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Abbey Gardens, 1971 to 1993 CACTUS AND SUCCULENT CATALOG, missing 1978,1981- 1983. 22 years of catalogs with two color catalogs in fine condition. Retail $85.00, sale $69.00

1972 through 1977 catalogs in mint condition. $7.50 each

Adams, Jill, WILD FLOWERS OF THE NORTHERN CAPE. 1976 softbound book. This book contains 173 colored plates of flowers found in the Northern Cape. The back endpapers have a map of the area. An extremely useful field guide as well as an attractive book of botanical illustrations. Book is in near fine condition with slight shelf wear on bottom and top heel. $24.00

  Alexander, E.J., SUCCULENT PLANTS OF NEW AND OLD WORLD DESERTS. Third edition, June 1950. A series of illustrated articles reprinted from the Journal of the New York Botanical Garden. Very good condition. $5.00

ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS, 1981 catalog with 2 1981 newsletter specialty plant list. Catalog has 36 pages with great b/w photos and the newsletters are six pages with b/w photos in near fine condition with address label on catalog. $10.00 for all

ALOE, Journal of the Succulent Society of South Africa.1982-1989 A eight year complete mini-run of the Aloe Journals. Excellent pictures, mostly color, and great articles on South African succulents. Published in both English and Dutch. Near fine condition. $145.00

Volume 7(1969) to volume 18(1981) - missing vol. 7 number 4, vol. 15 number 3- 4 and vol. 16 numbers 2-4 - in very good condition with some age toning to some journals. $155.00

1982, volume 18, No.1, collector’s issue on gasteria in fine condition, $17.50

1991-1993 (3 years), volume 28-30. Near fine condition. $48.00

Various single issues available, inquire for details. Near fine condition. $4.00 for single issues or $8.00 for double issues

THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE, Winter, 1968. 20 page article by Brian Lamb and Philip Corliss on stapelia with great b/w photos. $10.00

Anderson, E. F., PEYOTE THE DEVINE CACTUS. 1980 first edition softbound. Exacting study of peyote: medical use, pharmacology, chemistry, botany, ceremonies, user's experiences, legal aspects of its use, by a botanist, Ph.D. 248 pages with numerous b/w photos and line drawings in fine condition. $15.00

Anderson, Miles. THE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CACTI & SUCCULENTS. 2033 softbound reprint. Large format, 9" x 12" reprint of Anderson’s THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF CACTI & SUCCULENTS. Same text and color pictures but with a different cover. New books for $12.95

Andre, E. F., BROELIACEAE ANDREANAE: An Accounting of His Explorations and Collections in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Translated & Annotated by Michael Rothenberg. 1983 first edition hardbound with glassine dust cover. 211 pages with portraits, landscape illustrations, 40 full page b/w reproductions of Andre's botanical drawings (one colored) and one map. Quarter leather and cloth book in mint condition. $100.00

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS, volume 20, December, 1944. Numerous articles with great color pictures of the desert and cacti in very good condition. $10.00

Volume 53, May 1977. Great article on the landscape around Lake Powell, in very good condition. $5.00

Volume 55, September 1979. Articles on Indians, color photos of Ray Manley of Arizona landscape and plants of The Catalinas in near fine condition. $6.00

Armer, L., CACTUS. 1934 first edition hardbound. 101 pages with b/w line drawings. Charming little book on Southwestern US cacti, with emphasis on uses by the Navajo. No dust jacket. Has a sunned spine and previous owner's signature on free end page, otherwise in very good condition. $45.00

ASCLEPIADACEAE JOURNALS, first edition, volume 1-55, missing volume 24-26, 1974 to 1991 in near fine condition. 52 issues for $250.00

ASCLEPIADACEAE JOURNALS, Volume 39 through 44, 39- 42 are in near fine and 43 & 44 are very good with some age toning. $25.00

ASHINGTONIA, Volume 1 and 2. 1974 -1977 hardbound compilation of the set. Edited by John Donald with hundreds of color photos within 215 pages. Cultural information from reference collection at Holly Gate Nurseries. Near fine condition. $60.00

Unbound volume 1-3 complete in near fine/fine condition, $60.00

Volume 1, no. 3 to vol. 2, no. 6 complete in very good condition, $20.00

ASHINGTONIA, Volume 3, Number 1-6 (4 issues). Unbound in near fine condition. $14.00

Backeberg, Curt, CACTUS LEXICON. 1976 hardbound expanded third edition with dust cover. A standard one-volume reference text on cacti with 459 color and b/w photos within 822 pages. Considered one of the best one-volume books on cacti. Rare book in near fine condition, unopened with slight sunning to spine. $100.00

Backeberg, Curt, DAS KAKTEEN LEXICON, 1976 German hardbound with dust cover. Same as the English edition and in very good condition. $50.00

Another German copy with dust cover ripped and chipped, otherwise very good. $35.00

Bally, Peter R. O., THE GENUS MONADENIUM With descriptions of 18 new species 32 plates in natural size and 88 figures. 1961 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Solid book in green cover with gilt titles on spine & front board, illustrated with b/w line drawings & photographs, several of the 32 plates are in full color & quite beautifully rendered, maps, bibliography & indexes included within 128 pages. Book cover is very good + with short .5" closed tears to dust cover on bottom and top spine, sunning to spine. Book is near fine with the usual rip to top end flaps holding the plates. $165.00

A second copy with plastic over dust cover in near fine condition. The 88 figures are not bound into the book but rather loose in back with the 32 plates. $175.00

Barkhuizen, B. P., SUCCULENTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA- With specific reference to the succulent families found in the Republic of South Africa and South West Africa. 1978 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Illustrated throughout with 75 b/w photos, 100 color and a great narrative. Two page bibliography and maps on end pages. Two books available in near fine condition with a chip or repaired closed tear in dust cover. $75.00 each

Barthlott, Wilhelm, CACTI Botanical Aspects, Descriptions & Cultivation. 1979 English translation hardbound with dust cover. Book has 114 color plates, augmented with information on how cacti have adapted to extreme conditions which was previously available only in technical literature. Book has 249 pages and is in mint condition. Two copies are available. $30.00 each

Batten, Auriol, FLOWERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Numbered copy, 955 out of 4000, 1988 first edition hardcover with dust cover. 100 detailed, botanical colored drawings showing flowers and plants life size with text, includes history and description of each plant. This book is one of the finest volumes featuring South African botanical paintings in a large format. New copy with one corner bumped from shipping. $209.00 plus $7.50 shipping

Batten, Auriol, and Bokelmann, H., WILD FLOWERS OF THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE. 1966 first edition pictoral hardbound. Beautifully illustrated flora of the eastern Cape region, with 127 color plates, and detailed information on about 800 species, including growth form, habitat and medical and other uses. Book is in very good condition with shelf wear and bumped corners. $65.00

Bayer, M. B., THE NEW HAWORTHIA HANDBOOK. 1982 revised edition. Highly regarded by Haworthia collectors. Softbound book in very good condition with 68 color pictures and 124 pages of text. Was $50.00, reduced to $44.00

New mint copies were available for $60.00, now $50.00

Bayer, M. B. HAWORTHIA HANDBOOK. 1976 softbound. 184 page handbook with 5 color graphic plates and 109 b/w photos. Book is mint, unopened and multiple copies available. $40.00

Beahm Gardens, EPIPHYLLUM SPECIES AND THEIR HYBRIDS. No date on catalog, only No. 15. Color frontispiece with numerous b/w pictures within 32 pages. Also with catalog is a list of haworthias and a newer list of epiphyllum hybrids. All three in mint condition. $10.00

Benson, Lyman, THE CACTI OF ARIZONA. 1969 third edition hardbound with dust cover. Revision is based on new research with more extensive field, herbarium and bibliographic investigation. Book has 218 pages, 34 color and 91 b/w photos with 15 line drawings. Book is in near fine condition with slight yellowing to dust cover flaps. $25.00

Benson, Lyman, THE CACTI OF ARIZONA. 1950 second edition hardbound with dust cover. Revision is based on new classifications, nomenclature and additional research data. Book has 135 pages with numerous line drawings and b/w photos. Book is in very good condition with a closed tear and chipping to dust cover. $15.00

Benson, Lyman, THE NATIVE CACTI OF CALIFORNIA. 1969 hardbound first edition. 16 colored plates, 72 text- figures (mostly photographs), and numerous maps within 243 pages. Book in very good condition with dust cover. $25.00

Berger, Alwin, KAKTEEN. Anleitung zur Kultur und Kenntnis der wichtigsten eingefuhrten arten. 1929 first edition German hardbound. 346 pages with 105 excellent line drawings with detail. Book in very good condition with slight wear on front cover, yellowing and slight foxing to free end pages and title page. $75.00

Bertrand, A., PLANTES D’ INTERIEUR, 1959 French deluxe edition with decorative hardcover. Hobbyist book on growing houseplants with color/b& w pictures and with a section on succulents. Book is fine. $7.50

Blossfeld, Robert, TRADE CATALOGUE FOR SEEDS OF CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. 1938 catalog in English and German with numerous b/w photos, 38 pages. Near fine condition, re-stapled with a titled protective paper wrapper. $25.00

1937 catalog in German with paper wrapper cover, larger format with 49 pages and color title and back page picture. $25.00

Bolus, H.M.L., A FIRST BOOK OF SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWERS. 1928 hardbound second edition with the addition of some native succulents. A descriptive text with b/w photos and full page turn-of-the-century drawing. Book is in very good condition with some sunning to spine. $45.00

Bonker, Frances & John Thornber, SAGE OF THE DESERT. 1930 first edition hardbound. Early layman's guide to the various forms of cacti and other California desert flora, with simple facts on their structure and function within the environment. Book is in near fine condition with previous owner's name and date on insert. $20.00

Borg, J., CACTI. 1959 Third Edition (enlarged) available with faded spine, ½" square rip to heel in good condition. $10.00

A second copy of the 1973 reprint with price clipped dust cover in near fine condition. $20.00

A third copy of the 1956 second edition in very good with no dust cover. $10.00

BOTHALIA, Vol.11, No. 1&2, 1973. Major articles on commiphora, stapelia, and more. Dozens of b/w photos within 205 pages. Journal is very good with fraying to top and bottom of soft cover spine. $17.50

BOTHALIA, Vol. 15, No. 3&4, Sept. 1983. Large volume on The Symposium on the Origin, Evolution and Migration of African Floras. Numerous articles and dozens of b/w photos within 1023 pages. Softbound journal in very good condition. $30.00 reduced to $25.00

Boyer, Keith, PALMS AND CYCADS BEYOND THE TROPICS A Guide to Growing Cold-Hardy Species. 1992 softbound edition. A book with 137 color plants and numerous b/w photos of palms that can be grown in areas that receive frost. 170 species are described, many in detail. Book has 140 pages and is in mint condition. $25.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 1/1983, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles: Seed Morphology, New Aloes, Stapelieae and more. 3 pages of colored stapelia flower photos and dozens of b/w photos within 128 pages. Softbound is in very good condition. $25.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 3/1985, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles: Ceropegia, Sedum, Mammillaria, two articles on cacti, and more. 16 color, 9 b/w photos, 119 pages. Softbound is in fine unopened condition. 2 copies. $22.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 4/1986, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles on cacti, revisions and ceropegias with 4 pages of color and dozens of b/w photos within 96 pages. Softbound is in near fine condition. $20.00

BRADLEYA, Volume5/1987, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Articles on cacti, stapelia and the Dutchess of Beaufort’s succulent plants. 8 pages of color and more b/w photos than previous issues within 104 pages. Softbound is in near fine condition. $20.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 7/1989, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles on Conophytums, sarcostemmas and more. 35 color and 56 b/w photos within 96 pages. Softbound is in near fine condition. 2 copies. $20.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 9/1991, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles: Melocactus (80 pages), Gasteria, Conophytum, and more. 49 color, 65 b/w photos, 128 pages. Softbound is in near fine condition. 2 copies. $20.00

BRADLEYA, Volume10/1992, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Articles on Ariocarpus, Vanheerdea, Monanthes Haworthia, Brazilian Opuntia and more. 23 color & 5 b/w plates, 36 color photos, 11 b/w photos, 112 pages. Softbound is in near fine condition. $20.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 11/1993, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles on caralluma, cheiridopsis, sedums and more. 54 color and 39 b/w photos within 112 pages. Softbound is in fine condition. $20.00

BRADLEYA, Volume12/1994, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Articles on anacampseros, haworthia, piaranthus and more. 36 color and 11 b/w photos within 112 pages. Softbound is in fine condition. $20.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 13/1995, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles on melocactus, haworthia, ceropegia, rhipsalideae and more. 66 color and 18 b/w photos within 120 pages. Softbound is in near fine condition. $24.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 14/1996, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles on opuntia, lithops and more. 78 color and 18 b/w photos within 144 pages. Softbound is in fine condition. $24.00

BRADLEYA, Volume15/1997, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Articles on opuntia, mesembs, crassulaceae and more. 65+ color photos within 112 pages. Softbound is in near fine condition. $24.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 16/1998, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles on ruschiodeae, Aloe pillansiii, gasteria, opuntia and more. 55 color photos and dozens of b/w photos within 120 pages. Softbound in fine condition. $24.00

BRADLEYA, Volume 17/1999, Yearbook of British Cactus and Succulent Society. Major articles on Ruschia, cactus paintings, opuntia and more. 112 color and 22 b/w photos within 136 pages. Softbound in fine condition. $24.00

Bramwell, David & Zoe, JARDINES DE CANARIAS II Cactus y Plantas Crasas. 1984 hardbound in English, German and Spanish. 99 color plates of succulents with descriptions in Spanish and English of succulents that have adapted to the Canary Islands. Appendix list in back in German of all the plant descriptions. Hardbound book with gilding on cover and a color plate of a Echinocereus in mint condition. $20.00

Bramwell, David & Zoe, WILD FLOWERS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS. 1974 first edition hard bound with price clipped dust cover. A concise guide to the flora of the Canary Island archipelago and to the neighboring islands of Maderia. Over 300 drawings/color photos, glossary, maps, sources and index within 261 pages. Book is near fine with light spotting on rear bottom of back cover. $50.00

Breuer, Ingo, THE WORLD OF HAWORTHIAS VOLUME1- Bibliography & annotated index. 1998 softbound. A reference guide and list of Haworthia names. Book is divided into 5 chapters on literature, authors of the names, updated classification, annotated index and check list of taxa. Book has 48 color photos and 174 line drawings within340 pages. Book is new. Was $45.00, discounted to $40.00.

