Seed catalogues, gardening books, and other tomes for the Green Thumb in you.
24 postcards, almost all printed in Germany and Saxony, many in relief, mostly filled out with messages on versos, some postmarked, dates range from 1905 to 1917, condition is overall very good, all cards featuring flowers, wreaths, bouquets, etc.
Pittsburgh: City of Pittsburgh, Ca. 1940. Paperback. 9 x 6, photographic wraps, very good, light wear and soil, 23 pp, illustrated. Uncommon.
Copenhagen: Martius Truelsen, 1916. Paperback. 11.25 x 8.7 inches, wraps, very good, light wear, some faint "duplicate" stamps on cover, small paper label, 23 pp, 16 color plates of mangolds, swedes, turnips, carrots, etc. A lovely catalog. Text in English.
Urbana, OH: C. A. Reeser Co., 1896. 10 x 6.75 inches, pictorial rose wraps, good plus, light wear along spine and edges, contents very good, slight tanning. 80 pp, illustrated.
Urbana, OH: C. A. Reeser Co., 1898. 9.5 x 6.5 inches, pictorial wraps, very good with light wear and soil, pages slightly tanned. 80 pp, illustrated.
Urbana, OH: C. A. Reeser Co., 1898. 9.75 x 6.5 inches, pictorial wraps, very good with light wear and soil, pages slightly tanned. 32 pp, illustrated.
London: Carters Tested Seeds, 1949. 8.8 x 7.2 inches, wraps, very good, light wear. 72 pp, illustrated, priced. Includes seeds, plants, tools, fumigants and lawn dressings, trees, and shrubs.
London: John Murray, 1888. Hardcover. First printing of the Second Edition (1888), with no thousands mentioned on title page, 8vo, contemporary dark brown half calf gilt, marbled boards, very good with light rubbing and shelfwear to leather, contents very good, light foxing to preliminary and terminal pages.
Plush, Dorset, UK: Dorset Orchids, Ltd., 1954. Paperback. 11 x 8.75 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and soil to wraps, contents very good, 40 pp, 8 color plates, other illustrations, priced catalogue of products and bulbs.
Erfurt, Germany: F.C Heinemann, C. 1913. 11 x 8 inches, wraps with lovely cover of radishes on front, begonia and phlox on rear, good plus copy with light wear and soil to covers, minor edge loss and light blue-pencilling to cover, contents very good, 63 pp, fully illustrated and priced.....
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1900. 8.75 x 5.75 inches, pictorial wraps, good plus copy, light wear and soil, pages tanning, a few short tears to fore-edges. 56 pp, lightly illustrated.
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1905. 9 x 6 inches, wraps, 40 pp, illustrated. Clean copy.
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1906. 9 x 6 inches, wraps, 48 pp, illustrated, with a couple of loosely laid in inserts. Clean copy.
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1908. 9 x 6 inches, red pictorial wraps, very good, 56 pp, illustrated, with a few loosely laid in inserts. Fruits, vegetables, flowers &c.
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1909. 9 x 6 inches, red pictorial wraps, very good, light abrasion to front cover. 56 pp, illustrated, with a few loosely laid in inserts. Fruits, vegetables, flowers &c.
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1911. 9 x 6 inches, red pictorial wraps, good or better, light abrasion to front cover. 56 pp, illustrated. Fruits, vegetables, flowers &c.
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1901. 9 x 6 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and spottiness, 48 pp, lightly illustrated, with a few inserted flyers and forms.
Ravenna, OH: Ford Seed Co., 1914. 8.25 x 7.25 inches, wraps, good with some light wear, rear wrap modestly rumpled and creased, contents very good. 64 pp, illustrated and priced.
Ravenna, OH: Frank Ford & Son, 1897. 9 x 6 inches, pictorial wraps, very good, light wear and soil. 55 pp, lightly illustrated, has some inserts.
Ravenna, OH: Frank Ford & Son, 1898. 9 x 6 inches, pictorial wraps, very good, light wear and soil. 55 pp, lightly illustrated, has some inserts.
Glen Saint Mary, FL: Glen Saint Mary Nurseries, C. 1907. 8.5 x 6.5 inches, pictorial wraps, very good, lightest wear and soil, small faint "duplicate" stamp on front cover. 48 pp, illustrated and with prices. Includes plantings and saplings for citrus fruits, deciduous fruits such as peaches, plums, pears, persimmons.....
Erfurt, Germany: Haage & Schmidt, 1911. Approximately 9 x 6 inches, wraps, good with modest rubbing and wear to wraps, contents very good, 140 pp, a few illustrations and one color plate.
Erfurt, Germany: Haage & Schmidt, 1927. 8.5 x 5.5 inches, color wraps, good with light wear, 2.5 cleanly repaired tear to front cover, contents tanning. 268 pp, illustrated and priced throughout, text in German, prices in German currency. RARE, OCLC locates hardly any holdings for any catalogue from this firm.....
Philadelphia: Henry A. Dreer, 1923. 10.5 x 7.5 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and spottiness, contents VG, 224 pp, well illustrated, occasional color plates. Stamp on cover: File Copy, Royal Botanical Gardens. Catalogue of seeds, plants and garden equipment, supplies, and even books. All priced.
Philadelphia: Henry A. Dreer, 1938. Paperback. 10.5 x 7.75 inches, wraps, very good, 184 pp, illustrated including a few color plates.