Oliver Leese (119 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hard Cover. Hardback VG/G Book is overall, tight, bright. dust stained top pg edges, Good DJ is complete, glossy. book and DJ have yellowed edges. DJ is overall yellowed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. F/F, used, hc, 144pp. Interior clean near bright, no marks, binding tight. Slightest of shelf wear to dj, no chips or tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket (c). Copyright Date: 1973 Octavo, , PP.144. B & W And Color Photos (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Copyright Date: 1973 Sm Quarto, B & W And Color Photos, PP.144, World Wide Coverage In 250 Illustrations. B & W And Color PHotos (illustrator).

1973 Leese, Oliver CACTI London: Tiune Books, c1973 144pp, black and white, color photographs 4to Sun-fading on edges of covers, near fine hardcover in near fine d/j.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This library does remove the page with the sleeve and loaner card on it when taking a book from circulation, I'll put new plasticene on the dust jacket, and this book will look as good as it reads/peruses.

Cloth, Gilt Titles. Condition: Good VG. Good VG. First Edition. Country-by-country record of the natural habitat of cacti and other succulents. 144pp, 250 illustrations in b&w and in color. Bright copy with a sound binding and a like dustjacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

large format octavo, 144 pp., well ill. with many b&w and a few color photos. A useful overview of cacti in the wild transitioning to their use in gardens. very good copy in lightly sunned d.j.

220 pp., index, bibliography, ill. wit many b&w photos, maps on end-papers. an interesting work showing these plants in their natural environment and how this relates to their use in gardens. very good copy in dark blue cloth binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Book is in excellent condition. "World-wide coverage in 250 illustrations including over 40 vivid colour pictures." Country-by-country record of the natural habitat of cacti and other succulents living together in the world. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fair condition hard cover, with fair condition jacket, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Condition: Good. 1959. First Edition. 220 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some mild rubbing and marking to surfaces. …

Condition: Good. 1966. 2nd Edition. 112 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Colour photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. …

Condition: Good. 1966. Second Edition. 112 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards with lettering. Contains colour plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Label marks to pastedowns. Pencil markings and old pencil price to title page. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor scuffing to edges and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Solid Ex. Library Copyright Date: 1959 Octavo, 1959, PP.220, b & w photos. B & W Photos, Line Drawings (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Paper-clip mark top of p59, otherwise a very nice hard cover copy in dust jacket, without flaw 8.5 X 11.25" 144 pages. Gorgeous flowers and extraordinary shapes, achieved for a minimum of care and trouble, make cacti the perfect indoor plant. Here is all that you need to know about growing them and starting a collection, with ideas in plenty for displaying them in realistic settings and combinations. 250 unique photographs of interesting cacti and other succulents, including over 40 vivid colour photographs, made by Sir Oliver Leese in their natural habitats of The Americas and Africa will fascinate cactus enthusiasts. Photography: Sir Oliver Leese & others (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Covers rather dulled o/w a clean copy in good condition. m1528.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. frayed dust wrapper.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Cacti by Sir Oliver Leese. Published by Triune Books, London, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: VG in Chipped DJ. DJ chows watermarks on top and bottom edges, book board edges faded, overall content in excellent condition. 144 Pgs. ISBN 0856740098. World-wide coverage in 250 illustrations including over forty color pictures. The author offers a country-by-country record of the natural habitat of cacti and other succulents living together in the wild. His invaluable descriptions from personal experience of traveling in search of these plants, provide the novice, as well as the established collector, with a realistic basis for planning cactus gardens, indoor collections or miniature bowls in ''captivity''. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 22336. book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. boards are shelf rubbed and edge worn. light foxing and markings. ownership inscription and sticker. visible netting. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good booklet in light card covers. Internally fine and free of inscriptions; very well illustrated; binding tight; no foxing. No date c 1950. Freda P Nichols (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good+. A tight and unmarked copy-" Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. The book is in excellent condition. "Worldwide coverage in 250 illustrations including over 40 vivid color pictures & B&W Photographs." Country-by-country record of the natural habitat of cacti and other succulents living together in the world. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 220 pp, frontis, many plates from photos, other illustrations from drawings, 4 maps on endpapers, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (short tear, lightly rubbed, not price clipped), few pages with underline, else near fine and clean in good jacket, cover bright. A very well-illustrated book by Sir Oliver who had written numerous books on the subject and considered an expert. A picture of this book is available on request. …