Britten, N.L. & Brown, Addison, ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF THE NORTHERN STATES AND CANADA. 1896-1898, 3-volume, first edition. Excellent set with line drawings and descriptions of all the plants native to northeastern America in very good condition. Was $150.00, now $130.00 plus $15.00 shipping.

Britten, N. L. & Rose, J. N. THE CACTACEAE 1919-1923 first edition. This rare 4- volume is the monumental Carnegie Institute Publication. 6 banded, leather heel with leather corners and cloth on remaining cover. 137 plates (107 color) and 1120 text illustrations. Pencil notations to the feps. Slight wear and sunning to the leather, otherwise volumes are in very good condition. $2200.00 plus $20.00 shipping

A second set of the first edition volume 1-3 in library cloth hardbound with the usual library markings and card pocket on rear end page. Set is in good+ condition with shelf wear on bottom covers, some corners are worn through, age toning to the pages, musty smell, staining to covers and in one volume 3 of the color prints were attached to opposite page in small ¾" areas which when removed detached a small amount of the 3 prints. All remaining color prints are intact and in great condition. $875.00 plus $15.00 shipping.

Britten, N.L. & Rose, J.N., THE CACTACEAE. 1931-1937, full size reprint of the monumental 1923 Carnegie Institution Publication except for volume 3 which is the first edition. This four-volume set is the most important monograph of the cactus family and starting point for all further research. This set has all 107 of the color plates from the Carnegie edition bound in. The 4-volume set is in very good condition with slight damp stains and wrinkling to the first third of volume one, on the outer inch of the pages and affecting the first color plate. Damp staining also to the back third, lower corner of volume 3 and bottom edge of volume 4. The binding is mint, rebound and the text has not yellowed except for volume 3. $875.00 plus $15.00 shipping

Britten, N.L. & Rose, J.N., THE CACTACEAE. 1931-1937, full size reprint of the monumental 1923 Carnegie Institution Publication. This four-volume set is the most important monograph of the cactus family and starting point for all further research. The 4-volume set is in near fine condition with plastic cover to all volumes. $425.00 plus $15.00 shipping

Britten, N.L. & Rose, J.N., THE CACTACEAE. 1931-1937, 3/4 size reprint of the monumental 1923 Carnegie Institution Publication. This four-volume set is the most important monograph of the cactus family and starting point for all further research. Volume 1 has 1 color plate and the 4-volume set is in near fine condition. Only defect is volume 1 has a slightly darker binding and the pages have yellowed. $385.00 plus $15.00 shipping

Britten, N.L. & Rose, J.N., THE CACTACEAE. 1931-1937, 3/4 size reprint of the monumental 1923 Carnegie Institution Publication. This four-volume set is the most important monograph of the cactus family and starting point for all further research. Volume 1 has 1 color plate and the 4-volume set is in very good condition. $350.00 plus $15.00 shipping

Also selling Volumes 2 & 4. Volume 2, Ex-Library with usual markings and Volume 4 with slight soiling to spine. Very good condition of hardbound copies with no dust covers. $50.00 each volume

Britten, N.L. & Rose, J.N., THE CACTACEAE. 1963 edition, 4 volumes bound into a two volume set with dust cover. 1054 pp., 137 plates, 1147 text-figs. A classic, must-have for every collector. Tape marks to free end pages. Mylar over dust jacket. Very good condition. $44.95/two volume set plus $10.00 shipping

Brown, N. E., A. Tischer & M. C. Karsten, MESEMBRYANTHEMA. 1931 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Book has one color plate & 167 b/w photos within 323 pages. Excellent plant descriptions and book is in three languages. Multiple copies available in very good to near fine condition. $120.00-$135.00

Brown, J.R., SUCCULENTS FOR THE AMATEUR. 1939 first edition paperbound. Good illustrations of 400 different cacti & succulents. 264 b/w photos, 10 color photos, 167 pages. Good condition with one slight tear to spine and no dust cover. $15.00

1939 hardbound edition also available in near fine condition with no dust cover as published. Previous owner's name stamped on insert front and back. $27.00

Various other hardbound editions from the first through the fourth available in very good to near fine condition, $20.00-27.00 each.

Brown, J.R., UNUSUAL PLANTS. 1954 first edition hardbound. 227 pages with 110 full-page spectacular photographs of succulents. A picture book by a master of plant photography, each having accompanying notes. Near fine condition with slight bumps to all four corners. No dust cover. $35.00

Other copies available in very good to near fine with no dust covers for $35.00.

Buining, A. F. H. THE GENUS DISCOCACTUS. A revision of known, and description of new, species. 1980 softbound first edition. Comprehensive monograph on a difficult genus. 223 pages, 60 color photos, 84 b/w photos, 33 sketches and 6 maps. Book is in near fine condition with previous owner's name on first page. $28.00

Buxbaum, Franz, MORPHOLOGY OF CACTI. 1950 first edition paper wrappers. 3 volumes: Section 1; Roots and Stem, Section two; Flowers, Section 3; Fruits and Seeds. A technical presentation of the form and structure of cacti. Volumes in very good condition with yellowing to text. $60.00

Buxbaum, Franz, CACTUS CULTURE. 1958 first edition hardbound. 12 color plates, 23 photos, 95 line drawings & 7 maps within 224 pages. One of the great classics of cacti cultivation. No dust jacket. Good condition with book plate and webbing showing in rear end pages. $35.00.

CACTACEAS Y SUCULENTAS MEXICANAS. Mexican quarterly cacti journal: 1956 vol. 1, no, 1,2 & 4; 1957 vol. 2, no.1 - 3 with extra 2; 1958 vol. 3, no. 1 - 4; 1959 vol. 4, no. 1 - 4; 1964 vol. 9, no. 3-4; 1965 vol. 10, no. 1-3; 1968 vol. 13 no. 1,2 & 4; 1971 vol. 16, no. 3 - 4; 1972-1976, missing 1975 , no. 4. Numerous articles, color frontispiece, line drawings and b/w photos within about 20 pages. Journals are in fine condition with older journals showing some age toning. $125.00

CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS CATALOGUE. A Japanese publication. Great color pictures of cacti and succulents with plant names in English. Fine condition. $15.00

CACTUS FILE, THE, the Magazine for Growers of Cacti and Other Succulent Plants. 4-Volume set: Volume 2, No. 1, (May 1994) through Volume 2, No. 4, (February 1995) with Cactus File binder. Near fine condition. $30.00

Volume 1, No.1 in fine condition. $10.00

CACTUS JOURNAL, THE (Great Britain). 1967 reprint in a two volume set of Volume 1-8 (1932-1946). In mint condition. $75.00

Vol. 1, No. 1-3(1932), Vol. 4, No. 1-3(1936) and Vol. 5, No. 1-3(1937) with index to volume 3-6, first edition with slight rust on staples, punch holes in Vol. 1 and staple holes in Vol. 1,4 & 5, in very good condition. Was $85.00, now $70.00

THE CACTUS AND SUCCULENT JOURNAL OF GREAT BRITAIN, Volume 8 No. 1(1946) through Volume 33 No. 4(1971). Complete original first edition of 26 years and 104 issues in very good condition, most issues better. Only defect is staples show signs of rust. Was $400.00, now $350.00

Vol. 9 - 25,26 no. 1, 27 no. 1-2, 28-30, 40 - 44 ( missing vol. 14, 17, no. 1, 18, no. 4 and 43, no. 2-3 ) in very good condition. Was $195.00, now $150.00

Vol. 19 – 44, missing vol. 14, 17 no.1, 18, no. 4, 31 no. 4, 32, 38 – 39 and 43 no. 2 & 3. $175.00

The C and SJ of GB became The British C&J Journal in 1983. 1983, no.1 to 1989, no. 4 complete in near fine condition. Was $85.00, now $70.00

CALIFORNIA EPI CENTER catalogs. 1976-1981 hardbound book with all 6 catalogs bound together with color pictures on front, back and inserts with plant names glued to the back and inserts. Unusual and one-of-a-kind book. First catalog is a plant list with no pictures. Book is in mint condition. $30.00

1977 No. 2, color front and back with b/w photos on insert with a 12 pages list of epiphyllums. Mint! $4.00

1978 No. 3, with b/w and color photos within 23 pages. 5 mint copies available. $5.00 each

1979 No. 4, with all color photos within 23 pages. 5 mint copies available. $5.00 each

1980 No. 5, with more color pictures within 23 pages. 5 mint copies available. $5.00 each

1981 No. 6, with more pictures and less descriptions within 23 pages. 6 mint copies available3. $5.00 each

1983 No. 8, same as above. 5 mint copies available. $5.00

Carlson, Raymond, THE FLOWERING CACTUS. 1954 first edition, hardbound. Spectacular color photo book of cacti in habitat. 81 color photos, 36 b/w photos, 11 line illustrations, and 96 pages. No dust jacket. Book in very good condition with slight sunning and tiny rip on lower front corner. $26.00

Another copy of 1954 first edition, hardbound with acetate covered dust cover. Dust cover has some chipping and book is in very good condition. $35.00

Carter, Susan, NEW SUCCULENT SPINY EUPHORBIAS FROM EAST AFRICA, HOOKER'S ICONES PLANTARUM VOL. XXXIX, PART III. 1982 paper wrapper. 25 species are described with line drawings and an introduction within 118 pages. Book is fine. $20.00

Carruthers, L. & Ginn, R., ECHEVERIAS, A guide to cultivation and identification of the popular American succulent. 1973 first edition hardbound. Near fine condition, with slight darkening on insert and first free end page. Monograph on the genus covering species and hybrids introduced up to 1971.Brief Horticultural History & Bibliography, Cultivation and propagation. Illustrated with line drawings and 48 color plates. $20.00

Chidamian, Claude, THE BOOK OF CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. 1958 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Classic book for an introduction to succulents and cacti. 14 pages of photos, 4 in color and 22 line drawings, all within258 pages. Book is in very good condition with slight chipping to dust cover and a water stain in the alley to the inset pages, front and back. $5.00

Compton, R.H., OUR SOUTH AFRICAN FLORA. United Tobacco Cape Town (c.1950). first edition, 100 pages. Original beige paper covered boards on half-brown cloth. Contains 4 full-page color illustrations and 100 color pictorial cards of South African Flora accompanied by full description in English and Afrikaans. Front cover has mounted brass escutcheon of stylized protea. Wear to corners exposing cardstock. Yellowing to title page. Dent to brass plate. Binding is slightly loose, otherwise book is in good condition. $40.00

Additional copies in very good condition. $50.00

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBERIUM, VOLUME XII, PART 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 & 8. 1908-9 first edition paper wrappers. Part 1: Catalog of the Botanical Library of John Donnell Smith, compiled by Alice Cary Atwood. Part 2: The Lecythidaceae of Costa Rica and Tonduzia, A New Genus of Apocynaceae From Central America by H. Pittire de Fabrega, and A Collection of Plants From the Vicinity of LA Guaira, Venezuela by J. R. Johnson. Part 4: The Mexican and Central American Species of Sapium by Henry Pittier. Part 5: New or Noteworthy Plants from Colombia and Central America by Henry Pittier. Part 6: Cactalog of The Grasses of Cuba by A. S. Hitchcock. Part 8: The Allioniaceae of The United States With Notes On Mexican Species by Paul C. Stanley. Books are probably unopened with bending to page edges, wear to head and tail of part 6 and the usual darkening. A Property of The United States Government blue stamp on each title page. $50.00

Cook, O. F., HISTORY OF THE COCONUT PALM IN AMERICA, Contributions from The U. S. National herbarium Vol. 14, Part 2. 1910 first edition paper wrapper. 71 pages with 15 full page b/w plates. Book is in very good condition with slight darkening to edge of cover, spine and free end page. Bottom of spine has a ¼" rip. Plates are fine. $25.00

Corner, E. J. H., THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PALMS. 1966 first edition with price clipped dust cover. Professor Corner answers three basic questions in the book- what palms are, whence they have come and where they stand in the progress of nature. 393 pages with 24 pages of b/w photos and numerous line drawings. Book is in near fine and dust cover very good with a repaired 1" rip. $100.00

Coulter, J. PRELIMINARY REVISIONS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF ECHINOCACTUS, CEREUS AND OPUNTIA, Contributions from The U. S. National Herbarium Vol. III, No. 7. April 1, 1896 first edition paper wrapper. 105 pages of descriptions and lists with no illustrations. 2 copies available with yellowing, edge of pages bent, stamp on title on one copy with a water stain on top and chipping on bottom and to the first page. Otherwise books in good condition with some pages uncut. $25.00 and $30.00.

