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If you are passionate about foliage and gardening, look no further than the rare and collectible gardening books section of the Biblio Rare Book Room. Many of the beautiful books featured below contain magnificent illustrations and gorgeous bindings. There is a wide diversity of topics covered in the rare and collectible gardening books section, from books about specific flowering plants to larger books on gardening techniques.

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Fructologie, ou Description des arbres fruitiers ainsi que des fruits que l'on plante et qu'on...
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Fructologie, ou Description des arbres fruitiers ainsi que des fruits que l'on plante et qu'on cultive ordinairement dans les jardins . . . [bound with] Pomologie, ou description des meilleures sortes de pommes et de poires, Que l'on estime & cultive le plus, soit aux Pais-Bas, soit en Allemagne, en France, en Angleterre, &c

by KNOOP, Johann Hermann (c.1706-1769)

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Amsterdam: Chez M. Magérus, Libraire, 1771. First Edition thus. Full Calf. Fine. Rare French Edition of the first compendium of fruit arboriculture with 39 folding copper-engraved plates in fine contemporary hand coloring. Two foolscap-folio volumes bound in one: [ii],160,[iv],161-205,[1], with 19 plates (quince, cherry, plum, fig, currant, almond, chestnut, apricot, and other fruits and nuts) and large woodcut tailpieces; [ii],339 [i.e. 139]pp, with 20 plates by Jacob Folkema and Jan Caspar Philips (showing 103 apple varieties and 82 varieties of pears, with such evocative name as red apple paradise, Queen of England, siren lemon, and Mrs. Thigh). Title and preface from the Leeuwarden edition of 1766 bound in between Rr2 and Ss. Elegantly bound in early mottled calf, spine richly gilt in seven compartments divided by raised bands, green morocco lettering piece gilt, edges stained red, plain period end papers. An excellent copy of a superb production, the only notable flaw being three plates and… Read More
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Cistineae the natural Order of Cistus, or Rock-Rose; illustrated by coloured Figures &...
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Cistineae the natural Order of Cistus, or Rock-Rose; illustrated by coloured Figures & Descriptions of all the distinct Species, and the most prominent Varieties, that could be at present procured in the Gardens of Great Britain; with the best Directi...

by SWEET, ROBERT - ROSES.

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1825. London, James Ridgway, 1825-1830. Royal 8vo. Contemporary green hmorocco. A few minor scratches. Topedge gilt. XX,(224),(3) pp. (Leaves numb. 1-124 + Alphabetical Index). With all 112 engraved plates in beautifull handcolouring. (Plates by J. Hart, M. Hart, W. Hart and Mrs. brown, engraved by S. Watts and Wedell). A few textleaves with faint offsetting from the plates. Plates clean and fine. First edition of this highly esteemed work on Rock-Roses and their cultivated varieties. The work is prized by gardeners for its showry rose-like flowers. They are widely spread and occur in Europe, West and Central Asia, North Africa, North & South America and the Cape Verde Islands. - Nissen BBI: 1922 - Pritzel: 9078 - Sitwell, Great Flower Books p. 141.
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Essays of Landscape Gardening
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Essays of Landscape Gardening: And on Uniting Picturesque Effect With Rural Scenery: Containing Directions For Laying Out and Improving the Grounds Connected With a Country Residence. Illustrated by Six Plates.

by MORRIS, Richard

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London: Printed for J. Taylor, 1825. First edition. Quarto (12 5/8 x 10 inches; 320 x 253 mm). viii, [1, contents], [1, blank], 91, [1, colophon] pp. Complete with six aquatint plates total. Three are are color plates, including the frontispiece and three are in sepia, two of which have overslips. With half-title. Original drab boards, rebacked to style. Edges uncut. Inner hinges strengthened. Some minor foxing, mainly to preliminaries and margins, not affecting plates. Boards a bit rubbed and with some minor staining. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase, with printed paper label on spine and morocco lined edges. Overall a very good copy with all overslips present. In his Preface, Morris acknowledges the works of Humphry Repton, Uvedale Price, William Gilpinhis as inspiration. Repton's influence can be seen in the presence of the overslips. "The fashion of what is known as 'bedding out,' came in, and old fashioned plants, which had been the pride of… Read More
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The Highgrove Florilegium
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The Highgrove Florilegium

