Handbook Crocus Colchicum by Bowles (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Revised Edition. 222 pages; London: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1952. Second Revised Edition; First Printing. 222 pages; Publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover with a decorative image of a crocus in gilt. An unworn copy, with just a bit of foxing to the edges of the text block. The color pictorial dust jacket is not price-clipped and has just a few tiny tears and chips at the edges. The original edition was published in 1924 by Martin Hopkinson & Co. Ltd -- [London, 185 pp. ] Handsome plates in b/w and color. .; Gardening and Botany, Most Recent Listing, Most Recent Listing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Revised Edition. Green cloth with gilt crocus motif to front and gilt title to spine. 222pp. b/w & colour plates. Includes a chapter on changes of nomenclature by B. L. Burtt. Spine slightly bumped. Some shelf wear to dust jacket with slight creasing and small chips and tears to top edge plus a small tear to mid-spine. Price clipped. End papers and text block edges slightly foxed but text and plates clear and clean. Overseas orders may require additional postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. London: Waterstone, 1985. 1985 edition, first published 1924. Green hardcover wtih dustjacket. Very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is also very good with no chips or tears. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Super octavo 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. 2nd Edition. A Classic Text From The Library Of Horticulturist at Wayside Nursery and Educated At Leicester University and Author John Elsley. His Pencil Marginal Notations. Very Good, Horticulturist John Elsley Signature At fep, Octavo, Green Cloth With Gilt Color Lettering And Decoration, pp. 222, 12 color and 20 B & W plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of revised edition of 1952. Book and price-clipped dust jacket are crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Green cloth boards are sunned and faded at edges. Small piece is chipped from corner of jacket at spine in front and also in back. Bookstore sticker on rear pastedown page. Delicate full-page color illustrations throughout. 8vo. 224 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. WITH 222 PAGES , ILLUSTRATED , GREEN CLOTH , HARD COVER , DUST JACKET , VERY GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket ( crocuses, colchicum, crocus ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint of 1924 edition. Spine of jacket sunned; owner's bookplate. Weight: 1 Language: English.

pp.222 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. Hardback. Errata slip attached to half-title. Some light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. E.A. Bowles thoroughly revised edition of this classic work, which is based on his fifty years of experience of cultivating and studying these beautiful flowers.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised edition. Col. and b.w. plates, pp.222.

pp.222 with col. & b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A classic work, based on the author's fifty years of experience of cultivating and studying these beautiful flowers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very nice copy of the revised 1952 edition in dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second Edition. Attractively recased in green half calf with gilt title and decorations to spine. Small pencil note to front pastedown. Pages are complete with 32 plates, as called for. Light marginal age toning to text leaves, otherwise pages and plates are generally clean as shown. Size: 21.5cm by 13.8cm. Pages: 222pp, 32 plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green Covers with gilt titles to spine which shows slight shelf wear. Foxing to first few pages and closed page edges only. Very nice Printed Bookplate on reverse of front cover.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 258. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1924 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 258.

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover book , first edition in dustjacket. Signed and dedicated W. E Ledger From the Author ? Writer? to front end-paper. . Enclosed is a signed handwritten letter from Edward Augustus Bowles at Myddelton House to Walter E Ledger? believed to be a plant collector. E.A. Bowles was a British horticulturalist, plantsman and garden writer. He developed an important garden at Myddelton House near Enfield, Middlesex , He was known as 'The Crocus King and his name has been preserved in many varieties of plant . He was the Great Uncle of Andrew Parker-Bowles , Queen Camilla's ex husband. Complete with all plates. The book is in Very Good condition , the dustjacket is complete and clean to the front but withlosses to top of jacket spine and top of rear cover. Three other volumes, My Garden in Summer , My Garden in Autumn and Winter and 'My Garden in Spring'- Signed by Bowles are also available from David Ford Books. Pictures available.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce copy of the first edition of this botanical work concerning crocus and colchicum, with numerous illustrations, and featuring two letters inscribed and signed by the author tipped in. A very scarce first edition of this work, more commonly found is a later 1985 edition. A charming botanical work concerning crocus and colchicum, with much information on the character, species, groups, and other notes. With a bibliography of the crocus and index to conclude.Written by E. A. Bowles, popular British horticulturalist, plantsman, and garden writer, a well-known authority in the botanical world, particularly for his impressive garden at Myddelton House, Bulls Cross in Enfield, Middlesex. His name appears in many varieties of plant.Collated, complete with twenty four full page plates; twenty-three of the original plates and captions were excised and tipped in to variant colour pages bound in with the volume, grangerised with nineteen illustrations tipped in to the variant coloured pages, some in colour after drawings by Bowles, others from articles or black and white photographic plates, all illustrating further crocus with captions. Three further illustrations were tipped in to p. 175, 182, and 185.Letters inscribed and signed by the author tipped in to p. 26 and 51, both dated 1934 discussing particulars of crocus, flowers, and sharing further botanical information. Both signed E. A. Bowles.Article 'Features of My Garden' by E. A. Bowles bound in to the rear, with four full page plates in black and white. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, spine lightly bumped and chipped to the head and tail, minor loss to the head of the spine, back strip now laid down, spine lightly darkened. Ex libris bookplate to the front pastedown dated 1934, gift bookplate to the front free endpaper 'To Edward from Harry and Elsa' dated 1934; 'Mr. E. A. Bowles' article from 'The Times' (1934) tipped in to verso front free endpaper. Bookplate 'from Elsa and Harry' tipped in to the half title. Featuring two letters inscribed and signed by the author tipped in to p. 26 and 51, dated 1934. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally very clean and bright throughout, light spotting affects the occasional leaf particularly to the first and last few. Collated, complete with twenty four full page plates, extra illustrated with cuttings containing further illustrations tipped in to coloured pages bound in with the volume and in text. Good. signed by author. book.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1924. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - , Pages: - 258, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 258.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1924. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - , Pages: - 258, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 258.