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4to. Hardcover. Green cloth. Facsimile of the 7th edition. 796pp. Numerous b&w illustrations. Very good+.

London: Victorian Paradise Nurseries, 1877. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 200x130x32mm. 200x130x32mm+614g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 1kg . . Victorian Paradise Nurseries. London. 1877. . . . Pp336. plus 24 pages advertisments. Victoria and Paradise Nurseries. Hardcover. Descriptions of upwards of 930 species and varieties of orchidaceous plants; together with notices of their times of flowering. and most approved modes of treatment; also. plain and practical instructions relating to the general culture of orchids; remarks on the heat. moisture. soil. season of growth and rest best suited to the several species. Scarce book. The attractive. original pictorial cloth binding has a dark-green background with gilt titles on the spine and black decor plus a gilt orchid on the front; boards are worn. corners worn. spine shows wear. Lemon coloured endpapers. Loose Binding :- book block is loose with several pages detached - non missing - some have creasing to margins. Page 329 of index has a loss across one column. A superb folding coloured frontispiece of the orchid 'Odontoglossum vexillarium' has a repaired tear. with folds showing wear. Clean. 52 black and white illustrations. most of them plates and the majority folding- most have minor creasing and fore-edge damage. This highly acclaimed book. which has been reprinted in modern times. is particularly hard to find in an early edition: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . Australia_Post_Zoned_International_Shipping_Rates_FOR_THIS_PARCEL . . AP-Zone1_NZ:_AU$28.20 . . AP-Zone3_Canada_USA:_AU$45.20 . . AP-Zone4_UK_Europe:_AU$51.40 . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.40

[Orchidology] Bound in publisher's green cloth, with gilt orchid on front. Hardcover. Gutter cracked. A few signatures sprung. xi, 336 pages, 43 unnumbered leaves of plates (many folded): color frontispiece; 20 cm. Benjamin Samuel Williams was an English orchidologist and nurseryman. According to William Glikbarg "Williams provided the stimulus that made orchid growing possible for the average gardener."

The fifth edition of Benjamin Samuel William's guide to growing orchids, illustrated with beautiful folding plates. The fifth edition, enlarged and revised. Illustrated with a folding colour frontispiece and fifty-two monochrome illustrations including vignettes and folding plates. Collated complete. Â In the publisher's original gilt cloth. Â This work was written by English orchidologist Benjamin Samuel Williams and provides an in depth manual on the orchid and how to grown them. This guidebook describes the various species of orchid, diseases that can hinder the growth of the plant and the best techniques for growing. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with a lean, marks to the boards, bumping and slight rubbing to the extremities and small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges tender with an old ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, pp.216-219 disbound but present, with strain in places. Pages lightly age toned with occasional light spotting, heavier to the front and rear. Closed tears to the odd plate. Very Good.

The fifth edition of Benjamin Samuel William's guide to growing orchids, illustrated with beautiful folding plates. The fifth edition, enlarged and revised. Illustrated with a folding colour frontispiece and fifty-two monochrome illustrations including vignettes and folding plates. Collated complete. Â In the publisher's original gilt cloth. Â This work was written by English orchidologist Benjamin Samuel Williams and provides an in depth manual on the orchid and how to grown them. This guidebook describes the various species of orchid, diseases that can hinder the growth of the plant and the best techniques for growing. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with a lean, marks to the boards, bumping and slight rubbing to the extremities and small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges tender with an old ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, pp.216-219 disbound but present, with strain in places. Pages lightly age toned with occasional light spotting, heavier to the front and rear. Closed tears to the odd plate. Very Good.

London: Victoria and Paradise Nurseries. Fair with no dust jacket. 1894. Hardcover. Lacking one preliminary leaf between the title page and the contents page. Amateur cloth tape repairs to joints and along ends of spine. Text block split in middle. Loss of cloth up to 3/4" along edges of corners of boards. Binding shaky. Several gatherings nearly detached. A good working copy. ; xix, 796 + plates + advertisements. Illustrated green cloth boards. All page edges gilt. Seventh edition, enlarged and revised to the present time by Henry Williams. "The cultivation of Orchidaceous plants is no longer exclusively the privledge of the few, now that their nature and requirements are better understood than was the case in former years." - from the introduction.; 8vo .