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Limited Edition
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London:: Addison Publications Ltd for The Prince's Charities Foundation., 2008. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Double Elephant - over 25 - 50" tall. ALLEN. BALLARD. BARBER. BARTHOLOMEW. BERNI. BINNS. BOLAS. BOUVIER. BRADBURN. BRASIER. BROWN. BRUCE. CADMAN. CARMICHAEL. CONDY. COOMBS. etc etc.. Fine, 2 vols, limited edition of 175 numbered sets, 124 coloured plates. In half red goatskin over red marbled boards. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling, titles in gilt to green morocco labels. Internally, Vol 1, 2008, half title, tp in red & black, [1] preface signed by Prince Charles, [3] Introduction, [2] Brief History, [1], [2] Artists dedication, Followed by 61 sections each containing page with artists & plant name, text description to verso, full page coloured illustration, signed by the artist with the embossed & numbered copyright stamp to bottom corner, [1] list of artists, [1], [1] founding subscribers, [1], [1] limitation. Vol 2, 2009, half title, rubricated title… Read More
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The Ladies' Flower-Garden [Includes: Ornamental Annuals; Ornamental Bulbous Plants;...
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The Ladies' Flower-Garden [Includes: Ornamental Annuals; Ornamental Bulbous Plants; Ornamental Perennials; British Wild Flowers; Ornamental Greenhouse Plants.

by LOUDON Mrs [Jane, formerly WEBB] 1807-1858

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London: 113, Fleet Street.: William Smith , 1840. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. LOUDON Mrs.. VG+, 5 volumes in 6, 1840-1860, 304 (complete) hand coloured plates, depicting 1,582 flowers! Ornamental Annuals, 1840, 1st ed, 48 pls (hand coloured), lacks half title, [5], (viii-xvi), [1], (ii-iv), [1], 2-272 pp, 207*269 mm, ink name to verso TP. Ornamental Bulbous Plants, 1841, 1st ed, 58 pls (hand coloured), lacks h/t, [3], (vi-x), [1], 2-270 pp, 251*269 mm, marbled endpapers. Ornamental Perennials, 1843 & 1844, 1st ed, 96 pls (in total & hand coloured), half title, [2], [3], (iv-x), [1], 2-190 pp, 45 pls; half title, [5], (vi-x), [1], 51 pls, book marks to fpds & ink name to feps, a.e.g. British Wild Flowers, 1846, 1st ed, 60 pls (hand coloured), lacks h/t, [3], (vi-xvi), [1], 2-311 pp, 216*274 mm. Ornamental Greenhouse Plants, 1860, 3rd ed, 42 pls (hand coloured), half title, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-215 pp, 231*299 mm, bookplate to fpd.… Read More
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Les Jardins Anglo-Chinois.  (Cahiers I - IV) with extra plate
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Les Jardins Anglo-Chinois. (Cahiers I - IV) with extra plate

