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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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1904 Great Golfers: Their Methods at a GlanceLondon: 1904A smart second impression of this insightful study of great golfers, with illustrations throughout.
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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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1911 Scottish GardensLondon: 1911A smart new edition of this colourfully illustrated work on Scottish gardens.
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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.
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1894 The Wild GardenLondon: 1894A smart fourth edition of this detailed horticultural work with reference to British wild flowers, with illustrations throughout.
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1909 In A Yorkshire GardenLondon: 1909A smart first edition of this illustrated account of gardening in Yorkshire, England.
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1859 Our Woodlands, Heaths, and Hedges. A popular description of trees, shrubs, wild fruits etc.London: 1859The scarce first edition of this work by W. S. Coleman on woodlands, heaths and hedges, illustrated with colour plates.
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1881 Epitome of GardeningEdinburgh : 1881The first edition of this comprehensive illustrated guide to gardening by Thomas Moore, in the original gilt cloth.
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1892 Garden Design and Architects' GardensLondon: 1892The first edition of this work on garden design and the author's, W. Robinson's, dislike of forcing nature to conform with architecture, illustrated throughout and in the original cloth.
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1847 The Orchard: Including the Management of Wall and Standard Fruit TreesLondon: 1847A beautiful work on pomology, vividly illustrated with striking hand-coloured plates.
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1839 The Orchard: Including the Management of Wall and Standard Fruit TreesLondon: 1839The first edition of this beautiful and educational work on pomology, illustrated with vivid hand-coloured plates.
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1901-06 Sanders' Orchid Guide, and, Orchid HybridsSt. Albans: 1901-06A set of three important orchidologist reference works, compiled by the eminent botanical figure Henry Frederick Conrad Sander.
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1909 An Essay on the Making of GardensLondon: 1909A smart first edition of this classical work on garden design by Sir George Sitwell.
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1883 The English Flower Garden, Style, Position, and ArrangementLondon: 1883A highly illustrated first edition of this important work on gardening by pioneer William Robinson, bound by Bickers & Son.
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1858 An Encyclopaedia of Rural SportsLondon: 1858A scarce, new edition of Delabere Blaine's encyclopaedia of rural sports, including fishing, shooting and racing.
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1908-9 The Nature BookLondon: 1908-9The complete first edition three volume set on nature, illustrated throughout with monochrome and full colour plates and in the original gilt cloth.
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c1900 Gardens Old & New: The Country House & Its Garden EnvironmentLondon: c1900A profusely illustrated work on gardens from country life with monochrome photographs throughout.
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1970 SissinghurstLondon: 1970The third impression of this poem by Vita Sackville-West on Sissinghurst.
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1908-35 British Sports and SportsmenLondon: 1908-35A library limited edition set of the important sporting series 'British Sports and Sportsmen', comprising of eleven illustrated works on a wide variety of sports.
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[1910] The Isles of Scilly: Their Story, Their Folk and Their FlowersLondon: [1910]The first edition of this work on the Scilly Isles, illustrated and written by Jessie Mothersole.