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Price: $15.00
Publisher: Golden, Colorado, Genesee Forestry Committee: 1987
Stock No.: 82176
A guide to native vegetation to be found in the foothill region just west of Denver, Colorado. Emphasis is on using these plants in residential landscapes. With illustrations by Sylvia B. Brockner and Jeanne R. Janish. A small trove of articles and newsclips related to Colorado mountain landscapes is laid in. --- In stiff tan stapled wraps, printed on tan-color leaves. --- A clean, firmly-bound, copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 61 pages View more info
By: BURN, Barbara
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Bonanza Books: 1984
Stock No.: 79562
A guide to the trees of North America, organized by regions. With 80 full-color photos. In brown textured paper-covered boards w/titling blindstamped to cover; in gilt on spine. Jacket with photos on front and back. --- A clean, firm copy in similar jacket which has prior owner's sticker affixed to back cover. ; Square Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); 96 pages View more info
By: COATES, Margaret Klipstein
Price: $10.50
Publisher: Boulder, CO,, Pruett Publishing Company: 1976
Stock No.: 77099
First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. This work focuses especially on gardening in the semi-arid American Intermountain West. With a section of color photos and with b&w drawings by Maggi Michael throughout. Indexed. --- In full gold cloth-covered boards with titling in cobalt blue on spine. Jacket is nice, but with minor rubbing. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; vii, 191 pages View more info
By: Forest Service: Rocky Mountain Region
Price: $10.00
Publisher: U.S. Dept of Agriculture: 1940
Stock No.: 82177
A guide to native trees in Colorado and Wyoming. With green monochrome illustrations of needles/leaves and cones/seeds for most of the species described. Undated, but possibly published c.1940s-60s. --- In stapled wraps. A clean, sound copy but with open tear to back cover.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); 23 pages View more info
By: Grant, John & Carol Grant; Black, Marvin E. & Brian O. Mulligan & Joseph A. Witt & Jean G. Witt
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Portland, Oregon U. S. A., Timber Press, Incorporated: 1990
Stock No.: 71411
No DJ. Great copy in full green cloth covers. Interior clean, bright and newish. 456 pages of information about Northwest plants; chock full of b&w photos. Very sm amt of chafing, head of spine; else undamaged. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 456 pages View more info
By: GUNDELL, Herb
Price: $11.50
Publisher: Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., Taylor Publishing Company: 1985
Stock No.: 74252
In vivid green covers with titling in white on spine. Dust jacket features an illustration of a brightly-painted watering can. A bright, clean copy with numerous color photos and with b&w drawings. Gift presentation remarks on front free endpaper, priceclipped jacket flap & scrapes at jacket spine; otherwise an undamaged copy. Mr. Gundell was well-known in the Denver area for his expertise in horticulture. ; 8vo 8" - 10" tall; 407 pages View more info
By: HARRINGTON, H. D. (author); MATSUMURA, Y. (illustrations)
Price: $15.50
Publisher: Albuquerque, The University of New Mexico Press: 1972
Stock No.: 82061
Stated fifth printing of this hardcover work describing and displaying a wide variety of edible plants to be found in the Rocky Mountain region. With line drawings throughout by Y. Matsumura. --- In full olive cloth-covered boards with Matsumura drawing to cover in black; black titling to spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With soiling to textblock edges and cover, prior owner's signature to front paste-down, otherwise a sound, tightly-bound copy.; Tall Octavo (9 t... View more info
By: HARRINGTON, H. D. (author); MATSUMURA, Y. (illustrations)
Price: $17.50
Publisher: Albuquerque, The University of New Mexico Press: 1968
Stock No.: 82168
Stated second printing of this hardcover work describing and displaying a wide variety of edible plants to be found in the Rocky Mountain region. With line drawings throughout by Y. Matsumura. --- In full olive cloth-covered boards with Matsumura drawing to cover in black; black titling to spine. Price-clipped dust jacket features photographic portrait of the author and illustrator working together on back flap. --- Inked gift presentation statement to front free endpape... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1916
Edition: First Edition
Stock No.: 78553
First edition. A charming, compact study of early flowering plants. Each species discussed with scientific data about the individual plant, and organized by plant family. With color and b&w illustrations by Mary Keffer and Eloise P. Luquer, and with many b&w photos. --- In full green cloth-covered limp boards, titling and decorations gilt-stamped on cover and spine. --- With loss of cloth at spine ends and chafing along edges; prior owner's catalog number taped to lower ... View more info
By: MARCH-PENNEY, John (text); MARCH-PENNEY, Janet (photography)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, The Two Continents Publishing Group: 1976
Stock No.: 78436
U.S. edition of work provides details of the art of Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arrangement. With numerous color and b&w photos providing examples and techniques. Also included are paintings and other works of art which incorporate these artistic concepts. Indexed. --- In full gold cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations gilt-stamped on cover and spine. Gold-toned jacket with painting reproduction on cover. Orig. $16.95 flap price intact. --- A bright, clean, firm... View more info
Price: $11.00
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Nature Association Inc.: 1981
Stock No.: 78785
This lovely little book depicts the flora of the alpine tundra, as found in Rocky Mountain National Park and elsewhere. With numerous b&w line drawings accompanied by color photos of various species. --- Cover with panoramic color view of the high tundra and plants on covers. --- With prior owner's embossed stamp to first page, else a clean, bright, intact copy. ; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 64 pages View more info
Price: $28.00
Publisher: Washington, D. C., United States Department of Agriculture: 1936
Stock No.: 82284
A rather scarce copy of this overview of the forested areas of the United States. Published by the Forest Service division of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. With plenty of black & white photos and maps. Revised September 1936 edition. --- In stiff tan wraps with forest and map image to cover, along with titling, in black. --- A sound copy, though with prior owner's signature to title page and some soiling to cover, binding remains sound.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); ... View more info
By: McILVAINE, Charles; MACADAM, Robert K.
