Croydon; 1922-1933: The Croydon Advertiser/The National Rose Society. Hard Cover. Octavo. 12 volumes, each volume approx. 250-300 pages including several advertisements at the rear, illustrated throughout with color and black and white photo illustrations; bound in green cloth decorated in blind, lettering black. The National Rose Society was founded in..... More
Croydon: H.R. Grubb, Ltd., 1931. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Thick Small Quarto. PART II ONLY. 740pp. Illustrated throughout with many photos. Beautifully bound in a pristine green pictorial gilt cloth, large folding chart at rear, in original glassine wrapper. This is the second part after part I, Medical (1929)..... More
London: Bell and Daldy, 1865. Hard Cover. 12mo. Gift inscription to John Greenleaf Whittier from E.C.P. on half title page. Bookplate "From the Library of John Greenleaf Whittier Amesbury, Mass. Sale authorized by Samuel T. Pikard. Jan., 1903, Literary Executor" front pastedown. Whittier (Dec. 17, 1807 - Sept 7, 1892)..... More
Augsburg: Engelbrechtische Kunsthandlung, 1802. First Edition. 12mo, volume 2, parts 1 and 2 in one volume, with 50 hand-colored plates in part 1 and 56 plates in part 2. Bound in contemporary green cloth, showing wear, with black leather label on spine; plates are clean and bright, very good to..... More