Court, Doreen, SUCCULENT FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. A comprehensive and authoritative guide to the indigenous succulents of South Africa, Botswana, South-West Africa/Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe/Rhodesia & Mozambique incorporating the latest research and changes in nomenclature. 1981 hardbound first edition. 224 pages, 282 color pictures, 158 text-figs & 2 maps. A family by family, country by country, guide through the world of succulent plants. Book is in good condition with slight fraying on the bottom of the heel and bottom corners, and slight stains on cover. No dust cover. $50.00

Another two copies available in near fine condition with dust cover. $75.00

Coville, F. V. BOTANY OF THE DEATH VALLEY EXPEDITION: A REPORT…. U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM VOL. IV…NOVEMBER 29,1893. Paper wrapper book of Coville's biological survey of the region. Wrapper has chipping on bottom and edges some closed tears, tear on head of spine and signatures on front in pencil. Text is unopened with bending to page edges and numerous pages uncut. Book has folding map, frontispiece illustration and 21 plates in near fine condition. $200.00

Companion book to book above, NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA NO.7 PART II…. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…MAY 31,1893. Paper wrapper book with 8 reports on fauna in parts of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah relating to the Death Valley Expedition. One report is on Cactuses and Yucca by Merriam. Book has a frontispiece illustration, folding map in back and a few plates. Front cover has chips, a museum stamp and is detached. Rear cover has some chipping. Else bending to pages, numerous uncut pages and binding starting to separate. Text is unopened and in near fine condition. $60.00

Craig, Robert T., THE MAMMILARIA HANDBOOK. 1945 first edition. 390 pages with 304 b/w photos. A classic work on the subject and still regarded by Mammillaria students as the starting point of research. Book is in near fine condition, with slight yellowing to pages. $85.00

Two more copies, one is very good and the other is ex-library with slight damage to first free end page and signature of Craig on title, otherwise very good. $75.00 each

Craig, Robert T., THE MAMMILARIA HANDBOOK. 1963 reprint. 390 pages with 304 b/w photos. A classic work on the subject and still regarded by Mammillaria students as the starting point of research. Book is in near fine condition, with slight yellowing to pages. No dust cover. Book is still in print as a cheap softbound, but the earlier hardbound copies are much better quality. $35.00

Three other hardbound reprints with dust cover available from 1965, 1973 and 1975 in near fine condition. $40.00, sale price $33.00

CSSA JOURNALS, Cactus and Succulent Journal of America. 1937 Vol. 8 to 1944 Vol.16, missing Vol. 9 no. 12 and Vol. 15 no. 3 complete single issues in very good-near fine condition and 1945- 1970 red hardbound in two year increments with gilding to spine in near fine condition except 1945 issues have some damp staining. $950.00

CSSA JOURNALS, 1973-2004, single issues missing Vol. 71 no.5 in near fine condition. $350.00

1979 no.5 through 1997 in binders, very good condition with some yellowing to covers and slight smoke smell. $245.00

1975-1980, 1982-1990 complete in fine condition. $200.00

1975-1990 missing 2 issues. $220.00

Various other volumes and single issues, inquire for details. Single issues $4.00; Volumes before 1995 $15.00; Volumes after 1995 $25.00

Cullmann, W., E. Gotz & G. Groner, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CACTI. 1987 first English hardbound edition. Near fine condition, no dust cover. Pictorial book with over 400 color photographs within 360 pages. $45.00

CYCADIA Succulent and Cycad catalog. 1970's 10 page list in near fine condition. $2.50

1979 20 page list with great b/w photos in near fine condition. $5.00

1980 25 page list with more great pictures in mint condition. $6.00

Davids, Arlette, ROCK PLANTS-FLOWERS. 1939 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Large coffee table size book with 40 full page color plates of cacti and succulents. Ex-library with usual markings. Binding split on front feg. Otherwise binding tight. Dust cover has chipping and two tears. Book is in very good condition, dust cover is in good condition. $40.00

Another copy without dust cover in very good condition, $40.00.

A third copy with spine broken away from text( reglued) and title page with introduction loose. Book is in good condition. $25.00

Davids, Arlette, ROCK PLANTS. 1948 second edition with no dust cover. 32 color plates of cacti and succulents in a coffee sized book in good condition with a broken spine and watermarks to the cover. Plastic cover on book for protection. $20.00

Another copy in very good condition with an address label on front fep, rubbing to top and bottom of spine and water spots on bottom of front cover. $27.50

A third copy with dustcover in near fine condition with The Desert Magazine stamp on the front fep and dust cover in good condition with chipping and a few closed tears. $37.50

Davids, Arlette, SPRING FLOWERS. Second edition hardbound with dust cover. 32 color plates of hyacinths, tulips and narcissi in a coffee table sized book. Book is in very good condition and dust cover has chipping and some closed tears in good condition. $37.50

Another copy in very good condition with no dust cover. Inscription on fep and the tabs from the dust cover inside of book. $30.00

Dawson, E. Yale, CACTI OF CALIFORNIA. 1966 softbound first edition. 64 pages, 48 color pictures, 25 sketches, in fine condition. $12.50

DER KAKTEEN-FREUND, illustrated monthly bulletins for lovers of cacti. German monthly Volume 2 & 3, 1933-1934 20 issues, missing 4 issues in very good condition with only staples showing rust. $50.00

A Visitor's Guide to 20 Plants on the DESERT DISCOVERY TRAIL, Desert Botanical garden, Phoenix, Arizona. 1997 stapled paper wrapper. Mint. $4.00

DESERT PLANTS, quarterly journal published by The University of Arizona for the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, Vol. 1(August 1979) through Vol. 6(1984). Volume 1 only has two issues, the set is complete. Semi-technical journal dealing with any phase of arid land plant science. Each issue has about 50 pages, numerous b/w photos and line drawings on glossy paper. Middle of Vol. 2 the first color pictures are published and increase with each publication. Journals are in near fine condition. $60.00

Volume 17-19 complete 6 issues in fine condition. $20.00

DINTERIA 6,7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 & 17, Scientific Society of SW Africa, stapled paper wrapper. Journal's focus is on South African succulents. Some books have one color plate and all have numerous b/w photos and articles. Books are near fine with slight yellowing to the edges of the cover. No. 6 and 10 are society reprints and are $6.00 each. All other issues are $12.00 each

Dodge, Natt N., FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERT. 1965 softbound sixth edition. 112 pages. Nice older field guide with numerous b/w line drawings of plants, flowers & leaves of desert plants. Includes cacti, trees, flowers and shrubs. Near fine condition. $10.00

Dyer, R. Allen, CEROPEGIA, BRACHYSTELMA AND RIOCREUXIA. 1983 first edition hardbound with dust cover. 242 pages with 20 color plates and 125 b/w illustrations. Great monograph with well illustrated descriptions. Book in mint condition and dust cover near mint. $110.00

Dyer, R. A. THE VEGETATION OF THE DIVISIONS OF ALBANY AND BATHURST, Botanical Survey of South Africa Memoir No. 17. 1937 first edition paper wrapper. An investigation into the flora of this Eastern Cape region with 4 maps, 4 diagrams and 42 b/w photos. Two copies with foxing to end pages and staining to covers. $30.00

Earle, W. Hubert, CACTI OF THE SOUTHWEST. Desert Botanical Garden Science Bulletin No. 4. 1963 first edition hardcover. 110 pages and 129 b/w photos. Useful field guide with keys and descriptions of Southwestern U.S.A. species. Book is almost new with slight yellowing to edge of pages. No dust cover. $12.50

Eliovson, Sima, DISCOVERING WILD FLOWERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. 1962 hardbound first edition. Price clipped dust cover. Book is in good condition with darkening to bottom and slight fraying to bottom of spine heel. Text is in very good condition. Dust cover is in good condition with 3 small rips and some wear to edges. Gorgeous book with over 100 tipped-in paste down color plates and accompanying descriptions of the more colorful and accessible wild flowers of South Africa. 11" x 8 1/2" format, 253 pages. $40.00

Eliovson, Sima, PROTEAS FOR PLEASURE. 1973 third edition, revised and enlarged hardbound with dust cover. 77 color photos with a detailed botanical portrait of a lovely flower within 228 pages. Book is fine. $30.00

Engelmann, G & J. Bigelow. DESCRIPTION OF THE CACTACEAE, included in REPORTS OF EXPLORATION AND SURVEYS TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST PRACTICABLE AND CEONOMICAL ROUTE FOR A RAILROAD FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, VOL. 4. 1856 Hardbound with quarter leather and marbled boards. 480 pages of text, many steel engravings. The cactus section consists of 30 pages of text with 24 beautifully detailed engravings of cacti similar to those in the Boundary Survey. Book contains the multi-paged hand colored map of trees on the Engelmann route. Book is fair with spine ripped in half with back board detached. Some cacti plates slightly foxed and others with small stain to print or edge. About ½ of the cacti plates are in very good condition. $175.00

EUPHORBIA JOURNALS, Volume 1-5. All five books are first edition hard bounds with dust covers. Each volume increases the number of pages and the color photos while continuing the standard of euphorbia excellence. All five books are in near fine condition with no defects. Sold as a set for $219.00 plus $10.00 shipping.

Multiple fine copies of volume 1, first edition. $53.00

Volume 2. $42.00

Volume 3. $42.00

Volume 4. $42.00

Volume 4. $42.00

Volume 5. $42.00

Volume 6. $42.00

Fairchild, David, EXPLORING FOR PLANTS, From Notes of the Allison Vincent Armour Expeditions for the United States Department of Agriculture, 1925, 1226 and 1927. 1930 first edition hardbound with no dust cover. Fascinating adventure within 591 pages and numerous b/w photos. Book is in very good condition with a small name label on the insert with the number 35 in red. Also glued to the insert is a signed and dated letter from Fairchild about seed that the recipient has from the expedition. $125.00

THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF AFRICA. This publication is issued as an illustrated serial journal much on the lines of Curtis' Botanical magazine. Volume 27 through volume 47 complete hardbound with 40 color plates in each volume. Volume 27 to 43 are black gilded hard bounds with plate numbers on spine. Volume 44 to 47 are green gilded hard bounds with same characteristics as the black. 20 volumes in near fine condition with book plates from Abbey Gardens and Bob Foster for $1200.00.

Froderstrom, Dr. Harold, THE GENUS SEDUM, A Systematic Essay. 1936 first edition printed in Sweden, paper wrapper. A monumental monograph divided into four text sections with hundreds of b/w photos of plants. Book is in very good condition. $150.00

Second copy library hardbound to the paper wrapper in near fine condition. $200.00

Glass, Charles & Robert Foster, CACTI AND SUCULENTS FOR THE AMATEUR. 1976 softbound. 72 pages and 217 b/w photos. A chatty, readable guide that is one of the best introductions for beginners, now out of print. Mint condition $7.50

Griffiths, David & Charles Henry Thompson, CACTI. 1930 paper wrapper published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Circular No. 66. 25 page guide on cacti growing with 19 plates, one in color and looks to be similar to The Cactaceae plates except smaller. Book is in very good condition with an inscription – personal property of M Schulty - on the cover. $22.50

GRIGSBY CACTUS GARDENS, 1976 catalog with 2 tapes on edge. Color cover picture, 20 pages and 41 b/w photos. $4.00

Haage, Ferd. CACTEEN-KULTUR. Handbuch fur Cacteenfreunde und Liebhaber von succulenten Pflanzen. Early 1900's German second edition undated and enlarged. 261 pages with hundreds of detailed b/w prints and some photos. Book is in very good condition with Cacteen written in ink on spine, darkening to free end pages and slight soiling to title page and first text page. No dust cover. $50.00

Haage, Walther, CACTI AND SUCCULENTS A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK. 1963 First English edition hardbound with dust cover. 264 pages, 223 color photos, 678 line drawings and 3 maps. One of the more popular handbooks in the 60's. Book is in very good condition with rips in dust cover and a piece missing in the middle of the spine. $12.00

Haage, Walther, FREUDE MIT KAKTEEN. 1967 German edition hardbound with chipping and wear to dust cover, otherwise in near fine condition. $15.00

Haselton, Scott E., CACTI FOR THE AMATEUR. 1947 fourth edition hardbound. 110 color pictures in miniature and 150 b/w photos in a well-written guide to growing cacti. An extremely popular book that went through four printings. Book is in very good to near fine condition with no dust cover. $12.00

Multiple hardbound copies of first edition through the fourth in very good/near fine condition. $12.00-$16.00

Multiple paperback copies of the first edition in fine condition. $10.00

Haselton, Scott E., EPIPHYLLUM HANDBOOK. 1951 reprint hardbound. 170 b/w photos within 231 pages. Fine monograph on growing jungle cacti. This book is considered a classic and is still in demand today. Book is mint and is unopened with no dust cover. Rare! $45.00

Second copy with different binding , better quality pictures and color plate next to title page. Book is near fine with yellowing to first end page. $50.00

HASELTONIA, NUMBER 1, 1993. First year CSSA technical publication on cacti and succulents. 139 pages with 77 b/w photos, 38 color photos, 18 line drawings and 9 maps. 2 mint copies available for the discounted price of $30.00 each.

