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ABERCONWAY, LORD (ed). A Gardener's Dozen. Twelve of Britain's most eminent gardeners write about their favourite month. BBC: 1980 1st ed 178 pp, 62 b/w and 24 colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. Contributors include Christopher Lloyd, Lanning Roper, Beth Chatto, Roy Lancaster, Wilfred Blunt and Valerie Finnis. (Book Ref #11296) £8.50 ALIOTO, M.D. Glorious Indoor Gardens. Stewart Tabori & Chang: 2002 1st ed 145 pp, numerous colour photos. F/F. (Book Ref #26135) £9.00 ARMATAGE, E. A Country Garden. Country Life: 1936 1st ed 226 pp, 24 engravings by John Farleigh. VG in worn d/w with some loss at head. The experiences and observations of a gardener's year underlined by the dramatic strength of Farleigh's woodcuts. (Book Ref #3604) £35.00 BACON, F. & COWLEY, A. On Gardens. Two essays. A.C. Curtis: 1903 1st ed 23 pp. VG+. With the imprint of the Astolate Press and decorative capitols printed in red, this is an attractive edition of the Bacon essay. (Book Ref #11070) £20.00 BAWDEN, H. & BAWDEN, J. Woodland Plants and Sun Lovers. Faber: 1971 rep 180 pp, b/w photos. F in slightly worn d/w. Discusses plant types and their habitat from woodland to tropical. (Book Ref #3765) £6.50 BECKETT, K. Readers Digest - A Garden for all Seasons. Readers Digest: 1991 1st ed 431 pp, profuse colour photos. VG. An easily accessible guide to year-round colour and form in your garden. (Book Ref #24981) £10.00 BERRY, S. & BRADLEY, S. A Gardener's Guide. Channel 4: 1993 1st ed 160 pp, profuse diagrams, some colour photos, further reading. Fine in a Fine d/w. Step-by-step working in partnership with nature. (Book Ref #2523) £8.50 BERRY, S. & BRADLEY, S. Plant Life. A Gardener's Guide. Channel 4: 1993 1st ed 160 pp, profuse diagrams, some colour photos, further reading. Fine in a Fine d/w. Step-by-step working in partnership with nature. (Book Ref #21082) £4.99 BILLINGTON, J. Really Small Gardens. A practical guide to gardening in a truly small space. Quadrille: 1998 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. To inspire everyone with small plots to create a class act in their own back yard. (Book Ref #16783) £12.00 BISGROVE, R. The Flower Garden. A complete illustrated guide to planting beautiful flowers for year round colour. Guild: 1989 1st ed 144 pp, colour photos. Laminated boards. F. (Book Ref #14272) £6.00 BLOOM, A. Summer Garden Glory. How to make the most of your garden from spring through to autumn. Harper Collins: 1996 1st ed 144 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #7707) £5.00 BOISSET, C. Town Gardens. Frances Lincoln: 1989 1st ed 168 pp, over 150 colour photos and b/w plans, suggested reading. Fine in a Fine d/w. Inspiring examples are backed by an invaluable catalogue of 120 plants carefully selected for the town garden. (Book Ref #32371) £8.00 BOLAND, B. Gardener's Magic and Other Old Wives' Lore. The Bodley Head: 1977 1st ed 64 pp, reproduction duotone woodcuts. F/F. (Book Ref #26603) £6.00 BOLAND, M. & BOLAND, B. Old Wives' Lore for Gardeners. Bodley Head: 1976 1st ed 63 pp, b/w and coloured illustrations. F/F. Signed by the author. A sprinkling of superstition mingled with much good sense. (Book Ref #26604) £6.50 BOWLES, E.A. My Garden in Summer. David & Charles: 1972 rep 316 pp, b/w photos. Ex library copy, new front endpapers, usual stamps, small red ink mark on top edge o/w VG/VG. Sought-after classic, first published in 1914. (Book Ref #16261) £16.50 BOWN, DENI. Alba. The Book of White Flowers. Unwin Hyman: 1989 1st ed 160 pp, colour photos and line drawings. VG+ in price-clipped d/w. An A-Z of over 1000 white plants. (Book Ref #33511) £10.00 BRADLEY, S. Winter Gardening. Murdoch: 2000 p/b 1st ed 199 pp, profuse colour photos, Glossary. Pictorial boards. A fine copy. Practical advice on what can be achieved amidst harsh winter conditions, growing information on fruit, flowers and vegetables that can be grown, harvested and stored during the winter months. (Book Ref #30378) £7.50 BROOKES, J. The Indoor Gardening Book. The complete guide to the creative use of plants and flowers in the home. Guild: 1986 rep 287 pp, colour pictures throughout. Fine in slightly nicked d/w. 'This is one of the best houseplant books to appear for many years' - Garden Answers. (Book Ref #2923) £7.00 BROWN, J. Sissinghurst. Portrait of a garden. Weidenfeld: 1990 1st ed 136 pp, colour photos, further reading. F in lightly edge worn d/w. The history, creation and transformation of one of Britain's best-loved gardens. (Book Ref #12216) £12.00 BROWN, K. Seasonal Container Planting. M.Joseph: 1991 1st ed 229 pp, colour photos, b/w line drawings. Top corners lightly bumped o/w F/F. With creative recipes for conservatory, edible and historical plantings. (Book Ref #21737) £10.00 BUCHAN, U. An Anthology of Gardening Writing. The Lives and Work of Five Great Gardeners. Croom Helm: 1986 1st ed 191 pp, colour and b/w photos, bibliog. Board bottoms lightly faded, inscription o/w VG+ in slightly creased d/w. Includes Robinson, Jekyll, Bowles, Farrer and Sackville-West. (Book Ref #23161) £6.00 BUCHAN, U. Plants for All Seasons. Beautiful and versatile plants that change through the year. Mitchell Beazley: 1999 1st ed 144 pp, profuse colour photos by Howard Rice. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #31608) £10.00 BUCHAN, U. & COLBORN, N. The Classic Horticulturist. Cassell: 1987 1st ed 160 pp, watercolours, colour and b/w photos, our. Fine in a Fine d/w. Opens with the history of gardens and horticulturists, and includes an A-Z directory of herbaceous plants shrubs, trees and alpines. (Book Ref #3833) £5.99 BUCZACKI, S. Ground Rules for Gardeners. A practical guide to garden ecology. Collins: 1986 1st ed 240 pp, colour photos and b/w diagrams. Fine in a Fine d/w. Gives a sound understanding of how nature operates in your garden. (Book Ref #15797) £8.50 BUCZACKI, S. Ground Rules for Gardeners. A practical guide to garden ecology. Collins: 1986 1st ed 240 pp, colour photos and b/w diagrams. F/VG+. Gives a sound understanding of how nature operates in your garden. (Book Ref #15993) £8.50 CARTER, G. Living With Plants. Mitchell Beazley: 2000 1st ed 136 pp, numerous colour photosAdvice on choice and display for interiors. (Book Ref #25587) £8.50 CHATTO, B. The Damp Garden. Dent: 1993 p/b rep 336 pp, 8 colour plates and 14 drawings. Fine. (Book Ref #27746) £6.50 CHATTO, B. The Green Tapestry. Perennial plants for the garden. Collins: 1991 rep 191 pp, 250 colour plates of Chatto's garden. VG+ /VG+. Chatto's planting plans, illustrated profusely here, profoundly influenced the appearance of modern gardens. (Book Ref #29006) £15.00 CHITTENDEN, F. (ed). A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture. Clarendon Press: 1956 2nd ed 2316 pages + 554 pages, profuse b/w line drawings. VG+ set in chipped d/ws. 4 vols plus the second edition supplement (1969). (Book Ref #3787) £95.00 CHIVERS, S. & WOLOSZYNSKA, S. The Cottage Garden. Margery Fish at East Lambrook Manor. John Murray: 1990 1st ed 124 pp, colour photos. Bottom corners slightly bumped o/w F/VG+. Traces the influences which created East Lambrook, the choosing of plant material and the creation and recent restoration of the garden. (Book Ref #17656) £7.50 CHIVERS, S. & WOLOSZYNSKA, S. The Cottage Garden. Margery Fish at East Lambrook Manor. John Murray: 1990 1st ed 124 pp, colour photos. VG+/VG+. Traces the influences that created East Lambrook, the choosing of plant material and the creation and recent restoration of the garden. (Book Ref #21594) £8.00 COOPER, G. & TAYLOR, G. The Curious Gardeners. Obsession and diversity in 45 British gardens. Headline: 2001 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos, bibliog. Pages very slightly cockled o/w VG+/VG+. Outspoken, forthright and entertaining tour around a dazzling range of British gardens. Based on the BBC series. (Book Ref #18161) £10.00 COOPER, G. & TAYLOR, G. The Curious Gardeners. Obsession and diversity in 45 British gardens. Headline: 2001 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos, bibliog. F/VG+. Outspoken, forthright and entertaining tour around a dazzling range of British gardens. Based on the BBC series. (Book Ref #25380) £8.50 COOPER, G. & TAYLOR, G. The Curious Gardeners': Six Elements of Garden Design. Headline: 2002 1st ed 192 pp, colour photos, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Outspoken, forthright and entertaining tour around a dazzling range of British gardens. Based on the BBC series. (Book Ref #31226) £8.00 COURTIER, J. The No-Garden Gardener. The essential guide to gardening in small spaces. Marshall: 1999 1st ed 224 pp, profuse colour photos. VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. Everything you need to know about gardening in window boxes, patios and balconies. (Book Ref #20479) £6.99 CUSHNIE, J. Ground Cover. A thousand beautiful plants for difficult places. Kyle Cathie: 1999 1st ed 160 pp, profuse colour photos. VG+/VG+. A very good book with an innovative view of ground-cover planting requiring little or no maintenance with an international directory of over 1000 plants. (Book Ref #26228) £8.50 CUSHNIE, J. Shrubs for the Garden. Kyle Cathie: 2004 1st ed 224 pp, colour photos throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. Captures the effortless year-round beauty of these indispensable plants with planting, pruning and propagation techniques and photography by award winner Marianne Majerus. (Book Ref #30898) £13.00 DAVIES, J. The Victorian Kitchen Garden. BBC: 1988 rep 160 pp, colour and b/w photos, bibliog. Fine in a slightly nicked d/w. Accompaniment to the BBC series which traced the restoration, and cultural history of Chilton Foliat in Buckinghamshire. (Book Ref #31911) £6.00 DE BRAY, L. Cottage Garden Year. Grange: 1991 rep 160 pp, numerous colour and b/w illustrations by the author. F/VG+. An attractively illustrated diary which describes the changes over the seasons, giving guidance on the plants, shrubs and trees of the quintessential cottage garden. (Book Ref #13194) £8.50 DOBBS, L. & WOOD, S. Your Garden Makeover. The Complete Guide to Garden Renewal. Marshall: 2000 1st ed 224 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. Usefully divided into sections entitled Taking Stock, Quick Fixes, Problem Solving, Re-creating A Garden Style and Garden Basics. (Book Ref #16125) £7.50 DUCHESS OF HAMILTON, J. & HART, P et al. English Plants for Your Garden. Frances Lincoln: 2000 1st ed 176 pp, profuse colour photos by Don Berwick and watercolour illustrations, plant directory. Fine in a Fine d/w. Comprehensive information on growing native plants, showing how the garden can become a haven for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. (Book Ref #17846) £12.00 EARLE, C.W. Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden. Century: 1984 p/b 1st thus 381 pp, appendix. Small mark on top edge and lightly spine faded o/w VG+. Gardening and natural history diary and memoirs originally published in 1897. (Book Ref #18008) £7.50 FAIRFAX, K. The Tranquil Garden. Marshall: 1999 p/b rep 162 pp, profuse colour photos. F. How to combine the necessary elements of many different styles to gain a balanced whole. (Book Ref #20567) £7.99 FERRAUD, M. Perennials. Taschen: 1999 rep 127 pp, 113 colour photographs throughout by Paul Starosta, bibliog. F/F. Arranged by plant family, this guide is designed with useful hints for the amateur. (Book Ref #25339) £8.00 FISH, M. A Flower for Every Day. David & Charles: 1973 rep 208 pp, b/w photos. Bookplate, page edges very slightly foxed o/w VG+/VG+. Takes us round the garden Fish created at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset, from January to December. (Book Ref #11241) £8.50 FISH, M. Cottage Garden Flowers. Faber: 1983 p/b rep 127 pp, b/w photos. Spine faded, covers lightly edge worn o/w VG. Probably her most influential book. (Book Ref #13244) £5.00 FISH, M. Cottage Garden Flowers. Garden Book Club: 1970 rep 127 pp, b/w photos. VG+/VG. Probably her most influential book. (Book Ref #16334) £8.00 FLOWERDEW, B. Bob Flowerdew's Organic Bible. Successful gardening the natural way. Kyle Cathie: 1998 1st ed 224 pp, profuse colour photos, yearly calendar. Fine in a Fine d/w. How to make a beautiful garden productive and a productive garden beautiful. (Book Ref #32431) £10.00 FOSTER, C. (ed). & TITCHMARSH, A. (intro). Flower Of The Moment. A Month-By-Month Guide To the Best 100 Flowering Plants. BBC Gardener's World: 2001 1st ed 144 pp, colour photos throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. Features 100 flowers with a calendar of 1000 flowering plants. A very useful guide for first-time garden planners with chronological colour charts. (Book Ref #31000) £12.00 FOX, R. L. Variations on a Garden. R & L: 1986 revised ed 182 pp, b/w and colour photos. Bookplate o/w F/VG+. Revised enlarged and newly illustrated edition. Explores scent, fine leaves, architectural planting and wild gardening on a seasonal basis. (Book Ref #9196) £10.00 FOX, R. L. Variations on a Garden. Macmillan: 1974 1st ed 182 pp, colour photos throughout. VG+ in edge-worn and torn d/w internally and externally sellotaped. Explores scent, fine leaves, architectural planting and wild gardening on a seasonal basis. (Book Ref #23913) £8.00 FOX, R.L. Better Gardening. R & L: 1982 1st ed 184 pp, colour photos. Inscription o/w VG+ in slightly creased d/w. Helps you build a garden, from the trees right down to the smallest plants, selecting those which the author values most. (Book Ref #24679) £5.50 GALBRAITH, J. Garden in a Valley. Five Mile Press: 1985 rep 144 pp, colour plates and b/w photos, plans on end papers. F/VG+. The story of a naturalist's upbringing in the Latrobe valley of Victoria, Australia; imbued with her love of gardening and nature. (Book Ref #13918) £7.00 GALLINOU, M. London's Pride. The Glorious History of the Capital's Gardens. Anaya: 1990 1st ed 224 pp, 120 colour and numerous b/w photos, bibliog. Top corner of boards bumped o/w VG+/VG+. A 'visual feast' organized chronologically with an authoritative text by experts on historic London. (Book Ref #12650) £15.00 GARLAND, M. The Small Garden in the City. Architectural Press: 1973 1st ed 135 pp. VG+/VG. 'Gracefully written and discerningly illustrated.' The author became the first professor of fashion at the Royal College of Art. (Book Ref #2585) £5.00 GENT, J.W. The Gardeners Monthly Directions. Clark Constable: 1980 p/b facsimile ed 21 pp, b/w facsimile title page swagged and garlanded, b/w Traquair Arms frontis. Covers lightly marked o/w VG+. (Book Ref #31161) £7.50 GOULD-ADAMS, D. A Conservatory Manual. Century: 1987 1st ed 122 pp, colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. An A-Z of conservatory plants including their history and preferences drawn from a lifetime of cultivation. (Book Ref #5820) £6.95 GRANT WHITE, M. Pots and Pot Gardens. Abelard-Schuman: 1969 1st ed 160 pp, 109 b/w photos. Fine in d/w with small tape mark on front panel. An early and successful attempt to broaden the cultivation of plants in decorative pots by the first Chelsea exhibitor of a pot garden. (Book Ref #27154) £12.00 GRIGSON, G. A Dictionary of English Plant Names. (And Some Products of Plants). Allen Lane: 1974 1st ed 237 pp, b/w reproductions from herbals and florigiliums. VG+/VG+. Gives the common names, scientific names for the species and any other synonyms for plants from every location. (Book Ref #26806) £12.00 H.R.H THE PRINCE OF WALES. & LYCETT GREEN, C. The Gardens at Highgrove. Weidenfeld and Nicholson: 2000 1st ed 176 pp, lavish colour photography throughout by Andrew Lawson and Christopher Simon Sykes, plant listings. Gift Inscription o/w Fine in a price-clipped d/w. (Book Ref #31128) £10.00 HARPER, P. & LIGHT, J. The Natural Garden Book. Gardening in Harmony with Nature. Gaia: 1994 p/b 1st ed 287 pp, profuse colour photos and illustrations, bibliog. VG+. Practical and inspiring guide showing how working in partnership with nature can create gardens bursting with healthy crops and flowers and teeming with wildlife. (Book Ref #29922) £8.50 HAWKINS, R. Green London. Sidgwick & Jackson: 1987 1st ed 176 pp, 80 colour and b/w photos, notes. Bookplate o/w F/F. The book's aim is to increase awareness of London's plants and how to use them to improve the quality of life. (Book Ref #11413) £10.00 HEMPHILL, J. & HEMPHILL, R. The Fragrant Garden. Cornstalk: 1991 1st ed 148 pp, colour photos throughout, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Explains the development, function, layout and significance of the historic and changing fragrant garden. (Book Ref #21108) £10.00 HEMPHILL, J. & HEMPHILL, R. The Fragrant Garden. Cornstalk: 1991 1st ed 148 pp, colour photos throughout, bibliog. F/VG+. Explains the development, function, layout and significance of the historic and changing fragrant garden. (Book Ref #25376) £8.50 HIBBERD, S. Rustic Adornment for Homes of Taste. Century: 1987 p/b rep 508 pp, b/w line drawings and diagrams. VG+. Reprinted with the original line drawings. (Book Ref #25360) £10.00 HILLIER, M. Container Gardening. Dorling Kindersley: 1992 rep 192 pp, profuse colour photos. VG+ in edge worn d/w. A complete guide. (Book Ref #11765) £8.50 HILLIER, M. Container Gardening. The complete guide to growing plants in window boxes, hanging baskets, pots, urns and tubs. Dorling Kindersley: 1991 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. An authoritative visual guide. (Book Ref #17159) £8.00 HILLIER, M. Container Gardening. The complete guide to growing plants in window boxes, hanging baskets, pots, urns and tubs. Dorling Kindersley: 1993 rep 192 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. An authoritative visual guide. (Book Ref #17604) £10.00 HILLS, L.D. Fighting Like the Flowers. Green Books: 1989 p/b 1st ed 252 pp, b/w photos. VG. Signed and dated by author on half-title. The life story of Britain's best-known organic gardener. (Book Ref #23966) £10.00 HOBHOUSE, P. A Book of Gardening. A practical