Gardens - Flowers - Herbs - Catalogue

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THADDEUS Gardens - Flowers - Herbs - Catalogue Nov. 12, 1996
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All books listed alphabetically in order by Author

1. Ackerson, Cornelius. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. N.Y, Doubleday &
Amer. Garden Gld, 1957. 1st edition. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo.
Very good condition in torn/chipped dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Foxing rear endpapers. Signature endpaper. Color/Black & white
photos & drawings. Good tight copy. 256 pages......$10.00

2. Askwith, Herbert (editor). THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GARDEN FLOWERS: AN
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDEN PLANNING. New York, A.S. Barnes & Co, 1961. 2nd
printing. Hardcover - cloth, Small quarto. Very good condition in chipped
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Bumped. Slight edgewear. Gift
inscription. 1000 full color photographs. Good tight copy. 256
pages......$15.00

3. Baines, Jocelyn & Katherine Key. THE ABC OF INDOOR PLANTS. N.Y, Alfred A.
Knopf, 1975. 1st/4th printing. Hardcover - cloth, quarto. Near fine in back-
torn/taped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. 300 full color
photographs. 300 plants & how to grow them in the house, sunroom, greenhouse,
or on the terrace. Invaluable reference. With Charts of Pests & Diseases,
Plants Under Families, Index of Common Names, Glossary of Botanical Terms.
Tight well-bound volume. 192 pages......$12.50

4. Biles, Roy E. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GARDEN MAGIC. Chicago, J.G. Ferguson,
1950. Hardcover - cloth, Small quarto. Good condition. Slight edgewear. Color
photos, Black & white drawings. Good tight copy. 334 pages......$12.00

5. Harkness, Jack. THE MAKERS OF HEAVENLY ROSES. London, Souvenir Press,
1985. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition in dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Edge mark. Color & Black & white
photos. Elegant volume. 17 short biographies of the pioneers in rose breeding
& hybridization. With 24 pages of colour plates. Plus photos of the breeders
themselves. With Bibliography. Tight, well-bound. 175 pages......$22.50

6. Jiru, Vaclav. NATURE IN CAMERA. London, Spring Books, 1960. 1st. Hardcover
- decorated cloth, quarto. Very good condition in chipped dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Lightly bumped. Endpaper wrinkled. Color & Black
& white photos. Decorated endpapers. Over 150 close-up photographs of the
hidden world of insects, flowers, weeds. Good tight copy. 171
pages......$25.00

7. Kamm, Minnie Watson. OLD-TIME HERBS FOR NORTHERN GARDENS. Boston, Little,
Brown & Co, 1938. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo. Very good
condition. Light cover wear. Owner inscriptn. Plate removed rear endpaper.
Black & white photos & drawings. Herbs for the northernmost states. History,
families, uses, healing properties, indexes. Good tight volume. 256 pages +
plates......$20.00

8. Sharples, Ada White. ALASKA WILD FLOWERS. Stanford, Stanford University
Press, 1958. 1st/2nd printing. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Lower spine edge
slightly bumped. Black & white photos. Classic work on the flora of Alaska.
Photos of 163 plants taken in their natural habitat illustrate the text. For
each plant, the scientific & common names are given, with a description of
the plant, where it is to be found & its abundance or scarcity. Indexed. Good
tight copy. 156 pages......$12.00

9. Thompson, C. J. S., M.B.E (With Introduction by Shapard, Leslie). THE
MYSTIC MANDRAKE. New York, University Books, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover -
cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Black & white plates. Legend & lore of
the mystic deadly Mandrake Plant - throughout history, in ancient herbals,
occult properties. Tight copy. 253 pages......$16.00

10. Grissell, Eric (Illustrated by Litwak, Taina). THYME ON MY HANDS.
Portland OR, Timber Press, 1986. 1st. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth, Square octavo.
Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black &
white drawings. Lyrical, literary treatise on the "why" rather than the "how"
of gardening. With 65 Black & white line drawings. Good tight copy. 182
pages......$12.00

