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Gardening
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1913 Wall and Water Gardens: With Chapters on the Rock-Garden and the Heath-GardenLondon: 1913A smart fifth edition of this illustrated guide to wall and water gardens from British horticulturalist Gertrude Jekyll. -
1934 Gardens of DelightLondon: 1934A smart first edition of this illustrated garden study with the original unclipped dust wrapper, from British garden designer Eleanor Sinclair Rohde. -
1932 A Garden of HerbsLondon: [1932]Eleanour Sinclair Rohde's beautifully illustrated work on growing herbs, in the very scarce dust wrapper. -
1911 Gardens of EnglandLondon: 1911A beautifully illustrated work on English gardens with colour plates by Beatrice Parsons. -
1906 The Small Garden Beautiful, and How To Make It SoLondon: 1906The first edition of this very scarce gardening manual by A. C. Curtis, with many plates. -
1911 Alpine Plants of Europe, Together with Cultural HintsLondon: [1911]The first edition of this profusely illustrated botanical work on Alpine flowers by Harold Stuart Thompson. -
1989 The Art and Architecture of English GardensLondon: 1989A very smart first edition of this illustrated study on English gardens. -
1893 The English Flower Garden: Style, Position, and ArrangementLondon: 1893A very smart copy of this important work on gardening in England, from influential Irish gardener, William Robinson. -
1986 Garden OrnamentSuffolk: 1986Gertrude Jekyll's profusely illustrated work on ornamental gardens, in the original dust wrapper. -
1951-1956 3vol The New Naturalist: Wild Orchids, Wild Flowers, & Mountain FlowersLondon: 1951-1956Three beautifully illustrated first editions of botanical studies from The New Naturalist. -
1970 Wild Flowers of the WorldLondon: 1970A beautifully illustrated work with on wild flowers, with stunning colour illustrations by Brian D. Morley, and in the original dust wrapper. -
1910 Garden PlanningLondon: 1910A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to garden planning from horticulturalist W. S. Rogers. -
1880 2vols Thoughts in My GardenLondon: 1880A charming two-volume work, in which the English author Mortimer Collins reflects on plants, gardening and finding contentment. -
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1908 "Between Trent and Ancholme" In and Around an Old-Fashioned GardenBrigg: 1908A smart first edition of this illustrated study of an old-fashioned garden, inscribed by the author in presentation to her brother. -
1929 Where the Bee Sucks: A Book of FlowersLondon: [1929]The first edition of this collection of flower paintings by Katherine Cameron, accompanied by poems by noted writers such as William Shakespeare. -
1973 The Pollination of FlowersLondon: 1973The first edition of this illustrated study on pollination by Michael Proctor and Peter Yeo from 'The New Naturalist' series, in the original dust wrapper. -
1906 Decorative Plant and Flower StudiesLondon: 1906The very scarce first edition of the second series of Jeannie Foord's work of art nouveau flower and plant illustrations. -
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. -
1950 The Art of Botanical IllustrationLondon: 1950The first edition of this study on botanical artwork, written by Wilfrid Blunt with many stunning colour illustrations depicting plants and flowers, in the original dust wrapper. -
1899-1900 The Flowering Plants Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great BritainLondon: 1899-1900A beautifully illustrated series of works exploring the flowering plants of Great Britain, from leading Victorian botanical illustrator, Anne Pratt. -
1905 The Forester: A Practical Treatise on British Forestry and ArboricultureEdinburgh: 1905The complete set of John Nisbet's illustrated work on forestry, bound in quarter morocco. -
1911 Field and Woodland PlantsLondon: 1911A smart later edition of this brightly illustrated work on field and woodland plants. -
1910 The Flower BookLondon: 1910The first edition of this charming book on garden, meadow and coppice flowers, with illustrations. -
1861 The British Ferns Popularly DescribedLondon: 1861The fourth edition of this uncommon and beautifully illustrated study on British ferns by George W. Johnson. -
1870 On the Popular Names of British PlantsLondon, Edinburgh: 1870The scarce second edition of this fascinating work concerning British botanical etymologies by R. C. A. Prior. -
2002 Fruit: An Illustrated HistoryLondon: 2002A beautifully illustrated first edition work on the history of fruit by Peter Blackburn-Maze. -
1861 The Grasses of Great BritainLondon: [1861]The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study on British grasses by Charles Johnson, with numerous hand coloured plates by John E. Sowerby. -
1866 The Fruit Manual: Containing the Description, Synonymes, and ClassificationLondon: 1866The third edition of this uncommon work on pomology by Robert Hogg, an authoritative work on the subject. -
1879 Floral Dissections Illustrative of Typical Genera of the British Natural OrdersLondon: 1879A very scarce series of illustrations that demonstrate the structure of British flora, intended for botanists' educational use. -
1990 Great Flower Books 1700-1900London: 1990A beautifully illustrated edition of this work recording two centuries of flower books, in the original dust wrapper. -
1847 The Spiritual Use of an Orchard or Garden of Fruit TreesLondon: 1847A scarce work on gardening and its spirituality by Ralph Austen, illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1892 Handbook of the British Flora: A Description of the Flowering Plants and FernsLondon: 1892A smart revised edition of this detailed handbook to British flora, intended for use by beginners and amateurs. -
1815 Flore Francaise: Tome PremierParis: 1815Volume I only of the third edition of Lamarck and Candolle's richly illustrated guide to the flora of France. -
1927 Ward, Lock & Co's Book of Gardening an ABC of Garden ManagementLondon: [1927]Ward, Lock and Co's comprehensive guide to gardening with illustrations throughout. -
1892 Illustrations of the British Flora: A Series of Wood Engravings, with Dissections of British PlantsLondon: 1892An excellent copy of this work containing a series of wood engravings, showcasing an array of British plants. -
1941 Vauxhall Gardens: A Chapter in the Social History of EnglandNew York: 1941A smart first edition of this history of Vauxhall Gardens in London, with illustrations.