Gardening
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1875 The Amateur's Flower Garden: A Handy Guide to the Formation and Management of the Flower GardenLondon: 1875A smartly bound copy of this beautifully illustrated guide to tending a flower garden.
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1873 A Year With the Wild FlowersLondon: [1873]The first edition of this very scarce botanical work on wild flowers by Edith Waddy, with beautiful colour plates.
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c1872 All About Gardening: Being a Popular Dictionary of GardeningLondon: c1872An early edition of this vastly illustrated dictionary of gardening from Beeton's "All About It" series.
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1909 Beeton's All About Gardening: A Popular Dictionary of Garden WorkLondon: 1909A scarce new edition of this fruitful dictionary of garden work, adorned with illustrations throughout the text.
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1930 Hardy and Half-Hardy PlantsMiddlesex: 1930The two volume first edition of A. W. Darnell's beautifully illustrated work on hardy and half-hardy plants suitable for the British climate.
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1873 The Art of Grafting and BuddingLondon: 1873A scarce copy of this illustrated work on the art of grafting and budding in the garden from French nurseryman Charles Baltet.
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1905 Round About My Peking GardenLondon: 1905A smart second impression of this fascinating work on gardening in China from British writer Alicia Little.
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1925 6vol The Gardener's AssistantLondon: 1925A smart complete set of this detailed guide to gardening, with numerous illustrations and coloured plates.
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1838 The Suburban Gardener and Villa CompanionLondon: 1838The first edition of Loudon's ground-breaking and incredibly influential work on landscape gardening, a work that maintained its significance throughout the Victorian period.
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1783 Flora Diaetetica: Or, History of Esculent PlantsLondon: 1783An excellent example of the first edition of Charles Bryant's detailed and informative study of edible plants.
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1841 The Book of BotanyLondon: 1841A smart leather bound copy of this pocket sized introduction to botany, illustrated with twelve beautiful colour plates.
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1869-1876 2vol Choice Stove and Greenhouse Flowering PlantsLondon: 1869-1876A smart mixed edition set of this beautifully illustrated guide to flowering plants from English nurseryman, Benjamin Samuel Williams.
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1776 An Introduction to BotanyLondon: 1776The third edition of this important work on botany, in particular the Linnaeus system, illustrated with twelve plates.
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1895 Orchids: Their Culture and ManagementLondon: [1895]A beautifully illustrated volume on orchids by William Watson and W. Bean, a colourfully illustrated second edition.
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1932 The Curious GardenerLondon: 1932A smart first edition of this illustrated gardening work, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1899 The English Flower Garden and Pleasure GroundLondon: 1899A smartly bound seventh edition of this illustrated work on English flower gardens and pleasure grounds.
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1948 The Apples of EnglandLondon: 1948A smart third edition of this brightly illustrated work on English apples.
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1936 Old Garden RosesLondon: 1936A smart first edition of this highly illustrated study of garden roses from English writer Edward Ashdown Bunyard.
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1835 Practical Hints upon Landscape GardeningLondon: 1835The second edition of William S. Gilpin's beautifully illustrated guide to landscape gardening.
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1848-1850 3vol The Cottage Gardener or, Amateur Gardener's Guide to Out-Door Gardening and Spade CultivationLondon: 1848-1850A smart three volume set of George W. Johnson's sweeping and detailed gardening guide, with illustrations.
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1927 Garden OrnamentLondon: 1927One of the best known guides to garden ornament by the notable garden designer Gertrude Jekyll and architectural historian Christopher Hussey.
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1905 Gardens Old and New. The Country House & Its Garden Environment, Volume IILondon: 1905Volume II of a three-volume set on the history of the gardens of country houses, illustrated by Charles Latham.
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1992 Plants in Garden HistoryLondon: 1992A lavishly illustrated first impression of this history of plants in the garden by the notable garden designer and writer Penelope Hobhouse.
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Signed1905 The Garden That I LoveLondon: 1905A very smart signed limited edition de luxe of this brightly illustrated copy of this delightful piece on gardening from English Poet Laureate Alfred Austin.
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1936 Colour Schemes for the Flower GardenLondon: 1936The eighth edition of Gertrude Jekyll's classic work on the usage of different colour schemes in the English flower garden.
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1877 The Orchid-Grower's ManualLondon: 1877The fifth edition of Benjamin Samuel William's guide to growing orchids, illustrated with beautiful folding plates.
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1900 Home and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in BothLondon: 1900The first edition of major horticulturalist Gertrude Jekyll's guide to the maintenance of the home and garden, in a signed binding by Mudie.
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2000 Greater Perfections: The Practise of Garden TheoryLondon: 2000The first edition of this profusely illustrated study on the theoretical basis of gardening by John Dixon Hunt, previously owned by art historian Sir Roy Strong.
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1984 The Making of a GardenSuffolk: 1984A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated anthology of the writings of Gertrude Jekyll.
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1881 The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds of Small ExtentNew York: 1881A smart copy of Frank J. Scott's beautifully illustrated guide to American suburban garden design in the latter half of the nineteenth century. A wonderful work of Americana.
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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.