My Garden of the Red, Red Rose

First Edition.

[17], 322, [3] p.; ill. (colour), 8 plates. Red cloth hardcover, smyth-sewn binding, with gilt lettering to cover and spine, spine exhibits sunning and slight bumping, front cover is slightly bowed, and the covers have minor edgewear, previous owner's name in pen to ffep, cracked but holding at half-title (see photos) and pg. 16, and the foredge and bottom of the textblock are deckle edged and aged, with the expected amount of wear and tear, but the book is otherwise internally clean, clear, and tightly bound. Some pages are still uncut, so it has never been read through. All 8 tipped-in colour plates are present.

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It is unclear what genre this book falls under and there is no information to be found online. Through browsing the text, it seems to be something like a romantic memoir, but it may be fictional drama, a little bit of mystery, with a good dose of Christianity. In any case, a cozy British read set mainly in the gardens.

From the introductory material:

LIST OF CHAPTERS

I. MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE
II. THE OLD MANSE GARDEN
III. THE MEN OF THE OLD MANSE GARDEN
IV. HOW I FOUND MY PASSION FLOWER EN THE OLD MANSE GARDEN
V. HOW I BROUGHT MY TRUE LOVE TO MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE
VI. BLOSSOM AND SONG
VII. THE FLOWERS OF MY GARDEN
VIII. HOW I FOUND A 'MARGUERITE' IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE
IX. THE ROSES OF MY GARDEN
X. THE GARDEN OF THE MARQUISXI. HOW I FOUND SOME 'THISTLE-DOWN' IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSEXII. GRANDMA IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSEXIII. OLD FAMILIAR FACES
XIV. THE UNFOLDING OF TWO WHITE SOULS IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE
XV. THE GARDEN OF GOD, AND OTHER DREAMS OF THE CHILD-MIND
XVI. PREPARING FOR 'LITTLE GERTRUDE,' OR, HOW THE LITTLE ANGEL BROTHER CAME TO THE GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE
XVII. HOW THE LITTLE ANGEL BROTHER LEFT OUR GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE
XVIII. OUR GARDEN OF SLEEP

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
from water-colour drawings by FRED. TAYLOR

IN THE GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE (frontispiece)
A CORNER OF THE OLD MANSE GARDEN
THE FLOWERS OF MY GARDEN
THE MARQUIS IN HIS GARDEN
GRANDMA IN THE GARDEN
THE ROSES OF MY GARDEN
THEY WENT AWAY AND MADE REQUEST FOR LITTLE GERTRUDE
OUR GARDEN OF SLEEP