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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: David Nicholson on November 25, 2007, 06:25:54 PM

Title: If you don't ask you'll never know!
Post by: David Nicholson on November 25, 2007, 06:25:54 PM: This is really a vain hope- if anyone has an unrequired copy of The Iris by Brian Mathew in their bookcase and would be willing to sell it to me for a reasonable price would they please Private Mail me.

There doesn't seem to be a second-hand copy available anywhere in the UK.
Title: Re: If you don't ask you'll never know!
Post by: Kristl Walek on November 25, 2007, 06:30:06 PM: David,
I might be able to help---I think I actually have multiple copies - let me check when I get back to the house from my seed office later today.

Kristl
Title: Re: If you don't ask you'll never know!
Post by: Olga Bondareva on November 25, 2007, 06:31:49 PM: David
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0881921629/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196015326&sr=8-1
I think they send used books to UK.
Title: Re: If you don't ask you'll never know!
Post by: Andrew on November 26, 2007, 04:48:04 PM: Quote from: David Nicholson on November 25, 2007, 06:25:54 PM
This is really a vain hope- if anyone has an unrequired copy of The Iris by Brian Mathew in their bookcase and would be willing to sell it to me for a reasonable price would they please Private Mail me.

There doesn't seem to be a second-hand copy available anywhere in the UK.

What are you calling reasonable David ?

I've just looked on a well known second hand book site and they have two.

If somebody is going to buy you a Christmas present how about 'The Genus Iris' by W.R. Dykes only £850 ;D.

I saw a copy when I was down at Wisley once and a very nice book it was !!
Title: Re: If you don't ask you'll never know!
Post by: David Nicholson on November 26, 2007, 06:41:09 PM: Quote from: Andrew on November 26, 2007, 04:48:04 PM

What are you calling reasonable David ?

I've just looked on a well known second hand book site and they have two.

If somebody is going to buy you a Christmas present how about 'The Genus Iris' by W.R. Dykes only £850 ;D.

I saw a copy when I was down at Wisley once and a very nice book it was !!
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Andrew, did you mean on Amazon? If you did I found them this evening-expensive though, but not as expensive as Dykes. I've found Brian Mathew's The Crocus at £135 but those kind of prices are out of my league :'(
Title: Re: If you don't ask you'll never know!
Post by: Paul T on November 27, 2007, 06:12:43 AM: David,

I am sort of interested in that book myself, but that converts to close to $300 once the pound is converted to the dollar here in Aus. Ouch. :o Apparently it is an impressive book, and I DO so want a good monograph of Crocus. Anyone want to spring a nice Christmas present for me!!?? ::)

;D