by Le Rouge, Georges Louis

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Paris: Chez le Rouge, 1776. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Four volumes. No date ( c. 1770's ). 1st ed. Oblong elephant folio ( 17.5 inches ). Modern burgundy cloth and end papers with simple gilt title on spines. Cahier One - 23 plates and 3pp of text ( lacks the four plates after the text ); Cahier Two - 23 plates plus the extra folding plate; Cahier Three - 28 plates; Cahier Four - 29 plates numbered 1 - 30 with #16 not present, probably as issued, as the on-line digital version is also so numbered. A total of 103 plates plus two extra. Front cover of Cahier One has a wear spot. The plates in the first three volumes are generally near Fine, Cahier Three has a few that have some minor to moderate spotting on the blank fore edge, the extra plate is Very Good + with some slight tanning along the fold line. The paper of Cahier Four seems to be of a lesser quality which has caused the margins to tan on most of the plates and 17 of them have lightly tanned over… Read More
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Theatrum botanicum the theater of plants or An herball of large extent Containing therein a more...
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Theatrum botanicum the theater of plants or An herball of large extent Containing therein a more ample and exact history and declaration of the physicall herbs and plants distributed into sundry classes or tribes, for the more easie knowledge of the many

by Parkinson, John

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London: Thomas Cotes, 1640. First edition. Large thick folio, title page, dedication page, preface two pages, author's tributes ten pages, then (ii), 1734 (but actually slightly less as there are several errors of pagination), illustrated with over 2,100 woodcut figures, lacking the extra engraved title page, the 20-page addenda at the rear and the errata leaf, but otherwise complete and very sound. The contents are extremely clean and tight, there is the odd crease and an occasional tiny corner missing but overall in impressive condition. The front and rear endpapers are a little browned and marked, both front and rear hinges are cracked and showing a little silver-fish damage but there is no weakness at all. Full panelled calf, probably eighteenth century but possibly earlier, a little rubbed, a little worn at the edges, scuffed on the upper cover, rebacked fairly recently with a leather spine and red morocco label. Blanche Henrey 286. { Very heavy - extra postage will be required.}. [John… Read More
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I discorsi.... nelli sei libri di Pedacio Dioscoride Anazarbeo della materia Medicinale, hora di...
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I discorsi.... nelli sei libri di Pedacio Dioscoride Anazarbeo della materia Medicinale, hora di nuovo dal suo istesso autore ricorretti, & in piu di mille luoghi aumentati

by Matthioli, A.. Mattioli Pietro Andrea

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Venice: Heredi di Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1573. Large thick quarto, title page with woodcut device, pp (172), 971, (i), (11), illustrated with many hundreds of woodcuts of plants and animals, the title page has a very old paper repair where a name had been excised, worm hole affects the lower margin of fourteen pages of the preliminaries, without loss of text, ten pages of the preliminaries have a very old neat paper restoration, very occasional age-spotting and foxing, some occasional browning due to paper quality variations, one light tear to pages 257/258 without loss, one ink smear on page 259, a few ink spots on pages 32/33 with very slight loss of text. Overall, however, this is an exceptionally clean, tight copy. Bound in full speckled calf (probably early twentieth-century), with one gilt line around upper and lower cover, raised bands on the spine; the upper joint is cracking but still firm and sound. The Hartland Library copy, with bookplate, stamp and ticket pocket on the front endpaper. Also… Read More
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Flora Sardoa seu Historia Plantarum in Sardinia et adjacentibus insulis vel sponte nascentium vel...
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Flora Sardoa seu Historia Plantarum in Sardinia et adjacentibus insulis vel sponte nascentium vel ad utilitatem latius excultarum [+ Carta della Sardegna, annessa alla 1a parte del viaggio in cetta Isola del Colonello A. della Marmora. 2da Edizione.

by Moris, J.H. [+ Alberto della Marmora)