guide. Ideas, methods, designs. Pavilion: 1986 1st ed 256 pp, over 170 colour photos. F/VG+. Includes a wide range of diagrams, garden layouts and planting plans. (Book Ref #5608) £16.50 HOBHOUSE, P. A Book of Gardening. A practical guide. Ideas, methods, designs. Pavilion: 1986 1st ed 256 pp, over 170 colour photos. VG+/VG+. Includes a wide range of diagrams, garden layouts and planting plans. (Book Ref #13140) £15.00 HOBHOUSE, P. A Book of Gardening. A practical guide. Ideas, methods, designs. Pavilion: 1986 1st ed 256 pp, over 170 colour photos. Signed copy, o/w VG+/VG+. Includes a wide range of diagrams, garden layouts and planting plans. (Book Ref #15200) £16.50 HOBHOUSE, P. A Book of Gardening. A practical guide. Ideas, methods, designs. Pavilion: 1986 1st ed 256 pp, over 170 colour photos. VG+ in a torn and internally repaired d/w. Includes a wide range of diagrams, garden layouts and planting plans. (Book Ref #17510) £12.00 HOBHOUSE, P. Flower Gardens. Frances Lincoln: 1991 1st ed 215 pp, profuse colour photos. Board edges slightly worn o/w VG+ in chipped d/w. Both a celebration of flower gardens and a practical growing guide, with over 700 of the best flowering plants in a comprehensive catalogue. (Book Ref #19988) £18.00 HOBHOUSE, P. Flower Gardens. Frances Lincoln: 1991 1st ed 215 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in slightly torn d/w. Both a celebration of flower gardens and a practical growing guide, with over 700 of the best flowering plants in a comprehensive catalogue. (Book Ref #21726) £13.00 HOBHOUSE, P. Private Gardens of England. Weidenfeld: 1986 1st ed 223 pp, 65 colour and 160 b/w photos, plant index. Fine in a Fine d/w. Thirty three of England's finest gardens were chosen to reflect the love and enthusiasm of their owners. (Book Ref #17815) £15.00 HOBHOUSE, P. Private Gardens of England. Weidenfeld: 1986 1st ed 223 pp, 65 colour and 160 b/w photos, plant index. VG+ in a lightly edge-worn d/w. Thirty three of England's finest gardens were chosen to reflect the love and enthusiasm of their owners. (Book Ref #31474) £15.00 HOBHOUSE, P. The Country Gardener. Frances Lincoln: 1989 rep 168 pp, profuse colour photos. F/VG+. Based on her successful renovation of the garden at Hadspen in Somerset. (Book Ref #17445) £12.50 HOBHOUSE, P. The Country Gardener. Frances Lincoln: 1989 p/b rep 168 pp, profuse colour photos. Partially removed sticker on fep o/w VG+. Based on her successful renovation of the garden at Hadspen in Somerset. (Book Ref #22328) £7.50 HOBHOUSE, P. The Smaller Garden. Planning and planting. Collins: 1981 1st ed 192 pp, 70 colour and 160 b/w photos, 20 diagrams, bibliog. Fine in chipped d/w. This eminently practical and sensible guide provides a multitude of ideas to spark off the imagination. (Book Ref #12382) £15.00 HOBHOUSE, P. The Smaller Garden. Planning and planting. Collins: 1981 1st ed 192 pp, 70 colour and 160 b/w photos, 20 diagrams, bibliog. F in chipped d/w with small loss to head of spine. This eminently practical and sensible guide provides a multitude of ideas to spark off the imagination. (Book Ref #16238) £12.00 HOBHOUSE, P. The Smaller Garden. Planning and planting. Collins: 1981 1st ed 192 pp, 70 colour and 160 b/w photos, 20 diagrams, bibliog. Light foxing to top page edges o/w VG+ in chipped d/w. This eminently practical and sensible guide provides a multitude of ideas to spark off the imagination. (Book Ref #16526) £10.00 HRDLICKA, Z. & HRLICKOVA, V. Japanische Gartenkuns. Dausien: 1981 1st ed 192 pp, 284 colour and b/w photos and illustrations, notes, bibliog. VG+ in a slightly creased d/w. A well illustrated study of Japanese garden architecture, written in German and featuring photos by Zdenek Thoma. (Book Ref #29917) £9.00 INNES, M (ed). The Passionate Gardener. Country Living: 1990 1st ed 126 pp, colour photos. F/VG+. Germaine Greer, Beth Chatto and Hugh Johnson are amongst the 23 passionately opinionated and successful gardeners who talk about their acts of creation. (Book Ref #15245) £8.00 JACKMAN, L. The Wild Bird Garden. A guide to gardening to attract wild birds. Souvenir Press: 1992 1st ed 176 pp, 20 colour paintings, 33 line drawings, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Packed with ideas to recreate bird's natural habitats. (Book Ref #20993) £8.50 JACKSON, S. Blooming Small. A City-Dweller's Garden. Herbert: 1994 1st ed 112 pp, profuse watercolours by the author. VG+/VG+. Based on Sheila Jackson's own experience in a 24 x 18ft garden. (Book Ref #19070) £7.00 JAMES, T. Jnr. Speciality Gardening. Stewart Tabori & Chang: 1992 1st ed 239 pp, 160 colour photos, bibliog. F/VG. Informative text and evocative photos which 'reveal the imagination, dedication and devotion of speciality gardeners from around the world'. (Book Ref #2617) £12.00 JEFFERSON BROWN, M. Leaves. For all year round colour interest in the garden. David & Charles: 1989 1st ed 192 pp, colour photos, b/w drawings throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. Explores the astonishing variety of form and foliage, size, texture and colour. (Book Ref #14359) £8.00 JEFFERSON BROWN, M. Leaves. For all year round colour interest in the garden. David & Charles: 1989 1st ed 192 pp, colour photos, b/w drawings throughout. F/VG+. Explores the astonishing variety of form, size, texture and colour. (Book Ref #18938) £10.00 JEFFERSON BROWN, M. Leaves. For all year round colour interest in the garden. David & Charles: 1989 1st ed 192 pp, colour photos, b/w drawings throughout. VG+ in d/w with lightly indented spine. Signed by the author. Explores the astonishing variety of form, size, texture and colour. (Book Ref #21992) £10.00 JEKYLL, G. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. The illustrated Gertrude Jekyll. Frances Lincoln: n.d (1987) 186 pp, colour illustrations by Charlotte Wess, profuse colour photos, appendix. F/VG+. Combines the wealth of her practical gardening skills with original and inventive approaches to colour schemes. (Book Ref #27825) £15.00 JEKYLL, G. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. Antique Collectors Club: 1982 rep 326 pp, numerous b/w and 32 colour photos. Fine in a lightly edge-worn d/w. 'Combines the wealth of her practical gardening skills with her original and inventive approach to colour schemes'. (Book Ref #30390) £12.00 JEKYLL, G. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. The illustrated Gertrude Jekyll. Frances Lincoln: n.d (1987) 186 pp, colour illustrations by Charlotte Wess, profuse colour photos, appendix. Fine in a nicked d/w. Combines the wealth of her practical gardening skills with original and inventive approaches to colour schemes. (Book Ref #33320) £12.00 JEKYLL, G. Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden. Country Life: 1911 2nd edition 159 pp, colour frontis, b/w photos and planting plans. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Extremities slightly rubbed with very small loss of cloth at spine head. Spine slightly faded, including titles. Prelims, closed edges and some marginss lightly foxed, bookplate and pencil inscriptions o/w a VG copy. 'Combines the wealth of her practical gardening skills with her original and inventive approach to colour schemes'. Perhaps her most influential book. (Book Ref #33761) £35.00 JEKYLL, G. Home and Garden. Longmans: 1901 new ed 296 pp, 53 b/w photos by the author. Crimson boards unevenly faded, lightly marked & rubbed. Extremities slightly bumped & rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned with occasional marginal fox spots. Previous owner's name and address o/w a clean, attractive copy with bright gilt decorated titles. Jekyll considers various aspects of life at Munstead Wood, the surrounding countryside and its characters. (Book Ref #33060) £50.00 JEKYLL, G. & HOBHOUSE, P. (ed). Gertrude Jekyll on Gardening. Collins: 1983 rep 336 pp, b/w and 4 colour plates, b/w illustrations and plans. Fine in a VG+ d/w. Signed and dated by the author on the front endpaper. A practical guide to the use of Miss Jekyll's ideas on colour and plant arrangement in the modern garden. (Book Ref #33243) £18.00 JONES, J. & JONES, M. Historic Parks & Gardens in and Around South Yorkshire. Wharncliffe: 2005 p/b 1st ed 160 pp, colour photos throughout. VG+. (Book Ref #33524) £11.00 KELLAWAY, D. (ed). The Virago Book of Women Gardeners. Virago: 1997 rep 274 pp, colour and b/w illustrations. F/F. Extracts from notable writers spanning the eighteenth century to the present day. (Book Ref #26590) £9.50 KELLY, J. Ferns in Your Garden. Souvenir Press: 1991 1st ed 176 pp, 55 colour and 20 b/w photos. Fine in a spine-faded d/w. Describes how ferns can be grown and used to embellish all parts of the garden with detailed descriptions of many varieties. (Book Ref #30031) £10.00 KELLY, J. Plants with Impact. David & Charles: 1992 1st ed 144 pp, colour photos, gazetteer, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Choosing and using eye-catching plants to create dramatic effect in the garden. (Book Ref #31232) £5.00 KINGSBURY, N. The New Perennial Garden. Frances Lincoln: 1996 1st ed 160 pp, profuse colour photos and illustrations. VG+ in VG+ d/w. A new way of using perennials which works with, rather than against nature. (Book Ref #31801) £8.00 KIRBY, A. Gardening in Small Spaces. Pavilion: 1997 1st ed 160 pp, colour photos throughout, bibliog. VG+/VG+. A fund of practical ideas for even the tiniest garden. (Book Ref #21122) £10.00 LACEY, R. Organic Gardening. David & Charles: 1988 1st ed 184 pp, profuse colour and b/w illustrations, appendices, bibliog. VG+ in a chipped d/w. Approved by the Soil Association, this book offers a detailed look at how to promote healthy soil and get the best possible yields from the space available without sacrificing flavour. (Book Ref #28342) £10.00 LACEY, R. Organic Gardening. David & Charles: 1991 rep 184 pp, profuse colour and b/w illustrations, appendices, bibliog. F/VG+. Approved by the Soil Association, this book offers a detailed look at how to promote healthy soil and get the best possible yields from the space available without sacrificing flavour. (Book Ref #28382) £12.00 LACEY, S. Real Gardening. M. Joseph: 2002 1st ed 236 pp, colour photos. F/F. Stephen Lacey explores recent developments in planting trends. (Book Ref #25585) £10.00 LAWLESS, J. The Aromatherapy Garden. Growing and using scented plants. Kyle Cathie: 2001 1st ed 160 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. Detailed profiles of over 50 fragrant plants. (Book Ref #30989) £10.00 LEAPMAN, M. The Ingenious Mr Fairchild. The Forgotten Father of the Flower Garden. Headline: 2000 1st ed 280 pp, colour and b/w photos, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Fairchild's pioneering work produced the first hybrid in Europe, Fairchild's mule. (Book Ref #19975) £5.00 LLOYD, C. Christopher Lloyd's Flower Garden. Dorling Kindersley: 1993 1st ed 160 pp, 300 colour photos. VG+ in d/w with slightly creased top edge. Lloyd's personal invitation to his own garden of Great Dixter in East Sussex, with detailed advice on growing flowering and foliage plants to maximum effect. (Book Ref #30336) £8.50 LLOYD, C. Meadows. Cassell: 2004 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos, bibliog. F/F. With photographs by Jonathon Buckley, this is a captivating guide to meadow making. (Book Ref #30265) £25.00 LLOYD, C. & BIRD, R. The Cottage Garden. Dorling Kindersley: 1990 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos. Inscription o/w F/F. Stunning photography coupled with a wealth of practical experience. (Book Ref #24773) £12.50 LLOYD, C. & RICE, G. Garden Flowers From Seed. Viking: 1991 1st ed 276 pp, colour photos, A-Z of garden flowers, seed suppliers. VG+/VG+. Two authoritative and stylish garden writers debate colour, climate, conditions and varieties in a refreshingly unusual format. (Book Ref #26939) £10.00 MATHEW, B. Flowering Bulbs for the Garden. Collingridge: 1987 rep 124 pp, colour photos and b/w illustrations throughout, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. An extensive A-Z section lists and describes over 400 different species and hybrids. (Book Ref #3817) £4.99 MATHEW, B. & SWINDELLS, P. The Gardener's Guide to Bulbs. Mitchell Beazley: 1994 1st ed 240 pp, profuse colour photos, glossary, list of suppliers. Fine in a lightly spine-faded d/w. Over 750 individual bulbs are described in their genus and varieties with recommendations. Total care, propagation, flower arranging are covered by clear instructions. 