11. Culpeper, Nicholas. CULPEPER'S COMPLETE HERBAL. London, W. Foulsman &
Co., Ltd, Not dated. Hardcover - cloth, 12mo. Very good condition in worn
lightly soiled dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color plates.
Profusely illustrated in colour. "Comprehensive description of nearly all
herbs, with their medicinal properties". Plus instructions for making up the
herbal remedies. From the work by Nicolas Culpeper (1616-1654) famous
astrologer-physician of the 17th Century. Includes "Directions for Making
Syrups, etc.", plus an Index or "An Alphatical List of All Human Diseases
with the Names of the Herbs that Will Cure Them & the Number of Page upon
which each Herb can be found." Tight well-bound volume. 430 pages......$30.00

12. Rose, Dr. Barry (Royal London Homeopathic Hospital) Foreword by Menuhin,
Lord Yehudi. THE FAMILY HEALTH GUIDE TO HOMEOPATHY. Berkeley, Celestial Arts,
1992. 1st edition. Paperback. Oblong octabo. Very good condition. Color
drawings. All you need to know about: Diagnosing over 200 common ailments,
Selecting & administering the appropriate treatment. Also: characteristics &
uses of 100 homeopathic remedies, Herbs, Handling & storing medicines
correctly, Keeping health records for your family. Plus special sections on
Emergencies, First Air, Children's Ailments & Pregnancy. Beautifully
illustrated, well-organized. With extensive Index. Good tight copy. 328
pages......$16.50

13. Weiner, Michael A. EARTH MEDICINE, EARTH FOOD: PLANT REMEDIES, DRUGS AND
NATURAL FOODS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. New York, Macmillan, 1972. 1st
printing. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition in lightly
chipped price-clipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.. Over 140
Black & white plates. The classic guide to the herbal remedies & wild plants
of the North American Indians. Poltices, decoctions, tonics, sedatives. Also
food plants, soups, salads. Includes new illustrations, plus pictures taken
from several classic nineteen-century books on American medicinal plants.
Discussed are nearly 170 drugs used by the Indians of North America - how
they were prepared & used. With Plant Index & General Index. 214
pages......$25.00

14. Platt, Ellen Spector. FLOWER CRAFTS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO GROWING,
DRYING AND DECORATING WITH FLOWERS. Emmaus PA, Rodale Press, 1993. 1st/3rd
printing. Pictorial boards, Small Quarto. Very good condition. Light cover
wear. Color photos & Black & white drawings. Lavishly illustrated - full
color photographs. Well-organized, detailed info for growing, drying &
creating floral decorations. Special section on specific crafts materials &
tools. Well-indexed. 163 pages......$15.00

15. Stevens, David. THE GARDEN DESIGN SOURCEBOOK: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO
GARDEN MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES. London, Conran Octopus, 1995. 1st edition.
Hardcover - cloth, Small sq quarto. Very good condition in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Color photos & drawings. With over 250 full
colour photographs and over 65 colour illustrations. Each entry contains a
comprehensive description followed by a wide range of beautifully illustrated
design ideas. Cost, durability & ease of use are included along with
suggestions for combining different elements. Sections include: Design
Considerations, Floors, Boundaries & Dividers, Overhead Structures, Major
Features, Ornaments, Furniture & Special Effects, Restoration & Maintenance.
With Glossary. Well-indexed. Good tight copy. 191 pages......$18.00

16. Allison, James. WATER IN THE GARDEN. Boston, Little, Brown & Co, 1991.
1st US/3rd prt. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good+ in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Color photos & drawings. Incorporating water into
garden designs. Beautifully illustrated with over 300 color photographs &
drawings. Descriptions & illustrations of Ponds, Watercourses, Waterfalls,
Fountains & small water features from Pebble Fountains to Troughs.
Construction explained in detailed text & - where applicable - step-by-step
diagrams. Also chapters on Water Garden Plants and Pond Fish. Plus a chapter
on how to design, build & plant a wildlife pond. With General Index & Plant
Index Tight well-bound volume. 160 pages......$18.00

