Calendula Horticultural Books
P.O. Box 1043
Anacortes, WA 98221
USA
Tel: (360) 299-4516
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Books on Bulbs and Corms for Sale:
[2422] Baker, A.. The Cult of the Tulip in Turkey. London: Royal Hort. Society, 1931. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 11 page article in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Soc. 1931. 8vo. Wrappers. Very good.
$12.95
[4172] Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Gardener's World of Bulbs. Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 96 pages with coloured photos. Paperback.
$3.95
[7608] Bryan, John and Mark Griffiths. Manual of Bulbs. London: MacMillan, 1995. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. The New RHS Dictionary. London 1995. 8vo. 383 pages with very many line drawings. Cloth w.dj.
$23.95
[7519] Diener, Richard. 1926 ( Annual Gladiolus Nursery Catalog ). Kentfield, CA: 1926. 1st Edition. Lg 8vo. Soft Cover. Good+ Gladiolus, Petunias, Amaryllis, Delphiniums, Dahlias. Kentfield, CA. 4to. 64 pages with ills. Spine taped together.
$44.95
[7518] Diener, Richard. 1923 Edition (Gladioli Nursery Catalog ) . Kentfield, CA: 1923. 1st Edition. Lg 8vo. Soft Cover. Very Good- 4to. 54 pages with ills. Mostly gladiolus plus some other bulbs. Small loss of 1/4 along 1 inch of upper edge on first 5 pages due to insect damage.
$49.95
[7517] Diener, Richard. 1920 Nursery Catalog ( Gladioli ). Kentfield, CA: 1920. 1st Edition. Lg 8vo. Soft Cover. Very Good- 4to. 32 pages with illustrations. Mostly gladiolus plus some other bulbs. Slight loss of 1/4 inch along 1 inch of upper edge on first 10 pages due to insect damage.
$49.95
[7064] Dykes, W.R.. The Genus Iris. ill. F.H. Round. Cambridge, UK: 1913. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 245 pages with 47 coloured drawings by F.H. Round. Slight foxing to text, plates not affected. Faint 1 inch spot on front cover. Else in original cloth binding and in very good condition.
$1,295.59
[6037] Gilmour. M.A. and R. W. Younger. The National Species Collection of Tulips at Cambridge. London: Royal Horticultural Society, 1957. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 10 page article in Journal RHS. London 1957. Very good condition.
$9.95
[6290] Gould, Charles J.; Ralph S. Byther. Diseases of Narcissus. Washington State University, 1979. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 29 pages with many colour photos. Staple-bound.
$13.95
[209] Graaff, Jan de. The New Book of Lilies. New York: Barrows & Comp., 1951. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st printing. NY 1951. 8vo. xii, 176 pages with 17 colour photos and 14 line drawings. Cloth. Thorough cultural guide. Very good.
$9.95
[74] Graaff, Jan de and Edward Hyams. Lilies. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. NY 1968. 8vo. 142 pages with 47 colour photos. Cloth w.dj. Very Good.
$5.95
[4367] Grey, Charles Hervey. Hardy Bulbs including Half-Hardy Bulbs and Tuberous and Fibrous-Rooted Plants. Volumes 1+2 (of 3). London: Williams and Norgate, 1938. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good London 1938. Vol 1 covers Iridaceae, Vol 2 Amaryllidaceae, Commelinaceae, Haemoderaceae, Orchidaceae, Scitamineae, Vol 3 (missing) Liliaceae. Lg 8vo. 403, 368 pages with some b/w illustrations and color plates. Cloth. Slightly foxed along outer edge but otherwise in excellent condition.
$295.95
[2961] Hall, A.D.. Species of Tulipa for the Garden. London: Royal Horticultural Society, 1935. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wrappers. Very Good A 8 page article in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. London 1935. 8vo. Wrappers. Very good.
$7.95
[154] Jefferson-Brown, M. J.. Daffodils, Tulips, and other Hardy Bulbs. London: Garden Book Club, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. London 1966. 8vo. 160 pages with 32 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$7.95
[1329] Macself, A. J.. Gladioli. London: 1948. Reprinted Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Later, revised edition. London 1948. 8vo. 87 pages with 1 colour and 22 line illustrations. Cloth. The Home Garden Books Series. Very good.