HAWORTHIAD, Journal of The Haworthia Society, Volume 1, No. 1 1986 through Volume 12, Issue 4 1998. First issue is a society reprints. Journal with articles, b/w drawing (color photos starting with Volume 6) and excellent information for the haworthia connoisseur. Complete set in mint condition. $140.00

Volume 1, no. 1 through Vol. 15, 2001 in Haworthiad binders in mint condition. Early issues are society reprint. $225.00

Heil, Kenneth D., FAMILIAR CACTI OF NORTH AMERICA. 1993 first edition softbound. Pocket, postcard sized book illustrated with full-page color photos of cacti. Mint condition. 2 copies available. $8.00

New book with remainder dot on bottom or top edge. Multiple copies in mint condition. $6.00

Herre, H., THE GENERA OF THE MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE. 1971 first edition hardbound. The book includes a full set of botanical drawings from the artists at the Bolus Herbarium at the University in Cape Town, South Africa. An exceptionally good, comprehensive book on the subject with 124 color illustrations, 27 b/w photos and distribution maps for Mesemb reference. The book is in fine condition. Slight fading to the gilding on the spine and no dust cover. $110.00

Hertrich, William, A GUIDE TO THE DESERT PLANT COLLECTION, In the Huntington Botanical Gardens. 1953 reprint paper wrapper with 40 pages. Numerous b/w pictures and text on the gardens. Book in very good condition with some wrinkling and crease to cover and first few pages. $7.50

Second 1974 copy in mint condition. $10.00

Hertrich, William, THE HUNTINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS 1905-1949, Personal Recollections of William Hertrich. 1953, second impression hardbound.. Book is in good condition with spotting to heel, corners bumped, shelf wear and some small pieces scrapped off front cover. Was $40.00 now $35.00

Another copy, 1949 first edition in very good condition with lower right corner wore through to card stock and ½" rip to the lower heel. Was $50.00, now $45.00

Third copy 1953 edition in very good+ condition. $50.00

Higgins, Ethel Bailey, OUR NATIVE CACTI. 1931 first edition hardbound in very good condition without dust cover and foxing to free end pages and back of frontispiece. $10.00

Higgins, Vera, M.A., CRASSULAS IN CULTIVATION. 1964 first edition hardcover with plastic covered dust cover. Great little book with 8 color plates and numerous line drawings of crassulas. Book is in near fine condition with slight yellowing to dust cover. Previous owner's name and address on free end page. $27.50

Second copy with price clipped dust cover in very good condition. $26.00

Third copy with no dust cover in very good condition with slight foxing to insert and first free end page. $21.00

Higgins, Vera, THE STUDY OF CACTI. 1956 reprint with price clipped dust cover. 144 pages with 4 color plates and numerous b/w photos. Book is in very good condition with chipping and small rips to dust cover. $10.00

Another copy, 1950 reprint without dust cover in very good condition. $6.00

1933 first edition without dust cover and signed by Vera on the first free end page with a picture of her pasted to the insert. Very good condition with yellowing to the free end pages. $20.00

Higgins, Vera, SUCCULENTS IN CULTIVATION-CACTI INCLUDED. 1960 first edition with price clipped dust cover. Book on growing succulents with 72 b/w photos and 8 color plates within 168 pages in near fine for book and chipped dust cover in very good condition. $15.00

Hinrichs, Linda & Nicolay Zurek, CACTI- A PRICKLY PORTRAIT OF A DESERT EXCENTRIC.1995 softbound in new condition. An exquisitely designed coffee table book with detailed color photos. Includes some plant descriptions, lore and other information. $17.00

Hoffman, Ralph, E. O. Orpret, Eric Walther & James West, CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. Community and Arts Association, Santa Barbara, CA. 1930 first edition paperback. An annotated list of plants in the Santa Barbara region. Text is in excellent condition but yellowed and missing front cover. Was $15.00, reduced to $10.00

Houghton, A. D. THE CACTUS BOOK. 1931 reprint hardbound with dust cover. Small format book with 147 pages and 16 b/w photos. Houghton, the President of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, shares his knowledge and enthusiasm for the hobby. Book in very good condition, dust cover good with small rips and chipping. Abbey Gardens Press book plate on the insert. $20.00

HOUGHTON GARDENS. First List of retail plants, Spring 1934. 6 page listing of available retail plants by grower. Tear to cover, but still in very good condition. $7.00

Howes, Paul G. THE GIANT CACTUS FOREST AND ITS WORLD. 1954 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Botanical and zoological survey of the southwest. 258 pages, 158 b/w photos, 30 line drawings and 1 color plate. Book is in very good condition with a closed rip, chipping and price cut dust cover. $20.00

Three other copies in very good condition. One with dust cover slightly more chipped than above book. Of the remaining books one has a sentence underlined in the intro. $18.00, $12.00 & $14.00

Innes, Clive, ALPINES, THE ILLUSTRATED DICTONARY. 1995 first edition hardcover with dust cover. 192 pages, 965 color photos. Includes a fair amount of succulents, some much too tender for outdoors. The book also covers alpine houseplants. Fine condition. $40.00

Innes, Clive & Charles Glass, CACTI. 1991 first edition hardcover with dust cover. Over 1200 full-color illustrations. Authoritative visual guide, each containing all the information needed to identify individual plants and to select the proper species for any purpose. Includes essential background on soil types, sun and shade requirements, maintenance and pest care. Book is in near fine condition except for a price sticker on lower back and book has been dropped resulting in a 3" rip on the front-end page next to the binding. $20.00

Innes, Clive, COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF CACTI & SUCCULENTS. 1977 first edition hardbound with dust cover. 224 pages with 40 color and 100 b/w photos. Book in near fine with fine dust cover. $16.50

Innes, Clive, THE HANDBOOK OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. 1988 hardbound first edition. This book is a comprehensive guide to all the families and most interesting genera of these fascinating plants and to their care and cultivation. More than 290 full color pictures within 176 pages. This book is an invaluable reference guide for succulent plant enthusiast. The up-to-date family and genus directories provide further authoritative sources of information for the serious collector. Book is in mint condition. $30.00

Isley, Paul T., TILLANDSIA. 1987 first edition hardbound with plastic covered dust cover. Some 60 species of these rare plants are discussed in detail and illustrated by absolutely beautiful color photographs. 256pp. Book is near fine with bumps to top corners of dust cover, slight wear to front cover and bump to bottom edge of book , near heel. $355.00

Jacobsen, H., A HANDBOOK OF SUCCULENT PLANTS. Descriptions, synonyms and cultural details for succulents other than cacti. 1960 first edition with individual slip covers for each volume. For the past 40 years this 3 volume set has been considered the absolute reference guide. It is without equal the best descriptive listing of succulents. Books are in fine condition and the slipcovers are very good with red tape on one edge. Book has 1411 pages, 1617 text- b/w photos and 3 maps with no dust covers as issued. $179.00

1960 first English edition with no slip cover and books are near fine with bumps to some corners. $159.00

One incomplete set of the 1960 edition, volume 2 good+ and volume 3 near fine. $33.00 and $45.00 each.

Jacobsen, H., LEXICON OF SUCCULENT PLANTS, 1977 hardbound second edition. 1069 illustrations on 200 plates with short descriptions, habitat information and synonymy of succulent plants other than Cactaceae. Dust cover and book in very good condition. $75.00

1974 first English edition with price clipped on dust cover. Dust cover has reinforcing with tape on head and tail of spine. Otherwise in very good condition. $75.00

Three other 1974 editions in very good to near fine condition with dust cover. $75.00-$95.00

Jacobsen, H, DAS SUKKULENTEN LEXIKON, 1970 German first edition hardbound with chipped and worn dust cover and very good text. $50.00

Jeanes, Charlotte & Joseph Stacey, DESERT BEAUTY, THE STORY OF CACTI. 1962 first edition hardcover. 1st. Nature Adventure. 8 x 11. Nature-adventure book from Arizona Highways Magazine. Frontispiece: Prickly pear blossoms, no dust cover. 32 pages including Glossary with 33 color illustrations of Cacti in bloom. Book is in near fine condition with slight yellowing to page edges and end pages. $20.00

JOHNSON CACTUS GARDENS, 1962 catalog from Paramount, in near fine condition. $12.00

JOHNSON CACTUS GARDENS, 1966 catalog in very good condition with two hole punches in margin. $7.50

Second copy in near fine condition with yellowing to text. $11.00

JOHNSON CACTUS GARDENS, 1968 catalog in good condition with chipping and tear to binding of cover and front lower corner missing. $7.50

JOHNSON WATER GARDENS, 1931 catalog with color cover, color on inside cover and one color plate. 36 page catalog on water gardens with b/w photos and a few line drawings. 4 pages in back listing cacti and succulents. Catalog is in very good condition. $20.00

Another catalog from 1937 slightly bigger than the catalog above with no pagination and a few color water plants, color cover and b/w photos. Catalog in in very good condition except one page is missing ¼ text. $10.00

JOURNAL OF THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1968-1974, missing 1971 and 1973 in near fine condition. Journals are bilingual and contain numerous articles on flora with color and b/w photos. 6 issues with 75 pages each and a duplicate of 1968, $5.00 each.

JOURNAL OF THE MAMMILLARIA SOCIETY, Volume 30, No. 1 (February 1991) through Volume 37, No. 3 (August 1997). Missing 1 issue in volume 36 & 37, otherwise volumes are complete. Very good condition. Was $30.00, now $25.00

Volume 19 (1979), no. 3, Vol. 20-21 complete 6 issues, Vol. 22, no.1-2, Vol. 24, no.1 and Vol. 29-31 missing Vol. 30, no. 3, in all 29 issues in very good to near fine condition for $43.00.

Judd, Eric, WHAT ALOE IS THAT? 1967 hardbound first edition. This is a handbook and guide that describes 119 of the 132 South African species of aloe and has small color illustrations. Book and dust cover are in near fine condition. $25.00

Kalman, Bela and Hammer, Steven, SUCCULENTS NATURE’S SCULPTURAL WONDERS. 2001 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Coffee table book with 144pages and120 color photos. Excellent photos and well placed words from an impressive duo of international photographer and plant expert Books are new and retail for $49.95. Sale price $35.00.

KAKTEEN UND ANDERE SUKKULENTEN, 1972, vol. 23, no. 11 and 12 in near fine condition with articles in German, color and b/w photos. $2.50 for both issues.

Kearney, Thomas H. FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF ARIZONA. 1942 first edition with no dust cover. Green cloth with gild letter and 1069 pages with29 b/w plates. Lists plants A to Z with key. Book is very good with ex-library withdrawn markings - glue on free end page and book plates on insert. $35.00

Kimberley, Michael J., EXCELSA JOURNAL OF THE ALOE, CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF RHODESIA. Journal #1-12, 1971-1986. In very good condition with one or two journals having small rips on bottom of spine. $200.00 plus $10.00 shipping

Kimberley, Michael J., EXCELSA JOURNAL OF THE ALOE, CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF RHODESIA. Journal #2-10, 1972-1982. In near fine condition $150.00 plus $8.00 shipping

Kimberley, Michael J., EXCELSA JOURNAL OF THE ALOE, CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF RHODESIA. Journal #3 1973. 101 pages of articles on lithops, aloes, climate and other African interests. Journal is in good condition with a ¾" rip on the bottom of the spine. $13.00

Kimberley, Michael J., EXCELSA JOURNAL OF THE ALOE, CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF RHODESIA. Journal #9 1980. 100 pages of articles on aloes, gasterias, cycads and stapeliads with color and b/w pictures. Journal is in very good condition. $16.00

Kinney, Abbot, EUCALYPTUS. 1895 first edition. 298 pages with numerous b/w photos about the history of the eucalyptus and its beginnings in California. Book is quarter buckram with decorative boards in very good condition with owner'' signature on free end page and ¼ of the webbing is exposed on the first page of text and completely in the index at the back of the book. Binding is tight. No other defects. $65.00

KNICKERBOCKER CACTI AND SUCCULENT GARDENS, Second catalog, number 6 from 1942 with 48 page list and plant pictures. Very good condition with lower corner bent up to page 7. $15.00

Third catalog, number 7 from 1943(?). Same description as above, except in fine condition. $20.00

Koch, Ludwig, UNTERSUCHUNGEN UBER DIE ENTWICKLUNG DER CRASSULACEEN. 1879 first edition large format German heavy paper wrapper. Technical book on morphology and anatomy of sedums with 139 pages and 16 plates on cell structure with some partly tinted. Book is very good with some sunning to wrapper, a few small rips to spine. Text seems unopened. Numerous pages are uncut. Rare! $275.00

Kramer, J, CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. 1977 softbound. 67 color pictures with 121 b/w photos within 159 pages. Good introduction to arid plants. Two copies available in very good condition. Discounted from $15.00 to $10.00 each.