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Taurini: Ex Regio Typographeo Three volumes, 1837 - 1843. A partial set of one of the rarest of Mediterranean floras. Illustrated with 96 very fine engraved plates (including 3 bis plates - XXXIII, LXXVII, LXXXVIII], a double-page engraved map of Sardinia (rather foxed), quarto, pp xii, 606; 562. (ii], + plates volume (96 plates of 114), remarkably clean internally, contemporary half calf and cloth, the spines with raised bands and black morocco labels, slightly rubbed and scuffed, a little wear at the corners. The engravings are by by L. Fea,, S. Botta, H. Mil and A. Nizza after drawings by M. Lisa and J.C. Heyland; there is a presentation inscription, in Latin, in the first volume, from the author to Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury. [Lacking the final volume, which was not published until 1857. The fact that the plates volume is here labelled Volume III suggests that Bunbury received these from the author in 1843, and the final volume was never presented. The author was a botanist at Cagliari,… Read More
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[Horticulture in ottave] Operetta delle Semente. Nella quale insegna quando si debbe seminare et...
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4° (mm 192x140); ll. (6). Title with large woodcut vignette; another large woodcut vignette to title and head of de' Crescenzi section. Binding of 20th century - signed "Wheeler" - in olive green morocco, gilt. A nice, unsophisticated copy.Extremely rare edition, exquisitely popular, which combines poetic entertainment with the purpose of a peasant almanac, describing when to sow and when to transpose, and from month to month how to do the recollections. It includes a list of tasks for each month taken from Pietro de' Crescenzi (Bologna, 1233 – 1320).After the octaves of the Operetta - Incipit: "Chi si diletta nuove cose udire / sempre levato tien l'occhio e la mente" -the booklet hosts:c. A2v: Operetta piaceuole di tre panieri di frutte - with grapes "lugliola […], moscadella, pisana e la vernaccia, zibibbo, razzese e corso, greco, trebbiano e malvagìa fine, […] canaiuola, galletta e passerine, sancolombane e zappolino et martinacce e lonze e le caprine", figs, pears, apples, etc. - per… Read More
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Promenades ou itinéraires des Jardins de Chantilly, Orné d’un Plan et de vingt Estampes qui...
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Promenades ou itinéraires des Jardins de Chantilly, Orné d’un Plan et de vingt Estampes qui en représentent les principales Vues, dessinées et gravées par Mérigot.

by MERIGOT.

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A Paris, chez Desenne, Gattey, Guyot et à Chantilly chez M. Hédouin, 1791.
8vo [217 x 134 mm] of (2) ll., 1 folding plan, 60 pp., 20 plates out of pagination. Full green morocco, gilt lattice pattern on the covers framed by gilt stars, spine ribbed and decorated with 5 red morocco gilt-rimmed medallions, red morocco lettering piece, gilt edges. Contemporary inlaid binding.
First edition and first issue of the 21 beautiful engravings of views of the gardens and buildings of Chantilly, one of the copies on large vellum paper.
Brunet, IV, 899.
It is illustrated with a folding plan and 20 mezzotint style plates by Mérigot et Fils.
"Nature and the arts seem to have contributed to Chantilly's embellishment. There are very few places in France which gather so many objects of munificence and pleasure. The luxury and wealth of the buildings, the variety and beauty of the gardens, the abundance of waters, the brightness of the various points of views, the precious collections, rarities of many kinds… it is… Read More
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Eden: or. a Compleat Body of Gardening, Both in Knowledge and Practice; Directing the Gardener in...
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Eden: or. a Compleat Body of Gardening, Both in Knowledge and Practice; Directing the Gardener in His Work, for Every Distinct Week in the Year, in the Kitchen-Ground, Flower-Garden, and Nursery; and Shewing the Proprietor those Shrubs, Plants, and Flower

by Hill, J.

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London: Printed for the author, 1773. Second edition, "corrected and enlarged". Folio, pp iv, ii, 716, with an engraved frontispiece, 60 engraved plates + plates 66 - 80 in the appendix (i.e. LACKING five plates in the appendix), some age-toning internally, the odd blemish here and there, the frontispiece with two earlier minor repairs, a partly unpressed copy which has resulted in a horizontal crease to the last sixty pages or so (see illustration) and a slight depression to earlier ones, bound in a recent half calf with very slight signs of use, with marbled endpapers. Plate 31 is bound slightly out of order, and plate 59 has a small ink scribble in the margin and has the plate number corrected in ink. [Blanche Henrey 805, mentioning a portrait as well as an allegorical frontispiece; the portrait is not present in our copy. Sir John Hill was an English composer, actor, author and botanist. He contributed to contemporary periodicals and engaged in literary battles with poets, playwrights… Read More
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Pomona: or, the Fruit-Garden Illustrated
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Pomona: or, the Fruit-Garden Illustrated: Containing Sure Methods for Improving all the Best Kinds of Fruits now Extant in England

