Gardening
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1847 The Poetical Language of Flowers; Or the Pilgrimage of LoveLondon: 1847The very scarce first edition of Thomas Miller's charming work 'The Poetical Language of Flowers', beautifully illustrated with hand coloured plates.
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1905 A Gardener's YearLondon: 1905The second impression of this non-fiction H. Rider Haggard work, from Haggard's own library and with his bookplate.
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1894 4vol The Country Month by Month: Winter, Spring, Summer, & AutumnLondon: 1894A smart four volume set on the country, covering each month of the year, with illustrations.
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1905 2vol Wild Flowers Month by Month in Their Natural HauntsLondon: 1905A smart first edition set of this illustrate guide to wild flowers over the course of the year.
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1910 Alpine Flowers and GardensLondon : 1910The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on Alpine flowers and gardening, illustrated and written by George Flemwell.
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1905 A Gardener's YearLondon: 1905A smart first edition of this guide to a year of gardening from popular Victorian author, H. Rider Haggard.
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1905 A Gardener's YearLondon: 1905A smart first edition, first impression of this guide to a year of gardening from popular Victorian author, H. Rider Haggard.
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1919 Life in Ponds and StreamsLondon : 1919A new impression of this work on British fresh water life with eight detailed colour plates and half calf binding.
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1900-1908 Gardens Old & New: The Country House & It's Garden EnvironmentLondon: 1900-1908A wonderfully presented set of this illustrated study of country house gardens, complete in three volumes.
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1976 Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest From Alaska to Northern CaliforniaSidney : 1976The first edition of this photographic book on wild flowers by Lewis Clark in the original dust wrapper.
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1965 Flora of Japan (in English)Washington D. C.: 1965A very smart copy of this revised work on the flora of Japan, with historical and geographical commentary.
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1990 Garden Ornament: Five Hundred Years of Nature, Art, and ArtificeNew York: 1990A smart first US edition of this beautifully illustrated work on ornamental gardening.
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1985 Handbook of Cultivated SedumsMiddlesex: 1985The second impression of this uncommon illustrated botanical handbook by Ronald L. Evans.
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1991 Flora of LouisianaBaton Rouge: 1991The first edition of this work on the flowers in Louisiana with Margaret Stones' beautiful watercolour illustrations.
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1902 English Pleasure GardensNew York: 1902A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the English Pleasure Garden.
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1926 The Gardens of RomeLondon: 1926A smart translated edition of this historical study of the gardens of Rome, with colour illustrations.
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1993 The Planters of the English Landscape Garden: Botany, Trees, and the GeorgicsNew Haven & London: 1993A smart first edition of this illustrated study of English landscape gardening, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1997 The Klingenberg Garden Day-Book 1659-1722Rhodos : 1997A smart copy of this detailed horticultural work, with an inscription and letter from the translator.
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1951 Thornton's Temple of FloraLondon: 1951A beautiful reproduction of Robert John Thornton's important nineteenth century botanical volume, complete with the original striking colour plates.
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c1810 Meteorological and Miscellaneous TractsCardiff: c1810The very scarce first edition of this collection of tracts about meteorology, gardening and farming, by Col. James Capper.
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1844 The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' MagazineLondon: 1844Joseph Harrison's incredibly popular botanical magazine, illustrated with striking hand coloured plates.
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1881 The Forcing GardenLondon: 1881A scarce first edition of this detailed guide to growing early fruits, vegetables, and flowers in your garden.
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1907 Nature's Own GardensLondon: 1907The scarce first edition of Maud U. Clarke's beautifully illustrated celebration of the natural world.
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1860 Common Wayside FlowLondon: 1860The first edition of this scarce work on flowers by Thomas Miller and beautifully illustrated by Birket foster in colour.
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1911 Gardens of EnglandLondon: 1911The second impression of this beautifully illustrated work on English gardens described by E. T. Cook, with colour plates painted by Beatrice Parsons.
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1915 Plant-LifeA. & C. Black: [1915]The first edition of this illustrated guide to plants by Charles A. Hall with photographic and full colour plates.
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1911 The Herb-GardenLondon: 1911A smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on the herb-garden.
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1968 The Pulbrook and Gould Book of Flower ArrangementLondon: 1968The first edition of this illustrated work on flower arrangement, bound by Asprey & Co. Ltd.
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1997 From Folly to Follies: Discovering the World of GardensItaly : 1997A lovely copy of the first edition of this profusely illustrated work on gardens by Michel Saudan and Sylvia Saudan-Skira, in the original dust wrapper.
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1930 Notes on Tulip SpeciesLondon: 1930The first edition of this beautiful and vividly illustrated work on tulips and their cultivation, complete with fifty-four colour plates.
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1911 The Alpine FloraGeneva: [1911]The first English edition of this illustrated work on Alpine flowers by Henry Correvon and illustrated by Philippe Robert, translated into English by E. W. Clayforth.
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1636 The Herball or Generall Historie of PlantesLondon: 1636An early edition of John Gerard's important herbal, a sixteenth century guide to the proper care and maintenance of plants, illustrated throughout.
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1850 The Hand-Book For Modelling Wax FlowersLondon: 1850An uncommon, early edition of this charming work on the creation of wax flowers, by John and Horatio Mintorn.
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1756 [1757] The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of BritainLondon: 1756The first edition of this impressive illustrated work on the native trees and flowers of Britain.
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Signed1943 The Garden in the PlainsLondon; Madras: 1943The author's own copy of this interesting manual on gardening in India, with her annotations to the text and tipped-in reviews for the previous edition.
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1925 Colour Schemes for The Flower GardenLondon: 1925A smart sixth edition of this delightful gardening guide, with the vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper.