Re: REF: Dykes

From: scott jordan <sjordan@unm.edu>

On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Ian E. & Shirley Efford wrote:
 
> After an absence of six weeks in the summer, I am still catching up on
> my iris-talk messages!  One that has just passed refered to some of the
> older books on irises.  A friend has leant me one by Dykes which I find
> interesting as it does not appear as a reference too often.  It is:- 
> Irises by W. Rickatson Dykes one of a series on Present-Day Gardening
> edited by R. Hooper Pearson and published by T.C. and E.C. Jack in
> London.   
> I assume that this is the 1924 book of Dykes although I wonder as the
> title of that book is "Handbook of Garden Irises".  Did Dykes write
> another book and, if so, why does it not appear in any of the standard
> references?  Alternatively, was this book published twice under two
> names and by two publishers [possibly separately in England and the US]?

Dykes published three books. "Irises" is the first. Although undated, there is
a statement in the preface (p ix) stating that "the larger book...Cambridge
University Press", i.e. The Genus Iris, is to appear shortly. Since Genus Iris
was published in 1913, "Irises" must have come out during that year or the 
preceeding.

> My friend asked how much the book is worth.  any suggestions?

I paid about $25 for my copy a few months ago.

Scott Jordan, Albuquerque



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