Language: English
Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1980
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 12 short stories. Featured are Lady Luck by Percy Spurlark Parker, A Glimpse of Evil by John Lutz, The Odds are Even by Mary Ruth Furman, Silber Spectre by Jon L Breen, How Do I Kill Thee? by Ernest Savage, Road Trip by Dick Stodghill, Reform Movement by Carroll Mayers, The Last Trump by Jeffry Scott, A Deal in Dust by Dale L Walker, Death Rattle by Stephen Wasylyk, A Casual Crime by Dan Marlowe and The Last One to Know by William Bankier. Previous owner's address label on front cover. In Very Good Condition.
Published by Published by the author, Wadhurst
Seller: Mike Park Ltd, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Unbound. Condition: Good. First Edition. Slim octavo, pp (18), (7), typed, xeroxed and stapled. Privately produced. Not dated - 1970's. (A disciplined attack on the R.H.S. and the Rhododendron group). Postage will be reduced.
Language: English
Published by The International Shakuhachi Society, 1987
Seller: Santa Fe Used Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in jacket. Clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Light wear, light rubbing to jacket.
Language: English
Published by Timber Press, Portland, Or., 1987, 1987
ISBN 10: 0917304098 ISBN 13: 9780917304095
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: 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.