Natural History & Horticulture from Dale Cournoyer Books

Victoria, B.C.: the Author , 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 70 pgs. b/w diagrams & photos. Brief bibliography. Privately published by the author and a long time elusive title in original stapled wraps with a little age toning around the edges. Contains an alphabetical list of Native Medicinal Plants and plants Naturalized and Introduced.… Read more about this item

London: The Studio Limited, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Small 4to. 180 pgs. b/w diagrams. Multiple Photogravure plates. 6 colour plates. Ownership names to first blank page. No other marks.

Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea: James Veitch & Sons, 1881. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Heavy 8vo. 350 pgs. Folding frontis plate with 3 other folding examples; one with a short tear at the hinge, one with a larger 2 inch tear (photo) and one intact. Also illustrated with 16 full page plates and numerous in text woodcuts.… Read more about this item

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 304 pgs. b/w illustrations by the author. Bibliography. A fine unmarked copy.

Pittsburgh: The Hunt Botanical Library, 1966. Hunt Facsimile Series - 1500 Copies . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. xi,91 pgs. Translated by Raef Payne. Commentary by Wilfrid Blunt. Illustrations from linoleum cuts by Henry Evans. Custom, full leather binding by Stan Toller, a local book binder / hobbyist, active in the 1980's and 90's in Victoria, British Columbia.This title… Read more about this item

Vancouver, B.C.: James Brand & Co. Seedsmen, Nurserymen, and Florists, 1952. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. 78 pgs. b/w photos. Local advertising. Complete with order form. A vintage, West Coast seed catalogue from James Brand. Postmark and customer address on the back cover. An excellent example.

London: Published for the Author. W.A.Wright, Printer., 1858. Full Leather. Vg/No Jacket. 8vo. xix,200 pgs. plus 12 pgs. of testimonials. 17 colour lithograph plates with tissue guards, including the frontis. Missing the plate at the section on the Almond Tumbler, which, according to J.C.Lyell, in the appendix of his treatise on Fancy Pigeons (3rd ed.1887) is duplicated. Copies… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Vg+/Good. Ivy Abercrombie. 72 pgs. Glossary. b/w photo frontis and 37 plates with printed tissue guards (17 in colour) Bookplate to front endpaper. Wounded dust jacket with chips, tears and rough edges; now in a clear brodart cover (see photo) A classic in British Columbia botany.

Edinburgh: Maclachlan, Stewart, and Co.. Half-Leather. Vg/No Jacket. 8vo. Please note that this volume is an ex-library copy with numbers on the spine, library identification stamps on the first contents page, and no other library marks in the text. All the plates are present (8) and are gathered at the end with the exception of plate VIII, which… Read more about this item

Albany, New York: J.B. Lyon Co., 1915. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Heavy 4to. xii, 371 pgs. Bibliography. Portrait frontis & 56 exceptional, colour lithograph plates. No names, marks, bookplates or foxing in text. Covers are lightly scuffed. Binding is tight and secure. Additional shipping charges required for this book over 2.3kg weight. Inquiries welcome. … Read more about this item

New York: E.P.Dutton & Co., 1920. U.S. Edition Limited to 1500 Copies . Hardcover. Vg+/No Jacket. H. Gronvold. 2 Volumes in tan and green cloth. 244 & 240 pgs. 22 brightly coloured plates. Gently used volumes with age toned endpapers and owners name to the first blank pages. Packaged weight will be over 2 kg and additional shipping… Read more about this item

Oregon: Beautiful America Publishing, 1990. Soft cover. Vg/No Jacket. 4to. 194 pgs. Glossary. Over 300 colour photos. Corners gently bumped.

Washington,D.C.: Smithsonian Inst Press, 1992. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Heavy 4to. 315 pgs.Bibliography.Colour frontis.26 b/w plates. Front endpapers have several spots,else fine. 556 examples cited.

New Jersey: D.Van Nostrand Co., 1968. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Heavy 4to. Reproduction of the 1821 original,limited to 2000 copies.All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. 48 colour plates.Fine in red cloth.A beautiful production.