Krutch, Joseph Wood, BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE. 1967 first edition hardbound with price clipped dust cover. 10 3/4" X 13 3/4". 174 pages with 73 colored plates. This book represents the high point of the American Conservation Movement. David Brower, then president of the Sierra Club, writes the foreword, Joseph Krutch the introduction and text, there is a long passage from Wallace Stegner, who used the phrase "geology of hope," it is edited by Kenneth Brower and of course Eliot Porter's photographs said in image what these masters said in words. This book is in fine condition. Boards are covered in green cloth with gilt lettering and fine dust cover. $55.00

Kupper, Walter & Pia Roshardt, CACTI. 1960 first edition hardbound. 127pages with 49 excellent reproduced gorgeous color plates of cacti with a narrative history and cultural information. Dust cover is ragged with rips and tape, but book is in very good condition. $20.00

Second copy without a dust cover and in near fine condition. $20.00

Lamb, Edgar & Brian M., COLORFUL CACTI OF THE AMERICAN DESERTS. 1974 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Another Lamb pocketbook with great pictures and descriptions. Fine condition. $6.00

Lamb, Edgar & Brian M. MONTHLY NOTES ON THE EXOTIC COLLECTION of Cacti - Succulents and other Exotic Plants. January, 1970 through December, 1971; January, 1976 through August/September, 1987(missing July, 1987). These are complete with all the monthly photographic plates, international notes and some of the various other inserts through the years. Journals are in mint condition. $75.00

Lamb, Edgar & Brian M. PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCE PLATES. 2 black binders with about 120 plates, most are not in the above collection. Plates are in mint condition. $45.00

Lamb, Edgar, STAPELIADS IN CULTIVATION. 1957 first edition hardbound with dust cover. 156 pages with 127 black and white and 26 color reproductions of photographs taken by the author. This classic book includes a key to flower bud forms and a list of sixty additional stapeliads most likely to be found in cultivation. Dust cover is ripped and has chips missing, but book is in very good condition with only one upper corner frayed. $40.00

Second copy without dust cover in near fine condition. $30.00

Lamb, Edgar & Brian, M., POCKET ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF CACTI IN COLOR. 1981 revised edition hardbound with dust cover. 217 pages. A well written beginners guide to succulent collecting with 326 color pictures and cultural information. Book is worn but still has numerous reads. $5.00

Second copy signed and in new condition. $10.00

Lamb, Brian M. and Edgar, THE ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE ON CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. Various editions from 1955 through 1979 with dust covers. 404 color photos, 917 b/w photos, 1,447 total pages. Out of print. This classic 5 volume set was the standard pictorial reference in its day and still in demand today. Two set available in very good condition. One set is missing Volume 1 dustcover. $100.00 each set plus $10.00 shipping.

Third set with various editions in good plus condition with some chipping to the dust covers, missing volume 2. $60.00 plus $8.00 shipping

Langlois, Arthur C., SUPPLEMENT TO PALMS OF THE WORLD. 1976 first edition with dust cover. A supplement to Palms of the World with 250 b/w photos of over 100 genera, many never before illustrated. Text is mint, dust cover very good with two closed rips repaired with archival tape. $75.00

Laren, A. J. Van, VETPLANTEN. 1932 Dutch first edition hardbound. Rare Dutch book on succulents with 144 magnificent succulent pasted-in color illustrations with Latin names. Book has 101 pages in a large format with all plates intact. Book is in very good condition with foxing on the inserts. No foxing on the plates or text. $57.50

Two copies, one with a plastic cover, foxing to prelims and slightly throughout the text in good condition. $50.00 each

Fourth copy with a tear on the lower spine, foxing to text but not pictures and wear on the cover edges and on the cover. $40.00

Laren, A.J. Van, CACTUSSEN. 1931 hardbound. Same as Vetplanten except it covers cacti. Both books are unusual with some of the finest illustrations ever made. Book is in good condition with foxing on the inserts and small spots through the text with no foxing on the plates. $50.00

Second copy with a plastic cover and the same foxing. $50.00

Laren, A.J. Van, CACTUS. Limited printed copies of 1500, this being 561, 1935 hardbound. Same as the Dutch books. Binding webbing exposed front and back, front end page has numerous small holes and some chipping, ex libris plate and pencil writing in front and back. No foxing but slight yellowing to the front cover and pages edges. Fair condition. $80.00

A second copy, number 1431 out of 1500 in very good condition with plastic cover and no defects. $120.00

A third copy, number 63 in near fine condition with slight darkening to spine. $130.00

A fourth copy, number 365 ex-library in good condition with webbing showing at title page and tape to back & fep. No foxing to book. $80.00

Laren, A. J. Van, SUCCULENTS OTHER THAN CACTI. 1935 hardcover second edition, number 480 out of 500. Translated from the Dutch into English in a limited press of 500 copies. This rare Dutch book has some of the most beautiful paste-in color drawings imaginable. Botanical names under each drawing. Includes descriptions of many genera, cultural information and growing information throughout the text. Book is in very good condition with darkening to free end pages and slight foxing on some the text pages but not the pictures. All color pictures are pasted in. $125.00

A second copy in better condition, number 426 with slight darkening to spine. No other defects. $140.00

A third copy, number 888 out of 1000, first edition 1934 in mint condition with a plastic cover. $175.00

A fourth copy rebound ex-library, number 900, first edition 1934 in very good+ condition with the usual library markings. $140.00

A fifth copy, number 308 out of 1000, first edition 1934 in fair/good- condition with spine missing, webbing showing, slight yellowing and damage to front free end page. Book has a picture with mounting corners in it on the dedication page of the Abbey Press building. Only book I have seen to have this. Great book for rebinding. $85.00

Lawson Cactus Gardens, BOOK OF CACTI FOR THE AMATEUR COLLECTOR, 1935 cardstock stapled with cloth binding on heel. Predecessor to the Abbey Garden Press publication. Nice descriptive list of cacti with corresponding picture on opposite page. Book has 20 pages, in very good condition with fraying to clothe binding in the middle on front heel edge and a water stain to bottom corner through one third of the book. $10.00

Luckhoff, C. A., THE STAPELIEAE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. 1952 first edition hardbound in Dutch and English. Monograph with botanical notes and keys, beautifully illustrated with 5 full-page color plates and 250 large b/w photos within 280 pages. Book is in very good condition with minimal shelf wear and some age toning to the front free end page. Rare. $225.00

Second copy ex-library with the usual markings on the front free end pages in very good condition. $200.00

Mace A. W., NOTOCACTUS. A REVIEW OF THE GENUS INCORPORATING BRASILICACTUS, ERIOCACTUS AND WIGGINSIA. 1987 spiral bound wrapper. 87 pages with 18 b/w photos and 37 graphics. Near fine condition. Reduced from $20.00 to $10.00

Manning, Reg, WHAT KINDA CACTUS IZZAT? 1946 hardbound reprint. Humorous book on desert plants. Book is in very good condition with two inscriptions on the free end pages. $10.00

Another hardbound book with dust cover, 1957 edition in very good condition with stamp on front free end page. $9.00

Marloth, Rudolf, THE FLORA OF SOUTH AFRICA WITH SYNOPTICAL TABLES OF THE HIGHER PLANTS, 6 Volumes in 4. 1913 first edition hardbound without dust cover. Summary of contents all volumes: VOL I: Thallophyta. Bryophyta. Pteridophyta. Gymnospermae. Dicotyledones: Part I (Orders I-XI) Piperales-Rhoeadales. VOL II: Dicotyledones: Part II (Orders XII-XX) Rosales-Umbelliflorae. VOL III: Dicotyledones: Part III. Sympetalae. VOL IV: Monocotyledones. Original green buckram gilt & top edge gilt., but volume II bound in darker green cloth. VOL I (1913): xviii + 264 pages including index & reference works, frontis (condensed ports), 36 color plates, 30 monochrome plates, figures, covers rubbed, corners bruised, weakening hinges with one plate loose in back, VOL II Section I (1924): xii + 120 pp including index, 26 color plates, 16 monochrome plates, figures, frontis (plate I), VOL II Section II (1925): iv + pp 121-272 including index, 26 color plates 12 monochrome plates, figures, covers rubbed, VOL III Section I (1932): xx + 148b pp including index & frontis (port), 25 color plates, 13 monochrome plates, figures, VOL III Section II (1932): iii + pages 149-349 including index & appendix, 25 color plates, 7 monochrome plates, figures, VOL IV (1915): x + 208 pages including index & reference works, 42 color plates, 18 monochrome plates, figures (lacks fig 59, as usual). The set is ex-library with stickers on cover, numbers on lower heel, stamp on inserts, stamp on free end pages and title page. Unless noted set is good/very good with spotting to covers. $895.00 for set and $20.00 shipping.

Marsden, C., GROW CACTI A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK. 1958 reprint hardbound with dust cover. Enlarged edition with more illustrations, 2 color and 4b/w plates. Book has 178 pages. Book is in near fine condition with price clipped dust cover and protective plastic over dust cover. $10.00

Marsden, C. & H.S. Jackson, REBUTIA. CACTICULTURAL SERIES BOOK II. 1968 first edition hardbound. 14 color plates and some line drawings with descriptive text on rebutias. Dust cover very good with wear on edges. Book in fine condition. $30.00

Marshall, W. Taylor and R. S. Woods, GLOSSARY OF SUCCULENT PLANT TERMS. 1945 second edition hardcover with no dust cover. 112 pages, 320 text-figures with b/w photos. This user-friendly, helpful book gives explanation of plant terms and is a pronunciation guide on botanical names. Fine copy for $39.00.

Second copy in very good condition with slight yellowing to the insert pages. $35.00

Third copy in very good condition with shelf wear on the spine ends. $33.00

Fourth copy in very good condition with plastic laminate cover glued to insert. $30.00

Marshall, W. Taylor and Thor Methven Bock, CACTACEAE, with illustrated keys of all tribes, sub-tribes and genera. 1941 paper wrapper. 220 pp., 163 b/w photos, & 31 b/w full-page line drawings. This book is an addendum to The Cactaceae with new information. Book is in near fine condition with yellowing to wrapper and page edges. Discount from $95.00 to $60.00

Another copy, 1941 first edition hardbound in very good condition with slight foxing on free end pages and title page with no dust cover. $90.00

Numerous other 1941 hardbounds, one with smaller margins, in near fine condition with no dust covers. $100.00

A 1977 hardbound reprint in mint condition with no dust cover, $75.00.

A 1941 hardbound signed by both authors on title page with a dust cover in near fine condition with darkening to dust cover edges and spine and previous owner's signature . $150.00

Matis, Julius Et. al., OBRAZKOVY MINILEXIKON SUKULENTOV. 1992 Czech b/w paperback picture book. 66 pages with visual cultural guides to growing rare and common succulents. Nice pictures of succulents with English taxonomy. Book is new. $2.50

A second book with 64 pages of different succulents. Book is new. $2.50

Matschat, Cecile Hulse, MEXICAN PLANTS FOR AMERICAN GARDENS. 1935 first edition hardbound with price clipped dust cover. 269 pages with 4 full-page b&w photos and 33 in-text b/w illustrations. Four hundred species are discussed in their ability to adapt to northern conditions, either outside or protected. Book is very good with slight foxing to end pages and soiling to bottom of cover. Dust cover has some repaired rips and chipping, in good condition. $40.00

Merriam, C. Hart, NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF TREEE AND SHRUBS IN THE DESERTS AND DESERT RANGES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHWESTERN UTAH AND NOTES ON THE GEOGRAPHIC AND VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF CACTUSES, YUCCAS, AND AGAVE, IN THE DESERTS AND DESERT RANGES OF SOUTHERN…. Two papers from North American Fauna, No.7 pp. 285-343, and 345-359, May 31, 1893 in paper wrapper. Book has 14 b/w plates and one fold out map in the back. 2 copies available with slight chipping to cover and darkening. $22.00

McCABE CACTUS GARDEN retail catalog. No date on list, probably 30's. 16 page list with pictures in very good condition. A few marks on front and back cover, and a crease in the middle of the list. $7.50

Another list of the same with a paper wrapper and new staples. List is slightly better condition. $8.50

McCurrach, James, PALMS OF THE WORLD. 1970 reprint hardbound without dust cover. An excellent reference book with 290 pages, 400 b/w photos, glossary in front and list of plants. Book is in near fine condition. 2 copies available, with one covered in protective paper. $50.00 each

McDaniel, Bruce W., THE DESERT GOD'S CRUCIBLE. 1926 first edition hardbound without dust cover. A beautiful presentation of desert landscapes with 100+ illustrations and photos, printed in sepia, with inspirational poetry throughout. Book is near fine with slight wear on bottom corners and heel. $25.00

Meadow, Katie, CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS FOR YOUR HOME. 1976 softbound book. Designed for older children with155 pages, color photos and two tone line drawing. Book is mint. $10.00

MESEMB STUDY GROUP BULLETIN, Vol. 6 #1- 4, Vol. 7 #1- 4. British publication for the Mesemb collector. Color pictures and numerous articles on cultivation, species and general interest to the collector. $16.00 for all 8 issues.