Price: $14.00
Publisher: New York, Dover Publications, Inc.: 1973
Stock No.: 80058
This hefty softcover presents "the largest, fullest collection of American mushrooms ever prepared on a non-specialist level." Complete descriptions of over 1000 different mushrooms, with 182 illustrations (31 plates in full color). A non-abridged edition of the original second revised edition of this work of 1902. Includes a new essay and table of nomenclatural changes by Robert L. Shaffer. --- With tears to a couple of leaves at mid-book, a few minor cover & sp... View more info
By: McKEAN, William T. (editor)
Price: $14.50
Publisher: [Denver], State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife: 1976
Stock No.: 82157
A 1976 second edition of a work first published in 1956. Available shrubs for consumption by wildlife and grazing livestock are studied, so as to assess the quantity and quality of wintertime range plants. The plant descriptions are accompanied by black & white drawings of the plants, showing leaves, twigs, buds, etc. --- In full pale blue cloth-covered boards with leaf image to cover & spine titling, both in black. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A clean, sound, unmarked... View more info
Price: $14.50
Publisher: D Van Nostrand Company Inc: 1949
Stock No.: 71123
Useful work contains dozens of color and black & white photos to aid in identification. In good shape, back cover lightly scuffed and prev owner's rubberstamping ffep; else clean tight and solid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 453 pages View more info
By: ORR, Robert T.; ORR, Margaret C.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1974
Stock No.: 77666
Stated First Edition, 1974. Extensive data about the various species of wildflowers is presented here: including info. about range, bloom dates, family name and more. With a large section of color plates. --- In full green cloth-covered boards w/gilt-stamped titling on spine. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With a faint soiled spot on cover and top strip on front free endpaper has been cut out, otherwise a bright, clean, firm copy.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 275 pages View more info
By: PATRAW, Pauline M., JANISH, Jeanne R. (illustrations)
Price: $7.50
Publisher: Southwestern Monuments Association: 1953
Stock No.: 70229
A detailed guide to flowers of southwestern US desert mesa areas. Chock full of sketches by illustrator. Exposure to dampness has caused slight rippling, else in excellent condition.; LK41376; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View more info
By: PAYNE, Theodore
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Los Angeles, Theodore Payne: 1916
Stock No.: 82283
A rather scarce copy of this work, which self-describes itself as "A treatise describing over of a hundred beautiful species, with a few notes on their habits and characteristics." With black & white photos depicting several of the plants covered. Stated third revised edition. --- A tall, narrow copy in stiff brown wraps with titling and fillets to cover in black. --- A sound copy, with prior owner's signature to cover, a little creasing but remaining tightly bou... View more info
Price: $11.00
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1951
Stock No.: 82158
Stated third printing of this guide to identifying trees and shrubs in eastern and central portions of North America. With leaf and twig illustrations by the author. Flower, fruits and tree silhouette illustrations by Roger Tory Peterson. Number 11 in the publisher's Peterson Field Guide Series. --- In full green cloth-covered boards with titling and tree image to cover and spine in brown. Unclipped jacket with tree drawings to cover. --- With a little light wear to cove... View more info
Price: $24.00
Publisher: Fort Collins, Colorado U.S.A., The Agricultural Experiment Station of the Colorado Agricultural College: 1906
Stock No.: 72653
Plant life of Colorado is examined in this extensive catalog; each species includes description of locations where the plant may be found in the state. In full cloth covers with very slight wear at extremities; interior clean, tight and solid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1979
Stock No.: 75427
A handy, comprehensive guide to slip into one's pocket or purse when in the field. Includes 290 page section with full-color photos of various wildflowers. Remainder of volume provides a detailed descriptions of the flowers and where they occur. Indexed. --- In bright yellow flexible plastic covers. Lacks the half dust jacket. With small tear to cover near tail of spine; some soiling to textblock edges; otherwise a good, firm, clean copy. ; National Audubon Society Field... View more info
By: TEKULSKY, Mathew
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers Inc.: 1990
Stock No.: 76195
A softcover guide to attracting hummingbirds in North America to the home garden. With a section of color photos. A clean, bright copy but with a few spots on first page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 118 pages View more info
Price: $12.50
Publisher: Greendale, Wisconsin, Reiman Media Group, LLC/The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.: 2011
Stock No.: 79810
A guide to designing a garden and plantings to attract birds: "626 backyard solutions for every season". Readers have contributed tips, and with bright color photos throughout. The emphasis is on providing ideas for all seasons of the year. --- In pictorial paper-covered boards with bright color photos of birds on front and back. Lacks a dust jacket. --- A clean, bright, unmarked copy but with rounded front cover corner.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall) ; 192 pag... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1991
Stock No.: 81766
A newish guide to the various species of trees to be found in Eastern regions of North America. With full color photos throughout, along with drawings and descriptions to aid in identification. --- A bright, clean, unmarked copy lacking significant damages.; Oblong 32mo (4 to 5 in. tall); 192 pages View more info
