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1910 The Charm of GardensLondon: 1910A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work on gardening.
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1898 The Girl's Own AnnualLondon: 1898A wonderfully presented collection of issues from Volume 19 of The Girl's Own periodical.
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1899-1900 The Flowerings Plants, Grasses, Sedges & Ferns of Great BritainLondon: 1899-1900A lovely leather-bound four volume set which contains information on the flowers, plants, and ferns of Great Britain, written by Anne Pratt and edited by Edward Step, with over three-hundred colour plates.
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1935 The Girl's Own Annual Stories of AdventureLonson: 1935A wonderfully illustrated collection of The Girls Own articles from Volume 56, within an annual designed to be a gift-book.
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1899 Pot-Pourri from a Surrey GardenLondon: 1899Later edition of this charming gardening book by Mrs C W Earle in stunning Hatchards binding.
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1800 Every Man His Own GardenerLondon: 1800Mawe and Abercrombie's influential and monumental gardeners calendar, an important work that went through many editions.
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1895 The Orchids of BurmaRangoon: 1895The scarce first edition of this detailed work regarding the Orchids of Burma, with the scarce Memorandum form.
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1910 On Gardens: Two EssaysLondon: 1910A scarce work of two charming essays on gardens, for the Astolat Oakleaf Series.
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1910 British Floral DecorationLondon : 1910A first edition copy of this work on flowers and decoration, with colour plates.
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1924 Gardens of South AfricaLondon : 1924A charming first edition copy of this exploration of South African gardens, with colour plates.
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1901-1902 Amateur Gardening For Town and Country - Bound IssuesLondon: 1901-1902The 1902 issues of the weekly gardening magazine bound into one volume. With five colour plates.
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1916 Royal Palace & GardensLondon : 1916An illustrated guide to various royal palaces and gardens, with colour plates.
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1927 The Picturesque: Studies in a Point of ViewLondon: 1927A first edition copy of this comprehensive study of the Picturesque, an influential work on English garden history.
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1938 Country Fair the Country Life Annual for 1938London: 1938The first edition of this beautifully illustrated annual from Country Life.
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1773 An Heroic Epistle to Sir William ChambersLondon: 1773A fourth edition of this uncommon poem in which William Mason satirises contemporary gardening styles.
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1852 Practical Hints on Planting Ornamental TreesLondon: 1852A scarce edition of this comprehensive guide to planting ornamental trees.
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c1868 English Country Life; A Valuable Work of Reference for The Gentleman, The Sportsman, The FarmerLondon: c1868This very scarce reference work on country pursuits is bound in full calf with a decorative spine.
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1909 The Wild FlowersEdinburgh and London : 1909A second edition copy of this work on wild flowers, with colour plates.
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1984 Flora of JerseyJersey: 1984A very smart first edition of this scarce work from Le Sueur on the flora of Jersey.
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1999 The Garden at ChatsworthLondon: 1999A very smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated guide to the gardens at Chatsworth house.
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1861 The Rose-Amateur's GuideLondon: 1861A useful guide to growing roses by English nurseryman Thomas Rivers.
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1913 In a City GardenLondon and Edinburgh : 1913A first edition copy of In a City Garden, with colour plates.
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1916 The Garden Bluebook: A Manual of the Perennial GardenLondon: 1916A scarce first edition of this illustrated work on gardening, with fold-out plates.
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1974 The Old English HerbalsLondon: 1974A beautifully illustrated reprinting of this insightful book of English herbs.
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1878 The Gamekeeper at Home: Sketches of Natural History and Rural LifeLondon: 1878A first edition of this insightful work from Jefferies on rural life.
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1907 Flower Grouping in English Scotch & Irish GardensLondon: 1907The first edition of this botanical work adorned with striking watercolours by celebrated artist Margaret Waterfield.
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1948 Garden Flowers from PlatesLondon: 1948A beautifully illustrated scarce first edition of this work on garden flowers.
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1958 Urne Buriall and The Garden of CyrusCambridge : 1958A new edition of Sir Thomas Browne's discourses on urn burial and The Garden of Cyrus edited by John Carter.
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1964 The Tradescants: Their Plants, Gardens, and Museum 1570-1662London: 1964A bright first edition in its colourful dust wrapper of this biography and study of John Tradescant and his son by Mea Allan.
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1902 The Flora of the Liverpool DistrictLondon: 1902A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on the botanicals of the Liverpool district.
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1850 An Encyclopaedia of Gardening; Comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture and Landscape GardeningLondon : 1850A new edition copy of An Encyclopaedia of Gardening.
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1826 An Encyclopaedia of Gardening; Comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture, and Landscape-GardeningLondon : 1826A fourth edition copy of this extensive encyclopaedia on gardening.
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1866 Garden Architecture and Landscape GardeningLondon : 1866A first edition copy of Garden Architecture and Landscape Gardening, with illustrations.
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1953 Italian Gardens of the Renaissance8.5" by 5.5": 1953A second edition copy of this illustrated book on Renaissance Italian gardens.
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1845 Self-Instruction for Young Gardeners, Foresters, Bailiffs, Land-Stewards, and FarmersLondon : 1845A first edition copy of Self-Instruction for Young Gardeners.
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1912 2 Vols The Charm of Life; Garden MemoriesLondon: 1912First editions of these uncommon anthologies, illustrated with colour plates.