$7.95
[7017] Maddock, James. The Florist’s Directory or Treatise on the Culture of Flowers. London: For the Author, 1792. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good to which is added a supplementary Dissertation on Soils, Manures &c. 1st ed. London 1792. 8vo. Vii, 272 pp with 6 copper plates. Calf, respined. Discusses hyacinths (22 pp), tulips (24), ranunculuses (21), anemones (11), various bulbous-rooted flowers (8), auriculas (43), carnations (51), pinks (11), polyanthuses (7).
$659.95
[7450] Manning, John, Peter Goldblatt and Dee Snijman . The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2002. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 1st ed. Portland, OR 2002. 4to. 486 pages with hundreds of colour photos. Cloth w.dj.
$48.95
[4321] McHoy, Peter. The Gardener’s Encyclopedia of Bulbs. New York: Gallery Books, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. NY 1988. 8vo. 151 pages with very many colour photos. Cloth w.dj.
$7.95
[2429] McLean, Forman T.. The Gladiolus. ill. Cassebeer. New York and London: Whittlesey House, 1941. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good NY and London 1941. xii, 197 pp plus 16 b/w photos. Cloth. Practical advice by a well-known gladioli breeder. Very good.
$8.95
[81] McLean, Forman T.. The Gladiolus Book. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1927. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good 1st edition. Garden City and NY 1927. Lg 8vo. xiv, 233 pages with 28 b/w and colour photographs. Cloth. X Public Library (with some lib. stamps inside book). Good+. History, varieties, planting, propagation, hybridization, classification and rating.
$9.95
[5476] McRae, Edward Austin. Lilies. A Guide for Growers and Collectors. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1988. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 1st ed. Portland 1988. 8vo. 392 pp with 106 colour photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good condition.
$75.95
[1982] New England Gladiolus Society. The Gladiolus. Boston, MA: New England Gladiolus Society, 1935. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Boston 1935. Lg 8vo. 223, (49) pages with photographs. Cloth. Special publication to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the society. A wealth of contributions by many different authors. Very good.
$8.95
[5707] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 12 1959. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1959. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 186 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$29.95
[5438] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 17 1964. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1964. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 142 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$9.95
[2572] North American Lily Society. Lily Yearbook. 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Number 14. NY 1961. 211 pages. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$12.95
[5681] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 6 1953. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1953. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 136 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$8.95
[5345] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 18 1965. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1965. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 141 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$25.95
[3923] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 8 1955. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1955. 1st American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 150 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$12.95
[6172] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 19 1966. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1966. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 158 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$22.95
[2573] North American Lily Society. Lily Yearbook. 1962. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Number 15. NY 1962. 128 pages. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$39.95
[2571] North American Lily Society. Lily Yearbook. 1960. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Number 13. NY 1960. 166 pages. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$28.95
[2574] North American Lily Society. Lily Yearbook. 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Number 22. 1969. 167 pages. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$59.95
[6871] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 23 1970. Lily Society, 1970. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 141 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$16.95
[6879] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 33 1980. Lily Society, 1980. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 116 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$25.95
[6878] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 32 1979. Lily Society, 1979. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 120 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$17.95
[6877] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 31 1978. Lily Society, 1978. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 123 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$17.95
[6049] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 7 1954 With Cumulative Index for 1939, 49, 42, 46, 47-53.. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1954. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 144 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$8.95
[6881] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 37 1984. Lily Society, 1984. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 90 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$19.95
[6882] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 41 1988. Lily Society, 1988. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 122 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$16.95
[6875] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 29 1976. Lily Society, 1976. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 144 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$22.95
[6874] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 26 1973. Lily Society, 1973. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 109 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$18.95
[6880] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 36 1983. Lily Society, 1983. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 120 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$22.95
[6872] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 24 1971. Lily Society, 1971. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 149 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$22.95
[6876] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 30 1977. Lily Society, 1977. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 143 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$22.95
[6869] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 22 1969. Lily Society, 1969. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 167 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$45.95
[6867] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yar Book No 20 1967. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1967. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 177 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$25.95
[6738] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 16 1963. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1963. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 160 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$12.95
[6623] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 5 1952. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1952. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 155 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$25.95
[6588] North American Lily Society. Yearbook. Geneva, NY: 1947. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Yearbooks. 1947-73, 76-80, 83-84, 88, 89. 31 volumes. All uniform green cloth and 8vo. Containing the latest information on lily research and culture with many b/w photos.ery good.
