Edité par Brand: Firefly Books, 2002
ISBN 10 : 1552975916 ISBN 13 : 9781552975916
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix are pioneers in the use of photography in plant illustration. The Botanical Garden I and II, are exciting and thoroughly modern renditions of illustrated botany books. Ten years in the making, this set combines the finest in photography with up-to-date, expert commentary to bridge the gap between gardener-friendly books and scientific texts. In the tradition of the great botanical illustrations, each featured plant has been carefully photographed -- as a whole and in its parts -- against a white background to reveal the plant's physical characteristics in exacting detail.Plants from more than 1,200 distinct groups are described -- from oaks to violets and water lilies to grasses -- and are presented in evolutionary order, from the most primitive to the most advanced. Each plant listing includes: Name: genus, species and common names, date of discovery, and range. Description: detailed and concise in the scientific style. Key Recognition Features. Ecology and Geography. Comment: cultivation needs plus notes about unusual hybrids or developments in the genus.As a pair, the two volumes are an all-inclusive source of information and photographs of more than 2,000 genera of temperate plants. Thorough introductory text encompasses numerous themes in botany, from the history of plant development to current DNA studies that are revolutionizing plant classification. Each volume includes a detailed index and bibliography.The Botanical Garden I and II are exciting additions to a gardening bookshelf. They are visually rich and highly accurate references that will remain interesting, useful and current for many years. Offering a discerning insight into the relationship between garden plants and their natural environments and accuracy that is unequalled outside scientific circles, this duo are truly the modern heirs to a long history of botanical references. There are simply no other works of this kind available today.About Volume I, Trees and ShrubsFeaturing 510 genera of temperate woody garden plants with full details of how they are related, their origins and uses, Volume I covers trees, shrubs and climbers. From plants dating to prehistory -- tree ferns, gingkoes and some conifers - to those more recently evolved, this volume includes early- flowering plants (magnolia and its family), catkin-bearing trees, fruit and nut trees, maples, the cordyline, palm and bamboo species, and many more advanced trees and shrubs.
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Edité par Macmillan, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0333730038 ISBN 13 : 9780333730034
Vendeur : PAPER CAVALIER UK, London, Royaume-Uni
Etat : very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on back and/or remainder mark on text block.
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Edité par Macmillan, London, 2002
Vendeur : Your Book Soon, Stroud, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Reprint. 491 & 539 pp colour photographs to almost every page, green covers silver titles, in green slipcase with gilt title. Ffep to volume 2 creased with a few small edge tears otherwise books in fine condition, dust wrappers slightly sunned on spines, slipcase show a little shelf wear and slight sunning. - nice set. Packed weight over 5Kg will need extra postage.
Edité par Macmillan, London, 2002
Vendeur : Black Box Books, ASHFORD, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine plus. 1st Edition. Macmillan 2002. 1st ed. Fifth printing. Glorious, major reference books covering over 1,000 genera. Bridges the divide between the scientific texts and the ordinary horticultural books. The two are presented in a single clean green slipcase (which has two or three barely noticeable fine scratches to back) and weigh , before packaging, over 5 kg. Please enquire about prices for postage (Within UK about £20.25 via The Royal Mail as a medium parcel.
Edité par Firefly Books, 2002
ISBN 10 : 1552975924 ISBN 13 : 9781552975923
Vendeur : Aardvark Book Depot, Shorewood, WI, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. 2 vol. set, 11.5x9", 491+539 pp., color photographs. Both vols. are VG, clean and tight, in VG djs, in a good slipcase with wear at the seams.
Edité par Firefly Books, [, 2002
Vendeur : Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA, Schenectady, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. First printing (First edition). Very good condition in very good dust jackets. In slightly worn slipcase. ]. Two volumes in slipcase, separately paged. Illus. Thick quartos.
Edité par London, Macmilan, ., 2008
Vendeur : Bibliographica Christian Höflich, Hamburg, HH, Allemagne
Mit ca. 1000 farbigen fotogr. Abbildungen. 491; 539 S. Grüne Orig.-Pappbände mit Schutzumschlag. 29 : 22,5 cm. * Vol.1: Trees and Shrubs. - Vol. 2: Perennials and Annuals. - "This major two-volume reference work covers over 1000 genera is the most comprehensive work of his kind, bridging the divide between scientific texts and everyday horticultural books and providing an unrivalled insight into the relationship between garden plants and natural environment from which they come. In the tradition of the great botanical encyclopaedias all the genera are lavishly illustrated. The original photography shows the plants inexquisite detail and the explicit and thorough text ranges from the history of plant development, as studied through fossils, to twenty-first-century DNA studies, whichare revolutionizing plant classification." (Verlag) - Beide Bände mit Index. - Sehr gut erhalten.
Edité par Firefly Books, Buffalo, NY, 2002
Vendeur : Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australie
Hardback. Etat : Like New. Reprint. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjackets. An excellent set housed in a near fine slipcase. Colour illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 491, 539 pages. Volume 1 is Trees and Shrubs - A photographic record of the genera of trees and shrubs of interest to gardeners. Volume 2 is Perennials and Annuals - The definitive reference with more than 2000 photographs. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world.
