Search Results: Gardening - History from Horizon Books

London, Constable, [1976], First edition. . original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), near fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 153 pp, frontis, color and black and white full-page illus, index. . The story of the flower show from the earliest days to the present. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Portland, London, Sagapress, Timber Press, Natural History Museum Publications, [1990], First American edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (slightly rubbed at head of spine), fine and clean copy. . small 4to [25 x 19 cm]; 212 pp, frontis, numerous illustrations including color, including full-page, list of Miller's books and editions, bibliog, index. . Miller, the outstanding gardener of the eighteenth century and author of Gardeners Dictionary and others, was very influential, including of Joseph Banks, John Ray, Hans Sloane, Linnaeus, etc. Rougetel provides a clear biography with a fascinating overview of events of the time. William T. Stearn contributed a chapter on the botanical importance of Miller. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1932, First edition. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine darkened from sun, interior clean, very good, sound copy. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, [i], 302 pp, color frontis, 8 photo plates, 21 other illus, glossary, index. . On the growing of all aspects of home gardens including rock gardens, lawns, winter protection, garden tools, flower gardens, plant lists for various conditions, etc. With a foreword by Robert S. Lemmon. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Harper & Row, [1988], First American edition. . original green cloth with silver spine title lettering, dj (slight wear at corner, price clipped), else fine and clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 317 pp, numerous illustrations including color, garden plans, bibliog, index. . The beginning of the gardening industry and the pastime that we enjoy today was in the Victorian era. The author traces its roots in the nineteenth century with fascinating accounts and excellent illustrations including from early source material. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Hutchinson, [1960], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, endpaper gardening plans, near fine and clean in very good dj (lightly rubbed, not price clipped). . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 481 pp, frontis, 32 plates, some with two illus, plus text illus, bibliog, index. . This scholarly yet highly entertaining book covers all aspects of garden design and horticulture from a historical point-of-view, from the mythical Edens of the Tudors, the knot-gardens and parterres of the Jacobeans, the French and Dutch Formalities, the Restoration, Georgian gardens, Victorian gardens to the return to Nature in the twentieth century. The author is a popular and respected garden historian and writer. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

University Park, The American Pomological Society, [1976], First edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dust jacket (not price clipped), slightly foxed at outer edge of text block, else fine, clean, unmarked and unused. . 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xii, 360 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, including portraits, extensive bibliography, index. . Covers growing, handling, storage, transportation, diseases, insects, etc, including all of the fruits and nuts grown, nicely illustrated, prepared by a team of experts. Includes separate chapters on fruit growing in most US states and Canadian provinces, sections on each handling method, bibliographies for each fruit, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Groombridge & Sons, 1872, First edition, and only edition. . original elaborately decorated pictorial cloth, gilt lettering, all edges gilted, edges lightly rubbed, spine gilt a little dull, front cover gilt is bright, quite good in attractive binding. . 8vo [21.5 x 17 cm]; [xii], 115 pp, 4 colored lithographed plates (chromolithographs) including frontis and extra title, 66 other illustrations including full-page, text pages in ivy border, index. . Nissen 873. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 140. Besides the detailed description of ivy, including the uses, cultivation, history and varieties by this popular author of gardening and nature books, the book is an excellent example of a Victorian decorated binding, which has been pictured in some books on bindings. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1955], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in nice dj. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xiii, 240 pp, illustrations by the author, including full-page. bibliog, index. . Includes descriptions of early plant collectors, garden designers, plant breeders, early gardeners, formal gardens, Kew, makers of new plants, landscaping, present pioneers, etc, well-written and interesting. A picture of this book is available on request by email.