arthur j simons (43 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 4th Edition. A soft cover non-fiction in good condition. Contains black and white images. Pages are slightly toned, yet very clean and unmarked. The cover is clean and sharp, with a few creases but no major signs of wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. *Veteran-Owned, Family-Run, Small Book Store in the Pacific Northwest* FAST SHIPPING!! Clean text, no markings, tight binding. 96 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Wear, Chip At Spine. B & W Photo Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Copyright Date: 1955 12mo, Paper Boards, Hardcover, , PP.101, How To Grow Bulbs With A Little Attention To Detail.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. good condition.

Zustand: Good. 1957. First Edition. 231 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Paper Cover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. A Penguin Handbook (S146) uncommon.

Zustand: Good. 1956. First Edition. 92 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Paperback. Zustand: New.

Zustand: Good. Boards have some wear, scuffs, chips. Content has light toning. No DJ.

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and tears.

Zustand: Good. 1967. Revised & Reprinted. 217 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Zustand: Good. 1957. First Edition. 126 pages. Pictorial jacket over dark cloth. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Firmly bound, illustrated laminated card boards. No jacket was issued for this.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1948 2nd edition Penguin Handbook number PH7. Interior generally robust and clean with no writing, marks or tears, tanning to page edges.Covers have a few grub marks, rubbed to spine edges. UK shipping offer : any six Penguins combined to one postage of £3.50, postage will be reduced at checkout.

softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Zustand: New. In.

PF. Zustand: New.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Introducing The Small Unheated Greenhouse (1959) by Arthur J. Simons , published by W. H. & L. Collingridge ? a book that looks you calmly in the eye and says, ?You don?t need luxury, you need discipline.? Because this is not a greenhouse for people who want tropical fruit and a chaise longue. This is a greenhouse for people who want to earn their tomatoes. ?Unheated? is doing a lot of work here. It?s essentially the greenhouse equivalent of hard mode: no gentle warmth, no pampering, no cheating. Just you, some glass, the British climate, and a quiet, stubborn belief that nature can be persuaded if you?re organised enough. It?s gardening with moral fibre. Published in 1959, this is peak sensible post-war practicality ? an era when the solution to most problems involved good habits, careful timing, and not expecting too much fuss. Simons writes with the reassuring authority of someone who has seen seedlings fail, has had frost laugh in his face, and has come out the other side with a notebook full of dates and a slightly stern optimism. Inside you?ll find the sort of advice that makes you feel both encouraged and lightly judged: ventilation, staging, shading, watering, pests, and the delicate art of coaxing tender plants through a climate that remains unconvinced. It?s about maximising what you?ve got ? space, light, season ? and doing it without turning your greenhouse into a heated spa for cucumbers. And honestly, there?s something deeply charming about a ?small unheated greenhouse? as a life philosophy. Modest ambitions. Quiet persistence. Practical joy. You are not conquering the tropics. You are simply extending the season by a few brave weeks and calling it victory. This copy is from Crappy Old Books , in Good condition ? which means it?s ready for its next custodian: someone who likes the idea of growing things under glass, enjoys the faint romance of condensation on panes, and is not afraid to lose a battle or two to slugs. No ISBN, of course ? because in 1959 books were not tracked, they were kept , often in sheds, next to twine. Perfect for: Gardeners with limited space and unlimited hope Anyone who likes practical books that get straight to the point Readers who find joy in small wins and hardy seedlings The Small Unheated Greenhouse : proof that you don?t need heat to grow ambition ? just glass, grit, and the willingness to check the thermometer like it owes you money. Crappy Old Books: cultivating quiet victories since forever.

Zustand: Good. paperback, 224pp, illustrated, pages browning, text otherwise clean and tight, cover edges rubbed, Good condition. Vol. 1 only.

Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. Acceptable paperback, published around 1945. Notable shelf and handling wear to cover, incl. discoluration and creasing, heavy tanning to page block, leading into text block. Internally, pages are well bound, very tanned at edges. Content clear. CN. Used.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Publication of 96 pages. The wraps are a touch edge worn. There are light marks and minor foxing on the block of the book and on the early and last pages. The text remains legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Some tanning to pages. Photograph available on request.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 100 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback. 2 Volumes in 1 edition. Photograph available on request.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback: First Editions. Condition: Very good. Two clean, bright copies with intact spines. Light tanning to the edges of the page block which has not trespassed into the text: two classic Penguin Specials: S146-S147. All proceeds go to LOROS a hospice charity serving Leicestershire and Rutland .

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. Many boks have been written to instruct the private gardner in the art of growing greenhouse plants, but this is the only book which seeks to guide the amateur to the purchase of the right greenhouse in the first place and tells him how to heat and equip it to meet his particular requirements. Illustrated. 231 pp. Marks to cloth. Wear, tear and repair to D/J. Price clipped.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Garden Book Club Edition. Many boks have been written to instruct the private gardner in the art of growing greenhouse plants, but this is the only book which seeks to guide the amateur to the purchase of the right greenhouse in the first place and tells him how to heat and equip it to meet his particular requirements. Illustrated. 231 pp. Marks to cloth. Wear, tear and repair to D/J. Price clipped.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

Paperback. Zustand: New.