Edité par Firefly Books, 2002
Vendeur : GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hard Cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st. Two volumes. Very minor shelf wear on DJ spines, otherwise like new.
Edité par Firefly Books Ltd., 2010
Vendeur : Giant Giant, Reston, VA, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : UsedLikeNew. Like New Condition.Crisp pages. Clean cover and pages. Book shows no shelf wear. Not Satisfied? Contact us to get a refund.
Edité par MacmillanFirefly Books, Limited 2002, London, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0333730038 ISBN 13 : 9780333730034
Vendeur : Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 2nd Printing. Complete in two volumes. 491; 539 pp. Hardback in dust jackets. In slipcase. Internally in Fine condition. Some fading to the spines and edges of the slipcase. Detailed photographs throughout, covering more than 1200 groups of plants. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 9780333730034 4to.
Edité par Macmillan [2002], 2002
Vendeur : Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
2 vols, roy. 8vo., First Edition, profusely illustrated with fine coloured photographs throughout; green cloth, gilt backs, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole housed in publisher's board slip-case. Fine copy of a standard reference. Covering over 1000 genera it is the most comprehensive single work of its kind.
Edité par Published by Macmillan, London, 2002
Vendeur : A&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books, Buderim, QLD, Australie
Edition originale
First Edition. 4to.pp.491 with colour illustrations. & pp.539 with colour illustrations.index, glossary, bibliography, green cloth hardcover in pictorial dust wrappers in slipcase.Very good set. Very heavy will require extra postage. 'This major two-volume reference work covers over 1,000 genera and is the most comprehensive work of its kind . providing an unrivaled insight into the relationships between garden plants and the natural environment . all the genera are lavishly illustrated. Volume I covers over 450 genera of woody plants; Volume II covers herbaceous plants and covers over 550 genera of annuals, biennials, bulbs and aquatic plants' [blurb].
Vendeur : Antiquariaat Wim de Goeij, Kalmthout, ANTW, Belgique
Membre d'association : ILAB
Buffalo, New York, Firefly Books, 2002, in-4°, 491 pp, index, bibliography, publisher's boards with printed dust jacket.
Edité par London Macmillan 2002, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0333730038 ISBN 13 : 9780333730034
Vendeur : Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, Royaume-Uni
Signé
Fourth Printing Two Volumes in Slipcase. 4to. dark green cloth hardbacks, gilt, in unclipped dust jackets, in dark green slipcase, gilt. 491pp. and 539pp., both volumes profusely illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Both volumes inscribed and signed by Roger Phillips to title pages and dated 2008. Very slight bumping to top of slipcase, else a VERY GOOD SET in VERY GOOD DUST JACKETS in Good+ Slipcase. (Shelf 86) ISBN: 0333730038 / 0333748905 PLEASE NOTE: VERY Heavy SET (5 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Edité par Firefly Books, 2002
Vendeur : Palimpsest Scholarly Books & Services, Brooktondale, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. Two large-format volumes in dust jackets preserved in slipcase (9.5" x 12"). Books and case are new, still in shrinkwrap. Please note that this is a large, heavy set that may require additional postage.
Edité par Firefly Books Ltd., Toronto, 2002
ISBN 10 : 1552975916 ISBN 13 : 9781552975916
Vendeur : Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Two volume set. Green cloth, silver gilt, wrapped in clean pictorial dust jackets. Interiors clean and crisp. Held in a green slipcase. Large books, needing extra shipping. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.
Edité par FIREFLY, 2010
Vendeur : Bishops Green Books, Newbury, BERKS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Absolutely stunning pair of gorgeous, green cloth, hardback books, with beautiful gilt title impressions on each spine. Both books come with lovely, decorative dust jackets, and a nice large green coloured box, slipcase in which both books fit perfectly within. Please note postage/shipping may increase from listed price, depending on final destination. Both books are in first class condition, normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. Volume I: Trees and Shrubs, (A photographic record of the genera of trees and shrubs of interest to gardeners.) 491 pages, all intact and nice tight binding. This volume deals with trees, shrubs and climbers and covers over 450 genera of woody plants. The book begins with the genera whose ancestors can be traced back to the Jurassic period, tree ferns, ginkos and conifers, and ranges in botanical order through the earliest flowering plants, such as the bewitchingly somple magnolia and its family, to the catkin-bearing trees and familiar fruit trees, maples and other advanced flowering plants, concluding with the distinctive cordyline, palm and bamboo families. Volume II: Perennials and Annuals, (The genera of herbaceous plants of interest to gardeners.) 539 pages, all intact, nice tight binding. This volume deals with the herbaceous plants and covers over 550 genera of annuals, biennials, perennials, bulbs and aquatic plants. DNA studies have proved vital in the classification of these plants and science is now providing definitive answers where previously classification was precise. The book moves through all the flowering plants, starting with the ancient and intriguing mosses and ferns, and ending with distinctive reeds and grasses that are fundamental to modern gardening. A truly delightful pair of books that have been painstaking researched, beautifully crafted and very well presented. An ideal pair of books for all gardeners.