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New York, Simon and Schuster, [1989], First edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped), fine. . oblong 4to [19.5 x 26 cm]; 96 pp, color plates, plans, bibliog, index. . The amateur's ideal guide to planning and starting their own garden, whether formal or informal, annual or perennial, rock garden, fruit garden, English cottage garden, dry garden, water garden, container garden, hillside garden, bird and butterfly garden, herb garden, shade garden, etc, each with detailed plan and plant lists. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Newcastle upon Tyne, The Northumberland and Newcastle Society, 1983, reprinted from Garden History. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, clean and fine. . 8vo [24.5 x 18.5 cm]; [157]-183 pp, 22 illustrations from early sources, bibliog. . A description of some of the landscape projects of one of the most important landscape gardeners and architects of 18th century England. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Bracken Books, [1985], . . original cloth, dj, signature & blind stamp of Eleanor Weller, American garden writer, on title, else fine copy of book covering cottage and manor gardens from many viewpoints, first printed in 1910. . 8vo; [viii], 240 pp, 32 fine color plates from paintings. . This book was originally published in 1910 as The Charm of Gardens. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Unwin, [1988], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (very lightly used, not price clipped), trace of removed inkstamp on verso title page, book-plate removed, interior is quite clean and unmarked, overall very good. . 4to [29.5 x 20.5 cm]; 127 pp, 48 colored plates and illustrations from photos, numerous illustrations from drawings of statuary, equipment, index. . This book demonstrates a design style that is inspired not only by Chinese gardens but also by a whole range of oriental images, achievable in western gardens using familiar plants alongside Chinese pots and sculpture. Beautifully illustrated with much practical advise and details for constructing planters, tables, chairs, bridge, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, J. Taylor, nd [c 1800], . . orig plain paper wraps (worn, tears, minor fraying, without spine), lightly foxed, title page chipped in margin, leaf with short tear, good complete copy in fine custom made, cloth covered box, with gilt title lettering on spine label, interior marbled p. 8vo [26 x 16 cm]; [ii], engraved title page, 55 engraved plates, some with two figures, garden plans. . An early work on garden ornament and buildings, plates being detailed, mostly with accompanying plans on lower part of sheet. Both Middleton and Elison have been named as the author. Berlin Katalog 3433. Scarce and not in the usual references. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Toronto, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, [1989], First Canadian edition. . original pictorial boards, dj, fine, clean and unmarked. . 4to [29 x 21 cm], 160 pp, hundreds of color illustrations from photos by John Bethell, including full-page, bibliog, index. . A beautifully illustrated work on over 100 examples of fine English gardens, from medieval deer parks to modern formal and floral gardens, exploring their points of interest and their place in garden history, written by the author of many books on the subject and editor of Garden History journal. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Andre Deutsch, [1991], First edition. . original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. . 4to [26 x 21 cm]; [viii], 216 pp, numerous illustrations from early sources including paintings, prints, plans, mostly in color, some full-page or double-page, index. . Well-written and beautifully illustrated, the author describes the history and evolution of the park over a thousand year period to the present day. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Viking, [1992], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine, clean unworn condition, as new. . 4to [27.5 x 21 cm]; [vii], 232 pp, hundreds of illustrations and plates, including many in color, photos, index. . An impressive and very well-illustrated work showing the influence of English gardens, gardeners, landscapers, from the Riviera, Italy, Tuscany to Portugal, Spain, France, etc, including all the major developments of English styles. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Boston, Toronto, London, Little, Brown and Company, [1992], First edition. . original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped), clean, fine and unused condition. . 4to [28.5 x 23 cm]; xix, 342 pp, over 230 colored plates and illustrations, 13 detailed colored garden plans, table, appendices, index. . The veteran landscape architect describes how to combine ornamental plants of all types, using a balance between plant exuberance and design structure. He provides a sophisticated, up-to-date guide with full details, with some emphasis on exploiting color potential. The author gives detail on entrance gardens, gardens to view, live-in gardens, swimming pool gardens and gardens to stroll. The 38 detailed and extensive appendices (190 pages) are a rich source of plants lists, tolerances, cultural preferences, design characteristics, plant lists for different conditions, by season, fragrance, texture, color, soil types, etc. A picture of this book is available… Read More

