition to capture Giant Pandas, but died before he even entered the habitat. Ruth traveled into Wenchuang County of Sichuan Province, then onto Baoxing County where she discovered the cub less then 2 kilometers from Jiajin Mountain, and was later donated to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
