Beach, S.A. The Apples of New York. Volumes I & II.
1st. Ed. Pub. NY. Dept. of Agriculture. 1905 Two vol. set with col. & b/w. plates throughout both vols. Large 8vo. Early owner’s details in pencil to ffep. Contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing set.
This two-volume set was the first of a series of monographs on the fruits of New York State and they are still highly valued today for their detailed descriptions and images.
£150.00 [ref: 71462]

Browning, F. Apples.
1st. Ed. Pub. North Point. 1998 pp.241. Fine in fine dw.
A very interesting journey through the history of the apple from primal myths of arguably the world’s most popular fruits to genetic engineering.
£7.50 [ref: 33585]

Bultitude, John. Apples. A Guide to the Identification of International Varieties.
1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1984 pp.vi, 323 with col. & b/w. photos. and b/w. figs. Small 4to. Ex-Lib. VG. plus softback.
This book describes and identifies 252 varieties of apples grown in Northern Europe, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
£35.00 [ref: 71472]

Bunyard, George & Thomas, Owen. The Fruit Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1904 pp.xiii, 507 with 119 b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Dedications to ffep. Foxing at ends and to parts of text, o/w. in thor vg. condition. Original boards showing some shelf-rubbing in places; two neat repairs to spine, o/w. in vg. condition.
£75.00 [ref: 52430]

Bunyard, George. Fruit Farming For Profit. A practical treatise, embracing chapters on all the most profitable fruits, with detailed instructions for successful culture on the kent system.
4th. Ed. Pub. W.S.Vivish. 1899 pp.200 with b/w. illus. With 16pp. appendix from the first edition tipped onto rear free endpaper (dated 1882) and also 4pp. leaflet on ‘Instructions for Erecting a Fruit House’ tipped into middle of text block. 8vo. Name to half title (dated 1901). A thor. vg. hdbk. in decorated green cloth boards, lightly marked on rear.
£30.00 [ref: 52390]

Bush, R. Tree Fruit Growing. Volume II. Pears, Quinces and Stone Fruits.
Rep. Pub. Penguin Books. 1944 pp.159 with b/w. photos. & figs. 8vo. Good to vg. softback.
The author was a commercial fruit grower from 1915 - 1935 when he took up advisory work on fruit growing His advice is still highly respected and consulted to this day.
£3.00 [ref: 71468]

Calhoun Jr., C.L. Old Southern Apples.
1st. Ed. Pub. McDonald & Woodward, USA. 1995 pp.ix, 326 with 48 col. plates & line drawings. 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. Title page inscribed by the author. Also comes with a loosely inserted handwritten postcard from the author, relating to him providing two Bevans Favorite apple trees, to the dedicatees. Also comes with the pre-publication advert for ‘Old Southern Apples’.
A book that became an instant classic when it first appeared in 1995, ‘Old Southern Apples’ is an indispensable reference for fruit lovers everywhere. It is ‘more than the story of apples, it chronicles a vanished way of life - subsistence farming in the South (USA) from the earliest English settlements to the mechanization of southern farms in the late 1920s’.
£150.00 [ref: 71474]

Carlson, R.F. (et al). North American Apples : Varieties, Rootstocks, Outlook.
1st. Ed. Pub. Michigan State Univ. 1970 pp.197 with b/w. photos. & tables. 8vo. Minor spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine softback.
Essays by various contributors on apple varieties and their propagation. Considers varieties of yesteryear, trends in current varieties, then focusses on Delicious, Golden Delicicous, Jonathan, McIntosh, Northern Spy, Rome, Winesap and York Imperial. Closes with chapters dedicated to Rootstocks in relation to apple cultivars and Apple orchards of tomorrow.
£10.00 [ref: 71461]

Clapham, P. Fruit Growing in the North of England.
1st. Ed. Pub. Burnley. 1920 pp.84 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A vg. softback. Scarce.
The first attempt (as far as the author was aware) of dealing with fruit culture in the Northern Counties of England. Considers all aspects of cultivation with focus on the crab apple, pears, plums, cherries, gooseberry, black, red and white currants, and the raspberry, strawberry and loganberry.
£10.00 [ref: 51037]

Clark, Michael. Apples. A Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Whittet Books. 2003 pp.176 with col. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback. Highly recommended.
This book is intended to help identify that unknown apple growing in your garden; help you to choose which variety to plant whether it be one, two or even an orchard and encourage the planting of apple trees wherever there is space for them.
£30.00 [ref: 71453]