Paris: Delegation a l'Action Artistique, 1992. Profusely illustrated throughout with 300 images, just a few in color. 300pp with text in French. Square 4to, black boards, d.w. Paris: Delegation a l'Action Artistique/Hachette, 1992. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More

1846. Herbarium with manuscript notes. White card with specimen 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 inches. Sheet 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Some scuffs and stains. Delicate and charming pressed fern specimen placed on a white sheet by an accomplished hand, mounted on scrap book paper. Calligraphy notes in manuscript describe the scene where the specimen was obtained. The herbarium is comparable to a library of preserved plants with the specimens and labels providing all the information. In fact, the..... More

London: John Nourse, 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 33. Page measures 15" x 9 1/2". Richly colored illustration of a white archangel plant published in "A Curious Herbal" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. 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 plants..... More

London: William Collins, 1971. With a few black & white and color illustrations. 256pp., tall 8vo, green cloth. London: William Collins, (1971). A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. 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

Seattle: Portland, 2002. Essays by Barbara Rose, Lisa C. Roberts, and Mark McDonell. Beautifully and extensively illustrated in full color. 187pp., thick, oblong 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. Seattle: Portland Press, (2002). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed by Chihuly on the front free endpaper. 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 "Art Chinard" on verso. In very good condition. Beautiful study of the branches of an acacia tree. It was first described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773 based on the African species Acacia nilotica. From a collection of nature studies by amateur naturalist A. Chinard. More

1907. Original drawing. Watercolor and ink on paper. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Shows pinholes at corners. In very good condition. Beautiful study of a rose in pencil and watercolor. From a collection of nature studies by amateur naturalist A. Chinard. 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 "A Chinard". In very good condition. Beautiful study of the scolymus plant. In the daisy family, and a herbaceous plant found in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Lovely hand drawn letters completes the image. From a collection of nature studies by amateur naturalist A. 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

London: Williams & Norgate, 1950. 33 black & white illustrations. 239 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Williams and Norgate, (1950). First Edition. A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More