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Charles Scribner's Sons for The Garden Club of America, 1931. Hardcover. Covers scuffed, with white flecks on front cover and paint chips at outside edge of rear cover; extremities slightly worn; inside margin of endpapers browned; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). . 464p. Illus. Frontispiece. Folio. A second volume was published in 1934.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. VG-. 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition of Volume One only. 10" x 14 1/4", 464 page hardcover bo und in green buckram and cloth with gold lettering and design. Volume One includes Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont , Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, an d Illinois. VG- condition. The corners have light bumps and rub marks . Mild soiling and tanning to the outer edgse of the cloth covers. The re is damp stain at the bottom edges of the middle seam and along the gutters of the first sixteen pages. Otherwise content is clean, tight & unmarked. Shipping weight is nine pounds. Additional shipping char ges will apply. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Volume one only! Hardcover with gilt stamped green cloth boards in dust jacket, 1931, folio, 464pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG with rubbing to boards, handsome gilt titles and decoration to front board and spine, binding tight, text shows some foxing to endpapers and edges of text block, otherwise unmarked, with off-setting in gutter of last few pages. DJ poor, tattered and in pieces, missing 75% of spine below title, held together in protective mylar wrap. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.

NY: Scribner's, 1934. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 433pp+ index. Some spotting to front board, and light foxing to prelims, else very good in publisher's cloth backed green boards. Volume two only.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Nearly fine copy in the original green cloth. 1931. 1st. hardcover. Folio, 464 pp., This is the first volume; a second volume was published a few years later. .

The Garden Club of America, 1999. Hardcover. As New. Folio, hardcovers, green cloth. As new condition, including djs. Covers and contents crisp, clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Bindings square and tight. 464, 444 pp., illus.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons for The Garden Club of America, 1934. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folios. xxii, 464; xxi, 433 pages. Hardcovers bound in green cloth and with green printed dust jackets. The jackets show heavy wear and have several large edge tears, chips and creases. Jackets soiled from handling. The bindings of the book show moderate rubbing and wear. The edges of the text blocks are foxed, and there is foxing to the half titles and title pages. The text itself is generally clean. There is a gift inscription on the half title to Volume II which reads, "Charles H. Merryman / with every good wish for Christmas & the New Year / Florence Bratenahl / Christmas, 1934." Charles Merryman was a landscape architect in Bethesda, Maryland who was the grounds superintendent of the Washington Cathedral. He also managed the "Weathered Oak Herb Farm" in Bethesda with Florence Hall Bratenahl (1884-1940).

Charles Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1931. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. No dust jackets. The grey cloth boards are worn at the corners and top edge, corners bumped and worn, some dull spots on the surfaces, text on front bright and clean, spines tearing head/tail, spine text barely legible. Pen name and stamp on front endpapers of both volumes. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

New York: Charles Scibner's & Son, 1934. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Very Good. Hardcover. Ex. Owner Signature. 1st Edition.. 1st. Edition 1934 , Vol. 2 only . Light green cloth hardcover with dark green spine and gold letters to the spine and front cover , 444 page book. Illustrated with many black & white illustrations . This copy is signed by the ex-owner Leon Henry Zach ( 1895 - 1965 ) an Associate of the Olmsted Brothers Landscape & Architecture Company. Condition : Very Good . NOTE this book will need extra postage being a very large volume. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

The Garden Club of America/Charles Scribner, 1931. Near Fine. Hardcover book, no dustwrapper (issued?); 10" x 15" , covers are good+ (sunned, wear to corner tips, gilt on cover and spine bright); text is near finexvi, 464 pp, profusely illustrated in black-and-white, maps, index and appendix

