THE COMMON INDIAN PLANTS: Their Origin, Dietetic and Therapeutic Uses by Chakraberty, Chandra

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1974. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo. Pp. xxii; 263. Abridged and Edited by Frederick Ungar, with a several-page introduction by him. With a critical analysis by Franz H. Mautner. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped in black and yellow on spine. Price-clipped dust jacket with a dime-size chip to front panel and slight edge-wear. Else Fine. This edition, in hardcover with jacket, is somewhat scarce. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

London : Orr and Smith , 1835 A nice copy of this rare work. It originated as an article for the British Cyclopaedia of Natural History, and was enlarged for separate publication to give readers a systematic introduction to the science of Botany. In original pebbled brown cloth with gilt title on spine, and gilt edges to pages. Profusely illustrated with line drawings and with hand coloured plates. The binding is in good condition - the spine has been relaid at some point and corners and spine edges have been repaired so the book is tight and firm. With marbled endpapers and signature of Miss Wilson and the number 14 to one of the preliminaries. Internally the book is very clean and bright. The index of illustrations is difficult to interpret as it does not distinguish between text illustrations and plates and appears to randomly list some text illustrations and not others - however, I think the book is lacking a colour plate frontispiece and 2 other plates giving 24 plates present of a possible 27.… Read More

Johannesberg, South Africa: The Speciality Press of S.A. Ltd.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). 10" x 12.5. D Barclay. A hardcover binding containing 36 tipped in reproductions of paintings of protected South African flowers. Brown pages. (Series A). Not dated but appears to be from the first part of the 20th century. Externally the binder shows some signs of wear / handling but internally the prints and pages are pristine. This item is heavy and may incur additional shipping costs depending on destination and shipping speed. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually on the same or next business day. Please email with your questions. Please do not select the economy / surface shipping rate if your destination is outside the UK.

Belgrade, 1874. [Serbian text throughout, with Latin plant names]. Small thick octavo, pp xxxiv, (ii), 798, (6), age-toned but otherwise extremely clean and firm, solidly bound in green cloth, with the original front paper cover restored and bound in. RARE.Pancic was a Croatian botanist and physician, eventually becoming Director of the Belgrade Botanic Garden. [ With a fine botanical provenance - the blindstamp of A.J. Wilmott, Kew botanist and ping-pong champion; from whom it went to Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston of the British Museum with his bequest label on the front endpaper; and finally back to Kew again to bear the signature of Alan Radcliffe-Smith.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Krauss, Ruth: The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers FIRST EDITION. States 1945 on the title page. Beige Boards. USED. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. 6 X 8 ¼. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something, or the basis of knowledge"

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1974. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo. Pp. xxii; 263. Abridged and Edited by Frederick Ungar, with a several-page introduction by him. With a critical analysis by Franz H. Mautner. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped in black and yellow on spine. Price-clipped dust jacket with a dime-size chip to front panel and slight edge-wear. Else Fine. This edition, in hardcover with jacket, is somewhat scarce. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

London : Orr and Smith , 1835 A nice copy of this rare work. It originated as an article for the British Cyclopaedia of Natural History, and was enlarged for separate publication to give readers a systematic introduction to the science of Botany. In original pebbled brown cloth with gilt title on spine, and gilt edges to pages. Profusely illustrated with line drawings and with hand coloured plates. The binding is in good condition - the spine has been relaid at some point and corners and spine edges have been repaired so the book is tight and firm. With marbled endpapers and signature of Miss Wilson and the number 14 to one of the preliminaries. Internally the book is very clean and bright. The index of illustrations is difficult to interpret as it does not distinguish between text illustrations and plates and appears to randomly list some text illustrations and not others - however, I think the book is lacking a colour plate frontispiece and 2 other plates giving 24 plates present of a possible 27.… Read More

Johannesberg, South Africa: The Speciality Press of S.A. Ltd.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). 10" x 12.5. D Barclay. A hardcover binding containing 36 tipped in reproductions of paintings of protected South African flowers. Brown pages. (Series A). Not dated but appears to be from the first part of the 20th century. Externally the binder shows some signs of wear / handling but internally the prints and pages are pristine. This item is heavy and may incur additional shipping costs depending on destination and shipping speed. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually on the same or next business day. Please email with your questions. Please do not select the economy / surface shipping rate if your destination is outside the UK.

Belgrade, 1874. [Serbian text throughout, with Latin plant names]. Small thick octavo, pp xxxiv, (ii), 798, (6), age-toned but otherwise extremely clean and firm, solidly bound in green cloth, with the original front paper cover restored and bound in. RARE.Pancic was a Croatian botanist and physician, eventually becoming Director of the Belgrade Botanic Garden. [ With a fine botanical provenance - the blindstamp of A.J. Wilmott, Kew botanist and ping-pong champion; from whom it went to Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston of the British Museum with his bequest label on the front endpaper; and finally back to Kew again to bear the signature of Alan Radcliffe-Smith.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Krauss, Ruth: The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers FIRST EDITION. States 1945 on the title page. Beige Boards. USED. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. 6 X 8 ¼. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something, or the basis of knowledge"