'Promises to be a classic reference book'. (Book Ref #33021) £8.00 MOORE, T. Thompson's Gardener's Assistant. Blackie: 1888 new extended ed 956 pp, 12 colour and 19 b/w plates, numerous b/w figures in the text. Green publisher's cloth worn at the extremities. Front hinge slightly strained, a little light foxing on the prelims & a couple of plate margins o/w a clean and attractive copy. (Book Ref #28993) £75.00 MORGAN, A. & RICHARDS, A. A Paradise out of a Common Field. The pleasures and plenty of the Victorian garden. Century: 1990 1st ed 256 pp, 8 colour plates and b/w illustrations, notes, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Drawn on a range of contemporary records from the notes and diaries of Head Gardener's and the books and magazines they read and wrote. (Book Ref #23207) £12.00 McHOY, P. The Garden Floor. The design and maintenance of lawns, patios and ground cover. Salem House: 1989 1st US ed 120 pp, colour photos. F/VG+. Brings a questioning and creative approach to this often neglected element of garden design. (Book Ref #5487) £8.00 NICHOLS, B. Garden Open Today. Timber Press: 2002 rep 258 pp, with b/w drawings by William McLaren. Fore-edge lightly marked o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #31092) £6.00 NICHOLS, C. & HATTATT, L. (commentary). New Shoots. New Shoots: 2000 1st ed 192 pp, 125 colour photos by Clive Nichols, plant directory. Fine in a VG+ d/w. (Book Ref #30999) £15.00 NOEL, A. Great Little Gardens. Frances Lincoln: 1999 1st ed 136 pp, profuse colour photos by Andrew Lawson, Sources. Fine in a Fine d/w. Indispensible guide to small garden design. (Book Ref #22760) £10.00 NOEL, A. Terracotta. Frances Lincoln: 1998 p/b 1st ed 136 pp, profuse colour photos. VG+. (Book Ref #24992) £6.00 NOEL, A. Terracotta. Frances Lincoln: 1998 1st ed 136 pp, profuse colour photos by Andrew Lawson, where to find. F/F. The first book to celebrate the variety and versatility of this ancient material. (Book Ref #28097) £8.00 NORTH, F. Gardening In a Cold Climate. Collingridge: 1967 1st ed 189 pp, b/w and colour photos. VG in slightly worn d/w. The fruit of bitter experience in Yorkshire with advice and planting suggestions. (Book Ref #12621) £8.50 PANKHURST, A. Who Does your Garden Grow. Earl's Eye Publishing: 1992 1st ed 168 pp, colour and b/w photos. VG+/VG+. Traces the background of over 100 famous cultivars and the many talented people they commemorate. 'a total delight' Stefan Buczacki. (Book Ref #25162) £10.00 PAVORD, A. Foliage. The National Trust guide to planning and planting. Pavilion: 1990 1st ed 111 pp, profuse colour photos and illustrations, selected reading list and suppliers. Board edges slightly faded o/w VG+/VG+. Celebrates a style of gardening in which foliage plants play a vital role, whether as permanent structural features or as interludes between more ephemeral displays of flowers. (Book Ref #17809) £6.00 PEARS, P. (ed). The HDRA Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. Dorling Kindersley: 2001 1st ed 416 pp, b/w photos, line drawings and diagrams. F/VG+. Includes A-Z directory of vegetables and salad crops, troubleshooting sections and up-to-date useful contacts. (Book Ref #25278) £18.00 PENN, H. An Englishwoman's Garden. BBC: 1993 1st ed 224 pp, colour photos. Inscription o/w VG+/VG+. Describes both influential and lesser-known women and their garden activities. (Book Ref #25687) £10.00 PERRY, F. Scent in the Garden. Michael Joseph: 1989 1st ed 160 pp, numerous colour photos. F in torn d/w. The history and cultivation of plants for fragrance together with planting suggestions for every aspect and further uses for their scents. (Book Ref #12129) £10.00 PHILLIPS, R. & LAND, L. The 3000 Mile Garden. Viking: 1996 1st US ed 330 pp, line drawings, sources, plant list. A Fine copy in a price-clipped d/w. Signed by both authors on the title page. An exchange of letters between two eccentric gourmet gardeners, one in London, England, one in Cushing, Maine U.S.A.. (Book Ref #33258) £25.00 PHILLIPS, R. & RIX, M. Perennials. Vol 1 Early. Pan: 1991 1st ed 240 pp, over 1,250 colour photos. F/VG+. (Book Ref #29389) £16.50 PLUMPTRE, G. The Water Garden. Styles, Designs and Visions. Thames & Hudson: 2003 p/b 1st ed 208 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, famous gardens, bibliog. Fine. Photography by Hugh Palmer illustrates both grand and small gardens thoughout the world in which water is paramount. (Book Ref #30064) £8.50 PLUMPTRE, G. The Water Garden. Styles, Designs and Visions. Thames & Hudson: 2003 p/b 1st ed 208 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, famous gardens, bibliog. VG+. Photography by Hugh Palmer illustrates both grand and small gardens thoughout the world in which water is paramount. (Book Ref #30065) £7.50 PRENTICE, H. The Gardens of Southern California. Chronicle: 1990 1st ed 255 pp, profuse colour photos, notesA permanent record of Southern California's captivating gardens, many of which are of national importance. (Book Ref #9374) £13.50 PRICE, E. The Winter Garden. Structure, planting and romance in the garden in winter. Salamander: 1996 p/b 1st ed 128 pp, profuse colour photos by Clive Nichols. Bottom corner of front d/w flap creased o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. Signed dedication by the author on front endpaper. Explores the aesthetic 'bone structure' of the garden in its winter pallor. (Book Ref #32091) £12.00 PROCTOR, R. & GRAY, R. Annuals. Yearly classics for the contemporary garden. Cassell: 1991 1st ed 160 pp, numerous