HERB AND PLANT LORE, ETHNOBOTANY from Ravenroost Books

Oregon: Timber Press, 2012. 256 pgs. As New hardcover in dj, first printing of First Edition, with publisher's disclaimer on copyright page. Contents: Acknowledgments, Introduction, Medical Marijuana Everywhere, Hippies Start Growing Marijuana, Growing Takes Off, Breeders Change Everything, Cannabis Moves Indoors, The Politics of Marijuana, Medical Dispensaries Reshape the Business, Cannabis As Medicine, The Cannabis Gold Rush is On,… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998. 8vo 119pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket, idecorative boards and endpapers, color photographs throughout. An informative and visually appealing exploration of various lavender species in the garden as well as for crafting, aesthetics, aromatic oils and culinary uses. Sections: Introduction, The Botany of Lavender, Choosing a Lavender, Planting and Cultivating Lavenders, Lavender in Fragrances, Crafts… Read more about this item

Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2000. 8vo. 256 pages. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. First printing of the revised edition. Devoted exclusively to the members of the entire poppy family, including, in addition to the Papavera, the horned poppies Glaucium, the California poppies Escholzia, the desert poppies Arctomecon, the prickly poppies Argemone, pygmy poppies Canbya, plumed poppies Macleaya, blue popppies… Read more about this item

Ontario, Canada: Winding Stair Press, 2002. 176pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket, as new, pristine throughout. Contents: Gardens of the mind and spirit, Herbs for health, The healing power of color, The power of flowers, Water, Water everywhere, Low-allergen gardens, Afterword, Acknowledgments, Bibliography and websites, Index. ISBN 1553662644. Book# 2613.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Jonathan… Read more about this item

Portland, OR, U.S.A.: Timber Press, 2005. 191 pgs. Fine condition hardcover in Fine jacket. As new. Pristine and generously illustrated throughout with color photographs, drawings and diagrams. Contents: Introduction, Paths & Paving, Steps & Ramps, Walls, Changing Levels and Containing Earth, Fences, Rails and Gates, Timber Decks and Surfaces, Garden Structures & Furnishings, Water. Materials. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index. Oversized book.… Read more about this item

Glasglow: William Gilmour, Jun. & Co. vii.106+pgs. Very Good condition wine-colored cloth hardcover. Faint spotting to front cloth as pictured, otherwise clean, sound and unmarked within. Not dated. Circa 1927. [Bound in with title page is a warning statement from the Preservatives Act of 1927 banning the use of salicylic acid as a preservative while allowing sulphur dioxide or benzoic… Read more about this item

Birmingham, Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1986. 4to. 107 pgs. Very Fine condition black leather hardcover with gilt decoration and embossment to covers and spine with die-stamped 22k gold. All edges of textblock gilt. Gold marker ribbon bound into headband, marbled endpapers. Pristine condition of the privately printed English language edition translated from the German by Rosemarie… Read more about this item

Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 2004. xx.278 pgs. Fine Hardcover in Fine dust jacket, clean and unmarked. Contents: List of Illustrations, Prologue, Foreword, Black Flower, An Indian Secret, The City That Perfumed the World, Mexican Money, From an English Garden, Ile Bourbon, Creole Hearts, The Slave's Crime, Homage to Albius, Empress of Tahiti, Murder in Madagascar, Ice Cream and Perfume,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Artisan (A Division of Workman Publishing), 2004. 148 pgs. Fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked. Lavishly illustrated with color photos by J. M. Hall throughout. Introduction by Ken Druse. "Fresh Cuts" offers one hundred unexpected flora arranging ideas gleaned from foraging expeditions, nature walks or backyard strolls. In addition, the text offers anecdotes, facts,… Read more about this item

New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1971. xii. 274 pgs. Good to Very Good hardcover in Very Good jacket. Ex-library with the usual markings and stamps on fore edges, title and copyright pages and endpapers, else minor shelf wear with clean and unmarked text. Jacket in very nice condition, minimal signs of wear. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings by Stanley Wyatt.… Read more about this item

Wisconsin: Willow Creek Press, 1998. 4to. 176 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine dust jacket. Color photographs throughout. Introduction, followed by nicely presented sections on holistic gardening, feng shui, color therapy, herbalism, aromatherapy, meditation, designing a zen garden, resources, suggested reading, index. ISBN 0572232080. #1075.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. 8vo. 246 pgs. Fine condition first edition in Fine jacket. Author's first book, a gardening mystery. A small town widowed flower shop owner becomes rooted in a local murder. ISBN 0312203047. #1037.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1996. 8vo. 433 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. Green cloth, jacket illustrations: 1885 silk and wood tapestry Pomona, jacket back is frontis of Traite des arbres fruitiers. Illustrated endpapers, black and white engravings, illustrations and color plates throughout text. An in-depth review of European literature dealing with fruit from antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Contains… Read more about this item