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Louis M. Boyle, Sr., L. M. Boyle, Jr., B. A. Boyle, 1952. first edition. Hardcover, gilt letters. very good, SUNNING AT SPINE, SLIGHTLY SHAKEN. sm Quarto. 1952 numerous b & w and color illustrations sm Quarto, 1952, pp. 526, The story of El Rancho Rinconada, Ojai, California, an amazing orchid business D3e

Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. 526 pages; Clean and secure in original red cloth binding with gilt lettering in near very good dustjacket with edgewear and chipping at spine ends and lower corners, short closed tear at bottom of spine fold. Now in protective mylar jacket cover. A fascinating period piece on growing orchids in California with sections on the social and historical aspects of the region, as well as full details on the propagation of orchids; includes an Index of Titles and a 16-page listing of all known registered Cymbidium orchid hybrids from 1889 to October 1949. Illustrated with many early pictures of Southern California and the Los Angeles environs. .

Los Angeles, CA: Privately Printed; Times-Mirror Press, 1952. First Edition, First Printing; 526 clean, unmarked pages; red c. w/gilt titles. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Color & b&w. 8 vo.

Los Angeles, CA: Times-Mirror Press (1952) 526 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine sunned. Light dusting to edges of text block and endpapers. Small "72" circled written in ink on rear endpaper. 6 pp. "Program Maryland Orchid Society's First Annual Orchid Show, Feb. 27th and 28th, 1956" laid-in. Illust. w/ color and b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The Story of El Rancho Rinconada. (Los Angeles, CA: Privately printed by Times-Mirror press for Louis Boyle Sr., Louis Jr., and Beverly Boyle, 1952). Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, and b/w & color illustrations. 526 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo size. Red cloth. Gilt stamped lettering to spine, gilt stamped lettering and decoration to front board, illustrative endpapers. Minor shelf wear; pressure points more so. Spine lightly sunned. Few, very light scattered stains on boards. Edges and pages lightly yellowed with faint, minimal scattered staining. Overall quite good, text clean, binding tight. Dj is moderately to heavily edge rubbed and torn, pressure point chipped and worn, lightly spine sunned, yellowed, scuffed and soiled with 6 inch piece missing at bottom of front cover and 5 inch split on rear flap seam starting from the bottom. Very good-/Poor.

Los Angeles: Louis M. Boyle, 1952. HEAVY. 526pp, index, hundreds of bw & col ills. Or red cloth with title and orchid in gold. Spine a little faded and light edge wear to covers, prev owners name on blank fly leaf, slightly musty. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Los Angeles, CA: Times-Mirror Press (1952) 526 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to spine ends. Light foxing to top edge of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and short tears to edges w/ small chip to top corner of front panel near spine. Spine a bit sunned. Faint dampstains to bottom corners of DJ. Illust. w/ color and b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Los Angeles:: Times-Mirror Press, 1952.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red buckram with gilt text and vignette; a faint damp stain and ripple affects the top edge of about the last quarter of the book, otherwise a Very Good book. The original dust jacket is present, but very Poor condition (front flap missing entirely; it will be included with the book, but the book now has a facsimile jacket.. 8vo (about 9.75 inches tall) . Index of titles. illustrated endpapers. Description: This has a numbered, signed presentation bookplate pasted in. The plate is Signed by the author, with other name written on the plate in a different hand. The number is 121, no indication of the total number of signed copies. Lavishly illustrated in black and white, with some in color -- both photos and artwork. This is part ranch history and part garden guide, or, as the author says, ''in this book it's all worked in together with a little of the flower industry, the flower shows, the seed-growing… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Times-Mirror Press (1952) 526 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Corners and spine ends a bit rubbed. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ moderately soiled w/ wear to edges and small chips to top of spine. Spine sunned. Illust. w/ color and b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Press. 1952. First Edition. Hardback. NF+ in NF dj (light rear soil on dj, sm tear else very nice); 525 pages .

Times-Mirror Press, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. . Minor tanning to endpapers. Jacket in mylar, VG/NF. A beautiful copy. Pages/boards/jacket clean and vibrant, NO foxing or markings. Binding sturdy.

Los Angeles,: Published By the Author,, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. pict. gilt , red cloth, pp., 526, illustrated, numerous black & white and color illustrations throughout, pictorial endpapers, index, dust jacket is torn chipped with some losses, light edge wear to book, Contains much early history of California and on orchids and the seed growing industry . Contains a list of Cymbidium orchid hybrids Size: 4 to.