Anon.

The Geography of Plants.

[First Edition]. London, The Religious Tract Society, Not dated [c. 1850]. 14 x 9 cm. vi, 192 pages. Contemporary quarter black calf over marbled boards. Gilt decoration and number (‘871’) on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two identical inscriptions on front paste down and title page (‘Hickham Loan Library, January 1st 1852’) in ink. No stamps etc. Internally clean.

Carman, Kerry. (Editor and illustrator).

Emily’s Garden. The Colonial New Zealand Garden of a Suffolk Lady.

First edition. New Zealand, Random Century New Zealand Ltd., 1990. 16,5 x 19,5 cm. VII, 143 pages with illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Inscribed and signed by the author. A very nice copy.

Elizabeth Craig.

Gardening. A new, filly illustrated book for the gardener with little money to spend, covering flowers, vegetables and fruits.

London, Books of Dignity and Service Limited, Not Dated (after 1937) 13 x 18 cm, 256 pages. With many B&W illustrations and photographs. Original hardcover. Blue cloth boards with brown spine (discolored?). Gilt title and author on spine. Decorative blind stamping on boards and spine. Very good to good condition. Some shelf wear. Corners and spine a little bumped. Not clear whether spine is discolored by age or was brown originally. Some foxing and age darkening. Name of previous owner inscribed on front free end paper. Front joint strting to open over about 8 cm, but still holding.Frontispiece coming lose, but still connected. Elizabeth Craig’s Household Library.

Foster, H. Lincoln / Foster, Laura Louise.

Cuttings from a Rock Garden – Plant Portraits and Other Essays. With drawings by Laura Louise Foster. Edited by Norman Singer.

New York, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. 23.6cm x 16.4cm. XVI, 446 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Hardouin-Fugier, Elisabeth / Grafe, Etienne.

French Flower Painters of the 19th Century – A Dictionary. Edited by Peter Mitchell.

London, Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1989. 28.6cm x 25cm. 402 pages. With 55 beautiful illustrations, by some of our most recognized painters. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Holme, Charles. (ed).

The Gardens of England – In the Southern & Western Counties.

London, Offices of the Studio, 1907. 29.5cm x 21.5cm. IX, 37 pages. With additional pages including 136 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition with some signs of external wear.

Hunt, John Dixon / Willis, Peter. (ed).

The Genius of the Place – The English Landscape Garden 1620-1820.

Massachusetts, The MIT Press, 1988. 24.1cm x 17.2cm. XX, 392 pages. With 101 historic illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear on the cover.

Jackson-Stops, Gervase.

The Country House Garden – A Grand Tour. Photographs by James Pipkin.

London, Pavilion Books Limited, 1995. 25.4cm x 25.8cm. 223 pages. With beautiful scenic photographs. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lees-Milne, Alvilde / Verey, Rosemary.

The Englishman’s Garden. Foreword by the Marchioness of Salisbury.

London, Allen Lane, 1982. 22cm x 28cm. 154 pages with 200 colour and black and white photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Loudon, J.C. / Branston (Wood Engravings).

An Encyclopaedia of Agriculture. Comprising the Theory and Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Laying Out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property; and the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture, including all the latest Improvements; A general History of Agriculture in all Countries; and a Statistical View of its present State, with Suggestions for its future Progress in the British Isles. Illustrated with upwards of eight hundred Engravings on Wood by Branston.

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xvi, 1226 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Contemporary half calf over dark cloth. Hard cover. Black morroco label with gilt title. Very good condition. Seriously used, rubbed and bumped. No half title page. Front hinge reinforced with black tape (see image). Sound binding. Internally a little age darkened and spotted. Still an impressive book.