17. Lennox-Boyd, Arabella (Photographs by Miller, John). PRIVATE GARDENS OF
LONDON. New York, Rizzoli, 1990. 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto.
Very good+ in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black &
white photos. Superbly photographed exploration of thirty-nine of London's
most interesting private gardens. Many full page color photos. Description of
the history of each garden, plus design, layout (often with schematics),
choice of plants and owner comments. From a Cornish Combe in Putney, to a
garden on the Thames at Chiswick, a floating garden, a Japanese Garden, a
tropical garden, a Post-Modern garden & many more. Beautifully illustrated.
Well-indexed. Tight well-bound volume. 224 pages......$30.00

18. Brooke, John (Photographs by Hurst, Jacqui). THE COUNTRY GARDEN: A
SEASONAL GUIDE TO DESIGNING AND PLANTING GARDENS WITH NATURAL STYLE. New
York, Crown Publishers, 1987. 1st/5th printing. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto.
Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color &
Black & white photos/drawings. Opulently illustrated - many full page
full-color photographs - diagrams. Seasonally organized. Each section
highlighting different aspects of gardening. Topics include: How to plant
flower, vegetable & herb gardens - How to landscape with water, trees,
grasses and terraces - How to decorate with appropriate garden furniture. By
one of the world'd most original & emulated garden designers. With extensive
Planting Guide. Well-indexed. Tight well-bound volume. 224 pages......$25.00

19. Dietz, Marjorie J (Illustrations by Dietz, Marjorie J.). THE CONCISE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAVORITE WILD FLOWERS: 100 NATIVE PLANTS TO APPRECIATE IN THE
WILD & TO GROW IN THE HOME GARDEN. New York, Weathervane Books, 1965. 1st.
Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photos & drawings.
Detailed info: Where they grow naturally, common & botanical names, detailed
descriptions & drawings, Foliage & growth faults. Also, Special assets or
faults. Plus discussions on how to grow each flower - soil & sun or shade
requirements, transplanting & much more. Indexed. Good tight copy. 308
pages......$12.00

20. Tolley, Emelie and Mead. GARDENING WITH HERBS. New York, Clarkson Potter,
Publishers, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Large oblong octavo. Very
good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black
& white photos. Richly illustrated. Hundreds of full-color photographs.
Detailed coverage of 25 of the world's most beautiful gardens. With dozens of
innovative and decorative ways for introducing herbs into the garden
landscape. Showcases the stunning effects that can be created with herbs.
Distinctive features highlighted, including paths & paving, fences and gates,
garden decoration & structures, water in the garden & much more. With
extensive directory of herb plants & their uses, plus sample garden plans and
much more. Indexed. Tight well-bound volume. 262 pages......$22.50

21. Duff, Gail (Illustrated by Denman, Cherry). A BOOK OF HERBS & SPICES:
RECIPES, REMEDIES AND LORE. Topsfield MA, Salem House Publishers, 1987. 1st.
Hardcover - cloth, Small oblong octavo. Very good+ in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Color drawings & decorations. Decorative
endpapers. Sections on Growing Herbs, Preserving Herbs, Herbs & Spices in the
Kitchen, Herbs & Spices as Medicine. Section on each individual herb & spice
with information on Cultivation, Culinary Uses, Medicinal Uses and Lore.
Delightfully illustrated with recipes throughout. Contains Index of Recipes &
Index of Ingredients. Tight, Well-bound. 121 pages......$14.00