colour photos and illustrations, sources, bibliog. Boards lightly shelf worn o/w VG+/VG+. The perfect guide, source and reference for the gardener with an interest in antique species. (Book Ref #15063) £8.00 RAVEN, J. A Botanist's Garden. Collins: 1971 1st ed 271 pp, colour and b/w photos throughout. VG+ in torn and edge worn d/w. (Book Ref #12729) £8.00 RAWORTH, J. & BRADLEY, V. The New Indoor Gardener. Collins & Brown: 1998 1st ed 192 pp, colour photos throughout. VG+/VG+. (Book Ref #32848) £10.00 READER'S DIGEST. A Garden for All Seasons. Reader's Digest: 1991 1st ed 429 pp, profuse colour photos, plant selector. Laminated boards.VG+. Selecting the plants that really pay for their keep in terms of lasting visual value. (Book Ref #26811) £10.00 READERS DIGEST. Reader's Digest Carefree Plants. Hundreds of Trouble-free winners for a beautiful garden. Reader's Digest: 2002 1st ed 350 pp, numerous colour photos. F/VG+. With Daphne Ledward acts consultant. (Book Ref #25584) £13.50 REILLY, A. Gardening Naturally. A Practical Guide. Prion: 1993 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos, bibliog. F/VG. 'Natural methods of controlling insects and disease without the use of chemicals'. (Book Ref #27195) £8.50 RICE, G. Discovering Annuals. Frances Lincoln: 1999 1st ed 191 pp, profuse colour photos. F/F. A true plantsman, Rice conveys his knowledge in an extremely congenial way. (Book Ref #24993) £10.00 RICHTER, W. & LAUNERT, DR. E. (trans). The Orchid World. Studion Vista: 1965 revised ed 291 pp, colour plates, b/w line drawings and tables. Gift inscription o/w VG+ in a chipped d/w. (Book Ref #31697) £10.00 ROSE, G. The Sunday Times Book of Woodland and Wildflower Gardening. David & Charles: 1988 1st ed 128 pp, colour photos and b/w line drawings throughout, notes. F/VG+. The best ideas from The Sunday Times competition to design a woodland garden for the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show. (Book Ref #19297) £10.00 SACKVILLE-WEST, V. In Your Garden Again. Michael Joseph: 1953 1st ed 178 pp, b/w photos. Owners name o/w VG+ in an edge-worn d/w. Sackville-West's second gardening book. (Book Ref #27069) £30.00 SACKVILLE-WEST, V. The Garden. Michael Joseph: 1946 2nd Imp 134 pp, decorations by Broome Lynn. Pencil price on front endpaper o/w Near Fine in a slightly torn d/w. The long-awaited successor to her long poem "The Land". (Book Ref #24530) £20.00 SACKVILLE-WEST, V. V. Sackville-West's Garden Book. Michael Joseph: 1983 eighth impression 250 pp, b/w photos. Inscription, back panel of d/w lightly scratched o/w F/VG+. A collection taken from Vita's four volumes of Observer articles and presented by Philippa Nicholson. (Book Ref #27229) £15.00 SACKVILLE-WEST, V. V. Sackville-West's Garden Book. BCA: 1974 rep 250 pp, b/w photos. Near fine in a near fine d/w. A collection taken from Vita's four volumes of Observer articles and presented by Philippa Nicholson. (Book Ref #30587) £7.50 SALES, J. & WILLES, M. A Year in The Garden. The National Trust: 2001 1st ed 143 pp, profuse colour photos. F/F. (Book Ref #26968) £7.50 SCOTT-JAMES, A. Down to Earth. Bloomsbury: 1996 1st thus 179 pp, b/w illustrations by Osbert Lancaster throughout. F/VG+. A charmingly illustrated, miscellany of useful ideas on many aspects of gardening. (Book Ref #24371) £6.50 SCOTT-JAMES, A. et al. The British Museum Book of Flowers. British Museum: 1989 1st ed 192 pp, 100 colour and 50 b/w photos, further reading. VG+/VG+. 'The authors highlight the continuity of floral symbols'...'presenting superb examples of floral art and arrangement through the ages'. (Book Ref #24690) £8.00 SEARCH, G. & HAMILTON, T. Geoff Hamilton. A man and his garden. BBC: 1998 1st ed 192 pp, colour and b/w photos, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Affectionate portrait of one of the nation's favourite gardeners. (Book Ref #19350) £8.00 SEDDON, G. et al. The Essential Guide to Perfect Houseplants. Bloomsbury: 1992 1st ed 255 pp, colour and b/w photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. A guide to the year's care individually geared to every plant. (Book Ref #2890) £7.99 SIMMONS (Gen ed.). Kew Gardens Book of Indoor Plants. George Philip: 1988 1st ed 224 pp, colour photos and illustrations throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. Deals with each plant's botanical requirements, maintenance and propagation with a comprehensive alphabetical directory of recommended gardens. (Book Ref #2886) £6.99 SIMONS, P. & RUTHVEN, J. Potted Histories. How to make house plants feel at home. BBC: 1995 p/b 1st ed 143 pp, colour photos throughout. VG+. Explains how the wild habitats of over 80 of the commonest house plants affect their behaviour in the home. (Book Ref #20724) £5.00 STAGG, P. Town Gardening, a Planning and Planting Guide. Mildmay Books: 1986 1st ed 232 pp. F/VG+. How do you make a small and boring rectangle look larger, more interesting and perhaps more curvaceous?. (Book Ref #7352) £5.00 STEUART, SIR H. Steuart's Planter's Guide. or, a Practical Essay. On the Best Method of Giving Immediate Effect to Wood by the Removal of Large Trees and Undergrowth. William Blackwood: 1828 1st ed 473 pp, 1 folding and 4 single b/w plates. Contemporary full black gilt leather, with spine in five gilt floral decorated compartments, with a red label. Marbled edges and endpapers. Corners lightly bumped. A particularly attractive and well preserved copy. 