Missouri Botanical Gardens, SUCCULENTS. 1942 first edition stapled booklet. 27 page booklet with some pictures and basic information on succulents by the garden's authority, Ladislaus Cutak. Booklet in very good condition with a small stain on the cover. $3.00

Mitchell, Peter J. ed. SUCCULENTS SCENE ONE. 1981 first edition softbound. Introduction book to the succulent growing hobby with numerous articles on various species by notable British experts. 78 pages with numerous line drawings and some photos. Book is very good with yellowing to cover. $5.00

Moore, Harold E. Jr., THE MAJOR GROUPS OF PALMS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION. 1973 reprint paper wrapper. 140 pages with 60 b/w illustrations, maps and diagrams. Book is near fine condition with lower corner slightly bent in back. $25.00

Muir, J., THE VEGETATION OF THE RIVERSDALE AREA. 1929 wrapper. 82 page botanical survey of the plants, soils, climatic conditions and topography in near fine condition with age toning and slight rusting to staples. Book has one fold-out map and numerous graphs. $20.00

Muirhead, Desmond, PALMS. 1961 first edition paper bound. This book has been written to fill a gap in the recognition and knowledge of the different types of palms, and to guide people to plant them to improve the landscape, rather than to mar it. 140 pages with b/w line drawings and photos. Book is very good with lower corners bumped. $20.00

Another copy first edition, with pictoral hardbound in fine condition. $30.00

Munz, Philip A., A MANUAL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOTANY. 1935 first edition hardbound without dust cover. Book has general keys, descriptive flora, technical terms, index of names and botany of study within 642 pages. 310 line drawings with descriptions. Book is very good with slight yellowing to free end pages and slight soiling to one free end page. $30.00

Munz, Philip A., CALIFORNIA DESERT WILDFLOWERS. 1962 first edition softbound. 122 pp. with 96 color pictures, 2 maps and 172 b/w line drawings. A condensed field guide of A California Flora. Very good condition $15.00

NATIONAL CACTUS & SUCCULENT JOURNAL(GREAT BRITIAN). Volume 23(1968) to Volume 30(1975) complete in mint condition with color photos in last two volumes. $65.00

National Cactus and Succulent Society, A GUIDE TO CACTUS AND SUCCULENT PLANTS. 1960 stapled booklet. 40 pages of cultural information with 37 b/w pictures. Nice booklet in very good condition. Only defect is writing on the cover. $2.50

Neale, W. T., CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. 1935 first edition paper bound. 220 pages with 160 b/w photos on a 40 page section. For the most part this is a nurseryman's list of 2740 species, with brief descriptions, intro note and a brief essay on propagation. Sale data is indicated only by a letter code at the end of each item. Book is very good with no dust cover and a bend to the upper front corner and rear lower. $20.00

Nel, G., THE GIBBAEUM HANDBOOK. 1953 first edition with dust cover. The only monograph on these mesems. 70 b/w photos and line drawings with 7 color plates within 117 pages. Book is very good with price clipped cover. $100.00

Another two copies with no cover and price clipped cover in very good condition with sun to heel of cover. Book with no cover has 3/5ths of it placed inside. On insert is a book label from Bob Foster and Abbey Garden Press. $100.00 each

Nel, G. C. LITHOPS, 1946 privately published first edition hardbound. A pioneer monograph on the genus, with descriptions in Latin, English and Afrikaans; German and Dutch versions are given occasionally. 178 pages with magnificent illustrations and color plates by Evelyn Kramer. Book and dust cover in near fine condition with one bump to a corner. Dust cover covered in protective plastic. $125.00

A second copy in near fine condition available. $125.00 each

Orcutt, C. R., CACTOGRAPHY, 1915 four page price list. 10 copies available. All have yellowed with stains and/or chipping. $1.00 each

Oudshoorn, Win, 126 CACTI AND SUCCULENTS IN COLOUR. 1977 softbound. Good book with cultural descriptions and a nice list with color pictures of cacti and succulents. Book is fine with plastic laminate over the cover. $10.00

Padilla, Victoria, BROMELIADS. 1973 first edition with dust cover. One of the first comprehensive books on Bromeliads with 150 illustrations in color and b/w within134 pages. 2 books available in near fine condition with one dust cover showing fading to yellow on back of cover. $35.00 each

Palmer, E. & N. Pitman, TREES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 1961 first edition hardbound. 352 pages with index, 31 colored plates and 148 b/w photos. Book is covered in plastic with no dust cover in near fine condition. $70.00

Palmer, E. & N. Pitman, TREES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 1972 first edition three volume set with 2235 pages, double page maps, 24 color plates, numerous b/w photos and line drawings throughout the set. Most comprehensive set on the trees of Southern Africa. Set is in near fine condition with dust covers very good with slight tears to edges. $350.00

Parsons, Mary Elizabeth, THE WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFORNIA. 1921 hardbound reprint with no dust cover. Green cloth with stamped decoration, gilt titles, 417 pp. Plates of the original edition were lost in the San Francisco Fire; here redone and corrected, very lovely b&w paintings with 250 plates from Margaret Warner Buck. Book is in very good condition with little signs of wear and name label on insert. $20.00

Softbound 1966 Dover reprint in near fine condition. $7.50

Pavey, Gina, CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. 1979 first edition hardbound with dust cover. 62 pages with 180 beautiful color photos in a coffee table type book. Book is in very good condition with three small tears to dust cover. $10.00

Perl, Philip, CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. Volume 21, 1978 Time/Life Gardening Series hardcover. 62 color photos, 102 color drawings & 160 pages. Good basic guide with wonderful illustrations. Ex-library book with usual markings. Book in very good condition with no dust cover. $6.00

Pilbeam, John, Chris Rodgerson & Derek Tribble, ADROMISCHUS. Signed by John Pilbeam, 1998 decorative first edition hardbound. The only book written on these diverse South African gems with 109 color photos describing the 28 species. Book is new. $55.00

Pilbeam, John, HAWORTHIA AND ASTROLOBA. 1983 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Nice book with a commentary on the species written from a grower's perspective with 225 b/w photos, 94 line drawings and 8 pages of color photos within 176 pages. Book is in near fine condition with slight yellowing to upper dust cover front flap and a bookplate on insert. $100.00

Multiple copies in mint condition. $115.00

Pilbeam, John, THE INSTANT GUIDE TO HEALTHY SUCCULENTS. 1984 first America edition hardbound. 80 pages with hundreds of color and b/w drawings. A practical book that details all the cultural requirements to raise great succulents. Mint condition. $11.00

The same book as above except titled THE INSTANT GUIDE TO HEALTHY CACTI. Book is near fine with a line across the cover. $11.00

Pilbeam, John, MAMMILLARIA-A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE 1981 first edition hardbound. Full descriptions of all know mammillaria in the late 70's. Book has 168 pages, 283 b/w photos, 32 color photos and 3 maps. Book is in near fine condition with slight yellowing to the upper/lower dust cover flap. $60.00

Multiple copies in near fine condition. $65.00

Pilbeam, John & Bill Weightman, MAMMILLARIA-A COLOUR SUPPLEMENT. Signed by Pilbeam, 1987 blue buckram hardbound with 290 6" x 8" color pictures corresponding to the first mammillaria book. New and rare for $120.00.

Pilbeam, John, MAMMILLARIA. Signed 1999 hardbound with dust cover. Update to the earlier book with 425 color pictures within 376 pages. Books are new. $120.00

A few new copies had corners bumped during shipping but all are still signed by Pilbeam. $105.00.

Pilbeam, John & David Hunt, A SULCO GALLERY. Signed by Pilbeam, 2004 decorative hardbound. 64 pages, 238 color pictures of which 10 are Bolivian scenery, a map of the Sulco area in Bolivia, cultivation tips chapter, classification chapter, indexes of photos of this and the recent German book on Sulcos. For anyone interested in this very variable group of plants, this is valuable illustrated documentation of the appearance of many plants grown under field collection numbers. The modern 'lumped' species concept has unfortunately become a poor tool for horticultural collectors to label their plants which has left the collectors number method as the method of choice, albeit one that results in hard to remember tags for the plants. Multiple new signed books for $50.00.

Pilbeam, John, SULCOREBUTIA AND WEINGARTIA A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE. 1985 first edition hardbound with dust cover. A classic hobbyist’s guide on collecting and growing South American cacti with 104 color plates, 285 half-tones all within 144 pages. Book is fine with one corner bump to upper rear dust cover and another bump to bottom, near heal. $44.00

Pilbeam, John,THELOCACTUS. 1996 signed softbound. Another grower’s guide to culture with 42 full color pictures and 32 maps within 56 pages. Book is new. $25.00

Preston-Mafham, Rod & Ken, CACTI, THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. 1991 reprint hardbound with dust cover. 223 pp., 1103 color photos. Over 1100 species in color and descriptions. An excellent identification manual and perhaps one of the best-selling cacti books of all time. Book is very good with shelf wear on bottom. $33.00

PRINCIPLES , JOURNAL OF THE PALM SOCIETY, Vol. 18, No. 3( July, 1974) and Vol. 19(1975) through Vol. 20(1976). Quarterly journal on the study of the palm in all areas where they grow. 9 issues with two rosters of society members in fine condition. $20.00

Putman, E. W. A SYNONYMY OF THE GENUS GYMNOCALYUCIUM 1845-1967. Photocopy in a blue binder, original date is 1969 . Slight yellowing to first page, else near fine. $5.00

Putnam, E. W., GYMNOCALYCIUMS. 1978 booklet published by the British Cactus and Succulent Society. One of the first monographs with good descriptions and 36 b/w pictures within 74 pages. Book is in very good condition with remnants of a price sticker on the cover. $10.00

RAINMAN SUCCULENT NURSERY 1981 plant list. 4 page letter size list with order form in mint condition. $1.50

Rauh, Werner, BROMEDIADS, for Home, Garden and Greenhouse. 1979 first English edition hardbound. A compilation of the earlier two-volume German edition with all of the 134 color plates, 315 b/w photos and 90 line drawings. Comprehensive book covering the entire field of Bromeliads, botany, collecting in the field, acclimatizing, seed sowing, growing, and propagation. Book in very good condition with stamp on free end page and a 1 1/2" closed tear on the bottom front flap and taped 1" tear on rear bottom dust cover. $65.00

Rauh, Werner, WONDERE WERELD VAN CACTUSSEN EN VETPLANTEN. Pocket size Dutch hardbound with dust cover and no date. Hobbyist book with cultural information, 222 color photos and 22 b/w photos within 394 pages in near fine condition with dust cover in very good. $15.00

RAUCH, W., LOBIVIA VOL.1-3. 1976 softbound. 150 color pictures, 45 grafics and maps all within 192 pages. This is the English translation by John Donald. Clear laminated covers are separating, otherwise books are near fine. $100.00

Rausch, Walter, LOBIVIA 85. 1985 German hardbound with dust cover. Book covers additions to his Lobivia books since their publication. 160 pages with numerous color and b/w photos in near fine condition with bumping to the corners of the dust cover. $65.00

Rawe, Rolf, CACTI IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. 1966 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Reference book on cacti in Southern Africa. Contains 98 color illustrations and 228 black and white illustrations. Book is very good with signature on end page and good dust cover with wear and repaired rips on edges. $30.00

Reynolds, G. W., THE ALOES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 1974 third edition (revised and augmented) in near fine condition with plastic laminate over the dust cover and glued to the insert. Still unsurpassed as the standard reference monograph on aloes from southern Africa. This book is the ultimate aloe book, filled with facts and wonderful photos. Book is in very good condition. $169.00 plus $6.00 shipping

A second book, 1969 second edition, text in near fine and dust cover has some small chipping to the plastic laminate over the dust cover. $179.00

A third copy, 1969 second edition without dust cover. Book is ex-library with some stamps and marking to end pages. Front end pages have been removed. No other defects. $145.00

Reynolds, G. W., THE ALOES OF TROPICAL AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR. 1966 subscriber's edition. Hardbound faux red leather with Mylar over dust cover. Signed and numbered 373/600. The second major monograph on regional aloes with 136 color photos, 360 b/w photos and line drawings within 537 pages. Book is in near fine condition. $295.00 plus $6.00 shipping

Reynolds, G. W., THE ALOES OF TROPICAL AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR. 1966 first edition hardbound. The second major monograph on regional aloes with 136 color photos, 360 b/w photos and line drawings within 537 pages. Book is in very good condition with shelf wear to the bottom of the book and two 1.5" rips to the dust cover spine. $209.00 plus $6.00 shipping

A third book in very good condition, text and plastic covered dust cover, with slight foxing to free end pages and title page. $209.00 plus $6.00 shipping

Rice, E. G. & R. H. Compton, WILD FLOWERS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 1950 first edition hardbound. Fully illustrated with 250 full color plates. This book depicts some of the plants, which occur in a wild state within a radius of a 100 miles from Cape Town, that is, in the extreme southwest corner of South Africa. An attempt is made to indicate the distribution of each species by giving the political division in which authentic specimens of it have been collected and deposited in herbaria. Book is in fine condition with plastic over the dust cover. Book has a perfume scent. $55.00

Riha, J. & R. Subik, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. 1981 first edition hardbound with dust cover. A very popular book and consistent seller with a good introduction to arid plants. 400 species described with 214 color and 212 b/w photos within 353 pages. The book is in very good condition with a few small rips and chipping to the dust cover. Inscription on the insert page. $11.00

