Hayes Immer METHODS PLANT BREEDING 1st RARE 1942 FIRST EDITION of METHODS OF PLANT BREEDING by Herbert Kendall Hays and Forrest Rhinehart Immer. Published by McGraw-Hill, green cloth hardbound book is in VERY GOOD condition - MUST SEE PICS! Signed by Hayes to his son on front free end-paper in year of publication - a unique copy. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Circa: 1942
Condition: Used
Type: Nonfiction - Horticulture
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Company
Author: Herbert Kendall Hays & Forrest Rhinehart Immer  

MINNESOTA TREES SHRUBS ltd 1912 MINNESOTA TREES AND SHRUBS: An Illustrated Manual of the Native and Cultivated Woody Plants of the State by Frederic E. Clements, C. Otto Rosendahl, and Frederic K. Butters is Report of the Botanical Survey IX published by the University of Minnesota 1912 - MUST SEE PICS! Bound in a tweedish buckram green cloth with spine titling gilt in blind, this book is in VERY GOOD PLUS condition being 1/3000. 314pgs including index w/ one blank leaf @ rear. Dense with many illustrations - excellent reference. Tasteful bookplate on front adhered endpaper - see last pic. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Circa: 1912
Type: Nonfiction - Horticulture
Publisher: University of Minnesota
Author: Clements, Rosendahl & Butters  

CASE Manual CHA CHT Tractor PLOWS 1st Edition J. I. Case Co. Racine, Wisconsin OPERATOR'S MANUAL about GOOD condition, shows typical shop usage and perhaps a little better than average.
There are 59 #d pages in this 'Operator's Instruction Manual for CASE TRACTOR PLOWS - CHA AND CHT SERIES - Three, Four, and Five Bottom'. Stated FIRST EDITION on front cover. Index at back. Page 59 has 'VOID' scripted on it.
Water damaged back cover has messed up that great eagle on the earth logo, but is coded/numbered on back cover:
Rkfd. 9-4512-1 4500 2/59
25(cents) Ptd. in U.S.A.
Needs to be pressed out.
Type: Softcover
Country of Origin: US

Pages: 60  

1933 Sweet's ARCHITECTURE Catalog 4 Vol COMPLETE This is a complete set of SWEET'S ARCHITECTURAL CATALOGUES: A File of Catalogues on Building Products and Services FOR THE YEAR 1933 - complete in FOUR VOLUMES. Copyright 1932 by F. W. Dodge Corporation. They measure 11-1/4th inches tall, 8-1/2 wide and about 2-1/4 each. Combined they are 9-3/8ths inches wide on the shelf. Would be a tremendous set to have a custom slipcase made for. If that's something of interest, please feel free to inquire further.
The four volumes break down into the following topics & subject matter with the number of pages contained in each book:

VOLUME A: 878 pgs. SPECIAL SERVICES - FOUNDATIONS - MASONRY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION - WATERPROOFING - BRICK WORK, STONE WORK - TERRA COTTA - BLOCK CONSTRUCTION - ROOFING, SHEET METAL, SKYLIGHTS AND VENTILATORS - STEEL AND IRON ORNAMENTAL METAL.

VOLUME B: 952 pgs. METAL DOORS - METAL AND SPECIAL WINDOWS - CARPENTRY - LATHING, PLASTERING - INSULATION AND ACOUSTICS - FLOOR AND WALL TILE - RESILIENT FLOORING.

VOLUME C: 943 pgs. INTERIOR STONE WORK - PAINT, PAINTING AND FINISHING - GLASS AND GLAZING - HARDWARE - FURNISHINGS - GENERAL EQUIPMENT - SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT - LANDSCAPE - PAVING, CURBS, GUTTERS.

VOLUME D: 867 pgs. PLUMBING - HEATING, VENTILATING AND POWER PLANT - ELECTRICAL - REFRIGERATION - ELEVATORS - CONSTRUCTION PLANT.

Not a set that readily comes available for sale and came from a multi-generation architecture firm's collection. Even has a note on the verso of the title page that reads in part:
NOTICE: This set of Sweet's Architectural Catalogues is lent to an approved user with the understanding that it will be returned upon request.

ALL said, there are 3,640 pages, not including blank leaves and end-papers.
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Condition: Used
Country of Origin: US
 

IKEBANA 66 1st FOLIO tipped-in PLATES VG This silk bound book has a cherry wood piece adhered to front and overall is in very good condition - MUST SEE PICS! THE MASTERS' BOOK OF IKEBANA: Background and Principles of Japanese Flower Arrangement was edited by Richie & Weatherby, published by BIJUTSU SHUPPAN-SHA: TOKYO. Stands almost 14 inchess tall 10.5 deep and thick with oodles of illustrations and tipped-in plates of awesome flower arrangements. Slight moisture stain to rear board not affecting interior - both shown in pics. Beautiful cofee table type book in beautiful patterned silk binding - feel free to e-mail w/ any questions & THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Circa: 1966
Size: FOLIO 14 x 10.5
Type: Nonfiction - Japanese Flower Arranging
Publisher: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha
Author: Richie & Weatherby (eds.)  

Hitchcock MANUAL GRASSES U.S. 1935 GPO Put out by the Government Printing Office in 1935, this is a VERY GOOD MINUS condition copy of MANUAL OF THE GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES by A.S. Hitchcock - MUST SEE PICS! 1040 pages slightly shaken, wear to extrems, slight spot to top edge - it's got its faults, but still a nice usuable reference. Feel free to e-mail w/ any question or requests for more pics - THANKS FOR LOOKING!
 

SWEET'S 1917 ARCHITECTURE CATALOG Rarely found SWEET'S ARCHITECTURAL CATALOGUE - TWELFTH EDITION 1917.
Large book that measures 12-3/8ths inches tall, about 9-1/4th wide and a stout 3-3/4th inches thick! 1,801 pages. Copyright 1917 by Sweet's Catalogue Services, Inc. Printed by William Green, a corporation, New York. #d 18445 on title page. Verso of title page reads in part:
PLEASE NOTE This copy of SWEET'S ARCHITECTUREAL CATALOGUE No.______ is loaned by SWEET'S CATALOGUE SERVICE, INC., for reference purposes, with the understanding that it is to be returned on eceipt of the next annual edition.
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Country of Origin: US