$350.00
[6579] North American Lily Society. The Lily Yearbook No 2 1949. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1949. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 143 pages. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$22.95
[6883] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 44 1991. Lily Society, 1991. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 128 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$12.95
[6873] North American Lily Society. The Lily Year Book No 25 1972. Lily Society, 1972. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 118 pages with b/w photos. Green cloth. Very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$18.95
[6704] North American Lily Society; George Slate. The Lily Yearbook No 4 1951. Geneva, NY: Lily Society, 1951. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 127 pages. Green cloth. very good condition. We have many other years and the whole run available as well.
$25.95
[1634] Plessis, Niel du and Graham Duncan. Bulbous Plants of Southern Africa. 1989. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. A Guide to their Cultivation and Propagation. 1st edition. Tafelberg 1989. Folio. 192 pages with 47 full page colour plates. Cloth w.dj.
$225.95
[214] Pratt, Kevin and Michael Jefferson-Brown. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Fritillaries. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1997. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 1997. Lg 8vo. 160 pages with 95 colour photos. Cloth w.dj. New. Very good.
$12.95
[468] Rockwell, F. F.. Gladiolus. Home Garden Handbook Series. New York: MacMillan, 1928. 2nd edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 2nd edition. NY 1928 (©1927) . Sm 8vo. ix, 79 pages with some diagrams in text. Cloth. Fine. General guide. (Weight 0.75 lbs or 300 gr)
$6.95
[467] Rockwell, F. F.. Gladiolus. The Home Garden Handbooks. ill. George L. Hollrock. New York: MacMillan, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Revised edition. NY 1948 (©1927). Sm 8vo. ix, 81 pages with some diagrams in text. Cloth. General guide. (Weight 0.75 lbs or 300 grams)
$5.95
[6382] Royal Horticultural Society. The Lily Year Book No 21 1968. London: Royal Horticultural Society, 1967. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 170 pages. Burgundy cloth. Very good condition.
$25.95
[7795] Silberrad, Una and Sophie Lyall. Dutch Bulbs and Gardens. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1909. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st ed. London 1909. 8vo. 176 pages with 24 plates. Decorative cloth with gilts stamping. The recollections of a botanical excursion Holland’s bulb farms with many interesting specific cultural practices and botanical observations.
$27.95
[6972] Straight, E.M.. Some Flowering Bulbs with a chapter on common bulb Diseases. Ottawa: Department of Agriculture, 1928. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Ottawa 1928. 53 pages with 18 photos. Staple-bound. Tulips Narcissus Hyacinths Fressias scilla Crocus Muscari
$19.95
[3112] Sunset Books. Bulbs for All Seasons: Sunset. Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.: Sunset Pub Co, 1985. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Very Good / Very Good. 677 pages. Black and grey cloth with dust jacket. Very good.
$3.95
[7106] Synge, Patrick M.. Lilies. A Revision of Elwes’ Monograph of the Genus Lilium and its Supplements. London: Batsford, 1980. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- / Very Good. 1st ed. London 1980. 4to. 276 pages with 32 colour, 24 b/w plates and some line drawings. Cloth w.dj. X Public Library.
$79.95
[7548] Ware, Romaine B.. 25 Little Garden Plans, starring Lilies and Perennials. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Circa 1950. 16 pages with diagrams and illustrations. Staple-bound.
$12.95
[2227] Wister, Gertrude S.. Hardy Garden Bulbs. New York: Dutton & Co., 1964. 1st American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. NY 1964. 8vo. (vii), 188 pages with 24 b/w photographs and 11 drawings. Cloth w.dj. Very good. Comprehensive and detailed expert suggestions by the Assistant Director of the Arthur Hoyt Horticultural Foundation of Swathmore College.
$5.95
[2276] Woodcock, H. Drysdale and J. Coutts. Lilies. Their Culture and Management including a Complete Descriptive List of Species. London: Country Life, 1936. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good-. 2nd edition. London, NY 1936. 8vo. xv, 242 pages plus 130 b/w photographs. Cloth with d.j. Very good/poor.
$19.95
[1128] Woodcock, H.D. and J. Coutts. Lilies. Their Culture and Management including a Complete Descriptive List of Species. London: 1935. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Poor. 1st edition. London, NY 1935. 8vo. xvi, 242 pages with 130 pages of b/w photos. Cloth with tattered d.j. Very good/poor.
$27.95