Multiple copies available in fine condition. One has a small rip in the dust cover. $13.00

Rourke, J. P. THE PROTEAS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. 1980 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Large format book with green buckram. This work is an authorative study of the 82 known species of the genus Protea occurring in Southern Africa south of the Limpopo River. Each species is described in full scientific detail with additional information on distribution, habitat and cultivation. This book is a culmination of many years of study by past and present botanists and artists. 239 pages, 82 full-color plates. Book is mint and cover has slight wear on corners and chipping on head/tail of spine. $150.00

Rousseau, Frank, THE PROTEACEAE OF SOUTH AFRICA. 1970 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Large format book. It can be said that there will never be another book like this one. Some of the protea species have already become extinct, others are doomed to extinction and all are becoming more rare. Not all of the nearly 400 species are shown, but the work is representative of a full range.110 pages incl. index. Illus. with photographs in color. Book is in near fine condition with an erasure mark on upper end page and a bump to lower corner. Dust cover very good. $35.00

Rowley, Gordon, THE BULLETIN OF THE AFRICAN SUCCULENT PLANT SOCIETY, Volume 1-2(12 issues), 1966-1968. Annual 6 issue from April to Febuary with stapled paper wrapper binding. Numerous articles, and line drawings in near fine condition. Some issues have yellowed on the edges. The set is complete and first edition. $50.00

Rowley, Gordon, CAUDICIFORM & PACHYCAUL SUCCULENTS, Pachycauls, bottle-, barrel- and elephant-trees and their kin: a collector's miscellany.1987 first edition hardbound. The only book on caudiform succulents that illustrate many collectable succulents using copious illustration to counter a lack of popular names and easy terminology. 400 spectacular color photos within 282 pages. Coffee table sized hardbound with dust cover in mint condition. Numerous copies available for $130.00

Rowley, Gordon, THE HAWORTHIA DRAWINGS OF JOHN THOMAS BATES. 1985 paper wrapper in fine condition. $10.00

Rowley, Gordon, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLPEDIA OF SUCCULENTS. 1978 first edition hardbound. This book is a guide to the natural history and cultivation of cacti and succulents. Book has 256 pages, 250 color pictures in a large format coffee table book. The book has remained a popular item among succulent enthusiasts. Book and the dust cover are in near fine condition. $40.00.

Schmutz, Ervin M., CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON NATIVE PLANTS OF ARIZONA. 1978 first edition with decorative hardbound. 160 pages with index of citations from 1838 through 1976 including books, bibliographies, journals and magazines, maps, masters theses and doctoral dissertations. Book is near fine with slight yellowing to cover. $45.00

Schneck, Marcus, CACTI. 1992 hardcover with dust cover. 112 pp., 188 color photos, 7 graphics. A coffee table type book with some beautiful photography. Almost fine condition with a small amount of shelf wear to the binding. $11.00

Schulz, Ellen D., CACTUS CULTURE. 1932 first edition hardbound. 150 page book about cacti, how to recognize them, how to start a garden and other cultural information with 30 b/w photos. Book is plastic covered and in very good condition. $19.00

Schumann, Karl, BLUHENDE KAKTEEN (ICONOGRAPHIA CACTACEARUM). Original hand-colored plates #120-140 loose and available for $16.50 each. Inquire!. Plates have some foxing around the edges.

Schwantes, Dr. G., THE CULTIVATION OF THE MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE. 1954 hardbound. 88 pp., 64 b/w photos. A valuable book with good cultural notes on Mesembs. Scarce. Dust jacket has some chipping and some small tears. The cover of the book has some sunning on upper and lower spine. Very good condition. $20.00

Schwantes, Dr. G., FLOWERING STONES & MID-DAY FLOWERS. 1957 first edition hardbound with dust cover. The ultimate book for lovers of the mesembryanthemaceae. This book is a comprehensive study of splitting mesenbs into distinct genera and is not intended as a monograph but as a "expression of an experience" which the author lovingly conveys throughout this book and has spent 30 years studying. This book has 8 color plates, 96 b/w photos and 50 text-figures within 420 pages. Book is very good+ with a yellowed strip on end page. Dust cover is good with repaired rips and chipping. $130.00

Scott, Charles L., THE GENUS HAWORTHIA. 1985 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Excellent monography on haworthias including history, plant descriptions and great distribution maps. The book has 127 color & 24b/w photos, 58 text-figures and maps. The book is always in demand and this is a fine copy for $80.00

Second copy fine condition. $80.00

Third copy has Mylar over the dust cover, also in fine condition for $80.00.

Scott, S.H., THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS. 1960 hardbound reprint. Popular English pocket sized guide with color and b/w photos of 300 described species of succulents. Book in very good condition and dust cover in good condition with some rips and price clipped flap. $5.00

Shreve, Forrest, THE CACTUS AND ITS HOME. 1931 first edition hardbound without dust cover. This little book has been prepared with the aim of answering some of the many questions which have been provoked by familiarity with cacti, either in cultivation or in their native regions. The author also hoped " to stimulate the study of natural history of our arid and semi-arid states." Illustrated with black/white photos within 195 pages. Book is in very good condition with slight sunning to the spine. Gild on spine still visible and brilliant cactus on cover. $20.00

Another hardbound copy in very good+ with yellowing to end pages. No gild cactus on front cover. $22.00

Shreve, Forest & Ira L. Wiggins, VEGETATION AND FLORA OF THE SONORAN DESERT. 1964 first edition hardbound with price clipped dust cover. Monumental work covering a complete analysis of the effects of arid conditions on plant life. 2 volume set with 1,740 pages with illustrations. Set is in near fine condition with faint shelf wear and a repaired rip to top of one dust cover. $140.00

Simon, Hilda, THE DATE PALM-Bread of the Desert. 1978 first edition hardbound with plastic over dust cover. Color illustrations by the author, photographs 1910-1914 by Henry Simon. The book includes history and personal notes By Her father Henry And his photos, many of which have been colorized with tints, a unique portrait of a plant and the Arab world. Book is near fine with slight pencil markings visible on end page. $30.00

SINGER’S GROWING THINGS. 1976-77 half-tone small format plant catalog with numerous pictures within 14 pages. Catalog has been re-stapled with a protective wrapper. Mint with address label on back. $5.00

1978-79 large format catalog with many b/w pictures within 18 pages in near fine condition with staining of address label on back and postage. Excellent pictures of many rare things available in the 70’s. $10.00

. Stockwell, William Palmer & Lucretia Breazeale, ARIZONA CACTI-University of Arizona Bulletin, Volume IV, No.3 Biological Science Bulletin No. 1. April 1. 1933 first edition paper wrapper. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos with 3 color plates. 116 pages. 3 copies available, 2 in fine condition and 1 in very good with darkening to wrapper. $20.00 each and $15.00

Storms, Ed, LITHOPS AND OTHER SUCCULENTS. 1984-5 catalog in very good condition with address label. $6.00

1983 large format catalog in near fine condition with an address label and bent lower corner. $7.00

1978 catalog with 67 half tone pictures within 19 pages. Near fine with two staple marks. $6.00

1977 smaller format catalog, 14 pages with address label/stamp in near fine condition. $5.00

1974 13 page descriptive catalog with yellowing to half of cover, else very good. $4.00

1973 five page plant list with red markings in very good condition. $2.00

Subik, Rudolf, DECORATIVE CACTI. 1972 English translation first edition hardbound with dust cover. 132 pp., 56 full-page color illustrations. Excellent reproduced color plates of cacti and succulents with narrative on plant details and culture. Book is in very good condition and dust cover has some rips. $ 9.00

SUD-PFLANZEN-IMPORTE catalogs from 1973 and later in the 70's. 3 catalogs with great South American color cacti pictures, one with line drawing, another with only names and one with b/w tillandsias. Catalogs are 5-8 pages in German and English and in mint condition. $10.00 for all

Tarsky, Sue, THE PRICKLY PLANT BOOK. 1980 first edition hardbound with glossy pictoral boards. Book covers cacti and succulents, written for an elementary to middle school reading level. 41 pages with colored text-drawings. Book is mint. $15.00

Taylor, Nigel, THE GENUS ECHINOCERERUS, 1985 first edition hardbound with dust cover. This comprehensive account of the horticulturally popular cactus genus includes a full taxonomic revision with a key to and descriptions of the 44 accepted species (plus 56 varieties), 14 illustrated in 12 watercolor plates, sets of line drawings of 33 species and 6 distribution maps. Extensive notes on cultivation and propagation are provided, based on expert advice. Near fine condition with previous owner's signature on free end page. $25.00

Thornber & Bonker, THE FANTASTIC CLAN- THE CACTUS FAMILY. 1932 first edition hardbound without dust cover. Describes the cacti, with information on how and where they grow and how to handle them. Illustrated with black & white drawings as well as a few color plates. Map of the cactus empire is printed on endpapers. 3 copies available in very good condition, 2 at $10.00. One signed copy by Thornber with an inscription. $20.00

Trauseld, W.R., WILD FLOWERS OF THE NATAL DRAKENSBERG. 1969 first edition hardbound. Definitive work on identification of flowers in this relatively small habitat of South Africa. Alphabetical listing of families, flowering times with a 1000 color photos and descriptions. This is a limited collector's edition #100 out of 500, signed by the author. Full maroon leather, slightly rubbed on edges of spine, corners and on raised bands. Very good condition. $125.00

Trelease, William, THE AGAVES OF LOWER CALIFORNIA- from The Twenty-second Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Febuary 14, 1912. Modern hardbound with quarter brown buckram over decorative boards. 53 b/w plates with 28 pages of descriptions. Book is fine except for yellowing of the text. $25.00

Walther, Eric, ECHEVERIA. 1972 first edition without dust cover. Monograph with 426 pages, 22 color plates and 226 b/w photos. Fine copy. $125.00

Watson, W., CACTUS CULTURE FOR AMATEURS. 1903, second edition hardbound with additional plates and information. A practical handbook by the assistant curator of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew. Book has colored falling leaves on a dark green cover. Book is in very good condition with slight shelf markings on the top and bottom of the spine and the corners. Bookplate on insert and previous owner's signature on free end page. Pencil notations on free end page. Slight foxing on first few pages of text and end pages. $85.00

Weniger, Del, CACTI OF THE SOUTHWEST. 1972 first edition hardbound with price clipped plastic covered dust cover. 184 color pictures within 249 pages with detailed data on cacti. Book is in near fine condition. $80.00

Werdermann, Dr. E. BRAZIL AND ITS COLUMNAR CACTI. 1942 first edition hardbound without dust cover. 122 pages with index, illustrations, b/w photos, botanical drawings and a map. Book is a plant hunting expedition issued in German in 1932. 3 copies available in very good condition with various yellowing to end pages or wear on bottom. $40.00 each.

One copy with worn out bottom edge but clean end pages. $35.00

West, Oliver, ALOES OF RHODESIA. 1974 Soft cover. 96 pp. Field guide to Aloes with color and b/w photos. Fine condition $25.00

White, A., R. Dyer & B. Slone THE SUCCULENT EUPHORBIEAE.1941 first edition hardbound. Two volumes, 990 pages with 26 color plates and 1102 text- figures, most are b/w photos. This is the authoritative, exhaustive monograph never equaled and always in demand. This is a very good, well-preserved hardbound copy. Some minimal fading to spine and minor shelf wear. Previous owner's bookplate on the insert. Otherwise a well-preserved copy. Three copies available for $450.00 each plus $10.00 shipping.

Five other sets available in near fine condition. One is covered in plastic, another is in the original cardboard shipping container, unopened with slight foxing to the page edges and one last one is covered in a paper cover. $500.00-550.00 each set plus $10.00 shipping

White, A. & Sloane, B. THE STAPELIEAE. 1933 first edition hardbound. The introductory single volume to the asclepiadaceae. 206 pages, numerous b/w photos, fold-out map in rear and color picture frontispiece. Three copies in very good condition, two have dust covers in good and very good condition. $110.00 and $125.00

White, A. & Sloane, B. THE STAPELIEAE. 1937 second edition hardbound. 3 Volumes. One of the original monography on South African stapeliads, now very rare and in demand. 39 color plates and 1,233 b/w photos with 1,186. This set is in very good condition with slight soiling. $325.00 for 3 volumes plus $13.00 shipping.

Three set in very good or better condition available for $360.00 each plus $13.00 shipping.

WHITESTONE CATALOGS. 4 Issues from 1993-1996. 50 + pages listing plants and books with pictures. Some notations and underlining/highlighting in the catalogs. Very good condition. $2.00 each catalog or all four catalogs for $6.00.

