New York: Longwood Gardens, 2013. 400 images and illustrations in color. 467 pages. Thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Longwood Gardens, 2013. Faint dampstain at corner of front cover, else a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More

London: John Nourse, 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 33. Page measures 15" x 9 1/2". The flavour of sweet cicely lends itself to making of aperitifs and digestifs using the leaves or seeds for promoting appetite and supporting the whole digestion. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist husband while he was in debtor's prison and with the curator of the Chelsea Physick Garden where the..... More

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. 256 pages. 8vo, green cloth; boards lightly damp-stained, some light wear at head and foot of spine. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. A very good(+) copy. More

Paris: Audot, 1825. Oblong 8vo. (6 1/2 x 8 inches). Text in two columns. vi, 156, [2]pp. of text. 97 engraved black & white plates. Plate number 34 is hand colored. Brown mottled calf backed green boards (rubbed), red spine label, marbled end papers. Paris: Audot, 1825. Third Edition. Very good. Popular illustrated work on landscape design. The present third edition, revised and augmented, includes engravings of garden designs, pavilions, fountains, monuments, bridges, temples, pagodas, obelisks, hydraulic machines for water..... More

London: Royal Collection, 2004. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs by Christopher Simon Sykes, plus many historic black-and-white photos, drawings, engravings, etc. 223pp., 4to, green cloth, d.w. London: Royal Collection Publications, (2004). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

Seattle: Portland, 2002. Essays by Barbara Rose, Lisa C. Roberts, and Mark McDonell. Beautifully and extensively illustrated in full color. 187 pages, thick, oblong 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. Seattle: Portland Press, (2002). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, in publisher's shrinkwrap. More

1907. Original drawing. Watercolor and ink on paper. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Shows pinholes at corners. Signed and dated by the artist "Ant Chinard" on verso. In very good condition. A study of campanula or bellflower, 1907. Delicate black line drawing over watercolor. From a collection of nature studies by artist and naturalist Antoinette Chinard. More

Original drawing. Watercolor and ink on paper. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Shows pinholes at corners. Signed by the artist "Ant Chinard" on verso. In very good condition. A study of larkspur, also known as delphinium, c. 1907. Delicate black line drawing over watercolor. From a collection of nature studies by artist and naturalist Antoinette Chinard. More

1907. Original drawing. Watercolor and ink on paper. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Shows pinholes at corners. Signed by the artist "Ant Chinard" and dated 1907 on verso. In good condition, some foxing. A study of violets. Delicate black line drawing over watercolor. From a collection of nature studies by artist and naturalist Antoinette Chinard. More

Paris: Henri Laurens, 1910. 16 plates, hors texte. 4to, cloth backed marbled boards, leather spine label, original printed wrappers bound-in. Paris: Henri Laurens, 1910. First Edition. Bibleots, porcelain, furniture, fabrics, architecture & garden design, etc. More

London: 1905. Profusely illustrated. Folio, 3/4 leather. London: Country Life, April - June, 1905. Fine. 13 early issues of this quintessential English magazine, founded in 1897. More

Neuilly: Labyrinthe, 1999. 250 illustrations (maps, drawing, engraving, paintings, photographs, etc.). 132pp, square 4to, glossy, pictorial boards. Neuilly: Editions du Labyrinthe, (1999). Internally fine, a near fine copy. More