San Francisco: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 2005. v, 133p., extensive appendix, illustrated with period and contemporary photography (many aerial views) and line plats in colors; first issue 11x8.5 inch wraps with binder's tape spine, a very good copy. Appended leaves are rather elaborate; these show..... More

Cat.No: 173558

Simi Valley, CA: Oak and Cactus Distro, 2000. 18p., wraps, crude zine-style guidebook on how to sabotage genetically engineered crops. More

Cat.No: 131710

Berkeley: Peoples Park Defense Union, 1991. Three 8.5x11 inch newsletters dated August 4, 9, and 16th; four pages each, minor handling wear. Issued during renewed controversy about the university's plans to use the iconic property that had been the site of a cultural battle in 1969. More

Cat.No: 251038

Madrid: Dirección General de Agricultura, 1933. xii, 250p., government presswork on alkaline glazed paperstock, a few photoillustrations, morocco-bound hardcover with minor wear. Annual report on agricultural pests and diseases. More

Cat.No: 234960

Douglas, Cork: St. Patrick's Seminary, 1980. 56p., mimeographed sheets bound with staples, formerly taped along spine, the tape now missing; address and postage stamp on rear cover. Literary magazine including pieces by members of the community on missionary work in Nigeria, local social work, gardening, and other topics. More

Cat.No: 222932

Dunedin: Dunedin Chinese Gardens Trust; Shanghai Museum, 2013. 111 pages, slender paperback, very good. " ... Tells the story of the world's southern-most Chinese garden, a garden that was conceptualized in New Zealand, designed and built in Shanghai, before being shipped 13,000 kilometres to Dunedin. Lan Yuan thus connects two..... More

Cat.No: 247345

Paris: Editions Stock, 1997. 159p., profuse mixed illustrations in b&w, sepia and color photography, period & contemporary, from nature & posed, old engraved views, and a map. Glazed alkaline paperstock, a high-quality production obviously a labor of love. Hardbound in openweave green cloth boards gilt and dust jacket, 13x10 inches..... More

Cat.No: 253651

Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1988. viii, 318p., second printing of the 1984 first issue, illustrated with a small section of b&w period images, hardbound in 10x7.5 inch textured green boards. Expect hints of rubbing and soil to casing, a sound good copy free of any markings. More

Cat.No: 262825

Kobe Japan / Rochester MI: Kobe City Museum of Namban Art / Meadow Brook Art Gallery, 1978. Paperback. 173p., vignette b&w exhibit photography throughout a double-column running text, with a brief colorphoto section. Softbound in 12x9 inch decorated wraps, externally a tad edgeworn, a sound copy within and without, textblock..... More

Cat.No: 264632

London: Saqi Books, 1999. Hardcover. 223p., plentifully illustrated but mostly in b&w, a penurious touch contrasting with higher production qualities such as beautiful alkaline paperstock. Hardbound in 10x7 inch boards gilt and glossy dust jacket. An as-new copy: perfectly sound, clean and unmarked. Pleasant photoportrait of author Goodwin, looks like..... More

Cat.No: 264070

Redlands CA: Orchid Digest, 1997. Pamphlet. 38p., illustrated by numerous full-color close-up photos on slick alkaline paperstock, checklist printed double-column on same stock, softbound in a magazine-style pamphlet, 11x8.5 inch stapled wraps. A handled copy (hard to resist gaping) with corner-creasings and crimping, the textblock largely but not entirely free..... More

Cat.No: 234875

Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2003. Paperback. xvii + 182p., 10x10 inches, stiff wraps with flaps, color photos throughout, remainder mark on bottom of text block, else very good. Bud porn! Close-up shots of buds and plants seemingly crisper than real life. More

Cat.No: 230140

Tokyo: Maki Shoten, 1952. 156p., hardcover in slipcase, slipcase edgeworn, the book generally very good but for neatly penned gift inscription on front endpaper, chipped dustjacket. Second printing. On the design and architecture of gardens and tea rooms; text in Japanese. More

Cat.No: 159266