22. Loewer, Peter. AMERICAN GARDENS: A TOUR OF THE NATION'S FINEST PRIVATE
GARDENS. New York, Wings Books, 1995. 1st Wings edition. Hardcover - 1/2
cloth/boards, Small Quarto. Very good+ in dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Color photos. A dazzling tribute to 30 of the finest private gardens
in the United States.. Full color photos & text illuminate a variety of rock
gardens, woodland gardens, desert gardens, shrub gardens, city townhouse
gardens, rooftop gardens in a wide variety of climates, terrains, styles and
sizes. Plus a "Great Ideas" section including Seasonal Specialties, Gardens
in Containers, Statuary and Ornaments, Paths and Paving, Sources of Supply.
With Bibliography. Well-indexed. Good tight copy. 193 pages......$22.50

23. Reddell, Rayford Clayton (Photographs by Robert Galyean) Foreword by
Martha Stewart. THE ROSE BIBLE. New York, Harmony Books, 1994. 1st edition.
Laminated boards, Large oblong octavo. Very good+ in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Color photos. Engaging written, lavishly illusted
with hundreds of full-color photographs. Indispensable referennce for all
rose gardeners. With tipped-in half-title plate SIGNED BY RAY RIDDELL.
Encompasses both antique and modern roses, from original species to recent
hybrid teas & grandifloras, from bushes & shrubs to ramblers & climbers, &
from tree roses to miniatures. Valuable information for the most experienced
gardener on such essentials as buying, harvesting, propagating & pruning.
With Glossary, List of Sources. Well-indexed. Tight well-bound volume. 252
pages......$30.00

24. Buchman, Dian Dincin. HERBAL MEDICINE: THE NATURAL WAY TO GET WELL AND
STAY WELL. New York, Gramercy Publishing Co, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover -
cloth, octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Black & white drawings. Several tiny inked check marks in Resources
Section. Illustrated with line drawings of herbs & step-by-step instructions
on how to prepare herbal materials for use. With "Herbal Selector," a list of
common illnesses & the specific herb preparation useful to alleviate or
prevent the illness. Plus detailed instructions on how to make herbal
preparations: drying, storing, infusions, decoctions, tinctures, medicated
wines, ointments, gargles, linaments & many more. Indexed. Good tight copy.
310 pages......$11.00

25. Hutson, Lucinda (Photography by Cooke Photographics). THE HERB GARDEN
COOKBOOK. Austin TX, Texas Monthly Press, 1987. 1st/2nd printing. Hardcover -
cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Color photos. Herbs of the American Southwest, Mexico &
Orient. Descriptive botanical information. With easy to understand planting &
harvesting instructions. Photo-illustrated in full color. Plus more than 150
tasty recipes. Special features on herb vinegars & herb butters. With
landscaping, propagation & gardening tips - with emphasis on organic
approach. Well-indexed. Good tight copy. 278 pages......$12.50

26. Kowalchik, Claire & Hylton, William H. (Editors). RODALE'S ILLUSTRATED
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERBS. Emmaus PA, Rodale Press, 1987. Pictorial boards, Large
octavo. Very good condition. Corners very lightly bumped. Color & Black &
white photos/drawings. Virtually endless source of useful information &
herbal know-how. ALL the uses of more than 140 herbs... Aromatic, Cosmetic,
Culinary, Dyeing, Medicinal, Ornamental. Beautifully illustrated. Many
full-color photographs. Presented in an A-to-Z format, supplemented with
easy-to-use charts & lists. With history, cultivation, description, habitat,
growing conditions, properties of each herb. Well-indexed. Tight well-bound
volume. 545 pages......$16.50

27. Weiss, Gaea and Weiss, Shandor. GROWING & USING HEALING HERBS. Emmaus PA,
Rodale Press, 1985. 1st/2nd printing. Boards, Large octavo. Very good
condition in lightly chipped/edgetorn dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Corners bumped. Black & white drawings. Worldwide history & usage of
healing herbs. Plus Illustrated Guide to Healing Plants. Full gardening
information. Guidelines for Harvesting, drying, Preparing Infusions,
Decoctions, Herbal Baths, Lotions & Washes, Suppositories, Tinctures, Syrups,
Compresses, Linaments, Oils, Salves & more. With Resource Guide, Notes,
Glossary & extensive Index. Good tight copy. 360 pages......$13.50