London, Scolar Press, [1979], First edition. . original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, spine slightly faded), else fine. . large 8vo [26 x 19 cm]; 159 pp, 168 illustrations from early sources, bibliog, index. . A well-illustrated and important work showing the development of the French Garden from early Italian influences to attain a dominating position in European culture. Very well-illustrated. The author was with the National Gallery of Art in Washington. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, John Murray, 1907, . . original cloth-backed boards with original paper label (most letters rubbed), light corner wear, bookplate of John Edwards Darnton on endpaper, very good clean copy. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xii, 176 pp, 8 fine plates from wood engravings, index. . Robinson was "the most famous and controversial garden journalists of the nineteenth century" (Hugh Johnson). This work is aimed at the larger garden which has room to incorporate trees and it would help to have a large estate to incorporate the ideas suggested here. It also includes water-side planting, shore-lands planting, mountain and hill, use of trees, fencing, thinning woods, grafting, parks, etc. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue p. 268. Mea Allen p. 188. "The man who made horticultural history" (Mea Allan in William Robinson). A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1931, . . original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, light wear, interior is clean and fine in very good sound cover. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, 108 pp, colored frontis plate from painting, numerous plates and illustrations from photos and drawings, garden plans, index. . A very informative work with many detailed illustrations showing construction details, layouts, plant selections by color and type, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1922, . . original green cloth, lightly foxed, very good sound copy, covers bright with clean title lettering. . 8vo [21.5 x 15 cm]; 316, [ii, ads] pp, 23 illustrations from photos on 16 plates including frontis, index. . The author describes her gardening experiences which are often social experiences, and are entertainments rather than how-to's. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Bloomsbury, [1988], First edition. . original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), quite fine, clean and unused. . 4to [27 x 22 cm]; 192 pp; colored frontis, hundreds of illustrations including full-page, many in color, mostly from photos, many garden plans, list of plants and trees by growing needs, shade requirements. . Covering some forty gardens designed by the world's most challenging gardeners, to discover the secret of stylishness, with stunning pictures of gardens, many of which are not open to the public, the gardeners explain the concept and development of their gardens and features. Described under topics such as fantasy, emblematic, fundamentalists, formalist, new romantics, animal crackers, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London & New York, The Studio Publications, in the Studio Garden Annual series, nd [c1955], First edition. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, leaf with tear, dj (chipped at edges, price clipped), very good. . 8vo [25 x 15.5 cm]; 141, [viii, illustrated ads for garden products] pp, numerous illustrations from photos, including full-page, tables, index. . Contributors include Frank Barber on wall gardens construction and planning, T. C. Clare on sink and trough gardens, will Ingwersen on constructing and planting a rock garden, Frances Perry on water in the garden, S. A. Pierce on water-lilies, A. T. Johnson on plants and planting by pool and stream, all with excellent ideas and suggestions and with lists of plants suitable for different conditions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Modena, Italy, Milano, Milan, Giardini Zanfi Editori, 1999, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, pages 65-80 are bound upside down as apparently in most copies, but complete, else clean and fine. . 4to [27 x 24 cm]; 176 pp, 170 color illustrations from photos, text in English and Italian. . Descriptions of about 76 European gardens, each with 2-3 fine color illustrations and accompanying text. Emmanuele Bortolotti wrote the introductory essay on Landscape Gardening, a Form of Art to Be Divulged. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Modena, Italy, Milano, Milan, Giardini Zanfi Editori, 1999, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, pages 65-80 are bound upside down as apparently in most copies, but complete, else clean and fine. . 4to [27 x 24 cm]; 176 pp, 170 color illustrations from photos, text in English and Italian. . Descriptions of about 76 European gardens, each with 2-3 fine color illustrations and accompanying text. Emmanuele Bortolotti wrote the introductory essay on Landscape Gardening, a Form of Art to Be Divulged. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, [1970], First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear at edge), fine and clean. . 4to [28 x 22 cm]; 251 pp, color plates and illustrations from photos, including many double-page, some black and white photos, garden plans, bibliog, index. . A beautifully illustrated and produced book, showing some of the greatest gardens through history to the present. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

np, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931-34, First Editions. . original 2 part cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on front covers, and gilt title on spine, cover of volume I lightly spotted, light crease of endpaper, else a clean near fine set, volume I has the scarce dust jacket (chipped at edges. . folio [37 x 26 cm]; 2 volumes, xxii [ii], 464; xxiv, 444 pp, 2 frontis, numerous illus, plans, bibliography. . A massive work with hundreds of illustrations from photos, early sources, drawings. The books are organized by state, with Volume I covering New England, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Great Lake states, Pennsylvania and Volume II on the southern states including Florida and California, together with a chapter on fences and enclosures in each volume. A classic of landscape architecture. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Robert Hale, [1979], First edition. . original green cloth with gilt spine title lettering, clean and fine in dj (price clipped, slightly used). . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 256 pp, numerous illustrations including full-page, from photos and early sources, garden plans, gazetteer, bibliog, index. . The author, a respected garden writer who restored his own Georgian garden, uses contemporary material to describe the gardens of 1730 to 1830, showing the changes of taste and the reasons for the changes. Together with the excellent illustrations, the work provides many ideas for garden design and an appreciation of landscaping of the period. A picture of this book is available on request by email.