Gardening Books
a small selection of our current stock
85. Robinson, W.: The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds.
London: John Murray, 1926. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Condition - very good. No jacket. Original boards, new cloth spine. Fourteenth edition, first published 1883.
£25.00
148. Imbert: Dorothee: The Modernist Garden in France
London: Yale University Press, 1993, Fine Condition, Dust wrapper Fine, Definative Study of the Modern French Garden, many black and white illustrations and 17 colour plates
£37.75
174. Gorer, Richard: Multi-Season Shrubs & Trees
London: Faber & Faber, 1971 First Edition. Ex - Library copy. Describes trees & shrubs in cultivation whose attractions are not confined to one feature and one season. 29 photos
£10.00
176. Hills, Lawrence D : Russian Comfrey
London: Faber & Faber, 1953. First Edition. Describes crop yielding a hundred tons an acre of Stock Feed or Compost for Farm, Garden or Small-holding. Illustrated jacket. Owner's name on end-paper.
£12.50
177. Leyel, Mrs C.F : Cinquefoil
London: Faber & Faber, 1958? Drawings by M.E. Eldridge. Rare copperplate engravings of the Five Senses by the famous botanical artist, Crispin de Pas, are reproduced for the first time in this book. £25.00
179. Laidlaw, W.B.R.: Guide to British Hardwoods
London: Leonard Hill limited, 1960 original jacket
£12.50
180. Moore, Nicholas : The Tall Bearded Iris
London: W.H.& L. Collingridge Ltd, 1956. First edition.
£12.50
197. Lowe, E. J.: Our Native Ferns
London : Groombridge and Sons, 1865 & 1867 2 Volumes. Our Native Ferns; or a History of the British Species and their Varieties, very good condition, green cloth with impressed gold ferns on front boards.
£200.00
200. Saunders, Gill: Picturing Plants, an analytical history of botanic illustration
London: Zwemmer (in association with The Victoria & Albert Museum),1995. Beautifully illustrated book exploring the purpose and function of botanical art from the 15th century printed book to the work of contemporary illustrators. Draws on previously unpublished archive material from the museum. Dust jacket
£9.50
305. Ingwersen, Will: Classic Garden Plants
London: Hamlyn, 1975 A collection of plants chosen for their well-proven garden worthiness and the fact that they have stood the test of time. Nearly 200 pages, wonderfully illustrated with 48 paintings and 302 line drawings by Charles Stitt. Condition - very good. Dustjacket- very good
£10.00
306. Pool, Mary Jane (ed): 20th Century Decorating, Architecture & Gardens - 80 years of ideas and pleasure from house & garden
London: Weidenfield & Nicolson, 1978 Book presents the most dramatic and important developments in interior design, architecture, and gardens as they first appeared to American and European readers in the publication House & Garden. Over 300 pages & extremely well illustrated. Condition - both book & dustjacket excellent
£15.00
356. Ingwersen, Will: Manual of Alpine Plants
London: Cassell, 1991 Standard reference work on alpines since first published in 1978. Foreword by Arthur Hellyer. General condition and dust jacket both very good, as new
£10.00
357. Cook, E.T.: Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens
London: Country Life, 1908 2nd edition. 40 chapters, over 120 photographs. Fully indexed. Blue cloth cover - condition very good. Owner's name inked on front end-paper. Slight staining on front and back end-papers
£10.00