by Batty Langley

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Very good copy of a classic of English 18th-century pomological literature.
With 79 beautiful fruit plates drawn by Batty Langley, and engraved on copper by Thomas Bowles, John van der Gucht, James Smith, John Carwitham, etc.
With 79 engraved plates, of which 11 are double (double plates with two Pl. numbers). The fruits include many varieties of apples, pears, plums, figs, cherries and strawberries as you would expect in a British orchard, but there are also many grape varietals (Muscadine, Frontinac, Lombard, Brick, Burgundy, Esperione, Claret, White Raisin, etc.) to remind the reader that wine grapes had been grown in England since the Roman era.
Batty Langley (1696-1751) was an English gardener from Twickenham, who later became a landscape gardener, Freemason, and finally architect promoting the Gothic Revival. Among his many books were An Accurate Description of Newgate (written while he was imprisoned there for debt) 1724, New Principles of Gardening 1728, Pomona 1729, Ancient Masonry 1733~,… Read More
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THE MANNER OF RAISING, ORDERING AND IMPROVING FOREST AND FRUIT TREES. A LSO : A DISCOVERY OF...
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THE MANNER OF RAISING, ORDERING AND IMPROVING FOREST AND FRUIT TREES. A LSO : A DISCOVERY OF SUBTERRANEAN TREASURE BY GABRIEL PLATTES.

by COOK, Moses. (Cooke).:

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London, printed for Peter Parker at the Leg and Star over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1679.. TITLE CONTINUED: also, how to plant, make and keep vvoods, vvalks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c. With several figures in copper-plates, proper for the same. Also rules and tables shewing how the ingenious planter may measure superficial figures, with rules how to divide woods or land, and how to measure timber and other solid bodies, either by arithmetick or geometry, shewing the use of that most excellent line, the line of numbers, by several new examples; with many other rules, useful for most men. By Moses Cook, gardiner to that great encourager of planting, the Right Honourable, the Earl of Essex. Whereunto is now added, that ingenious treatise of Mr. Gabriel Plattes, viz. A Discovery of Subterranean Treasure. SECOND EDITION IN TWO PARTS,1679. A reissue of the 1676 edition with a cancel title page and the addition of A Discovery of Subterranean Treasure: with its owne title page (viz). Of all… Read More
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SYSTEMA  HORTI-CULTURAE, OR THE ART OF GARDENING IN THREE BOOKS.
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SYSTEMA HORTI-CULTURAE, OR THE ART OF GARDENING IN THREE BOOKS.

by WORLIDGE, John.:

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London, printed for Tho. Burrel, at the Golden Ball under St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, and Will. Hensman, at the King's Head in Westminster Hall, 1677.. The I.Treateth of the Excellency, Scituation, Soil, Form, Walks, Arbours, Springs, Fountains, Waterworks, Grottos, Statues, and other magnificent ornaments of gardens, with many necessary rules, precepts, and directions, concerning the same. The II. Treateth of all sorts of trees planted for ornament or shade, winter greens, flower trees, and flowers, that are usually propagated or preserved in the gardens of the best florists, and the best ways and methods of raising, planting, and improving them. The III. Treateth of the kitchin garden, and of the great variety of plants propagated for food or for any culinary uses: ... To the great improvement of every sort of land, as well for use and profit for ornament and delight. ILLUSTRATED with SCULPTURES, representing the form of GARDENS, according to the newest MODELS. By J.W. Gent. FIRST EDITION… Read More
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