Adams, W.H. The French Garden 1500-1800.
1st. UK. Pub. Scolar Press. 1979 pp.159, with b/w. photos. & Illus. Large 8vo. Robin Whalley’s signature to ffep. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
From Renaissance to revolution, the garderners of France drew inspiration from many sources to construct paradise on earth. Monarchs and nobles gave their commands, and generations of the finest artists built upon the work of their predecessors until the French astonished the world with the splendour of their gardens.
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Adams, W.H. The French Garden 1500-1800.
Pub. Scolar Press. 1982 pp.159, with many b/w. plates. Very good softback copy with lightly sunned card covers.
£6.00 [ref: 47654]

Adamson, Bartlett. Frank Clune. Author & Ethnological Anachronism.
2nd. Ed. Pub. The Hawthorn Press. 1944 pp.18 (unpaginated). Small 8vo. Neat inscription from Frank Clune (dated 1950) on title page. Thor. vg. softback.
Francis Patrick Clune (1893-1971) was a best selling author, travel writer and popular historian.
£7.50 [ref: 49501]

Adamson, W.A. Lake and Loch Fishing. For Salmon & Sea Trout.
1st. Ed. Pub. A & C Black. 1961 pp. 174 with several illus. VG. in same dw.
£25.00 [ref: 38871]

Adey, M. (et al). Pest Control Safe For Bees: A Manual and Directory for the Tropics and Subtropics.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 1986 pp.224 with b/w. illus. Small 4to. Softback. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Card covers thor. vg. Publisher’s press release for this book loosely inserted.
The most common method of pest control on crop plants is the use of insecticides and acaricides. But if these chemicals are applied at flowering time and pollinating bees and other insects are killed, crop yields are likely to be poor. A comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to pest control in commercial crops that will have the minimum impact on bees. Includes tables of pesticides that are ‘most toxic to bees’, ‘very toxic to bees’ and ‘least toxic to bees’.
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Adey, M. (et al). Pest Control Safe For Bees: A Manual and Directory for the Tropics and Subtropics.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 1986 pp.224 with b/w. illus. Small 4to. Softback. Some spotting and light marking to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Card covers nr. fine.
The most common method of pest control on crop plants is the use of insecticides and acaricides. But if these chemicals are applied at flowering time and pollinating bees and other insects are killed, crop yields are likely to be poor. A comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to pest control in commercial crops that will have the minimum impact on bees. Includes tables of pesticides that are ‘most toxic to bees’, ‘very toxic to bees’ and ‘least toxic to bees’.
£9.00 [ref: 72162]

Aebi, Ormond & Harry. Mastering the Art of Beekeeping.
Pub. Prism Press. 1982 Two volume set with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softbacks.
Two bee-masters with a lifetime of experience offer amazing insights into the inner life of the hive and describe methods for preparing and maintaining healthy hives.
£25.00 [ref: 71023]

Aebi, Ormond & Harry. Mastering the Art of Beekeeping.
Pub. Prism Press. 1982 Two volume set with b/w., illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback set.
£22.50 [ref: 56463]

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Agassiz, Louis. Twelve Lectures on Comparative Embryology, Delivered before The Lowell Institute, in Boston, December and January, 1848-9.
1st. Ed. Pub. Redding & Co. 1849 pp.104, 4 with b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. Softback. Neat stamp of Edwin Kirk ((1884- 1955), American paleontologist and author)) to front cover. Then presented by Mrs Kirk to the US Geological Survey library, Denver, in 1956. Contents nr. fine. Spine of original covers carefully reinforced, covers lightly chipped. Thor. vg. softback.
Along with an accurate transcription of the 12 lectures, including illustrations, given by Professor Agassiz, this work includes a 4-page article entitled ‘The Principles of Zoology’ by Louis Agassiz and Augustus A. Gould.
£120.00 [ref: 61129]

Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Common Weeds of the United States.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Dover. 1971 pp.463 with line drawings and distribution maps throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers.
Covers 220 important weeds, with illustrations, maps, botanical information and plant lore for each one.
£7.50 [ref: 46211]