Charles Scribner's Sons. Collectible - Acceptable. S.l.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. 1st edition. 2 volumes. Folio. xvi,464+xv,424pp. Illus. Fair book. No Dust jacket. No slipcase. Ex-library. Spine ends frayed. Rear joint of vol. 2 torn. Binding a bit loose overall. (gardens, gardeners, United States, history) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Charles Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1934-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes, Mixed set. Volume One in slipcase. Volume II with original dust jacket. xxii, 464 pp.; xxi, 444 pp. Hardcover. binding and cover. Loss to slipcase. Shelfwear, loss to upper quarter of Vol. II dust jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> Covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, California, and sections on fences and enclosures. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

First Edition. VOLUME 1 ONLY (of two). Contents: Introduction, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Fences and Enclosures. "Early Garden Literature," pages 5-7; Bibliography, pages [443]-450. Hardcover. xxii, 464 pages, illustrations; 37 cm. Very Good; no dust jacket. Stock#OB800 oversize.

University of Pennsylvania Press. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

[New York]: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First editions. Cloth. Front boards faintly stained at fore edge else very good or better, owner's name on half-title of Vol. I, binding tight, leaves bright.. xxii, 464 pp.; xxi, 444 pp. Illus. with b/w photos, drawings, and plans. Folio. Includes many rare and interesting gardens such as that of painter Thomas Cole. Covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, California, and sections on fences and enclosures.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardbound. VG+, previous owners' name wiriiten in each volume. Green cloth gilt embossed covers with blue cloth, gilt embossed spine. Vol. 1: xxii, [2], 464 pp., with 649 bw photographs. ol. 2: xxi, [3], 444 pp., with over 600 bw photographs. The illustrations in Volume 1 are organized by State, with a section at the end showing illustrations of Fences and Enclosures. Volume 2 is similarly organized. Each volume has list of contributors, as well and a list of subscribers. It would be hard to imagine a cleaner ser of these books being located.

New York: Scribner's, 1934. 2 volumes. Folio. (14 1/4 x 9 5/8). [5], v-xxii, [2], 1-464 pp.; [4], v-xxii, [2], 1-464 pp. Illustrated with photographs, plans and prints. Publisher's cloth. Gilt stamped titles. Research by the Garden Club of America documenting early gardens and gardening in North America. Complete with gorgeous black and white photographs as well as maps and drawings from the colonial period. This two volume work details the development and history of American garden design from its origins through the early Republic. Thoughtfully organized by region and state, this survey of the foundation of American gardening carefully reflects the provencial nature of early American history and the influences that brought about distinct gardening styles and beautiful landscaping. The text is bolstered with depictions of early prints and drawings as well as black and white photographs taken at the time of publishing of the examined homes, gardens, and sculptures. Still considered to be the best… Read More

LOCKWOOD, Alice G.B. Gardens of Colony and State, Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic Before 1840. [N.Y.]: Charles Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1931. Folio. 1st ed. Two vols. Profusely illus. 464; 444pp. A fine set in orig. cloth.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome example of the 2 volume set, the 1931 AND 1934 1st editions together. Both volumes solid and VG to VG+ in their duotone cloth (dark and light-green), with bright gilt-titling to the front panels and spines. Very light spotting and staining to Vol. I's front panel, very light foxing to its preliminaries. Vol. II sharp and very presentable, in a clean, bright example of the uncommon dustjacket. The dustjacket is solid and VG+, with light offsetting to the panels and just a touch of very mild chipping along the edges. Also included with Vol. II is the fragile printed slipcase, which shows wear along the edges and staining to the pasted-on paper title but is nonetheless attractive and serviceable Folios, hundreds of crisp black-and-white photos throughout. Compiled ane edited for the Garden Club of America by Alice G.B. Lockwood. This copy signed by and from the personal library of Sean Sculley (1939-2021), renowned… Read More

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons for The Garden Club of America, 1931. Two volumes, 1931-34. Folio. xxii, 464 pp; xxi, 444 pp; profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographs and plans. Two-tone cloth with gilt-stamped titles. VG. Vol. 1 covers the Northeast and Midwest, Vol. 2 covers the South plus California. A major reference work on landscape architecture--still considered to be the best book on early American gardens.. Hard Cover. Very Good.