John Mortimer Bunny Mortimer (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 232 p. : ill. (mainly col.). Publisher's binding fresh and sturdy, corners sharp; contents as new. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. 950 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ownership sticker and a repaired closed tear to the jacket. . Using over 270 photos taken in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Turkey, John and Bunny Mortimer show the wonderful range of colours and textures of bark from a selection of trees growing in temperate and sub-temperate climates. With 30,000 words, they tell the history of trees, how specimens were discovered and what they were used for. It's an informal approach making an informative and entertaining publication, sprinkled with a little whimsy, some poetry and less publicised anecdotes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very clean copy, feels unread. Using over 270 photos taken in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Turkey, John and Bunny Mortimer show the wonderful range of colours and textures of bark from a selection of trees growing in temperate and sub-temperate climates. With 30,000 words, they tell the history of trees, how specimens were discovered and what they were used for. It's an informal approach making an informative and entertaining publication, sprinkled with a little whimsy, some poetry and less publicised anecdotes. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Autographed by Authors.

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Silverfish Auckland 1984 First Edition 272pp illus (col) VG (green cloth sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, edges sl foxed, SIGNED by authors on title page) in VG- DW (sl rubbed and worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, v small hole in front). Signed by Author(s).…

Papered Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 26 cm, 272 pp, pen & ink illus, colour photo illus, d/w. Three early pp with tiny nicks to margin, and one with short closed tear to margin - not affecting text. Otherwise a VG copy. A heavy book - overseas buyers pleasee ask for a freight quote.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gift inscription, otherwise a tidy copy. . Trees for the New Zealand Countryside is a practical book, an invaluable guide for farmers, orchardists, or indeed anyone with a little land on which they want to plant trees. It will appeal, too, to tree lovers who live in the city even though the book's accent is decidedly rural. The book is divided into 12 chapters starting with a useful well-illustrated 21 pages on planting design by Diane Lucas, a successful South Island rural landscape architect. Other chapters discuss shelter, shade, trees for bees, trees for birds, planting etc. Two particularly useful sections discuss exotic and native species suitable for rural plantings. The authors know their subject. They are well-known farm foresters (John Mortimer is president of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association) their property on the outskirts of Hamilton is eloquent evidence of their expertise with trees. The book contains detailed descriptions of the origin, habit, uses, planting and propagations of more than 300 species, both native and introduced. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A Very clean copy. . Trees for the New Zealand Countryside is a practical book, an invaluable guide for farmers, orchardists, or indeed anyone with a little land on which they want to plant trees. It will appeal, too, to tree lovers who live in the city even though the book's accent is decidedly rural. The book is divided into 12 chapters starting with a useful well-illustrated 21 pages on planting design by Diane Lucas, a successful South Island rural landscape architect. Other chapters discuss shelter, shade, trees for bees, trees for birds, planting etc. Two particularly useful sections discuss exotic and native species suitable for rural plantings. The authors know their subject. They are well-known farm foresters (John Mortimer is president of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association) their property on the outskirts of Hamilton is eloquent evidence of their expertise with trees. The book contains detailed descriptions of the origin, habit, uses, planting and propagations of more than 300 species, both native and introduced. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A Very clean copy.Some light shelf wear only . Trees for the New Zealand Countryside is a practical book, an invaluable guide for farmers, orchardists, or indeed anyone with a little land on which they want to plant trees. It will appeal, too, to tree lovers who live in the city even though the book's accent is decidedly rural. The book is divided into 12 chapters starting with a useful well-illustrated 21 pages on planting design by Diane Lucas, a successful South Island rural landscape architect. Other chapters discuss shelter, shade, trees for bees, trees for birds, planting etc. Two particularly useful sections discuss exotic and native species suitable for rural plantings. The authors know their subject. They are well-known farm foresters (John Mortimer is president of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association) their property on the outskirts of Hamilton is eloquent evidence of their expertise with trees. The book contains detailed descriptions of the origin, habit, uses, planting and propagations of more than 300 species, both native and introduced.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Trees for the New Zealand ­Countryside A Planter's Guide By John Mortimer, Bunny Mortimer. Publisher: Silverfish, Auckland, 1984, first edition. Very good hardback with jacket, binding firm, no inscriptions, pages very good, minor marks. Jacket has some light shelf-wear with minor marks, creasing to edges. 272 pages, illustrated. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.…

Small quarto, mottled green boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 272pp, illus, VG+, in d/w, VG+ (slight creasing to spine extrems).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 272pgs.