Three catalogs from 1973 to 1977 in fine condition. 1973 is first edition and 1974 is second edition. $15.00 for all three

Wild, Peter, THE SAGUARO FOREST. 1986 first edition softbound. Information on the history of saguaro, Indian legions and uses of the cacti fruit. Coffee table style book with 44 color pictures and 33 b/w photos within 65 pages. Very good condition. $7.50

Zbinden, P & H. Krainz, STADTISCHE SUKKULENTEN-SAMMLUNG ZURICH. 1967 catalog of all the succulent plants in the Zurich botanical collection. 194 page German softbound book with b/w photos in near fine condition. $10.00

Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, COMMON WEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES. 1971 first edition paperback. An unabridged and unaltered republication of Agriculture Handbook #352, originally published in 1969 by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Book is very good. $10.00

Andrews, George & Simon Vinkenoog, THE BOOK OF GRASS-An Anthology of Indian Hemp. 1967 hardbound with price clipped dust cover. 242pp. "Indian hemp and its products, marijuana and hashish-variously known as pot, weed, reefer, boo, tea, mezz, hash, or the "grass" of the title-is a much discussed and greatly maligned herb. This volume offers a wide range of writings concerning this ancient plant and its remarkable products, tracing its long and varied history of religious, medicinal, and creative use." Book is very good with small tears to dust cover. $20.00

THE AMERICAN BOTANIST, volume 1 number1, July, 1901. First issue journal for the plant lover. 16 pages with ads in near fine condition with slight age toning. $7.00

Atkinson, Robert E. ORCHIDS… in your home. Booklet published in the 60’s or 70’s with b/w photos within 32 pages. Foxing to back cover and some minor age toning to front cover, otherwise booklet in very good condition. $4.00

Bailey, L. H. HOW PLANTS GET THEIR NAMES.1963 first edition paperback. Book includes a basic introduction to botanical nomenclature, how plants are named, and what the names mean, a glossary of commonly used Latin prefixes, suffixes and roots. Book is near fine. $5.00

Blanchan, Neltje, Et Al., THE NATURE LIBRARY 10 VOLUMES. 1904 reprint hardbound decorative leather. Each volume individually titled, each by different authors. Plates (color/halftone) listed: Vol-1, Bird Neighbors, 28/18. Vol-2, Birds that Hunt and Are Hunted, 48/16. Vol-3, Bird Homes, 100, several color. Vol-4, American Animals, 100, many color. Vol-5, American Food and Game Fishes, 100, many color, 160 in text. Vol-6, Butterfly Book, 48 color, 183 in text. Vol-7, Moth Book, 48 color, 263 in text. Vol-8, Insect Book, 48 color, 264 in text. Vol-9, Nature's Garden (Wildflowers) , 80, several color. Vol-10, Mushroom Book, 64, several color, 150 in text. Set is in very good condition with minor marks to green leather, gilding to page tops, sunning to spine and shelf wear to spine and bottom edge. $200.00 plus $20.00 shipping

Bloom, Alan, ALPINES. 1981 hardbound. Overview of numerous alpine plants with color pictures. Book has decorative cover without a dust cover. Very good condition. $5.00

THE BONSAI FARM, catalog with plants and supplies from 1991, 1992 and 1993. $5.00 for all three.

Burbank, Luther, HIS METHODS AND DISCOVERIES AND THEIR PRACTICAL APPLICATION- Prepared From His Original Field Notes Covering More Than 100,000 Experiments Made During Forty Years Devoted To Plant Improvement. 1914 first edition, 12 volume set without dust cover. Decorative stamped cloth with top edge and lettering in gilt, other edges uncut. Edited by John Whitson, Robert John and Henry Smith Williams. Octavo, 3634 pp. (300+/ Vol); Frontispiece color photo, Illustrated with 1260 tipped-in direct color photographs (105/Vol.), list of illustrations. Index in Volume 12. Luther Burbank (1849-1926) was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on March 7, 1849. In California his birthday is celebrated as Arbor Day, and trees are planted in his memory. The famed horticulturist made his home in Santa Rosa where he conducted the plant-breeding experiments that brought him world renown: introducing more than 800 new varieties of fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains, and ornamental plants. In his day Luther Burbank was a hero. Countless people sought his acquaintance, including: Thomas Alva Edison, Henry Ford, Hugo de Vries, George Skull, Jack London, Paramahansa Yogananda, astronomer Edgar Lucian Larkin, and thousands more crossed continents and oceans to seek the "specialness" of this extraordinary gardener touched with genius. Ex-library set with sticker and numbers to spine, plate to insert and the usual library markings to the rest of book. Book condition is near very good, except two book bindings are taped, two more are showing webbing(and bindings are loose) and 3 pictures are missing in the set. Volume one is good condition with fraying to bottom of spine and corners and has two (cacti pictures) of the three missing pictures . $200.00 plus $20.00 shipping

Chittenden, Alfred K., THE RED GUM with W. Kendrick Hatt, THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF RED GUM WOOW-U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry-Bulletin No. 58. 1906 first edition paper wrapper. Both articles within 56 pages with one fold-out map, 6 b/w plates and numerous text-drawings. Book is very good with the usual darkening. $15.00

Clements, Edith S., FLOWERS OF COAST AND SIERRA. 1959 fourth edition decorative hardbound. 32 color plates within 226 pages of flowers from the pacific coast with plant history, lore and uses. Book in near fine. $25.00

Clifford, Derek, PELARGONIUMS including the popular 'Geranium'. 1970 second edition hardbound with dust cover. Second edition includes 850 new cultivars. Book has 40 color photos and 82 b/w photos within 350 pages. Book is in very good condition with a ½" chip missing on dust cover. $20.00

Compton, R. H., KIRSTENBOSCH, GARDEN FOR A NATION. 1965 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Maps as end pages. Frontispiece tipped in. 2 color plates and 6 b/w plates within 168 pages. Description of the first 50 years of the garden with history and a report on the golden Jubilee Celebration. Book is in very good condition with very good dust cover. Edge of front dust cover flap has a slim longitudinal piece missing. $10.00

Creekmore, Hubert, DAFFODILS ARE DANGEROUS-The Poisonous Plants in Your Garden. 1966 first edition hardbound with price clipped dust cover. This book exposes the many poisonous plants which flourish unrecognized in almost every garden and, proceeding alphabetically, describes each plant's toxic properties and their effects. Line drawings within258 pages. 2 copies available in very good condition. $7.50 each

THE GINSENG GARDEN, volume 1, number 1 Febuary, 1903. First issue journal on the cultivation of ginseng. 24 page journal with numerous articles, advertising and subscription blank in very good condition. $6.00.

Hartmann, Hudson, PLANT PROPAGATION, principles and practices. 1975 hardbound third edition. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Book is logically organized into five major sections devoted to general aspects of propagation. Chipping and one rip in dust cover, otherwise book is in very good condition. $12.00

Heiser, Charles B. Jr., NIGHTSHADES-The Paradoxical Plants. 1969 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Nice history; discusses earth apples, mad apples, love apples, wonderberries, husk tomatoes, tobacco, etc., in a lively and anecdotal manner. Very readable. Book is in very good condition. $20.00

Another copy without dust cover with damp stain soiling to upper part of book. $10.00

Hitchcock, A. S. MANUAL OF THE GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES. FABULOUS 2 VOLUME SET.: Dover Publications, 1971. Trade Paperback. Near fine. Second Edition. 1051 pp. combined. Pages clean & bright with no marking or creasing. Binding true, corners square. This work is actually the definitive encyclopedia of United States grass life. Compiled from the U.S. National Herbarium collection, the largest of its kind in the world, it is the only complete manual of U.S. grasses available, and one of the basic reference works on U.S. plant life. Magnificently illustrated with pencil line-drawings. THESE ARE DOVER EDITIONS DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE. $25.00 for 2 volume set

Kneipp, Sabastian, VOLKS GESUNDHEITSLEHRE. 1894 German hardbound. Two books bound into one, WASSER-KUR and SO SOLLT IHR LEBEN! Books about homeopathy and healing with wood cut prints of plants in the back. 376 pages in the first boo and 364 pages in the second. Book in good condition with age toning to pages, darkening to page edges and a picture of the author has detached. $20.00

Lloyd, Francis E. THE CARNIVOROUS PLANTS. 1976 softbound. An unabridged and unaltered replication of the work originally published by the Chronica Botanica Company in 1942. Book is in near fine condition. $20.00

LOGEE’S GREENHOUSES, 1990-1992 catalog, A Collection of Rare Plants. 128 page catalog with color photos of rare plants in very good condition with some markings next to plant descriptions and light foxing to cover. $6.00

Another catalog from 1992-1994 with 128 pages in near fine condition with a few red marks next to plant descriptions. $6.00

A third catalog from 1994-1996 with same characteristics and a few bent pages. $6.00

A fourth catalog from 1996-1997 in near fine condition with a few marks. $6.00

9 sale catalogs with color pictures from 1992- 1996 in near fine condition. $10.00

All the above catalogs for $28.00.

Mohl, Hugo von and Schlechtendal, D. F. L. von, BOTANISCHE ZIETUNG 1864. A complete year’s worth of weekly botanical newspaper in a hardbound with 14 line drawn litho plates. Some foxing to plates, age toning to text. fold-out plate has chipping, and missing corner to lower front cover. Book is in very good condition. $35.00

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, Vol. XLI, No. 1-6 1922. Complete ½ year in red buckram binder. One article in No. 4 on American Scenery. Journals in very good condition with slight damage to cover of No. one and covers removed to the 5 other numbers. $40.00

Neal, Bill, GARDENER'S LATIN. 1992 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Small format book packed with little-known horticultural facts and the wisdom of gardeners from Virgil to Vita Sackville-West, this volume helps readers weed through the Latin words that describe and distinguish plants. Illustrated throughout. Book is mint. $15.00

Otten, George, TUBEROUS-ROTTED BEGONIAS AND THIER CULTURE. 1949 second edition hardbound with price clipped dust cover. Small format book with 88 pages and filled with cultural information on begonias with b/w photos. Book is very good with taped dust cover and missing piece on upper spine. $7.50

Phillips Petrolium Company, PASTURE AND RANGE PLANTS. 1980 reprint with plastic cover. The chapters are GRASSES, LEGUMES, FORBS, WOODY PLANTS AN MISCELLANEOUS, and POISONOUS PLANTS, all with full color text plates within 176 pages. Excellent drawn pictures with black background. Book is mint. $35.00

THE PLANT WORLD, volume 1, number 2 & 3, November and December, 1897. A monthly journal of popular botany with 16 pages of articles and ads in near fine condition with some age toning to each journal. $12.00

Plowdens, C. Chicheley, A MANUAL OF PLANT NAMES. 1970 second edition hardbound with dust cover. This manual is concerned with evevry aspect of naming genera, species and plant parts, and with plant relationships. 260 pages. Book is near fine with very good dust cover. $7.50

THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIME AND MAGESISA TO PLANT GROWTH, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1901 wrapper book with two articles: Lowe, Liming of Soils From a Physiological Standpoint and May, Experimental Study of the Relation of Lime and Magnesia to Plant Growth. 53 page publication in good condition with chipping to cover, age toning, some damage to the edge of 4 pages and a bend to the upper right corner. $12.00

Schimpfky, Richard, UNSERE HEILPFLANZEN IN BILD UND WORT FUR JEDERMANN. Turn of the century hardbound. Book has 48 chromolithographic plates in very good condition with an occasional fox spot on a print. Book is about the medicinal characteristics of 48 plants. Pictures are very vibrant with most exhibiting some sheen. Text is still creamy colored. Front free page is missing. $35.00

Skelsky, Alice, ORCHIDS. 1978 Time/Life Garden Series hardcover. Ex library in very good condition without dust cover. $6.00

Sowerby, Arthur De Carle,NATURE NOTES-A GUIDE TO THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF A SHANGHAI GARDEN. 1939 signed with inscription first edition hardbound with no dust cover. Book is a compilation of columns Sowerby wrote about his encounters in China to a paper. Book is very good with a slight warp. $10.00

State Of Florida Department of Agriculture, GRADES AND STANDARDS FOR NURSERY PLANTS. 1963 revised softbound. 126 page book on grading plants with b/w photos and line drawings. 2 copies in very good condition. $15.00 each

Sudworth,George B., FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC COAST. 1908 hardbound with quarter red buckram and cloth. This is a U.S. Forest Service scientific publication illustrating the fauna of the Pacific region west of the Rocky Mountains. There are 207 illustrations, including 15 fold-out oversize drawings. 441 pages, a very nice botanical work in very good condition with slight darkening to text. $75.00

Another copy with paper wrapper in very good condition. $30.00

Dover 1967 softbound reprint in near fine condition. $7.50

Sutton, George Miksch, AT A BEND IN A MEXICAN RIVER. 1972 first edition hardbound with dust cover. Sutton paints birds and in this book he describes his adventure to find new species of birds with b/w photos, b/w drawings and 12 full page color plates. 2 copies available, one is very good and the other is near fine. $15.00 and $20.00

Trelease, William, MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS REPORT, VOL.1(1890) THROUGH VOL. 23(1912). First edition hardbound without dust covers. Each issue contains an annual report and numerous technical papers, about 1/3 are on succulents. Most volumes are near fine. Volume 19 & 20 have a small sticker to bottom of heel and a Philadelphia Museum stamp on the bottom of one page of text. A few more books have a stamp on the front free end pages. Set is complete. $750.00

Westcott, Cynthia, THE GARDNER'S BUG BOOK. 1974 fourth edition hardbound with dust cover. Completely revised and updated with color plates and b/w illustrations. Book is in very good condition with a tear in the top of the back flap and tiny tears to the spine of the dust cover.$12.50

Wilson, Helen Van Pelt, THE JOY OF GERANIUMS. 1972 reprint paperback. 364 pp., index, glossary, ill. with b&w photos and line drawings. The best American work on Pelargonums. Book is very good condition with slight wear on cover. $15.00

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