28. Williams, Robin, Williams, Robin Templar, Hopes, Mary-Jane. THE COMPLETE
BOOK OF PATIO AND CONTAINER GARDENING. London, Ward Lock, Publisher, 1992.
1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition in dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very light edgewear. Color/Black &
white photos & drawings. Comprehensive guide to the planning, construction &
furnishing of a patio garden. With Detailed instructions on choosing the
surface & construction & laying the patio. Plus Ancillary features -
lighting, furniture, pools, etc. With guide to successful planting schemes
and plants for containers. Beautifully illustrated. Many full-color photos.
Well-indexed. Tight well-bound volume. 256 pages......$16.00

29. Boxer, Arabella & Back, Philippa. THE HERB BOOK. London, Octopus Books,
1984. Repr. 1980 edition. Hardcover - decorated cloth, Quarto. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Light corner/edge
wear. Tiny ink spot lower page edges. Color & Black & white photos/drawings.
Elegant volume. With photographic endpapers. Superbly Illustrated with
hundreds of color photographs & drawings. The complete herb book. Sections
include: The History of Herbs, The Herb Garden, Medicinal Herbs, Popular
Herbs, Herbs for Beauty & Perfumery, Cooking with Herbs (with over 275
recipes). Each herbal entry is accompanied by a full description of the herb,
followed by notes on cultivation & special uses. Details on making herbal
remedies, homemade cosmetics, herbal teas, aromatic sachets & scented
pot-pouri. With a handy chart - Herbs & Their Uses. Plus Directory of Plant
Names, Herb Suppliers. Tight well-bound volume. 224 pages......$20.00

30. Stary, Dr. Frantisek & Jirasek, Dr. Vaclav. Illustrated by Severa
Frantisek. English Consultant Evans, F.J. B. Pharm.,Ph.D. HERBS: A CONCISE
GUIDE IN COLOR. London, Hamlyn, 1977. Repr. 1973 edition. Pictorial boards,
16mo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. 90
detailed colour plates. Complete pocket herb guide. Introductory part
discusses active constituents of herbs & their modes of action.... plus how
to collect and dry herbs and prepare medicines from them. The main section
consists of a series of detailed colour plates of 88 common herbs with
accompanying text describing their habitat, collection & active constituents.
With Glossary, Bibliography & Index of Common Names. Good tight copy. 239
pages......$16.00

31. (Reader's Digest). MAGIC AND MEDICINE OF PLANTS. New York, Reader's
Digest, 1986. 1st/6th printing. Pictorial boards, Tall octavo. Very Good
condition+. Color photos & paintings. Hundreds of full color plates. Details
on 280 North American species. With close-up & in-habitat illustrations of
each plant. Information on each includes: Folk history, habitat, range,
identification & uses. Plus sections on : Plants in Myth & Magic, Finding
Plants in the Wild, Making your own Herbarium, Medicinal Plants, Exotic
plants, Growing & using herbs, Growing & cooking with herbs, Herb Crafts,
Herbs for Beauty, Herbs for health. With Extensive Glossary & Index.
Beautifully volume. Tight well-bound. 464 pages......$16.00

32. Dillon, Helen. GARDEN ARTISTRY: SECRETS OF DESIGN AND PLANTING A SMALL
GARDEN. New York, Macmillan, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards,
Large sq octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Color photos. Lushly illustrated. Many full page full-color photos &
double page spreads. A treasury of garden secrets from one of Ireland's most
famous & artistic gardeners. Subjects include: Finding the right habitat,
Thoughts about Color, The Plants, Practical Matters (Pruning, Weeding, Annual
Evaluation of the Garden, etc.). With Bibliography, Index & Colored Zone Map
of the United States. Tight well-bound volume. 190 pages......$20.00

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