London: Scriptum Editions in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, 2003. First edition. 4to. 336 pp. Publisher's pink rose cloth, white lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Colour illustrated throughout. Slight sunning to the jacket spine, very good overall. More

London: Collins, 1952. First edition. 8vo. (xvi), 268, (4) pp. Publisher's green buckram, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. 32 colour and 16 black and white plates. Small chip to the foot of the jacket spine which is slightly tanned, generally an attractive bright copy. New..... More

London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1952. First edition, 8vo, xi, 121, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations, signed on the title page by the author. Cloth, d.w., slightly rubbed and soiled. More

London: Simpkin Marshall, and Co., 1843. Second edition, reissue, small 8vo, (ii), ii, 228 pp. Contemporary inscription on fly leaf. Original cloth, rubbed with some marks, spine browned, remains of a label to the upper cover. Including detailed instructions on preparing a range of drinks, from raspberry wine to porter..... More

London: Bantam Press, 1993. Limited edition, no. 301 of 500 copies. 8vo. x, 198 pp. Publisher's quarter black morocco over dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettered to the spine and ruled to the sides. Some black and white illustrations and diagrams. A lovely copy. A deluxe issue published to commemorate..... More

London: Collins, (1974). First edition, 8vo, 256 pp. 24 black and white plates plus 54 illustrations in the text. Buckram, d.w., not price clipped, spine sunned. New Naturalist series no. 57. More

London: Groombridge and Sons, 1869. 12mo, (vi), 128, (16 advertisement) pp. Frontispiece and illustrations in the text, later signature to fly leaf. Original gilt titled blind stamped green cloth, recently recased, some mild rubbing. First published 1856, with a subsequent edition in 1869. Scarce. More

London: Printed for E. Cox, 1839. Second edition, 12mo, (iv), iii, (i), 98 pp. Three folding plates, foxed and with an ink stain the top corners when folded - stain to the top corner of the title page too, the second plate missing a piece, some subtle repairs to fold..... More

Cambridge: John William Parker, 1840. Third edition. 8vo. (ii), xvi, 224 pp. Original green cloth backed drab boards, printed paper spine label. The rear free endpaper sometime neatly excised, otherwise a decent copy. More

7th March, 1901. Small folio. 7 pp. Original printed blue paper boards, paler blue cloth spine, small old inscribed library ticket pasted to lower corner of upper board. Five b/w plates. Slight cockling to paper boards, a few chips at edges, otherwise very good. Holland was Curator of the Botanic..... More

Oxford: Sold by Messrs. Fletcher and Co.; Messrs. Rivington; and Messrs. Murray and Highley, London, 1797. Sole edition. 8vo. (2), vi, (10), 129, (1) pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, gilt ruled to the spine, gilt lettered black label, later neat ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, the..... More

London: Cassell and Company, [c.1900]. Seven volumes. 8vo. Contemporary plain olive cloth, gilt lettered maroon spine labels. 280 colour plates. Some light rubbing, very good overall. More

London: Dawsons, 1966. Facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1673, 4to, (ii), (xiv), 162 pp. Original cream cloth, faint mark to the head of the spine otherwise fine. A landmark work in science, this book contains the first mathematical analysis of a pendulum as well as examining motion along..... More