Simons Arthur J (43 results)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
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Paperback. 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.
Published by W. & G. Foyles Ltd.
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Seller: Terrace Horticultural Books, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Terrace Horticultural Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Wear, Chip At Spine. First Edition. Copyright Date: 1955 12mo, Paper Boards, Hardcover, , PP.101, How To Grow Bulbs With A Little Attention To Detail. B & W Photo Plates (illustrator).
Published by Penguin, 1945
- Softcover
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Condition: Fair. 1945. 224 pages. Green striped penguin cover with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Neat, clean, with moderate tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and mild cracking to hinges. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Small tears… and chipping, with heavy tanning and marking overall. Book is slightly curled.
Published by The Garden Book Club
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. good condition.
Published by John Gifford, 1957
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- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1957. First Edition. 231 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. 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 g…ood condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rosario Beach Rare Books, Lake Stevens, WA, U.S.A.Rosario Beach Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. *Veteran-Owned, Family-Run, Small Book Store in the Pacific Northwest* FAST SHIPPING!! Clean text, no markings, tight binding. 96 pp.
- Softcover
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Language: English
Published by Penguin, London, 1945
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Paper Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. A Penguin Handbook (S146) uncommon.
Published by W.H. & L. Collingridge Ltd, 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1956. First Edition. 92 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations 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. Boards have mild shelf wear… with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.
More imagesPublished by The Garden Book Club, 1111
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United KingdomBoundlessBookstore
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Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and tears.
Published by John Gifford Ltd., 1967
- Hardcover
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Condition: Good. 1967. Revised & Reprinted. 217 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations and 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. Boar…ds have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.
Published by W H and L Collingridge Ltd, 1959
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Condition: Good. Boards have some wear, scuffs, chips. Content has light toning. No DJ.
Published by Museum Press, 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1957. First Edition. 126 pages. Pictorial jacket over dark cloth. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket…has moderate edge wear with some tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.
Language: English
Published by W.H. & L. Collingridge Ltd., London, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United KingdomRyde Bookshop Ltd
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Firmly bound, illustrated laminated card boards. No jacket was issued for this.
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Published by Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1948
- Softcover
Seller: Garden City Books, Herts, United KingdomGarden City Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1948 2nd edition Penguin Handbook number PH7. Interior generally robust and clean with no writing, marks or tears, tanning to page edges.Covers have a few grub marks, rubbed to spine edges. UK shipping offer : any six Penguins combined to one postage of £3.50, postage will be reduced at checkout.
Published by Penguin Books 1975, 1975
- Softcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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softcover octavo (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.
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Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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- Softcover
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United KingdomChiron Media
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Published by WH and L Collingridge, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: Crappy Old Books, Barry, United KingdomCrappy Old Books
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Introducing The Small Unheated Greenhouse (1959) by Arthur J. Simons , published by W. H. & L. Collingridge ? a book that looks you calmly in the eye and says, ?You don?t need luxury, you need discipline.? Because this is not a greenhouse for people who want tropical fruit and a chaise longue. This is…a greenhouse for people who want to earn their tomatoes. ?Unheated? is doing a lot of work here. It?s essentially the greenhouse equivalent of hard mode: no gentle warmth, no pampering, no cheating. Just you, some glass, the British climate, and a quiet, stubborn belief that nature can be persuaded if you?re organised enough. It?s gardening with moral fibre. Published in 1959, this is peak sensible post-war practicality ? an era when the solution to most problems involved good habits, careful timing, and not expecting too much fuss. Simons writes with the reassuring authority of someone who has seen seedlings fail, has had frost laugh in his face, and has come out the other side with a notebook full of dates and a slightly stern optimism. Inside you?ll find the sort of advice that makes you feel both encouraged and lightly judged: ventilation, staging, shading, watering, pests, and the delicate art of coaxing tender plants through a climate that remains unconvinced. It?s about maximising what you?ve got ? space, light, season ? and doing it without turning your greenhouse into a heated spa for cucumbers. And honestly, there?s something deeply charming about a ?small unheated greenhouse? as a life philosophy. Modest ambitions. Quiet persistence. Practical joy. You are not conquering the tropics. You are simply extending the season by a few brave weeks and calling it victory. This copy is from Crappy Old Books , in Good condition ? which means it?s ready for its next custodian: someone who likes the idea of growing things under glass, enjoys the faint romance of condensation on panes, and is not afraid to lose a battle or two to slugs. No ISBN, of course ? because in 1959 books were not tracked, they were kept , often in sheds, next to twine. Perfect for: Gardeners with limited space and unlimited hope Anyone who likes practical books that get straight to the point Readers who find joy in small wins and hardy seedlings The Small Unheated Greenhouse : proof that you don?t need heat to grow ambition ? just glass, grit, and the willingness to check the thermometer like it owes you money. Crappy Old Books: cultivating quiet victories since forever.
Published by Penguin, 1945, First printing, Penguin Handbooks series, S146,,, 1945
- Softcover
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United KingdomBRIMSTONES
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Condition: Good. paperback, 224pp, illustrated, pages browning, text otherwise clean and tight, cover edges rubbed, Good condition. Vol. 1 only.
Published by Penguin Books, Middlesex, 1945
- Softcover
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United KingdomPsychoBabel & Skoob Books
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Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable paperback, published around 1945. Notable shelf and handling wear to cover, incl. discoluration and creasing, heavy tanning to page block, leading into text block. Internally, pages are well bound, very tanned at edges. Content clear. CN. Used.
Language: English
Published by John Gifford Limited, 1955
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication of 96 pages. The wraps are a touch edge worn. There are light marks and minor foxing on the block of the book and on the early and last pages. The text remains legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 100 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Harmondsworth, 1945
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: LOROS Enterprises Ltd, Glenfield, LEICS, United KingdomLOROS Enterprises Ltd
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback: First Editions. Condition: Very good. Two clean, bright copies with intact spines. Light tanning to the edges of the page block which has not trespassed into the text: two classic Penguin Specials: S146-S147. All proceeds go to LOROS a hospice charity serving Leicestershi…re and Rutland .
Published by Penguin Special
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Some tanning to pages.
Published by P/B
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. 2 Volumes in 1 edition.
Published by John Gifford, London England, 1957
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- First Edition
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United KingdomThe London Bookworm
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Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Many boks have been written to instruct the private gardner in the art of growing greenhouse plants, but this is the only book which seeks to guide the amateur to the purchase of the right greenhouse in the first place and tells him how to heat and equip it to m…eet his particular requirements. Illustrated. 231 pp. Marks to cloth. Wear, tear and repair to D/J. Price clipped.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Published by John Gifford Garden Book Club Edition, Charing Cross Road London WC4, 1957
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Garden Book Club Edition. Many boks have been written to instruct the private gardner in the art of growing greenhouse plants, but this is the only book which seeks to guide the amateur to the purchase of the right greenhouse in the first place and tells him how to heat a…nd equip it to meet his particular requirements. Illustrated. 231 pp. Marks to cloth. Wear, tear and repair to D/J. Price clipped.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