'Being an attempt to place the art on fixed principles, and to apply it to general purposes , useful and ornamental; chiefly intended for the climate of Scotland'. (Book Ref #29994) £165.00 STUART, D. Gardening with Antique Plants. Conran: 1997 1st ed 160 pp, profuse colour photographs, Notes and sources. A Fine copy in a VG+ d/w. Imaginative ideas for plant combination with other antique varieties, cultivation notes, suppliers and interesting snippets of information on characters who bred and grew these plants. (Book Ref #28606) £10.00 STURGEON, A. Planted. Hodder & Stoughton: 1998 1st ed 208 pp, colour photos throughout, notes. F/VG+. No double digging or grafting; this is a book about gardening with a bottle of beer in your hand and a nice dress on. (Book Ref #23611) £9.00 SWINDELL, L. The Last Hero. Biography of Gary Cooper. Robson: 1981 1st UK ed 343 pp, b/w photos, filmog. GeneralGardeningG Reading copy. (Book Ref #1885) £7.50 SWINDELLS, P. At the Waters Edge. Gardening with moisture-loving plants. Ward Lock: 1988 1st ed 128 pp, colour photos throughout, Appendices. F/F. Beautifully illustrated, an book of inspiration for all gardeners with damp corners, bog gardens and streams. (Book Ref #27306) £8.00 TAYLOR, J. Collecting Garden Plants. Dent: 1988 1st ed 362 pp, some colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. Published in association with The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, the book draws from the organisation's wide experience to give exhaustive information and suggestions on species. (Book Ref #11557) £12.50 TAYLOR, J. Collecting Garden Plants. Dent: 1988 1st ed 362 pp, some colour photos. F/VG+. Published in association with The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, the book draws from the organisation's wide experience to give exhaustive information and suggestions on species. (Book Ref #22677) £7.50 TAYLOR, J. Gardening in Shade. Dent: 1991 1st ed 265 pp, some colour photos, bibliog. Fine in a VG+ d/w. 'It will undoubtedly become the standard work on the subject.' - Graham Stuart Thomas. (Book Ref #32072) £10.00 TAYLOR, J. Special Plants. Quadrille: 1998 1st ed 224 pp, profuse colour photos by Marijke Heuff, hardiness zoning. VG+ in a lightly edge-worn d/w. Over 500 plants for the enthusiastic gardener chosen for their effect in specific locations. (Book Ref #29462) £10.00 TAYLOR, J. The Milder Garden. Dent: 1980 1st ed 273 pp, colour photos, notes. Fine in a Fine d/w. Helpful sections on mixed borders and shrubs, use of walls and shelter, town gardens and habitats existing in milder gardens. (Book Ref #19168) £7.99 THOMAS, G.S. Perennial Garden Plants. or The Modern Florilegium. Frances Lincoln: 2004 1st thus 463 pp, 16 pages of b/w drawings, appendices, bibliog. Fine in a fine d/w. The most comprehensive survey of perennials covering over 2000 species. (Book Ref #29198) £20.00 THOMAS, G.S. Plants for Ground Cover. Dent: 1970 1st ed 273 pp, approx 150 b/w illustrations and 32 pages in col. Biro annotation on rear endpapers o/w VG in lightly marked d/w. (Book Ref #23424) £10.00 THOMPSON, P. Virgin Gardener. Designing and making your garden. Frances Lincoln: 2001 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. How anyone, even a complete beginner, can create a stylish outdoor space of their own. (Book Ref #20379) £12.00 TOOGOOD, A. Gardening Under Glass. Weidenfeld: 1994 p/b rep 279 pp, b/w drawings. M. (Book Ref #3670) £5.99 VARIOUS. The Magic Tree. Devon Garden Plants, History and Conservation. Devon Books: 1989 1st ed 168 pp, profuse colour photos, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Explores in detail the background of some seventy of the most interesting plants and the people and places connected with them. (Book Ref #27137) £7.50 VARIOUS. The Magic Tree. Devon garden plants history and conservation. Devon Books: 1989 1st ed 168 pp, profuse colour photos, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Explores in detail the background of some seventy of the most interesting plants and the people and places connected with them. (Book Ref #29285) £7.00 VEREY, R. The Garden in Winter. Windward: 1988 1st ed 168 pp, colour photos throughout, includes plant portraits, bibliog. Long inscription o/w F/G+. Unique, practical and inspirational guide to creating a garden that looks and feels good throughout the year. (Book Ref #22661) £14.00 VEREY, R. The Garden in Winter. Windward: 1988 1st ed 168 pp, colour photos throughout, includes plant portraits, bibliog. VG+ in a slightly torn d/w. Unique, practical and inspirational guide to creating a garden that looks and feels good throughout the year. (Book Ref #27826) £12.50 VEREY, R. The Garden in Winter. Windward/Frances Lincoln: 1988 1st ed 168 pp, colour photos throughout, includes plant portraits. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #32343) £12.50 VEREY, R. The Scented Garden. Michael Joseph: 1981 1st ed 168 pp, colour and b/w photos and drawings. Extremities slightly rubbed o/w VG+ in slightly torn d/w. Presents over one thousand plants, which the author feels are best able to provide the framework for a fragrant garden of any size. (Book Ref #30437) £8.00 WILLIAMS, B.S. Stove and Greenhouse Flowering Plants. Vol 1. Published by the author: 1869 1st ed 329 pp + 30 pp of advertisement, folding chromolithographic frontis of antherium scherzerianum, a few b/w line drawings, inc. a fold-out of Crowe's Improved Hot Water Apparatus. Blind stamped red cloth with gilt titles and charming decoration of cyclamen on front board. Corners and spine ends rubbed, spine faded, bookplate o/w a clean, VG copy. States Volume 1 on spine but appears to be all that was published. Includes numerous illustrated adverts for lawn mowers, garden equipment and plants. (Book Ref #26356) £35.00 WILLIAMS, P. Creative Climbers. Inventive ideas for growing climbing plants in every area of the garden. Conran: 1999 1st ed 96 pp, 115 colour photographs. F/VG+. Includes a plant directory and eight simple projects. (Book Ref #29806) £8.00 WOOD, REV. J.G. A Tour Round My Garden. Translated from the French of Alphonse Karr. George Routledge: 1856 rep 332 pp, 117 b/w engravings drawn by William Harvey engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. Blue blind stamped cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Extremities slightly rubbed and bumped, rear board slightly marked, an occasional fox spot o/w VG+. (Book Ref #33270) £68.00 ZIEROLD, N.J. The Child Stars. Macdonald: 1965 1st UK ed 250 pp, b/w photos. VGeneralGardeningG+. Temple, Coogan, Garland, Roony, Durbin etc. (Book Ref #894) £12.00 |
